Is veteran Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart really the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) for the 2021-22 season? Currently, the odds-on favorite for an award last handed out to a backcourt player during the Bill Clinton presidency (and to Celtics alumnus Gary Payton, Sr., no less), Smart’s case has been growing by the day and is backed …
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Lakers sign Wenyen Gabriel to two-year contract after waiving Trevor Ariza
Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers have signed two-way forward Wenyen Gabriel to a standard contract, the team announced Friday. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the deal will follow a similar format to the one signed by Stanley Johnson earlier this season: guaranteed for the rest of the year with a team option for next season. Gabriel initially signed …
Read More »Evan Mobley to return from injury on Friday night
Chris Fedor: #Cavs Evan Mobley is playing tonight.Source: Twitter @ChrisFedor What’s the buzz on Twitter? Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrussoJ.B. Bickerstaff said #Cavs Evan Mobley will play tonight. – 6:17 PM Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeGPer Coach Bickerstaff, #Cavs F/C Evan Mobley will see action tonight. pic.twitter.com/lxPRGefgDb – 6:13 PM Serena Winters @SerenaWintersEvan Mobley will play tonight, per JB Bickerstaff. #Cavs – 6:07 PM …
Read More »Draymond Green believes NBA teams will ‘fear’ Warriors again in playoffs
Draymond: Teams will ‘fear’ Dubs again if healthy for playoffs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea When the Warriors are healthy, it’s no secret that they’re one of the most-feared teams in the league. After a hot start to the 2021-22 NBA season that saw Golden State bounce out to an 18-2 record, a barrage of injuries to some of …
Read More »1030 Days Later – Danny Green Receives His 2019 Championship Ring
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Read More »Who will Celtics play in first round of playoffs? Here are the latest odds
Who will Celtics play in Round 1 of playoffs? Here are the latest odds originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics still don’t know which team they will play in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs despite the fact that only one game remains on their regular season schedule. The C’s final game is Sunday night …
Read More »" I Love You Guys" – Nikola Message To Nuggets Fans ❤
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Read More »Warriors’ Klay Thompson nearing scoring milestone as season ends
Klay close to big scoring milestone as Warriors’ season ends originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson’s comeback season has been full of personal milestones. From playing in his first game after waiting 941 days and rehabbing two grueling leg injuries, to ramping up his minutes restriction, his first 20-point game and then his first 30-point …
Read More »Good Word with Goodwill – Draymond Green on his top all-time trash talkers
Reuters Early signs of cooling housing market seen in some U.S. cities, Redfin says There are early signs of a cooldown in some of the hottest corners of the U.S. housing market, Redfin said in a report on Friday, a fresh indication that high house prices and rising mortgage rates are cutting into homebuyer demand. Among those early tells, according …
Read More »Anthony Davis, Donovan Mitchell and more
With the season pretty much over for some of the NBA’s marquee franchises, it’s time for yet another edition of our trade rumor rankings series, where we rank the five players who have appeared most on our Trade page over the past week. This week’s edition is a doozy, as star duos from both the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah …
Read More »Armando Bacot’s return could put UNC as ‘legit title contender’
UNC forward Armando Bacot is coming off of a historical season in both the ACC and across all of college basketball. The Tar Heels’ forward now has a big decision to make regarding his future. Does he go through the NBA Draft process to get feedback, stay in the draft or come back to college all together? Bacot is currently …
Read More »Which teams are the Boston Celtics most likely to face in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs?
The seeding picture for the Eastern Conference teams eligible to play in the 2022 NBA Playoffs is starting to come into the picture with most teams having only one or two games left in the season to play, and with that, we are beginning to see where the Boston Celtics may end up being seeded in the postseason — as …
Read More »Bucks vs. Pistons odds, line, spread: 2022 NBA picks, April 8 predictions from proven computer model
A Central Division battle is on tap between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Detroit Pistons at 7 p.m. ET on Friday at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit is 23-57 overall and 13-27 at home, while Milwaukee is 50-30 overall and 23-16 on the road. The Bucks can strengthen their grip on the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a …
Read More »As playoff seeding comes into focus, can the Boston Celtics make a championship run?
With very few games left on the entire remaining slate of games in the 2021-22 NBA season, the Boston Celtics are starting to get an idea of who they might end up facing in the 2022 playoffs as a picture of likely seeding for the postseason starts to come together. Would it be premature to suggest that it is at …
Read More »Raptors vs. Rockets odds, line, spread: 2022 NBA picks, April 8 predictions from proven computer model
The Toronto Raptors will take on the Houston Rockets at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto is 47-33 overall and 23-17 at home, while Houston is 20-60 overall and 9-31 on the road. The Raptors officially clinched their playoff spot with a win over Atlanta earlier this week. Toronto is favored by 13.5 points in the latest …
Read More »The amount of times a big has won Defensive Player of the Year over a guard is crazy
Mikal Bridges, in an exclusive interview with Yahoo Sports, wants voters to dig deeper. “I would never discredit anybody, and obviously bigs have been winning that award for a while and they do a hell of a job, but the amount of times a big has won over a guard is just crazy,” Bridges told Yahoo Sports. “I think people …
Read More »Why the numbers suggest that this is the most disappointing Lakers season of all time
The Lakers have existed since the Truman administration, but they missed the playoffs just 12 times before this season. When a team succeeds to the degree that they have, their disappointments become that much greater. Google “most disappointing teams in NBA history” and you’ll see a smattering of Lakers rosters. Some of them were genuinely disastrous. Others, such as the …
Read More »Updated standings, seeding entering final game
Celtics playoff scenarios: Updated standings, seeding entering final game originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics have only one game left on their regular season schedule, and yet there is still much left to be determined in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Celtics’ quest for the top seed officially ended Thursday night when they lost to the …
Read More »Lakers vs. Thunder prediction, odds, line, spread: 2022 NBA picks, April 8 best bets from model on 84-54 run
Western Conference foes face off when the Oklahoma City Thunder (24-56) and the Los Angeles Lakers (31-49) match up on Friday evening. Los Angeles is currently on an eight-game losing streak, dropping a game to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Oklahoma City had its two-game winning streak halted, falling 137-101 to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. LeBron James (ankle), …
Read More »Cade Cunningham’s case for Rookie of the Year
DETROIT — Cade Cunningham carries himself like a new-age NBA player, but doesn’t necessarily play like one. To paraphrase soul star Erykah Badu, he’s an analog star in a digital world — which could make it hard to examine his Rookie of the Year candidacy. He doesn’t overwhelm the game physically, but applies force in selective moments. There’s a sophistication …
Read More »Purdue trustees approve $6.7 million in Mackey renovations
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s board of trustees announced Friday it has approved $6.7 million in renovations for Mackey Arena, work funded entirely by private donations and expected to begin after next season. The arena, which opened in 1967, has had more than a dozen updates over the past quarter-century. This time, the project focuses on reconfiguring the men’s and …
Read More »LaMelo Gets Fancy On The Hornets Fast Break 👀
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Read More »Heat vs. Hawks odds, line: 2022 NBA picks, April 8 prediction from proven computer model
The Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat are set to square off in a Southeast Division matchup at 8 p.m. ET on Friday at FTX Arena. Miami is 52-28 overall and 28-12 at home, while the Hawks are 42-38 overall and 15-24 on the road. The Heat have an opportunity to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference …
Read More »Mikal Bridges making case for Defensive Player of Year
Phoenix Suns guard Mikal Bridges made his case during the 2021-22 NBA campaign as to why he’s more than deserving of winning this season’s Defensive Player of the Year award. But it’s going to take voters — consisting of sportswriters and broadcasters — looking beyond traditional defensive stats that often favor a center’s candidacy. Bridges, in an exclusive interview with …
Read More »NBA DFS: Giannis Antetokounmpo and best FanDuel, DraftKings daily Fantasy basketball picks for April 8, 2022
Oklahoma City will trot out what may look like a Summer League roster on Friday when they visit the Lakers at 10:30 p.m. ET. OKC lists nine players as out on the injury report, including the team’s top five scorers. Without the likes of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the court, are there any Thunder players worth considering on sites like DraftKings …
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