Yearly Archives: 2024

Luka Doncic gives initial thoughts on facing Celtics in NBA Finals

Luka Doncic gives initial thoughts on facing Celtics in NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 2024 NBA Finals matchup between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks features plenty of star power. It includes two first-team All-NBA players in Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Mavs guard Luka Doncic. Celtics guard Jaylen Brown and Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving are …

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Tennessee basketball offers 2025 power forward Nikolas Khamenia

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2025 power forward prospect Nikolas Khamenia. “Excited to announce that I have received an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Khamenia said. The 6-foot-8, 215-pound four-star power forward prospect is from Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles, California. Khamenia ranks as the No. 36 prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as the No. …

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Are Kings seriously playing hardball with Mike Brown? 2023 Coach of the Year wants $10M annually, per report

Are the Sacramento Kings serious? One day after Los Angeles Cilppers coach Tyronn Lue signed a contract extension reportedly worth about $70 million over five years, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that the Kings have offered coach Mike Brown an extension worth $21 million over three years, with bonuses that could bump that number to $27 million. Brown wants around …

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Wisconsin offers three-star class of 2025 forward from Massachusetts

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team offered Ryder Frost, a three-star class of 2025 forward from Beverly, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound athlete is considered a small forward and has drawn plenty of attention from college programs. To this point, Frost has received 20 Division 1 offers, including from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin from within the Big Ten. …

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UCF hoops signs La Salle transfer forward Rokas Jocius

UCF basketball has added La Salle transfer forward Rokas Jocius to next season’s roster. The 6-foot-10 Jocius played two seasons with the Explorers, averaging 6.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in 61 games. He connected on 54% of his shots from the field and 39% of his 3-point attempts. “Rokas is a great young man that our fans and community will …

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LOOK: Luka Doncic’s beer gets stolen right out of his hand by Mavericks exec Michael Finley during celebration

Michael Finley recorded quite a few steals during his 17-year NBA career. However, Finley may have recorded his most impressive theft during the Dallas Mavericks’ locker room celebration after the team clinched their spot in the NBA Finals. As the team was celebrating in the locker room, Doncic was drinking a beer while standing alongside his father, Sasa. Out of …

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Dribble Handoff: Coleman Hawkins, Mark Sears, Hunter Sallis among the best 2024 NBA Draft withdrawal decisions

The deadline for players to make their stay-or-go NBA Draft decisions passed Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. ET, bringing clarity to both the draft pool and a handful of 2024-25 college basketball rosters. While several of those who withdrew from the draft still must decide on their transfer destinations for the season ahead, we are one step closer to having a …

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Bulls mailbag: Assessing Zach LaVine’s trade market, potential draft targets

Bulls mailbag: Assessing Zach LaVine’s trade market, potential draft targets originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich It’s always a bit odd covering a non-playoff team. Granted, stuff bubbles up—assistant coaching changes, the NBA Draft Combine descending upon Chicago, postseason hardware. But for close to two months, as the NBA playoffs are staged, the …

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Former Illinois basketball star withdraws from NBA draft, will transfer to another college

Coleman Hawkins has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will not return to Illinois for his final year of eligibility, according to reports from The Athletic on Wednesday night. The 6-foot-10 forward will “transfer to a new program,” according to Shams Charania, who said Hawkins is “expected to be among the highest-paid NIL college basketball players” and will use his …

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NBA Replay Center Video

The NBA today announced that the league will open a new, state-of-the-art NBA Replay Center beginning with the first game of … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP3fkfOZHEg Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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Kyrie addresses ‘rough time’ in Boston ahead of Finals vs. Celtics

Kyrie addresses ‘rough time’ in Boston ahead of Finals vs. Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s been half a decade since Kyrie Irving last played for the Boston Celtics. But when the team you spurned five years ago is the only thing standing between you and a championship, it’s going to be a storyline. Irving’s Dallas Mavericks set …

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State Of The Depth Chart: Linebackers

The linebacker room this year welcomes back some old faces, with the return of Austin Moore, Desmond Purnell, and Austin Romaine, who all had large contributions this past season. They also lose some key components in Daniel Green and Jake Clifton. Green tore his pectoral muscle against Missouri last season and missed the season, and ran out of eligibility after …

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The NBA Loser Lineup: Expect to pay an early 2nd-round fantasy pick for Anthony Edwards next season

Welcome to “The Loser Lineup,” where we delve into what teams eliminated from playoff contention must do to elevate their fantasy basketball game. As each team’s postseason dreams come to an end, it’s time for these organizations to strategize, rebuild and reinvigorate their rosters for a shot at redemption next season. Join us as we explore the pivotal moves and …

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Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope: Transfer portal news, 2024 roster, targets, recruits by top UK insiders

The Kentucky Wildcats are one of the most storied programs in college basketball. That’s why the hiring of Mark Pope sent shockwaves following John Calipari’s departure after Kentucky failed to make it past the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. The Wildcats haven’t won a national championship since 2012, but fans are hoping Pope can …

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Karl-Anthony Towns on future with Timberwolves: ‘I’m confident I’ll be able to be here with my brothers’

The best Minnesota Timberwolves season in 20 years came to an end Thursday night with a 124-103 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Now will come the reality of trying to keep a competitive team together under the current NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Timberwolves have nearly $193 million in salary committed for …

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Schools in basketball-centric face leagues face different economic challenges with NCAA settlement

Bernadette McGlade leads an Atlantic 10 Conference built around basketball and focused on getting multiple bids to the NCAA men’s tournament much more than anything tied to big-time football. Yet her league is among dozens conferences and scores of schools that will feel the impact from the NCAA and major college conferences approving a $2.8 billion settlement of federal antitrust …

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