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Warriors camp takeaways: Knox building on strong Summer League showing originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAIE, Hawaii – Warriors training camp on the BYU-Hawaii campus concluded Friday in front of nearly 500 students and Hawaiin kids, as well as active military members, watching the end of a full-court scrimmage where players were divided into three groups. Here are …

Why McNair is unfazed Kings didn’t upgrade on defense this offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Contrary to popular belief, Kings general manager Monte McNair believes his team will continue to make strides defensively. At the start of training camp, McNair entertained the idea that his team lacked defensive improvements over the offseason, during which Sacramento landed six-time …

SNY’s Ian Begley will be responding to Knicks questions from readers. Here’s the latest… Do you know if trading MitchRob for Trey Murphy is somehow a possibility? – @bballgypsy I don’t think it is. The Pelicans have been signaling for a while that they value Murphy III highly and see him as a vital part of the future. So it would be surprising to …

2024 NBA Finals – Boston Celtics v Dallas Mavericks Dante Exum, who battled through a plantar injury last season to become a trusted part of the Mavericks’ rotation, is out again, this time with a wrist injury. The Mavericks announced the right wrist injury, but it was Shams Charania of The Athletic who filled in the details that this is …

Kuminga details how Draymond relationship evolved in three Warriors seasons originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jonathan Kuminga enters his fourth Warriors season having built a strong relationship with teammate Draymond Green. Kuminga has received lots of on-court advice from Green, a 13-year veteran and four-time NBA champion, but the two always connect outside of work, too. Kuminga, in …

Kuminga shares 2024-25 season approach amid Warriors contract talks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jonathan Kuminga won’t let his Warriors contract uncertainty affect his approach to the 2024-25 NBA season. Kuminga is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and although extension negotiations between his camp and the Warriors began in July, a deal has yet to …

Payton Pritchard worked on these skills during summer workouts originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Payton Pritchard was the Boston Celtics’ best player in Friday’s preseason opener against the Denver Nuggets in Abu Dhabi. The Celtics point guard led the team with 21 points, six assists and six 3-pointers made, along with four rebounds in 24 minutes of playing time …

Jaylen Brown puts team first in response to star duo question originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum form arguably the NBA’s best duo, but it was a total team effort on their road to Banner 18. Brown emphasized that point after the Boston Celtics’ win over the Denver Nuggets in Friday’s preseason opener in Abu …

Patrick Ewing is back with the Knicks. Where he belongs. Not as a player — New York could use some depth at center, but not THAT badly — but in the newly created role of basketball ambassador, where he will work with both basketball and business operations. “As I said the day my number 33 jersey lifted into the rafters …

Why Podz believes Melton could be GP2’s defensive ‘twin’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Gary Payton II might have a “twin” teammate on defense this season. Well, at least that’s what Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski believes will be the case with the addition of guard De’Anthony Melton, who signed a one-year, $12.8 million contract in July. Recently, Melton, …

Celtics-Nuggets takeaways: ‘Preseason P’ returns in C’s win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics picked up where they left off with a win over the Denver Nuggets in their preseason opener in Abu Dhabi. Denver started hot and took a seven-point lead into halftime, but Boston found its groove defensively over the final two …

LeBron James, posing for photos with his son, Bronny, left, during media day, will not play in the Lakers’ preseason opener Friday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Bronny James is ready for his NBA preseason debut. And like every other basketball game he’s ever played, LeBron James will be watching. The Lakers’ 39-year-old star will not play in …

The NBA has fired another salvo against a longtime broadcast partner whose impending divorce from the league has spawned a major legal battle. The NBA on Wednesday filed a brief urging New York Judge Joel M. Cohen to dismiss TBS and Warner Bros. Discovery’s breach of contract lawsuit. The brief responds to a recent filing by the plaintiffs in which …

Rich Paul was doing what agents do, trying to steer his client where he wanted to go with the Lakers, and reportedly had been telling other teams, “If you draft him, he’ll play in Australia rather than for you.” It worked, Bronny James stayed on the board until pick the No. 55, when the Lakers selected him. However, the Warriors …

Herbert Jones is awesome. As a rookie, he forced his way into the starting lineup, despite having been drafted almost 20 picks behind teammate and fellow wing defender Trey Murphy just three months earlier. A former second-round pick, Jones has finished as a top-100 fantasy producer in each of his first three seasons. The much-hyped 2021 draft class has been …

Fantasy basketball season is here, and managers can decide whether to play in a Points league or a Category League. In Points leagues, all stats are totaled, and a player’s final score is his combination of points, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks, less his number of turnovers. In Category leagues, a player’s performance is measured against the rest of the …

Report: Warriors didn’t draft Bronny to ‘respect’ LeBron’s wishes originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Monte Poole and Dalton Johnson at 5 p.m. PT Friday, live from training camp in Hawaii, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. It appears the Warriors did their Southern …

Joel Embiid is a competitor, he doesn’t like being told he needs to sit out a game for rest. What he likes less is missing 39 games during the regular season, not being healthy for the playoffs, and getting bounced in the first round despite an epic effort through a sore knee. He doesn’t like always battling through nagging injuries …

(Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports Illustration) The 2024-25 NBA season is here! We’re breaking down the biggest questions, best- and worst-case scenarios, and fantasy outlooks for all 30 teams. Enjoy! LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 2023-24 finish Offseason moves Additions: Derrick Jones Jr., Nicolas Batum, Kris Dunn, Kevin Porter Jr., Mo Bamba, Cameron Christie Subtractions: Paul George, Russell Westbrook, Mason Plumlee, Daniel Theis, Brandon …

(Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports Illustration) The 2024-25 NBA season is here! We’re breaking down the biggest questions, best- and worst-case scenarios, and fantasy outlooks for all 30 teams. Enjoy! CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 2023-24 finish Offseason moves Additions: Head coach Kenny Atkinson, Jaylon Tyson, JT Thor, Luke Travers Subtractions: Head coach JB Bickerstaff, Marcus Morris, Damian Jones, Isaiah Mobley Complete roster The Big …

Patrick Ewing during the first half of the NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden Sunday, March 31, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing is returning to the organization where he began his Hall of Fame basketball career. The Knicks announced on Friday that Ewing will become a basketball ambassador for the franchise …

Pat’s back. The Knicks have hired Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing as a basketball ambassador for the 2024-25 season. Ewing is expected to be involved with players, coaches and executives in the new role. The move is a homecoming for Ewing, who played 15 years with the Knicks and helped build them into a top Eastern Conference contender in the …

For Sixers rookie Jared McCain, camp and preseason may truly matter originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The month or so leading up to the first game that counts aren’t very consequential for many NBA veterans. Yes, it’s important that Joel Embiid ramps up smoothly, Paul George gains comfort with his new team and Tyrese Maxey keeps honing his playmaking. …

Warriors camp takeaways: Kerr pleased by players’ conditioning originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAIE, Hawaii – Building blocks continue to grow and be stacked upon one another at Warriors training camp on the BYU-Hawaii campus. Golden State scrimmaged Thursday, but didn’t go full court during practice after doing so the day prior. Coach Steve Kerr is “really happy” …

It was a little unclear exactly how Julius Randle would fit in with the ‘Nova Knicks — his old-school, bully-ball style of play was not a hand-in-glove fit with those guys. While we also can wonder exactly how he fits next to Rudy Gobert while Antony Edwards wants to drive to the rim, Randle is excited to find out. In …