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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 …

This is a rough way to start the season in New Orleans. Wing Trey Murphy III has suffered a right hamstring strain and is out for at least three weeks (and likely longer), the team announced. The #Pelicans announced today that forward Trey Murphy III has been diagnosed with a right hamstring strain. An MRI taken today confirmed the injury, …

Brown excited for ‘awesome’ preseason matchup between Celtics, Nuggets originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics will begin their 2024-25 preseason schedule in style Friday with the first of two games against the Denver Nuggets in Abu Dhabi. It’s a matchup between the last two NBA champions. The Nuggets won their first ever championship in 2023 over the …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie On this episode of the Good Word with Goodwill, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill is joined by Yahoo Sports WNBA/college basketball/NBA analyst Isis “Ice” Young. The two of them kick off the show by reacting to the big news of the week, that the …

Kerr details unique collaboration process for new-look Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAIE, Hawaii – Chaos is how Steve Kerr best describes the start of his first training camp as Warriors head coach in 2014. The ball was flying all over the gym and there were too many turnovers to count as the first-time head coach tried …

Steph shared adorable bonding moment with GP2’s young nephew originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s no secret that Steph Curry is a kid at heart, as evidenced by his celebrations and acrobatic antics on the court. Before his viral “night night” gesture took the world by storm, it was the Curry Shimmy that was synonymous with the Warriors …

Bruce Brown. Jeff Green. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. How many Jenga pieces can Nuggets management pull out before the entire Nikola Jokic era collapses? Okay, “collapse” is an overstatement, this team is still a title contender, but their margin for error is smaller. Much smaller. The Nuggets still have the best player on the planet in Jokic, he’s a walking 50+ wins …

With Knicks training camp underway in Charleston, S.C., Karl-Anthony Towns addressed members of the media for the first time since the blockbuster trade that sent him from Minnesota to New York. “Shocked,” Towns said when asked about his reaction to the trade, via The Athletic’s James L. Edwards. “Maybe the word flabbergasted is more correct, but shocked.” It’s hard to …

Many managers willingly punt a particular statistical category while building their teams. With that in mind, we’ve put together a guide offering some advice on each of the nine major categories ahead of the 2024-25 season. Last season’s data courtesy of Basketball Monster 2024-25 Punt Rankings courtesy of Rotoworld Punt Assists The decision to punt assists usually boosts the value …

Draymond takes pride in laying foundation for future Warriors success originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Whether the Warriors win another championship during the 2024-25 NBA season, or whether it’s five, 10 or 15 years from now, Draymond Green believes his fingerprints will be all over the organization’s next title — whether he’s playing or not. That’s because he …