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J.J. Redick inherited the Lakers catch-22 situation: Anthony Davis is by far the Lakers’ best center, but Anthony Davis doesn’t want to play the five full-time. Davis wants to play more next to a traditional center, someone who will absorb more of the physicality. Last season, Davis played 97% of his minutes at center, and the Lakers didn’t change the …

Domantas Sabonis is a prime fantasy basketball target in points leagues. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) When preparing for your fantasy basketball draft, knowing every detail of your league’s settings is important. Depending on the scoring format, some players could have drastically different values. Let’s dive into points leagues to discuss draft strategies and some appealing players to target. Points …

Report: Warriors have interest in Butler ahead of 2025 free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors continue to survey the very top of the NBA trade market. After missing out on acquiring Paul George and Lauri Markkanen in offseason trades, Golden State still might look to add another star player to pair with Steph Curry at …

Dwyane Wade is the greatest Miami Heat player ever. There have been better individual players — LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal — but nobody has mattered more to the Heat franchise, and no player has been there for all the titles, other than Dwyane Wade. He deserves a statue, and he’s getting one outside the Kaseya Center on Oct. 27, with …

SNY’s Ian Begley will be responding to Knicks questions from readers. Here’s the latest… What are your thoughts on Julius Randle and do you think this team has a chance at a championship with him? I believe so, but others disagree. – @EverythinKnicks I have a lot of thoughts on Randle. Here are a few that come to mind: the …

Ramp to Camp: Which C’s players need to step up without Porzingis? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics’ demolition tour didn’t skip a beat last season when Kristaps Porzingis was sidelined. The Celtics posted a 21-4 record (.840 winning percentage) without their 7-foot-2 big man during the regular season, and were 10-2 overall (.833) in the playoffs. …

Glen Taylor has subpoenaed the NBA in the ongoing fight over ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, a rare move that could potentially expose private league communications and financial information to a more public audience. Taylor, the current control owner of the Timberwolves, is locked in a legal battle with Marc Lore and …

AJ Griffin, the No. 16 pick out of Duke in 2022, is “seriously considering” stepping away from basketball at the age of 21. That surprising news came from Shams Charania and Kelly Iko of The Athletic. No reason for him considering this move was given. It’s unclear if this would be permanent or temporary, but it appears it would be …

Henrik Lundqvist knows what New York is like when the city’s teams are thriving and he feels that energy right now. This past season, the Rangers reached the Eastern Conference Final while the Knicks made it to the second round. Both the NHL and NBA playoffs take place at the same time, so the atmosphere at Madison Square Garden was …

Steph confirms how LeBron fueled his Paris Olympics turnaround originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Everyone needs positive words of encouragement, including Steph Curry. The Warriors star was mired in a deep shooting slump during the recently completed 2024 Paris Olympics and he was trying to talk himself out of the cold spell. But it was LeBron James, a …

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 The Athletic’s David Aldridge and the guys kick off the show by talking about Jamal Murray’s 4-year max contract extension with the Denver Nuggets, before wondering if …

Tatum hilariously picks Warriors’ Draymond for WWE wrestler comp originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green will have no shortage of post-NBA opportunities whenever he decides to end his illustrious career. Perhaps the most likely path Green will take after his career ends will be as an NBA analyst, which he already has done on numerous occasions over …

Maine Celtics hire Tyler Lashbrook as new head coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Maine Celtics have a new head coach for the 2024-25 season. On Thursday, the Boston Celtics’ G League affiliate announced Tyler Lashbrook as the 10th head coach in franchise history. Lashbrook will replace Blaine Mueller, who accepted an assistant coaching position with the Charlotte …

Preparation is key to success in fantasy basketball. I gathered industry experts for a 12-team, head-to-head nine-category mock draft to get a peak into current trends, player values, and the nuances of drafting across key statistical categories. Let’s dive in and a special thank you to everyone who participated. [Create or join a Yahoo Fantasy hoops league for the 2024-25 …

Preparation is key to success in fantasy basketball. I gathered industry experts for a 12-team, head-to-head nine-category mock draft to get a peak into current trends, player values, and the nuances of drafting across key statistical categories. Let’s dive in and a special thank you to everyone who participated. The results of the mock draft can be found here. The …

Stephen Curry was given a massive one-year contract extension to stay with the Warriors. Draymond Green is locked in for three more seasons (the same total length as Curry now), and Steve Kerr will also be around. The Warriors have that part of their core locked up. What about the youth movement? What about Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody, who …

For the first time in years, the Knicks appear to be entering a new season with an established identity. Opposing players and fans are well aware that when New York comes up on the calendar they should expect a bruising effort, a fight on the glass, and tough defense. But one facet of the game not so closely associated with …

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson made WNBA history on Wednesday night. Wilson, early in Vegas’ 86-75 win over Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, broke the league’s single-season scoring record. Wilson entered the night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis 11 points shy of the record, and it didn’t take her long to get there. Wilson, after the Aces fell …

It became one of the stories out of Team USA’s run to gold at the Paris Olympics — Tyrese Haliburton reportedly was trying to recruit other stars to join him on the Indiana Pacers. Haliburton owned that appearing on ESPN’s Pat McAfee show, but also said it was blown way out of proportion because everybody was recruiting everybody (hat tip …

Less than a week after the NBA gave then Suns owner Robert Sarver an underwhelming “slap on the wrist” — a one-year suspension and a $10 million fine — after a report uncovered nearly 18 years of racist and misogynistic behavior as a team owner, the Phoenix Suns hired a program manager of diversity, equity and inclusion to help turn …

Ramp to Camp: What more can Jayson Tatum add to his game? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jayson Tatum has always been pretty good with predictions. Over the summer he shared an essay he wrote in the fourth grade in which he essentially laid out his future as an NBA champion and Olympic gold medalist. During an appearance on …

Tatum makes confident NBA Finals and MVP predictions on ‘The Tonight Show’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s been a golden summer for Jayson Tatum. The Boston Celtics superstar earned his first NBA championship and second Olympic gold medal, signed the largest contract in NBA history, was named the cover athlete for “NBA 2K25” and unveiled the third edition …

Alex Sarr took an unconventional route to becoming an NBA lottery draft pick. The Washington Wizards forward starred for the National Basketball League’s Perth Wildcats before he was selected second overall in the NBA draft in June. Before his time in Australia, the big man from Toulouse, France, spent two years playing for Overtime Elite, an Atlanta-based league which pays …

It’s been seven and a half years since the Blake Griffin-led Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Carmelo Anthony-led New York Knicks, 119-115, at Madison Square Garden. Griffin and Anthony are now retired from the NBA. Yet their Feb. 8, 2017, game lives on through federal litigation in the Southern District of New York. More from Sportico.com That’s because it was …

In what has been a historic, record-setting WNBA season, A’Ja Wilson has topped them all. With a free throw line jumper just before halftime, Wilson scored her 941 point this season, moving past Jewell Loyd for the WNBA’s all-time single-season scoring record (a record Loyd set last year). In a season of spiked interest in the WNBA, Wilson has proven …