[ad_1] Do the Boston Celtics need to make major changes to the team to get rid of lingering bad habits? Or are they still finding their way with a new head coach? On a recent episode of the “Rich Eisen Show,” guest Chris Brockman talked about his disappointment with the Celtics and their performance so far in the playoffs. Brockman …
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Projecting the Depth Chart: Wide Receiver
[ad_1] Spring football is almost a month in the past and now the Wildcats have their focus back on filling out the 2023 roster with some late additions and building the 2024 and 2025 classes. With that in mind, I figured now was a good time to give a refresher of what the depth chart might look like come the …
Read More »Charles Bradley born; Bones McKinney passes; playoff wins over Magic, 76ers
[ad_1] On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston shooting guard Charles Bradley was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, in 1959. Bradley played his college ball at the University of Wyoming and was selected with the 23rd pick of the 1981 NBA draft by the Celtics, picked ahead of teammate and future general manager of the team Danny …
Read More »Nick Nurse, Mike Budenholzer, Tyronn Lue favorites for job
[ad_1] The Phoenix Suns are searching for a new head coach after firing Monty Williams and three coaches with NBA championships lead the odds to replace him. Former Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse, former Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer and current Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue lead odds to become the next coach of the Suns that were recently …
Read More »Time, channel, streaming and more
[ad_1] (Photo: John Locher/AP Photo) With the NBA playoffs in full swing, it’s time for another season-defining NBA event: the 2023 draft lottery. Tomorrow, 14 teams will get their shot at this year’s top NBA Draft picks, including Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson. The three teams with the best odds of landing the No. 1 overall pick on Tuesday are …
Read More »Is it fair to say Jayson Tatum’s better, and Jaylen Brown’s tougher?
[ad_1] What if we have been looking at the Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum’s tenure on the Boston Celtics the wrong way the whole time? Much of the narrative surrounding the two star forwards has been on whether they fit alongside each other, if they like each other, whether they are happy in Boston, or if they are planning to …
Read More »Nick Collison to represent OKC Thunder at 2023 NBA Draft Lottery
[ad_1] Nick Collison had the magic touch last year, and soon we’ll see if his luck repeats. Collison will represent the Thunder at the NBA Draft Lottery at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Chicago, per a Thunder spokesman. Collison also represented the Thunder at the 2022 lottery, when the Thunder got the No. 2 pick, which it used to select Chet …
Read More »Ja Morant needs to figure things out before further damaging his potentially brilliant career
[ad_1] You can wonder what in the world Ja Morant was thinking, but it’s clear he wasn’t. The NBA suspended Morant in March after he was seen in an Instagram Live video brandishing a gun inside a Denver strip club during a Memphis Grizzlies road trip. The team and the league weren’t amused, hitting Morant, whose 5-year, $194 million contract …
Read More »Sam Presti to represent Thunder in 2023 NBA draft lottery drawing room
[ad_1] The 2023 NBA draft lottery is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, which means we’re a day away from finding out where the Oklahoma City Thunder will select in the first round. In all likelihood, it’ll be at No. 12 as OKC owns an 85.2% chance of landing at that spot. The Thunder own a 1.7% chance of getting …
Read More »Wake Forest’s Bobi Klintman has withdrawn from the draft combine
[ad_1] Wake Forest freshman Bobi Klintman reportedly withdrew from the NBA draft combine and informed the program that he will not return to school, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Klintman was among the 78 prospects invited to participate in the annual scouting event, which started Monday in Chicago, Illinois. He initially declared for the draft with the option …
Read More »Zach Edey – Day 1 NBA Combine Results
[ad_1] Zach Edey is still very much in the air on his future. Will he go to the NBA or return for his fourth season at Purdue? The landscape of Purdue and all of college basketball will likely rest on what Edey hears from the NBA in the next few days. While Edey’s agent has been gathering information all off-season, …
Read More »David Aldridge talks Conference Finals preview & Ja Morant
[ad_1] Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie NBA reporting legend David Aldridge joins Vince Goodwill to preview the Conference Finals, talk through what’s next for the Warriors and 76ers and discuss Ja Morant getting in trouble with a gun again. Cassandra Negley joins the show to preview the 2023 WNBA season. We have a certified legend on the show this week …
Read More »Does Anthony Davis have what it takes to slow Nikola Jokic? | Good Word with Goodwill
[ad_1] Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill is joined by David Aldridge of The Athletic to discuss the battle between the Nuggets and Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. The Nuggets are working with ‘secret sauce’ and L.A. will need Anthony Davis to bring his A-game every night to stand a chance against Nikola Jokic. Hear the full conversation …
Read More »Chris Paul addresses critics after what may be his final season with Phoenix Suns
[ad_1] The season was over, but Chris Paul wasn’t. The Phoenix Suns veteran point guard kept working at the team’s practice facility the day after the Denver Nuggets elimniated the Suns with a Game 6 rout Thursday at Footprint Center in the Western Conference semifinals. Paul thought he was “close” to returning from a left groin strain suffered in Game …
Read More »30 Minutes of the BEST Moments From the 2020 NBA Conference Finals!
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Read More »Stephen Curry partners with top prospect Scoot Henderson to provide support, guidence
[ad_1] JR NBA Video Shoot with Scoot Henderseon OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In an empty gym on a small campus deserted for spring break, one of the NBA’s top future prospects receives shooting guidance from coaches on Stephen Curry’s training team. Scoot Henderson goes through some of the same drills as the Golden State superstar himself – one-footed free throws, …
Read More »Which NBA teams have the best odds of drafting Victor Wembanyama?
[ad_1] Which NBA teams have the best odds of drafting Victor Wembanyama? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea One NBA franchise’s future will be transformed monumentally on Tuesday. The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery will determine the order of the first 14 picks of the subsequent draft slated for June, but all eyes are on one pick more than ever. Whichever …
Read More »Lakers vs. Nuggets Western Conference Finals roundtable breaking down series
[ad_1] For NBC Sports Bet The Edge, four analysts from the NBC Sports family came together to break down the Western Conference Finals matchup between LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers against Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets. The analysts were divided, this is no easy series to decide. The four are Kurt Helin, lead NBA writer for NBC …
Read More »Lakers know what they’re facing in Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
[ad_1] Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played four seasons with the Lakers, helping the team win the 2020 NBA title. LeBron James is well aware of how Caldwell-Pope influences a game entering the Western Conference finals on Tuesday. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope could only laugh when he was asked about having won an NBA championship as a starting …
Read More »On-stage representatives revealed for each team
[ad_1] Hall of Famer Ben Wallace and former Portland Trail Blazers legend Brandon Roy headline the list of individuals that will serve as team representatives in the NBA draft lottery on Tuesday in Chicago, Illinois. The 39th annual lottery (8 p.m. EDT, ESPN) will determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the draft. Drawings will be …
Read More »Reacting to Jayson Tatum’s historic Game 7 over the Philadelphia 76ers
[ad_1] Superstar Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum scored the most points ever in a Game 7 in the history of the NBA in an extremely cathartic win over the Celtics in a win-or-go-home game, eliminating the Philadelphia 76ers, and putting the validity of “The Process” into question once again. Where does this victory rank among all-time performances by the St. …
Read More »Previewing Boston vs. Miami in the East Finals with Kyle Russell
[ad_1] After a dramatic Game 7 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2023 Eastern Conference semifinals driven by a historic 51 points from star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, the Celtics are set to face the Miami Heat in what will not only be a rematch of the 2022 East Finals, but a rematch of both conference finals that …
Read More »Trayce Jackson-Davis actually took — and hit — some 3s at NBA Draft Combine
[ad_1] CHICAGO — It turns out Trayce Jackson-Davis can, in fact, make 3-point shots. Prior to each of the former Center Grove High School star and 2019 Mr. Basketball’s four seasons at Indiana, the prospect of him expanding his game and his shooting beyond the 3-point line was discussed, but he never did make a commitment to take any shots …
Read More »How many games will the Boston Celtics-Miami Heat Eastern Conference Finals go?
[ad_1] After the Boston Celtics pulled off a 112-88 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their East second-round series, Boston will turn their attention to their fifth Eastern Conference Finals appearance in seven years, and against a familiar foe in the Miami Heat. This is the third time in the last four years that these two teams …
Read More »Suns fire Monty Williams: Phoenix joins Detroit, Milwaukee and Toronto in search for new coach
[ad_1] The Phoenix Suns have parted ways with head coach Monty Williams, Bill Reiter of CBS Sports confirmed. The Suns had championship expectations this season after trading for star forward Kevin Durant. However, with their season ending for a second straight year on a bad home loss in another second-round exit, the NBA’s winningest coach over the last three seasons is …
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