Monthly Archives: July 2024

NBA Summer League 2024: Seven standout players worth watching

2024 NBA Summer League – Detroit Pistons v Houson Rockets LAS VEGAS — Summer League should forever be played in Las Vegas, because the city and the NBA’s summer showcase go hand-in-hand — both have tenuous ties to reality. Derrick Rose and Trae Young were legendarily terrible in their early Summer League outings. Meanwhile, the list of Summer League MVPs …

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Lakers to hire Lindsey Harding as team’s first female assistant coach

Lindsey Harding, formerly an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings, becomes the first female assistant in Lakers history. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) Lindsey Harding, last season’s G League coach of the year, will join JJ Redick’s first staff with the Lakers, The Times has learned from multiple people not authorized to discuss the negotiations. Should she be hired, she’d …

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The 75 greatest NBA players of the 2010s, ranked

Brook Lopez, the current starting center for the Milwaukee Bucks, has dramatically changed his game to stay relevant and is still playing well, even in his mid-thirties. That shouldn’t be all that surprising, considering he was one of the better players of the 2010s.  Lopez played with the New Jersey Nets and then the Brooklyn Nets for the first nine …

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G League’s Lindsey Harding reportedly joining Lakers as assistant coach on JJ Redick’s staff

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 07: Sacramento Kings Assistant Coach for Player Development Lindsey Harding passes the ball during the warm up before the game against the New York Knicks at Golden 1 Center on March 07, 2022 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the …

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Warriors’ vow to maximize Steph’s prime on line in Markkanen trade talks

Warriors’ vow to maximize Steph’s prime on line in Markkanen trade talks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The contract extension signed by Warriors coach Steve Kerr last February, lining up neatly with contracts previously signed by Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, sent a clear message about the immediate future. The front office believes these three men can extend …

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Lacob shares candid reaction to Klay’s ‘unfortunate’ Warriors exit

Lacob shares candid reaction to Klay’s ‘unfortunate’ Warriors exit originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Like the majority of Dub Nation, Warriors owner Joe Lacob is having a hard time processing Klay Thompson’s departure from the Bay. Lacob joined The Athletic’s “Hoops Adjacent” podcast with Marcus Thompson and David Aldridge and shared his honest feelings about losing a franchise …

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Who is Gary Trent Jr? Meet new Bucks guard, stats, contract, roster

Bucks add veterans, summer league and Giannis in the Olympics How do the Bucks feel about Giannis in the Olympics? Plus: Delon Wright and Taurean Prince arrive, and what will Summer League mean for Milwaukee? The Milwaukee Bucks made a bit of a free-agency splash on Tuesday in reaching an agreement with former Toronto Raptors shooting guard Gary Trent Jr., …

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Texas men’s basketball finalizes schedule with Connecticut, will host defending champs

Connecticut Huskies forward Samson Johnson , right, rebounds against Texas Longhorns forward Ze’Rik Onyema during the first half of the Empire Classic championship game at Madison Square Garden in New York City last November. Connecticut, which has won two consecutive national titles, will visit Austin on Dec. 8, the teams announced on Tuesday. Texas men’s basketball finalized its contract Tuesday …

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#EmiratesNBACup 🏆

The in-season competition returns November 12th with a new name and logo! The draw for Group Play will be unveiled on ESPN … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1jbK0Ofe1E Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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Bucks agree to 1-year deal with sharpshooter Gary Trent Jr.

The Milwaukee Bucks’ roster had a question at shooting guard, but the team has now added the best shooter still available. Gary Trent Jr. has agreed to a one-year deal with the Bucks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Last season with the Toronto Raptors, Trent averaged 13.7 points, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals. Most importantly, he shot 39% on 3-pointers, …

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How to watch the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League games this week

Bronny James Jr. and the LA Lakers are playing in the NBA Summer League this Wednesday. (AP Photo/David Becker) The NBA’s annual Summer League kicked off this weekend in Las Vegas, and so far, all eyes are on the 2024 Championship-winning Boston Celtics who are currently 1-1 after a win against the Los Angeles Lakers, and their star rookie Bronny …

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