As the Philadelphia 76ers head into the 2022-23 season, the focus will be making sure Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey are all on the same page. Those three are hugely important to Philadelphia’s success, and they will determine how far the Sixers go. With training camp beginning on Sept. 27 in Charleston, South Carolina, now is the time …

One week after Missouri entered a watery Manhattan, a Green Wave comes to town. Tulane will enter with a 2-0 record, the same as Kansas State through the first two weeks of the season. Before we get to the modern-day matchup, let’s take a quick look back at what happened the only other time the Wildcats and Green Wave met. …

The looming battle for a roster spot with the Boston Celtics at their training camp for the 2022-23 NBA season may have just gotten a little more intense, with CLNS Media’s Bobby Manning reporting that six-year veteran forward Jake Layman will join the team on a camp deal with an eye towards making the roster. Layman, a product of the …

Report: Celtics signing veteran forward to training camp deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The last few weeks have been quiet for the Boston Celtics, but they reportedly broke their silence with a signing on Monday. According to CLNS Media’s Bobby Manning, veteran forward Jake Layman is joining the C’s on a training camp deal with a chance to …

While Nets fans are sure happy to have superstar Kevin Durant back on the team, for a few days during the offseason he was at the center of trade rumors involved with the Golden State Warriors. Matt Sullivan of Rolling Stone reports that when asked if he would like to play with Durant in the Bay area, Curry answered with …

In a conversation with rapper Snoop Dogg of all people, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry shared not only that he would have been up to link up with Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant again, but also that he thought any trade to the Boston Celtics would have ended poorly. Speaking to Snoop in a recent article by Rolling …

Seattle SuperSonics logo Despite rumors to the contrary, the NBA is not expected to take up serious expansion talk for at least a couple of years, until both the new CBA and new television and streaming rights deals are in place. If the owners are going to open the doors, they are going to wait until they can do so …

Special to Yahoo Sports As the 2022-23 NBA season quickly approaches, it’s time for fantasy managers to begin digging in on preparation. Part of that process is breaking down the player pool by position and identifying targets, fades and late-round values who could end up paying major dividends over the course of an 82-game schedule. Below, we’ve identified the top-24 …

Special to Yahoo Sports As the 2022-23 NBA season quickly approaches, it’s time for fantasy managers to begin digging in on preparation. Part of that process is breaking down the player pool by position and identifying targets, fades and late-round values who could end up paying major dividends over the course of an 82-game schedule. Below, we’ve identified the top …

Nowitzki, Wade headline Hall of Fame eligible players for 2023 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame class will be one to remember. The 2022 enshrinement ceremony took place over the weekend with Manu Ginobili and Tim Hardaway Sr. among the former NBA players to get their names immortalized in Springfield, Mass. When it comes …

Special to Yahoo Sports As the 2022-23 NBA season quickly approaches, it’s time for fantasy managers to begin digging in on preparation. Part of that process is breaking down the player pool by position and identifying targets, fades and late-round values who could end up paying major dividends over the course of an 82-game schedule. Below, we’ve identified the top-19 …

Utah Jazz Press Conference Utah Jazz CEO, Danny Ainge, and GM, Justin Zanik, hosted a press conference on Monday to discuss the major moves they made this offseason, and Ainge was frank about why the front office decided to blow up the roster. “What I saw during the season was a group of players that really didn’t believe in each …

Getty Images Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards issued an apology for inappropriate language he used in a video he posted on his Instagram story Sunday. In the video, he mocked a group of four shirtless men standing on the sidewalk by calling them “queer.” Edwards filmed the video from inside a car with the window rolled down, but was far enough …

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What Warriors fans can expect from Steph in 2022-23 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea In the last year, Steph Curry has become the NBA’s all-time leading 3-point shooter, along with being named to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team, winning All-Star Game MVP, Western Conference finals MVP, Finals MVP and his fourth championship with the Warriors. And that was …

Bulls fans received some bad news last week when ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported that Lonzo Ball is expected to miss the start of the regular season as his long recovery from a meniscus injury continues. According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, Ball’s absence could be enough to drop the Bulls into play-in territory in a loaded conference. Bontemps went off on …

As the NBA is set to welcome a new rookie class into the league for the 2022-23 season, observers are still raving about the previous group that saw great success on the court. The players were highly touted entering the 2021 NBA draft with several notable names projected to be selected near the top of the board. The class had …

Steph Curry’s take on Durant-to-Celtics speculation proved wise originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If you believe the Boston Celtics were better off not trading for Kevin Durant this offseason, you’re on the same page as Stephen Curry. The Golden State Warriors star watched along with the rest of us as his former teammate requested a trade from the Nets …

Representative Ayanna Pressley and several other elected officials from the state of Massachusetts put together a House Resolution honoring the life and legacy of Boston Celtics Hall of Fame big man Bill Russell this week. Russell passed away at the end of last July and was one of the true national treasures of the modern world. The Celtic great not …

The Golden State Warriors just won their fourth title in eight years, and are primed to contend for a second-straight title by running it back with the same roster. However, Finals MVP Stephen Curry confirmed a report that surfaced in July about the team’s interest in acquiring Kevin Durant after he requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. A potential reunion …

After surprisingly declining his $1.8-million team option for 2022-23, the Houston Rockets re-signed Jae’Sean Tate in July to a contract worth up to $22.1 million over three years. The 26-year-old’s new deal could run through 2024-25, though with the final year being a team option, 2023-24 is the last fully guaranteed season. It was a twist that many around the …

CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander surveyed roughly 100 coaches for our annual Candid Coaches series. They polled everyone from head coaches at elite programs to assistants at small Division I schools. In exchange for complete anonymity, these coaches provided unfiltered honesty about a number of topics. This is our final week of posting the results of our summer …

Detroit Pistons center Nerlens Noel must arbitrate his claims against his former agent, Rich Paul, a federal judge in Dallas ruled last Friday. Judge Jane Boyle dismissed Noel’s lawsuit, which asserts that Paul negligently advised him on contract offers. She concluded that Noel contractually assented to arbitration as part of his Standard Player Agent Contract (SPAC) with Paul and Klutch …

It’s summertime in the NBA, so it’s time to learn some history. The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the older franchises in the NBA. Their history dates to the 1949-50 season. With that longevity, the team has had hundreds of players come through the City of Brotherly Love. Sixers Wire looks at the No. 11, which has been worn by …

Tom Thibodeau was a surprising Coach of the Year winner for a multitude of reasons in 2021. Yes, he led the Knicks out of obscurity and helped Julius Randle grow into an All-Star, but such feats pale in comparison to his greatest trick: winning Coach of the Year as a No. 4 seed. The previous 10 winners before Thibodeau had …