Yearly Archives: 2024

Celtics-Mavericks 2024 NBA Finals preview, odds and prediction

Celtics-Mavericks 2024 NBA Finals preview, odds and prediction originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 2024 NBA Finals matchup is set: The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks will square off with the Larry O’Brien Trophy at stake. The Celtics are in the Finals for the second time in three years after going 12-2 in the Eastern Conference playoffs, including a …

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Jaxson Robinson transfers to Kentucky: Ex-BYU guard reunites with Mark Pope, gives Wildcats offensive jolt

USATSI Former BYU guard Jaxson Robinson is transferring to Kentucky for his final season of eligibility after also exploring the NBA’s pre-draft process, CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander confirmed Thursday. UK will be the fourth stop in Robinson’s winding collegiate journey after he began his career at Texas A&M in 2020-21 before playing one season at Arkansas and two for the …

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Gut-wrenching choices, Title IX complications face college athletics in wake of House v. NCAA settlement

DESTIN, Fla. — Thirteen years ago, Trev Alberts was forced to make one of the most difficult decisions in his career.  Nebraska-Omaha’s athletics department was facing severe financial shortfalls, and transitioning sports from Division II to Division I had only compounded the multi-million dollar math problem. As the athletics director, Alberts had two options. “Make draconian cuts or the whole …

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3 Bucks on the Trade Block This Offseason

After an up-and-down start to his NBA career, Pat Connaughton finally came into his own with the Bucks. The ex-Notre Dame wing developed into one of the league’s better 3-and-D bench players during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, averaging 8.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.8 steals, and 1.8 threes made with a 38.5% success rate across 134 games. Unfortunately, Connaughton hasn’t …

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Brook Lopez staying with Bucks

Brook Lopez has agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal to remain with the Milwaukee Bucks, ESPN reports. Lopez averaged 12.5 points and 4.9 rebounds with the Bucks last season while hitting 2.3 3-pointers per game at a career-high 36.5 percent rate. Lopez reinvented his game three seasons ago as a 3-point shooter with the Brooklyn Nets, when he made …

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The cost of Caleb Love’s return for Arizona? Four-star guards Joson Sanon, Jamari Phillips part with Wildcats

Four-star Class of 2024 guards Joson Sanon and Jamari Phillips backed off their respective pledges to Arizona just hours after Pac-12 Player of the Year Caleb Love announced he would be returning for his final season in Tucson on Wednesday.  Sanon, who ranked as the No. 22 player in the 2024 recruiting cycle by 247Sports, had committed to Arizona in …

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Report: Cavs can interview Warriors’ Atkinson for head coach vacancy

Report: Cavs can interview Warriors’ Atkinson for head coach vacancy originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Cleveland Cavaliers appear very interested in Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson for their head-coaching job. The Cavaliers have received permission from the Warriors to interview Atkinson for the vacancy, along with New Orleans Pelicans assistant James Borrego, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday, citing …

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Lakers coaching search: All signs continue to point to JJ Redick, who is already building a staff, per reports

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Clippers announced a five-year contract extension with head coach Ty Lue. The move wasn’t especially surprising, as it had reportedly been in the works for weeks, but it guaranteed that perhaps the one truly proven commodity that the Los Angeles Lakers were interested in to replace Darvin Ham is officially and unequivocally off of the …

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NBA Draft 2024 withdrawal deadline winners and losers: UConn gets a starter back; Memphis star not returning

Wednesday marked the last chance for college basketball players to withdraw from the NBA Draft, and deadline day delivered with some drama as several big names took their decisions down to the wire. But as the dust settled and the 2024 draft pool became crystalized, college basketball as a whole proved to be a winner. Among the big-names opting to …

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Setting expectations for Porzingis’ return in NBA Finals

Setting expectations for Porzingis’ return in NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics hope to get Kristaps Porzingis back for Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals. But even if the star big man is healthy enough to play, it could take time for him to shake off the rust. Porzingis hasn’t played since suffering a …

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