The Philadelphia 76ers do not have a draft pick in the 2023 NBA draft on June 22. They traded their first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets in the deal that brought James Harden to the City of Brotherly Love at the 2022 deadline, and they were docked second-round picks in 2023 and 2024 by the NBA for tampering. However, that …
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Austin Reaves, Anthony Edwards among players to have committed to Team USA for FIBA World Cup, per report
The FIBA World Cup is coming this offseason, and with mere months left to prepare, Team USA is beginning to take shape. The Athletic’s Shams Charania has reported that five players are among the first to commit to playing for Team USA this summer. Those five players are Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, Milwaukee …
Read More »Nike co-founder Phil Knight continues efforts to purchase Trail Blazers
Phil Knight still wants to buy the Portland Trail Blazers. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) It’s been a year since Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight and real estate developer Alan Smolinisky made a $2 billion offer to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers. With each effort being met by denial, the pair is still attempting to buy the franchise, according to a …
Read More »Heat vs. Nuggets odds, prediction, start time: 2023 NBA Finals picks, Game 2 best bets by model on 72-38 run
The Denver Nuggets will try to maintain home-court advantage when they face the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals on Sunday night. Denver cruised to a 104-93 victory in the series opener on Thursday, shooting better than 50% from the floor. Miami had won the opener in each of its previous three series this postseason, so …
Read More »Pacers to bring IU basketball star Trayce Jackson-Davis in for predraft workout
Former Indiana Hoosiers star Trayce Jackson-Davis is among the prospects scheduled to work out for the Pacers on Monday. Jackson-Davis finished his IU career as the leader in rebounds (1,143) and blocked shots (270), and third in scoring (2,258). He averaged 20.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.8 blocked shots in 2022-23, in which he earned first-team All-America and …
Read More »How to watch Nuggets vs. Heat NBA Finals Game 2
The Philadelphia 76ers are out of the playoffs after a tough Game 7 loss in Round 2 to the Boston Celtics and now is the time to look around the league and see what others are doing. Two Sixers rivals, the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat, are battling it out in the NBA Finals. After the Nuggets took Game …
Read More »Stotts to Bucks, Young paid to stay with Suns
2021 NBA Playoffs – Portland Trail Blazers v Denver Nuggets In the 24 hours since the last time we put together a list of coaching updates from around the NBA a lot of things transpired, some expected, some not. Here’s an update on the NBA coaching carousel. • As was rumored to be coming, former Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts …
Read More »Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce on the path to true contention for the Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics’ exit against the Miami Heat in the 2023 Eastern Conference finals was disappointing due to their lack of energy and adjustments in key games of the series despite the stakes being as high as they were. Beating a team four straight times is very difficult at any stage of the postseason and even more so three rounds …
Read More »Bulls should trade in for Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther
As of now, the Chicago Bulls don’t have a pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Their first-round pick belongs to the Orlando Magic by way of the Nikola Vucevic trade, and their second-round pick was stripped from them by the NBA, as they determined Chicago violated tampering rules when signing Lonzo Ball in 2021. However, they have been staying active …
Read More »Unassuming, unique Jokic is NBA’s unquestioned best
It’s once again that special time on the column calendar where, despite this region’s alleged* disdain for the NBA, I implore you to take a look at the league’s showcase finals series. *I say alleged because a cursory check of television ratings will show that the NBA Finals do just fine in these parts, and typically do better than the …
Read More »Nikola Jokic & DeAndre Jordan’s postgame ritual: The Serbian Tradition 💋 | #Shorts
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Read More »Jabari Smith Jr. motivates himself with All-Rookie second team selection
HOUSTON — Most individuals involved in Rockets’ company-wide day of service knew who was arriving when the black sprinter van pulled up in front of the Fourth Ward’s historic Saulnier House. The property is in the middle of Freedmen’s Town. It was established in 1865 by formerly enslaved Black people who purchased land and used it to create a community. …
Read More »Denver Duo Leads the Way In Game 1! | #CHASINGHISTORY
The Denver Nuggets take a 1-0 series lead in their Finals matchup against the Miami Heat, fueled by the dynamic duo of Nikola … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_MPgXcaBaE Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Read More »Former Bulls C Luc Longley discusses exclusion from The Last Dance
Three years ago, on April 19, 2020, as the world entered quarantine, The Last Dance was released on Netflix, depicting the Chicago Bulls‘ final season together with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen at the helm. It swept the basketball world, and Jordan’s relationships, Dennis Rodman‘s antics, and everything in between became the talk of the town. The documentary touched on …
Read More »Larry Brown believes Sixers’ Allen Iverson could have been the GOAT
Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson is one of the best players the game has ever seen even at his smaller size, he was a giant in the game. The Hall of Fame guard averaged 27.6 points and 6.1 assists during his time in a Sixers uniform and he took home an MVP award in 2001. Iverson and coach Larry Brown …
Read More »Suns reportedly make Kevin Young NBA’s highest paid assistant coach
Phoenix Suns Assistant coach Kevin Young is making a record amount of money. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Phoenix Suns associate head coach Kevin Young will remain with the franchise in an agreement that makes him the highest-paid assistant in the NBA, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Young’s deal is reportedly worth more than $2 million per year. While he …
Read More »NBA Draft prospect Markquis Nowell getting advice from Muggsy Bogues
Nowell getting advice from Muggsy Bogues originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington WASHINGTON — Every once in a while an NBA player comes along who not only makes the league, but thrives in it despite being well under six feet tall. And more often than not, those players seem to play for Washington. Muggsy Bogues, just 5-foot-3, famously played for …
Read More »Projected top-three pick Scoot Henderson to only work out with Hornets, Trail Blazers
Scoot Henderson, formerly of the G League Ignite, worked out with the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday and will only visit with one more team ahead of the NBA draft. The workout with the Trail Blazers was the first for Henderson, who is projected to be a top-three pick. The Trail Blazers currently have the third selection in the draft …
Read More »NBA Finals picks, odds, best bets or Nuggets vs. Heat Game 2: Why Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon will keep rolling
Now that we’re in the thick of the NBA playoffs, the basketball betting market is hotter than ever. CBS Sports will be providing daily picks for the duration of the postseason. Sam Quinn will make at least one pick for every game between now and the NBA Finals. All lines courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook. Featured Game | Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat Game 1 …
Read More »Pawtucket’s Isaiah Miranda leaves NC State for Oklahoma State
Isaiah Miranda has found his next college basketball home. Oklahoma State secured a commitment from the Pawtucket native early Sunday, finishing a weekend that saw him take an official visit to Stillwater. Miranda left North Carolina State after one semester and will be looking to see the floor regularly during the 2023-24 season. Miranda committed to the Wolfpack during the December …
Read More »Hawks’ Trae Young plans to shoot more 3s… is that a good thing?
Boston Celtics v Atlanta Hawks – Game Six Quin Snyder wants his teams to shoot 3-pointers. A lot of them. In his final season as coach of the Utah Jazz, they took 10 more 3-pointers a game than his new Atlanta Hawks team did last season after he took over. Trae Young has heard his coach and is ready to …
Read More »Heat vs. Nuggets odds, prediction, start time: 2023 NBA Finals picks, Game 2 best bets from model on 72-38 run
Jimmy Butler, Erik Spoelstra, and the Miami Heat look for answers on Sunday evening at Ball Arena. The Heat trail the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals, with Miami looking to tie the series in Game 2. Denver won Game 1 on Thursday, controlling the pace and ultimately prevailing by an 11-point margin. Nikola Jokic was the standout in …
Read More »Victor Wembanyama Drops 15 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK In Metropolitans 92 Semifinal W! | June 4, 2023
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Read More »Bulls’ Patrick Williams could be worth $95 million contract extension
All eyes are on this summer for the Chicago Bulls. After missing the playoffs this past season, they have a ton of tough decisions to make if they hope to get back into the postseason conversation. It all starts with Nikola Vucevic and free agency, but there are some other decisions they have to make as well. It’s fallen under …
Read More »How Jamal Murray’s NBA Finals journey mirrors those of Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Stephen Curry
DENVER — The rote responses are part of the reality here at the NBA Finals, as players and coaches, mere days from their life’s goal, field question after question they’d rather be ignoring. But this question — the second to Jamal Murray on Saturday, after so many to others about the pick and roll, would-be adjustments, and so on — …
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