Alex caruso Jeff Van Gundy and the LA Clippers have agreed to a deal that will bring the former television analyst to the organization as the lead assistant on coach Tyronn Lue’s staff, a team source confirmed Tuesday. ESPN first reported the news. Van Gundy, 62, spent the 2024 season as a senior consultant for the Boston Celtics, helping the …

Getty Images We’ve entered smokescreen season with the NBA Draft just one week away, but there is a sliver of a sightline emerging for the No. 1 pick. And as has been the case several times in recent years, there’s a final twist as we enter the homestretch.  For weeks it has seemed like Alex Sarr and Zaccharie Risacher were …

Pritchard joins Bird, KG in Celtics history with killer Finals shot originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston When Payton Pritchard’s halfcourt heave splashed at the halftime buzzer on Monday night, Celtics fans the world over shared the same thought: “We’re winning this game.” There’s a moment like that in every Finals, the shot that puts an exclamation point on the …

2025 LB Maguire Richman Commits To Kansas State – EMAWOnline PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0ncmEtY29udGFpbmVyIGRpc3Ryb19hZCc+CjxkaXYgY2xh c3M9J3ZpZGVvLWFkLXdyYXBwZXInPgo8c2NyaXB0IGFzeW5jIHNyYz0nLy9j LmpzcmRuLmNvbS9zL2NzLmpzP3A9MjI1NDYnIHR5cGU9J3RleHQvamF2YXNj cmlwdCc+PC9zY3JpcHQ+CjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9J3ZpZGVvLWNvbnRhaW5lcicg aWQ9J2RzX2RlZmF1bHRfYW5jaG9yJz48L2Rpdj4KPC9kaXY+CjwvZGl2PgoK Kevin Fielder • EMAWOnline Publisher Kansas State continued their momentum on the recruiting trail, adding their second Kansas-based commit. On Wednesday, Overland Park (Kans.) Blue Valley outside linebacker Maguire Richman committed to K-State. A three-star prospect, according to Rivals.com, Richman visited K-State last weekend and …

Getty Images Gary Payton II has opted in to the final year of his contract with the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN’s Kendra Andrews. The deadline for Payton to make a decision on his $9.1 million player option was Wednesday, and he will now also have the chance to sign an extension with the Warriors this summer.  Payton is …

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Report: GPII opts into $9.1M Warriors contract for next season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Gary Payton II will return to the Warriors next season. The veteran guard opted into his $9.1 million contract option for the 2024-25 NBA season, ESPN’s Kendra Andrews reported Wednesday, citing sources. Gary Payton II has opted-in to his $9.1 million player option …

1 I went back and forth a dozen times on who to go with at No. 1. Big picture, I’m betting on the uncertainty of this year’s draft class leading to an unsuspecting player winding up as the best pick — and for that player to get taken outside of the top five. Knecht is the choice. Knecht is beating …

Jimmy Butler saved the Miami Heat. It’s easy to forget that now. The Heat are a model organization, after all, and their failures are far rarer than their successes. But Miami had won only one playoff series in the five years since LeBron James left. Their balance sheet was bogged down with pricey contracts given to Hassan Whiteside, Kelly Olynyk, …

2024 NBA mock draft roundup: Latest Celtics first-round pick predictions originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are NBA champions after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals. But while the players are enjoying the spoils of victory, the front office doesn’t have too much time to celebrate because the 2024 NBA Draft is right around …

To contextualize just how uninspiring the top of the 2024 NBA Draft class really is — and to further explain where the real strength of the draft lies, which is somewhere in the mid lottery to the 20s — our prospect capsules and rankings for the 2024 cycle below come bearing a handy-dandy grading system. The system, seen below, is …

Mazzulla: Porzingis ‘overrode’ Celtics medical team to play in Game 5 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Joe Mazzulla’s announcement that Kristaps Porzingis would play without a minutes restriction in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals came as a surprise, considering he had missed the previous two games due to a “rare” leg injury suffered in Game 2. But …

The Detroit Pistons fired coach Monty Williams, the team announced Wednesday. The decision to part ways with Williams now reportedly came at the ownership level. Williams, who was hired last offseason on a then-unprecedented six-year, $78.5 million contract, lasted just one year in his new role with the Pistons. He went 14-68 in a disastrous season that included a 28-game losing …

Zach Edey was the most dominant player in college hoops this past season. He controlled the paint with his 7-foot-4 frame. He averaged 25.2 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in 32 minutes. And he helped lead Purdue to the national championship game, where he scored 37 of the team’s 60 points in a loss to the UConn Huskies, who …

Pascal Siakam and the Indiana Pacers have come to an agreement on a four-year, $189.5 million max contract, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Siakam, who was acquired from the Toronto Raptors in January, played a major role in their run to the Eastern Conference finals. Under the terms of the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement, on the day following the last game …

The NBA’s crop of free agent point guards is deep, but on the surface only. The Philadelphia 76ers aren’t going to let Tyrese Maxey land elsewhere, nor will the Toronto Raptors relinquish Immanuel Quickley when they traded OG Anunoby for him. However, those players are technically on the market, and thus they get included. But fair warning: Things don’t really …

NBC Sports Boston and NBC10 Boston present ‘Banner Day in Boston’: Live coverage of Celtics’ championship parade originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston NEEDHAM, MA, June 19, 2024 – The Boston Celtics have won their 18th NBA Championship, and NBC Sports Boston and NBC10 Boston will deliver the most robust local coverage of the celebration and rolling rally parade on …

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Getty Images The Detroit Pistons are firing coach Monty Williams, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The decision to fire Williams now reportedly came at the ownership level. Williams, who was hired last offseason on a then-unprecedented six-year, $78.5 million contract, lasted just one year in his new role with the Pistons. He went 14-68 in a disastrous season that included …

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‘Mazzulla’ documentary: Inside the unique mind of Celtics coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Joe Mazzulla contains multitudes. The Boston Celtics head coach has a style all to his own: He’s a maniacal competitor who practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu on a regular basis, and he’s a man of deep faith who carries a rosary made of the original Boston Garden …

Go behind the Scenes with NBA Referee Zach Zarba. About the NBA: The NBA is the premier professional basketball league in … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vf1whV6xE0 Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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Shutting everything down in his vicinity, the Time Lord has played a huge role in the Celtics’ defense this regular season and … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWw4QzjwLKc Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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 …