Monthly Archives: June 2024

Tennessee basketball offers 2025 combo guard Isaiah Denis

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2025 combo guard prospect Isaiah Denis. “After a great conversation with coach (Rick) Barnes and coach (Justin) Gainey, I’m extremely blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Denis said. The 6-foot-5, 165-pound four-star combo guard prospect is from Davidson Day School in Davidson, North Carolina. Denis ranks as the No. 76 prospect …

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Oklahoma City Thunder fantasy basketball season recap

by Zak Hanshew, Rotoworld Previous team recaps: DET, WAS, POR, CHA, SAS, TOR, MEM, UTA, BKN, ATL, CHI, HOU, SAC, GSW, MIA, PHI, ORL, LAL, IND, CLE, PHX, NOR, MIL, NYK, LAC, MIN, DEN At a glance: Record: 57-25 (1st, West)  Offensive Rating: 118.3 (3rd) Defensive Rating: 111.0 (4th)  Net Rating: 7.3 (2nd)  Pace: 100.8 (5th)  2024 NBA Draft Picks: 12 The Thunder have been far outside the title contender conversation for nearly a decade, but that changed in …

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Northwestern basketball hires Northern Illinois associate head coach Shane Southwell

EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern men’s basketball moved quickly to fill the vacancy left open by Talor Battle. The program announced Tuesday it has hired Shane Southwell as an assistant coach. Southwell was the associate head coach at Northern Illinois for the past two seasons. Battle departed NU for Ohio State after his brother, Boo Buie, exhausted his eligibility as the …

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NBA All-Star 2015 Sunday Night Minimovie

Check out an all-access look at the 64th NBA All-Star game at Madison Square Garden, including an incredible performance by … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NlcdJerEmQ Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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Celtics’ coach Joe Mazzulla to have offseason meniscus surgery

2024 NBA Finals – Game Five BOSTON — Joe Mazzulla was playing hurt. The Boston Celtics coach suffered a torn meniscus after a loss to Atlanta in March and will have to undergo offseason surgery, he admitted in a postgame interview on ESPN. He just coached through it during the final weeks of the season and the playoffs. “I’m gonna …

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Boston’s brilliant technocrats micromanaged their way to the NBA title

The Celtics celebrate their dominant win over the Mavericks after a 4-1 series victory in the NBA finals. Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP A blizzard of confetti across the parquet floor at TD Garden; the words “Jaylen Brown finals MVP” no longer a punchline used to taunt the Massachusetts basketball faithful but solid, unarguable reality; the Larry O’Brien trophy in the hands …

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Celtics defeat Mavericks in NBA Finals: What should fantasy basketball fans look forward to from both teams?

The Boston Celtics are finally raising their 18th banner after a season of unparalleled dominance. Their 16-3 record in the postseason was the 10th-highest winning percentage in NBA Playoff history. And let’s not overlook having the best record in the regular season. Regardless of your perspective on their path to get there, they executed at a high level to secure …

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Top 10 potential Knicks free agent targets for 2024 NBA offseason

The Knicks’ magical playoff run came to an end in part due to mounting injuries eating at their depth. Though they won’t have cap space this summer, they could maneuver their way to the non-taxpayer mid-level exception, and bolster their rotation in free agency. Here are the top 10 realistic free agent targets for the Knicks this offseason… Tyus Jones …

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Jeff Van Gundy joins Clippers as lead assistant to coach Tyronn Lue

Jeff Van Gundy, back row center, worked as an NBA broadcaster at ESPN for 16 years before joining the Celtics last summer. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) Former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy and the Clippers have agreed on a deal for him to become the top assistant on head coach Tyronn Lue’s staff, the team announced Monday. Van Gundy’s …

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Sixers work out former Morey draft pick Sam Dekker

Sixers work out former Morey draft pick Sam Dekker originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers held a free-agent workout for 2015 first-round pick Sam Dekker, a source confirmed Tuesday. NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark first reported the news. Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey took the 6-foot-8 forward with the 18th overall pick in 2015. The Wisconsin …

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Joe Mazzulla coached the Celtics to NBA championship on torn meniscus

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been coaching on a torn meniscus since March. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Joe Mazzulla became the youngest coach since the late, great Bill Russell to win an NBA title on Monday night when his Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-88. But the 35-year-old Mazzulla has one thing that …

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Best Of Zion Williamson | 2019-20 NBA Season

Check out the best plays from Zion Williamson’s rookie season thus far! Subscribe to the NBA: https://on.nba.com/2JX5gSN Full … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jqNmolWE9A Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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