[ad_1] Memphis Grizzlies v Golden State Warriors The Team USA roster heading Manilla for the World Cup this summer just gets deeper and more athletic. Two more players have committed to playing: Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr. and the Pelicans scoring machine Brandon Ingram, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. We now have eight of the 12 players …

[ad_1] On Monday afternoon, Shams Charania reported that Kyrie Irving has reached out to LeBron James to see if the Lakers’ star would be interested in joining him on the Dallas Mavericks.  For myriad reasons, there is almost no chance of this happening. For starters, Dallas, with just two future picks eligible for trade and no young talent to speak …

[ad_1] Kerr describes ‘hollow feeling’ around Dubs as Myers departs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Steve Kerr doesn’t know a Warriors organization without Bob Myers at its helm. But in the wake of Myers’ announcement he won’t be returning as the team’s general manager and president of basketball operations next season, the Warriors coach now has to confront that …

[ad_1] An ex-Thunder contingent is forming in the nation’s capital. Thunder vice president of basketball operations Will Dawkins, who’s spent the last 15 years in Oklahoma City, has been hired by the Washington Wizards as their new general manager and No. 2 executive behind Michael Winger, another Thunder alum. The Athletic’s Josh Robbins and David Aldridge broke the news. Dawkins …

[ad_1] Yahoo Sports’ Vince Goodwill and Jake Fischer analyze how the narrative has shifted around both the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat after the Heat manage to take Game 2 111-108. For the first time this postseason, Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets will have to prove they can overcome adversity while Jimmy Butler and the Heat will have to prove …

[ad_1] As the Philadelphia 76ers navigate the offseason, there are only so many avenues the team can use to improve. At the moment, per HoopsHype, the Sixers have: There isn’t exactly a clear avenue for Philadelphia to go about improving their roster through free agency. Of course, there are sign-and-trade possibilities, but those are always hard to work through and …

[ad_1] Jun 4, 2023; Denver, CO, USA; Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) warms up before game two against the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Former Marquette star Jimmy Butler is getting much of the credit for the Miami Heat’s improbable playoff run. And while Butler certainly deserves …

[ad_1] Mar 17, 2023; Greensboro, NC, USA; Kansas State Wildcats forward Keyontae Johnson (11) shoots against Montana State Bobcats forward Jubrile Belo (13) in the second half at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Nobody was more grateful than Keyontae Johnson when he was told last August that he could resume his college basketball career. After missing …

[ad_1] Kerr applauds Heat bench players’ championship mentality originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Heat culture is more than a catchphrase in Miami. It’s one of the reasons why Warriors coach Steve Kerr believes the Heat are in the 2023 NBA Finals — their sixth appearance in the last 13 seasons. Kerr credited Miami’s depth for its uprise in success …

[ad_1] Andy Katz envisions Michigan State landing as one of the top seeds in next year’s NCAA Tournament. Katz released an updated bracket prediction for the 2023-24 NCAA Tournament last week, and he had the Spartans in a very favorable draw. Katz listed Michigan State as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region — which means the Spartans would …

[ad_1] The Boston Celtics’ subpar performance in the 2023 Eastern Conference finals vs. the Miami Heat and the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) are both entangled in the ball club’s future prospects, with the Celtics looking at quite a narrow runway to launch their pursuit of a banner in their 2023-24 campaign. The team’s shortcomings, including injuries at the …

[ad_1] Former Rockets head coach Stephen Silas, whose contract was not renewed by Houston after last season, is back in the NBA as a lead assistant for the Detroit Pistons and new head coach Monty Williams. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Silas was let go by the Rockets after a 2022-23 campaign in which his team …

[ad_1] David Fizdale previously coached with Frank Vogel on the Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching staff. They are set to reunite on the coaching staff for the Phoenix Suns. The Phoenix Suns have been busy constructing new head coach Frank Vogel’s coaching staff. That construction is turning heads. The Suns have added former NBA head coach David Fizdale to Vogel’s staff, …

[ad_1] Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark still is pushing for expansion with basketball schools Gonzaga and Connecticut. But Yormark still is getting pushback from his constituents. Yormark held a Zoom conference with reporters Friday after the Big 12 spring meetings in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and reiterated his desire to upgrade the league’s already-robust basketball pedigree. “We do see …

[ad_1] LeBron James hugs Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after becoming the NBA’s all-time scoring leader on Feb. 7, 2023. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) At the unveiling of a Koreatown mural commissioned by the Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said LeBron James should be the only one in control of his future after hinting at retirement following the Lakers’ elimination from the playoffs. …

[ad_1] Eddie House: Why Sam Cassell is a ‘great hire’ for Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Eddie House is the latest member of the 2008 NBA champion Boston Celtics to advocate for Sam Cassell. The Celtics reportedly hired Cassell as an assistant on Joe Mazzulla’s coaching staff not long after C’s great Paul Pierce lobbied for his former teammate. …

[ad_1] 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, …