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Warriors apply logical draft strategy with championship clock ticking originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – There are hundreds of examples, in every major professional sport, of draft-day misjudgment, of flowery self-flattery that in a matter of months turns to regret and, often, an executive losing his job. So, the Warriors on Thursday utilized their limited options …

Why Kerr knows every way Steph ‘fits perfectly’ into Team USA originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steve Kerr still remembers sitting in his new Oakland office a few months after being named the Warriors’ head coach in 2014, watching his backcourt of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson take home gold for Team USA at the FIBA Basketball World …

Getty Images The 2024 NBA offseason has officially begun after the Boston Celtics finished off the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals on Monday night. Unlike previous years, the league’s new collective bargaining agreement states that teams are allowed to negotiate with their own players right after the final game of the season.This applies to any player who’s set to hit …

The NBA Draft is in the books and while the 30 NBA franchises prep their new young additions for Summer League in Las Vegas, a slew of big-name NBA veterans could be on the move in free agency. The 2024 class is headlined by the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, LeBron James, who just posted the best numbers in league history …

DJ Burns will get a chance to make the Cavaliers. (Photo by Brett Wilhelm/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) DJ Burns has gone from NCAA tournament hero to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Summer League team. The N.C. State big man went unselected in the 2024 NBA Draft, which concluded with the second round Thursday. Not long after, he was reported by cleveland.com’s …

Immanuel Quickley dribbles during the second half of a game at the Scotiabank Arena on April 7, 2024, in Toronto. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) Restricted free agent guard Immanuel Quickley has agreed to terms on a five-year, $175 million contract with the Toronto Raptors, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 25th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Quickley spent …

Clippers star Paul George has until Saturday to exercise the $48.7-million option on his contract as the two sides have been unable to work out a contract extension. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press) The biggest news for the Clippers on Thursday wasn’t the drafting of Minnesota guard Cam Christie in the second round at No. 46, but the uncertainty of …

Bronny James was finally selected in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday. His name wasn’t called until pick No. 55 by the Los Angeles Lakers, thanks to Rich Paul clearing the way, and now he gets to join his father, LeBron James, as the fourth father-son duo to be teammates on a major professional sports tram. …

No league does the offseason like the NBA. The Association gave us the first two-day draft just over a week after the Finals ended, and now we can look ahead to free agency, which is just days away. The NBA’s free agency period begins Sunday, June 30 at 6:00 p.m ET, and we’re in for an exciting flurry of moves. …

By Raphielle Johnson The 2024 NBA Draft has concluded, and there was no shortage of trades on Day 2. For that reason, the Round 2 grades will focus on which team ultimately landed the player instead of which team selected them. Players such as Johnny Furphy, Kyle Filipowski, and Tyler Kolek remained on the board despite being given first-round projections …

Bronny James sits on the bench during a game between USC and Eastern Washington in November. Bronny ultimately stands to pay the steepest price with the Lakers’ decision to draft him on Thursday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) It’s historical, it’s heartwarming, it’s the brightest of headlines for a franchise desperately in need of some good news. But it’s …

2024 NBA Draft Jalen Brunson. Nikola Jokic. Draymond Green. Every year, quality players — and a few stars — fall into the second round of the NBA Draft. Last season, 52 players drafted in the second round touched the court in an NBA game. There are quality players to be found, there are steals to be made. Who were the …

The 2024 NBA Draft is complete, and 60 new players have joined the Association. I covered the fantasy winners and losers from Round 1, and now, I’ll discuss my favorite picks from the second round, including Bronny James, who unsurprisingly went to the Lakers. I don’t expect any of these players to be fantasy-relevant now, but we’ll see what the …

Getty Images Jimmy Butler is not planning to sign an extension with the Miami Heat or any team that might trade for him ahead of his potential 2025 free agency, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Butler will instead play out the 2024-25 season hoping to have a big enough year to earn a major payday next summer, when he …

Where Podz wants to improve before his second Warriors season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandin Podziemski is ready to build on his powerful Warriors rookie campaign with an even better second season. The Santa Clara product, who the Warriors selected No. 19 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, proved he can space the floor offensively, comfortably switch …

The Phoenix Suns entered last season with championship expectations. They were ultimately swept out of the first round after a 49-win regular season. Historically speaking, it is fairly rare for a team to make a jump from there to a championship in the next season. Since 1980, only six teams have won fewer than 50 games in one season, only …

NBA draft grades: How experienced No. 52 pick Post fits Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors two hours before the start of the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft, seemingly sent the No. 52 overall pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder to acquire veteran guard Lindy Waters III. Warriors general manager Mike …

2024 NBA Draft – Round Two “I feel like the only way to handle the nepotism thing — which definitely gives you massive advantages in this life — is, you will get chances for free, but the chances will not be infinite. So you have to keep working and do a good job. If you do a bad job, the …

Brad Stevens explains why C’s drafted Baylor Scheierman, Anton Watson originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 2024 NBA Draft is in the books, and it was a unique experience for Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. His selection of Creighton wing Baylor Scheierman at 30th overall marked his first time using a first-round pick since taking over …

The Denver Nuggets are working towards signing Jamal Murray to a four-year, $209 million contract extension, per ESPN. Murray was entering the final year of his contract with the upcoming season, and by agreeing to a deal now, it avoids the risk of Murray becoming an unrestricted free agent next summer. Since being drafted by the Nuggets with the seventh …

Podz details where his unwavering confidence comes from originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Second-year Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski exudes confidence. The 21-year-old walks the walk and talks the talk, and sometimes, he does a little too much to tick off his Golden State teammates — playfully. But when you replace Klay Thompson in Steve Kerr’s hard-to-crack starting lineup …

Bronny James is, in many ways, the quintessential addition of the post-2020 championship Los Angeles Lakers. Think of all of the big names they’ve added to the roster since then. The ill-fated Andre Drummond signing of 2021. The Russell Westbrook disaster that followed. Minimum signings like Carmelo Anthony and DeAndre Jordan. Reunions with aging champions Rajon Rondo and Dwight Howard. …

Report: Defensive star Beekman, Warriors agree to two-way contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors and former Virginia Cavaliers guard Reece Beekman agreed to a two-way contract shortly after the conclusion of the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported, citing sources. Virginia’s Reece Beekman has agreed to a two-way NBA deal with the …

Bronny and LeBron James are poised to make history after the Los Angeles Lakers selected LeBron James’ eldest son, Bronny, with the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday. It would be the first time that a father-son duo has played on the same team in the NBA. The James family’s achievement isn’t the first instance of fathers …

Dunleavy, Warriors willing to trade youngsters for right player originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Though the Warriors have long resisted the notion of making Jonathan Kuminga available in trade, that stance lost some of its power Thursday afternoon. Kuminga and fellow members of Golden State’s young core – Trayce Jackson-Davis, Moses Moody and Brandin Podziemski …