Monthly Archives: June 2024

2024 NBA free agency: Ranking top 30 players, tracking latest news as Immanuel Quickley staying with Raptors

Getty Images The 2024 NBA offseason has officially begun after the Boston Celtics finished off the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals on Monday night. Unlike previous years, the league’s new collective bargaining agreement states that teams are allowed to negotiate with their own players right after the final game of the season.This applies to any player who’s set to hit …

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Former N.C. State star DJ Burns goes undrafted, joins Cavaliers for Summer League after losing 45 pounds

DJ Burns will get a chance to make the Cavaliers. (Photo by Brett Wilhelm/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) DJ Burns has gone from NCAA tournament hero to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Summer League team. The N.C. State big man went unselected in the 2024 NBA Draft, which concluded with the second round Thursday. Not long after, he was reported by cleveland.com’s …

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Restricted free agent Immanuel Quickley agrees to 5-year, $175 million contract with Raptors: Report

Immanuel Quickley dribbles during the second half of a game at the Scotiabank Arena on April 7, 2024, in Toronto. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) Restricted free agent guard Immanuel Quickley has agreed to terms on a five-year, $175 million contract with the Toronto Raptors, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 25th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Quickley spent …

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2024 NBA free agency top-20 rankings

No league does the offseason like the NBA. The Association gave us the first two-day draft just over a week after the Finals ended, and now we can look ahead to free agency, which is just days away. The NBA’s free agency period begins Sunday, June 30 at 6:00 p.m ET, and we’re in for an exciting flurry of moves. …

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2024 NBA Draft Round 2 Grades: Picks and analysis

By Raphielle Johnson The 2024 NBA Draft has concluded, and there was no shortage of trades on Day 2. For that reason, the Round 2 grades will focus on which team ultimately landed the player instead of which team selected them. Players such as Johnny Furphy, Kyle Filipowski, and Tyler Kolek remained on the board despite being given first-round projections …

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NBA Rooks: Kostas Papanikolaou – The Greek Rocket

Meet Rockets rookie Kostas Papanikolaou, who’s journeyed from Greece to Houston while also making a stop in New York City … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8NULmt94JU Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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NBA Rooks: Life On the Road

See how the NBA’s rookies adjust to one of the toughest things about being an NBA player: Life on the Road. About the NBA: The … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl9OJWp6kwQ Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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Where Podz wants to improve before his second Warriors season

Where Podz wants to improve before his second Warriors season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandin Podziemski is ready to build on his powerful Warriors rookie campaign with an even better second season. The Santa Clara product, who the Warriors selected No. 19 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, proved he can space the floor offensively, comfortably switch …

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NBA draft grades: How experienced No. 52 pick Post fits Warriors

NBA draft grades: How experienced No. 52 pick Post fits Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors two hours before the start of the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft, seemingly sent the No. 52 overall pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder to acquire veteran guard Lindy Waters III. Warriors general manager Mike …

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Brad Stevens explains why C’s drafted Baylor Scheierman, Anton Watson

Brad Stevens explains why C’s drafted Baylor Scheierman, Anton Watson originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 2024 NBA Draft is in the books, and it was a unique experience for Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. His selection of Creighton wing Baylor Scheierman at 30th overall marked his first time using a first-round pick since taking over …

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Podz details where his unwavering confidence comes from

Podz details where his unwavering confidence comes from originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Second-year Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski exudes confidence. The 21-year-old walks the walk and talks the talk, and sometimes, he does a little too much to tick off his Golden State teammates — playfully. But when you replace Klay Thompson in Steve Kerr’s hard-to-crack starting lineup …

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Bronny James is a glitzy addition, but not an impactful one for a Lakers team in desperate need for upgrades

Bronny James is, in many ways, the quintessential addition of the post-2020 championship Los Angeles Lakers. Think of all of the big names they’ve added to the roster since then. The ill-fated Andre Drummond signing of 2021. The Russell Westbrook disaster that followed. Minimum signings like Carmelo Anthony and DeAndre Jordan. Reunions with aging champions Rajon Rondo and Dwight Howard. …

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