Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer and Senior NBA writer Dan Devine discuss whether the Timberwolves are primed to run back their fantastic season or if the team is due for big changes to get over the hump. Hear the full conversation on “No Cap Room” – part of the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast – and subscribe on Apple …

Former Kansas State standout Arthur Kaluma will reportedly withdraw from the 2024 NBA draft ahead of the early entrant deadline on Wednesday, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN. Kaluma, who played the first two years of his career at Creighton, declared for the draft on April 24 while maintaining his remaining college eligibility. He also entered the transfer portal on …

Troy Weaver is out as the general manager of the Detroit Pistons, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania and James Edwards III.  This news comes eight days after ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Trajan Langdon would leave the New Orleans Pelicans’ front office to become the Pistons’ new president of basketball operations. Detroit hired Weaver away from the Oklahoma City …

College sports traditionalists are in for an awakening when the 2024-25 athletics calendar year gets underway this fall. The latest round of college conference realignment resulted in the collapse of the Pac-12 and the expansion of the four remaining Power 5 Conferences. The SEC and Big Ten were the big winners in the latest round of NCAA realignment, with the …

The Los Angeles Lakers now have a first-round pick that the team can use to add a young prospect or as a trade piece in an effort to add another star player. The New Orleans Pelicans could have taken the Lakers’ first-round pick this year, No. 17 overall, as part of the 2019 Anthony Davis trade. but opted not to …

LAWRENCE — Johnny Furphy has made the choice to remain in the 2024 NBA draft, he announced Wednesday through the Kansas basketball program. Furphy’s decision, which was revealed on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. The Kansas basketball standout emerged as one of the Jayhawks’ best players over the course of …

Check out Jaylen Brown’s best highlights from the 2023-24 NBA Season! Game 1 of the #NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTZ73q0Zki0 Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns doesn’t want to go anywhere, and he believes he’ll be back next season. “I’ve been here nine years,” Towns told reporters after the Timberwolves’ season-ending 124-103 loss against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday. “I would love for the tenure to keep going.” Towns elaborated: “I’m confident …

Alabama basketball forward Jarin Stevenson has made his decision for his future. Stevenson, who was a freshman this past season with the Crimson Tide, will return for a second season with the Crimson Tide, The Tuscaloosa News has learned. He withdrew his name from the NBA Draft before the deadline, joining senior Mark Sears in making that decision. Stevenson reclassified …

Check out Luka Doncic’s best highlights from the 2023-24 NBA Season! Game 1 of the #NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed8OqZ5A0z8 Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Detroit Pistons fired general manager Troy Weaver amid a franchise-record losing skid. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) After a disastrous season, the Detroit Pistons fired general manager Troy Weaver on Friday, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The Pistons finished with a 14-68 record during the regular season, worst in the NBA. The lows of the 2023-24 season included …

Rice Transfer Jordan Dunbar Commits To Kansas State – EMAWOnline PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0ncmEtY29udGFpbmVyIGRpc3Ryb19hZCc+CjxkaXYgY2xh c3M9J3ZpZGVvLWFkLXdyYXBwZXInPgo8c2NyaXB0IGFzeW5jIHNyYz0nLy9j LmpzcmRuLmNvbS9zL2NzLmpzP3A9MjI1NDYnIHR5cGU9J3RleHQvamF2YXNj cmlwdCc+PC9zY3JpcHQ+CjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9J3ZpZGVvLWNvbnRhaW5lcicg aWQ9J2RzX2RlZmF1bHRfYW5jaG9yJz48L2Rpdj4KPC9kaXY+CjwvZGl2PgoK Kevin Fielder • EMAWOnline Publisher Kansas State has added another weapon to their defense. On Friday, Rice cornerback Jordan Dunbar transferred to K-State, a source confirmed to EMAW Online. Dunbar will have two seasons of eligibility remaining. Despite redshirting last season, Dunbar established himself as …

Check out Jayson Tatum’s best highlights from the 2023-24 NBA Season! Game 1 of the #NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3AgSmYvHlU Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Boston Celtics have been without star big man Kristaps Porzingis since Game 4 of their first-round series against the Miami Heat, but he could be back in the fold soon. On Friday, two days after Porzingis pledged to return “soon” on social media, he took part in at least some of Boston’s practice, according to coach Joe Mazzulla. “He’s …

Payton Sandfort is back for one more ride. The 6-foot-7, 215 pound forward decided his heart was still painted black and gold for next season. Faced with a tough decision, Sandfort took to X to announce that he had withdrawn his name from the 2024 NBA draft and would be returning to the Iowa Hawkeyes for his senior season. “This …

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Indiana Pacers v New York Knicks – Game Five A year ago, Bruce Brown played a key role off the bench in Denver’s run to a title and became a fan favorite. However, as he hit free agency, the Nuggets could only offer him a starting salary of $7.8 million this season because of the terms of the CBA. The …

May 29—Twice was nice, but it’s now one and done for the annual in-state hoops rivalry between the UNM Lobos and NMSU Aggies. The schools have agreed to play just once each season as opposed to the home-and-home — one game in the Pit in Albuquerque, one game in the Pan American Center in Las Cruces — which was the …

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LeBron James free agencies tend to be seismic events. His 2010 Decision (capital-D) to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat changed the balance of power between players and teams forever. His 2014 decision (lower case-d) to return to the Cavaliers set up one of the most memorable championships the NBA has ever seen in 2016. His 2018 choice …

May 29—CHAMPAIGN — Coleman Hawkins took as much time as he could to make his NBA draft decision. Nearly all the time he had even though it wasn’t as much as he’d like. The end result? The former Illinois forward is withdrawing from the draft to play one final season of college basketball not in Champaign, The Athletic’s Sham Charania …

Why Jaylen Brown vs. Luka Doncic matchup could be pivotal in NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There are many exciting matchups to watch when the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks square off in the 2024 NBA Finals next Thursday. But there’s one matchup in particular that could help determine which team is hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy …

Missouri State men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin has built a roster from almost scratch with only two players from the 2023-24 season returning since he took over the program in late March. Martin appears to have 13 scholarship players signed or committed for the 2024-25 season. There could be some movement before the fall semester begins around mid-August. Here are …

Getty Images Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Schroder has traded in his basketball shoes for a pair of soccer cleats this offseason. On Wednesday, Schroder made his professional soccer debut with FC Germania Bleckenstedt, which plays in Germany’s sixth division. Schroder, a German native, played 62 minutes in the club’s 5-1 loss to SC Gottingen 05. Despite the result, playing in …

Milan Momcilovic has a vision. It includes a summer of the type of work it takes to improve upon a hugely successful freshman season for the Iowa State men’s basketball team. That means hours in the gym. It means seemingly endless training sessions. It’s months of sweat, sore muscles and not much else. After that summer, though, is a winter …