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The 16 best 16th picks ever in the NBA draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia With the NBA draft coming up next Wednesday and Thursday, the Sixers own the 16th and 41st overall picks. After our look back at the top 41st selections in NBA history, here’s a rundown of the 16 best players ever taken at No. 16 …

Getty The Boston Celtics are celebrating their recent NBA title victory with a championship parade in the city. Before the parade even got underway, Celtics star Jayson Tatum decided to stir the pot a bit. While being interviewed by former Celtics big man Brian Scalabrine, Tatum was asked if the Celtics’ series against the Miami Heat was any sweeter due to …

Report: Warriors still see Looney in next season’s plans originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It appears the Warriors plan on retaining one of their longtime core players for the 2024-25 NBA season: Kevon Looney. Looney recently has been a subject of trade and release speculation, but the only team of his nine-year NBA career reportedly will retain him, …

The NBA Draft hasn’t even arrived yet and a handful of top Philadelphia 76ers are already seemingly off of the table. On Thursday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that their interest in Paul George had waned in recent days. Kyle Neubeck of PHLY Sports reported that the 76ers aren’t interested in pursuing Zach LaVine either.  Though he isn’t a star, …

Udonis Haslem responds to Jayson Tatum’s shot at Miami originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jayson Tatum couldn’t turn down the opportunity to troll the Miami Heat before the Boston Celtics’ championship parade on Friday. Predictably, his comment didn’t sit well with longtime Heat big man Udonis Haslem. After defeating the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA …

NBA: Playoffs-Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings It will be weird to see Klay Thompson in another uniform next season, but that seems increasingly likely. On the heels of reports that Orlando is only offering Thompson two years comes news that’s more than is on the table right now from Golden State — there is no offer, reports Anthony Slater …

Jayson Tatum trolls Miami before Celtics’ duck boat parade in Boston originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are no strangers to having a good time in Miami. Shortly after the Celtics won their 18th championship with a 2024 NBA Finals triumph over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday at TD Garden, the team boarded a flight with the …

New Orleans Pelicans v Oklahoma City Thunder – Game One Josh Giddey felt like the odd man out during the Thunder’s playoff run. While he had some quality games in the sweep of the Pelicans — including 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting and eight rebounds in Game 3 — he ended up a bad matchup against Dallas. Giddey was targeted …

We are now just four days away from the 2024 NBA Draft. The Knicks finished the regular season as the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 50-32 record and they own two first-round picks in this year’s draft, thanks to the Kristaps Porzingis trade with the Mavericks. Team president Leon Rose will have plenty of options with the …

Klay Thompson has watched his Golden State Warriors pay Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins over the past few offseasons. Jordan Poole also got a hefty contract extension before ultimately getting dealt to the Washington Wizards. All four of those players signed deals worth at least $100 million. Thompson, to date, is not known to have been offered even …

Report: Klay could seek new start with Warriors contract talks ‘frozen’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Klay Thompson suiting up for another NBA franchise — a day Warriors fans never would have seen coming at the height of Golden State’s dynasty — now appears closer than ever. Even if the Warriors extend a competitive offer to Thompson, it’s …

Trae Young was the toast of Atlanta only three years ago. In his third season, he took the Hawks to the Eastern Conference Finals, and were it not for an untimely injury, he may well have taken them to the top of the mountain. At that point, it looked as though the Hawks had found a franchise player for the …

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – Second Round – Brooklyn With five days to go before the NBA draft, we usually have a very good idea of what will happen at the top of the board. A year ago we knew Victor Wembanyama was going first to the Spurs, and while there was a lot of discussion about the order it …

LeBron James is expected to opt out of the final year of his current contract with the Los Angeles Lakers and become an unrestricted free agent, according to Dan Woike of The LA Times. According to Woike, the sense is that he will ultimately elect to remain with the Lakers in the end.  However, by becoming an unrestricted free agent, …

New Lakers coach JJ Redick has never coached the game beyond the youth level. (Phelan M. Ebenhack / Associated Press) The Lakers hiring JJ Redick as head coach validates the scholarly thinking that the only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. Ron Yukelson San Luis Obispo :: Why would LeBron James agree to let JJ …

Let’s start with some math: Five teams have won an NBA championship since 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers are one of them, yet they are now on their third coach over that time span with the hiring of JJ Redick. Frank Vogel won a title, then got fired. Darvin Ham made the conference finals, then got fired. Now Redick parachutes …

Report: Magic only willing to offer Klay, free agents short-term deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area One of Warriors legend Klay Thompson’s realistic, potential suitors might not offer him the enticing free-agent contract he wants. The Orlando Magic will be prioritizing short-term contracts when negotiating — with star and high-end role players alike — during free agency, which …

Thursday’s trade between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Chicago Bulls that sent Alex Caruso west and Josh Giddey north marked the unofficial beginning of trade season in the NBA. The draft is less than a week away, free agency will come soon after, and now teams are beginning to seriously engage on the moves that will ultimately set up the …

Celtics 2024 championship parade: Live updates and best moments originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Head coach Joe Mazzulla has already started preparing for the 2024-25 season. But for a majority of the 2023-24 Boston Celtics, it’s time to celebrate. The Celtics are holding their championship parade in Boston on Friday, capping off a week that began with them defeating …

Yahoo Sports Senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer explains why there will be a ‘lot to learn’ for the first time head coach as JJ Redick becomes the 29th head coach in franchise history. View more Video Transcript The Lakers have finally hired ESPN analyst and 14 year NBA veteran JJ Reddick to be the next head coach in Los Angeles. …

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 …

Philadelphia 76ers v Sacramento Kings Malik Monk could have waited to see if a cap space team offered more money or a starting role. Instead, he has chosen to stay in Sacramento. Monk has agreed to a four-year, $78 million contract extension to stay in Sacramento, a story broken by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The fourth year is a player …

A new title: How Tatum and Brown rewrote their legacies in Boston originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston We met them 11 years ago this month, even though we didn’t know their names. All we knew then, in June 2013, was that Danny Ainge and the Celtics traded away a couple of champions, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, for a …

Yahoo Sports NBA draft analyst Krysten Peek and The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor break down a pair of prospects who stock is on the move with the 2024 NBA Draft less than a week away. View more Video Transcript I think in this year’s draft class where there’s so much uncertainty around some of the, you know, the younger, you know, …

2024 NBA Finals – Game Two J.J. Redick will be the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers That’s both expected yet still surprising. Redick’s name popped up as a potential candidate from the moment Darvin Ham was fired (and, in speculative circles, even before Ham was fired). He’s been the clear frontrunner through most of the process, except …