With the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA draft, the Orlando Magic selected Duke forward Paolo Banchero. The move came as something of a surprise, given that Banchero never met with the Magic and the consensus around the league was that Auburn’s Jabari Smith Jr. would be headed to Orlando. Instead, it was Banchero […]
Continue readingThe Philadelphia 76ers are trading the No. 23 pick from Thursday night’s NBA draft and small forward Danny Green to the Memphis Grizzlies for shooting guard De’Anthony Melton, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Memphis will get the rights to guard David Roddy, sources said. Philadelphia selected him at No. 23 out of Colorado State. Melton […]
Continue readingThe Oklahoma City Thunder began a busy first round by taking Gonzaga center Chet Holmgren with the second pick, then acquired 11th pick Ousmane Dieng of France in a trade with the New York Knicks and took Santa Clara’s Jalen Williams at No. 12. Auburn forward Jabari Smith Jr. went No. 3 overall to the […]
Continue readingThe NBA Finals wrapped up only a few days ago, but The Association’s calendar stops for no one. This week, the next generation of players will be welcomed into the league when the Orlando Magic begin the 2022 NBA draft Thursday night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. From there, free agency and summer league will follow, […]
Continue readingBut, just for a moment, he let himself escape the present. He didn’t look forward, though. He looked back. Three years ago Monday, Thompson tore his ACL in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. He didn’t know it at the time, but that ended up being the last game he would […]
Continue reading“I’ll never forget it,” says Donovan, Horford’s coach at the University of Florida who is now in charge of the Chicago Bulls. Donovan was deep into a recruiting battle to sign Horford — then a leading prospect out of Michigan — and went to watch him play in the Adidas Big Time Tournament in Las […]
Continue readingCAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers announced that forward Danny Green tore the anterior cruciate ligament and lateral cruciate ligament in his left knee in Philadelphia’s season-ending loss in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Miami Heat on Thursday night. Green was injured when 76ers superstar Joel Embiid crashed into him in […]
Continue readingHarris just got to the heart of the matter when asked about James Harden‘s 31-point night, including 16 of the Sixers’ 27 points in the decisive fourth quarter. “What we need him to do on a nightly basis is what he does,” Harris said in a raspy voice. “Just be solid for us and pick […]
Continue readingMIAMI — After dropping their first two games on the shores of Biscayne Bay to open up this Eastern Conference semifinal against the Heat without superstar big man Joel Embiid, one question looms over the Philadelphia 76ers as the series shifts back to the City of Brotherly Love for Game 3 Friday night: Will Embiid […]
Continue readingAfter a thrilling opening round of the NBA playoffs that saw the NBA-best Phoenix Suns getting tested by the New Orleans Pelicans and their trio of unheralded rookies, Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks sending the Utah Jazz into an uncertain offseason and the Boston Celtics breaking out the brooms against the league’s preseason title […]
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