Daily Archives: October 11, 2024

Projecting Knicks’ rotation for the 2024-25 NBA season

With two preseason games in the books, Knicks fans got a promising first look at their new squad following the shocking trade for All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns. While we’ve yet to see regular season play, which comes with further questions and adjustments, their expected opening night rotation is starting to take shape. With that in mind, let’s project the …

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Fantasy Basketball: Favorite ADP targets in each round of 2024-25 drafts

As we approach the 2024-2025 fantasy basketball season, identifying players who will outperform their average draft position (ADP) can give you a strategic edge. This article highlights one player in each round whom I’m higher on relative to where they’re going in drafts. Let’s get into it! Round 1: Anthony Davis – PF/C, Los Angeles Lakers ADP 7.6 The Lakers …

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UNC basketball sophomore praised highly of offseason work

Elliot Cadeau heads into his sophomore season this year with UNC basketball. According to 247sports, Cadeau came out of high school at Link Academy with a 98 rating. He was the No. 12 player in the nation and No. 2 point guard in the Class of 2023. In his freshman season, he didn’t come into North Carolina and start immediately. …

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Kerr states Wiggins must step up to be Warriors’ second scorer

Kerr states Wiggins must step up to be Warriors’ second scorer originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors coach Steve Kerr has the utmost confidence Andrew Wiggins can turn things around for the 2024-25 NBA season. Just two seasons removed from his All-Star 2021-22 season, the Warriors forward hasn’t been able to back up that same success since. He …

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Duke lands legacy prospects Cameron and Cayden Boozer

One of the most anticipated moments of the 2025 recruiting cycle took place on Friday, when touted twins Cameron and Cayden Boozer pledged their commitments to Duke. The brothers, whose father Carlos Boozer became a star in Durham, chose the Blue Devils over a long list of national offers and a serious late push from hometown Miami. Cameron Boozer is, …

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Chaz Lanier, J.P. Estrella battling foot injuries for Tennessee basketball in preseason

Chaz Lanier is dealing with a foot injury as Tennessee basketball is less than a month away from its season opener. The heralded transfer from North Florida has “been going in and out” of practice due an “inflamed something,” coach Rick Barnes said Thursday. “(We are) bringing him back slowly,” Barnes said. Lanier averaged 19.7 points and shot 44.4% on …

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All Lakers Expert Predictions for Bucks Preseason Matchup – Sports Illustrated

All Lakers Expert Predictions for Bucks Preseason Matchup Sports Illustrated Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxQYS04MFpMUGt5TldkYzJFR3hMOGNlSmZMbmIxNmt5U1Y4MVZlamd1VFdERW9TZkVTdnZoTXBpd3psS2o5UHVRTldiYk5pNnZ0UE5ucVNjZTVIbk01YlJQYmJQWk1HVDNGMGRybm8wNllMTXNjMVh2YUhCb21MN1VkN1FhY0VsSkNTMTFYWG02V1g5SWlmYUZ2OEhuT0xUcVhK?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2024-10-11 00:44:14 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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NBA season 2024-25 preview: Seven best duos in the NBA

In the brave new world of the NBA and its luxury tax second apron, the era of bringing together a “Big 3” to win a title is, if not dead, on life support. The cost of assembling those three stars makes it very difficult to put enough quality talent around them to win, and once over the aprons many of …

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Florida State basketball has 10 new players: ‘It’s like starting over and taking a new job’

Leonard Hamilton’s 23rd season at Florida State could feel much like his first. With one returning starter and 10 new players on his roster, the veteran men’s basketball coach has been in teaching mode during preseason practice. While Hamilton, in the last year of his contract, is looking for a bounce-back season after missing the past three NCAA Tournaments, a …

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Warriors’ unselfish offense, more shooting depth on display vs. Kings

Warriors’ unselfish offense, more shooting depth on display vs. Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area A familiar yet new-look style of Warriors basketball was on display in Golden State’s 122-112 win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday at Golden 1 Center. Five different Warriors players scored in double figures while the team knocked down an astonishing 28 3-pointers, …

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Tatum reveals great reason why he agreed to do ‘Starting 5′ doc

Tatum reveals great reason why he agreed to do ‘Starting 5′ doc originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Netflix just released its “Starting 5” documentary, which follows Jayson Tatum, LeBron James, Anthony Edwards, Jimmy Butler and Domantas Sabonis behind the scenes throughout the 2023-24 season. But if Tatum was a little less confident, that “Starting 5” might not have included …

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Iowa needed a veteran guard, and Lucy Olsen and her mid-range game was a good fit

Lucy Olsen IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa found an experienced point guard in the spring to fill Caitlin Clark’s position. But while Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen finished only a couple of spots behind Clark in the rankings of the nation’s leading scorers last season, her offensive game is much different than the long-distance range of her predecessor. Olsen, who averaged …

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Daily Zap: June 2nd

NBA highlights from June 2nd, 2011. Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEKeVjOiu1E Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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Milwaukee Bucks preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee Bucks preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2wFBVV95cUxQNUxtWEZFSUQzanVEVG9TSGFMamxUT2VyVm41ZjU2bUVNV2hrejhXR0VqbDJsVzVjcUlHVXo1c3MzX0k5UHNYdlpnT3poTXhCWjBZX0xkbWxSOFNlNVdUbzJhenlJYXlZdElMeV9yR0hqWTlYRXQyRmZiZWNUa3ZqXzZfVkxvZHFCQmc3TkItTmhsNkpQd09pcDZBRE03bTB0YjhlU3NidXpEM3o2UmltYXVXMlpyR01Bem0zN2hkdmFNRFN4Z1RYSEVYeVgzc1NyM2F4MTVlM0I5eWc?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2024-10-11 01:39:01 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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Here is where Big 12 coaches picked Kansas State basketball in their preseason poll

Kansas State basketball forward Coleman Hawkins was voted co-newcomer and named to the preseason all-conference second team, but that was all the love the Wildcats got from Big 12 coaches Thursday ahead of the 2024-25 season. K-State was picked to finish eighth in the newly expanded 16-team conference leading into Jerome Tang’s third season as head coach. The Wildcats had …

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Clippers ‘not sure’ if Kawhi Leonard will be healthy by start of season

Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, center, sits on the bench during a preseason game against the Brooklyn Nets in Oceanside on Tuesday. The Clippers aren’t sure whether Leonard will be healthy enough to play in the team’s regular-season opener Oct. 23. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) The Clippers finished practice Thursday at Intuit Dome and were preparing to leave for their …

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Kansas Jayhawks tabbed men’s basketball favorite in talent-laden Big 12

Kansas has been selected favorite in the Big 12 men’s basketball preseason poll, marking the 20th time in 28 seasons the Jayhawks have been selected first in the preseason poll. Hunter Dickinson of Kansas was voted Preseason Player of the Year by the conference’s head coaches for the second consecutive year.Baylor’s Jeremy Roach and Kansas State’s Coleman Hawkins shared Preseason …

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