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Starting Five: Fantasy stars set to decline in second half
This week’s contributors are ESPN Fantasy analysts Joe Kaiser, John Cregan and yours truly, Tom Carpenter. Kaiser: Rajon Rondo, because George Karl’s job is reportedly in jeopardy in Sacramento, and if Karl is fired I don’t see Rondo performing up to the level he has over the first half of the season. Point guards have […]
Continue readingJamal Crawford to Paolo Banchero: Inside the miraculous making of the Seattle-to-NBA pipeline
It’s hardly a scene where you’d expect to see the $50.16 million-deal-wielding budding star of the Orlando Magic. Banchero isn’t rocking the viral purple suit he wore when he became the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft in June. Wearing a loose black hoodie and sweats that disguise his strength, today the 19-year-old […]
Continue reading‘It was great’: LA Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard makes long-awaited return from injury in preseason win over Portland Trail Blazers
In his first game in 15-plus months, Leonard began his return to the court by hitting his first shot from behind the arc before finishing with 11 points and four rebounds in the Clippers’ 102-97 preseason win over the Portland Trail Blazers at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena on Monday night “It was great,” Leonard said […]
Continue readingNBArank 2022: Ranking the best players for 2022-23, from 100 to 26
Where are MVP candidates such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic? What about rookies and young stars ready to take the leap into the upper tier of NBA players? Where is LeBron James, who is entering his 20th season? To get the final NBArank prediction, we asked our expert panel to […]
Continue readingGary Payton II finalizing deal with Portland Trail Blazers; 3-year, $28M deal, sources say
Payton, who spent the past two seasons with the Golden State Warriors, is expected to join the Blazers on a three-year, $28 million deal, sources told ESPN’s Marc J. Spears. The Warriors offered Payton the taxpayer mid-level exception, sources told Spears. Just as Payton has ties to the Bay Area — with his father, Hall […]
Continue readingNets join list of recent superteams that never won a championship
When you’re putting together a championship contender, one rule is paramount — get the best talent you possibly can. You’ll be facing off against the best possible rosters your opponents can assemble, so it’s only logical that you should pack your own team full of stars. Sometimes, the stars align and you can even stack […]
Continue readingGolden State Warriors’ Draymond Green ‘meeting force with force’ with physical play vs. Boston Celtics
“I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I’m going on about my summer and we lost the NBA Finals because we couldn’t meet force with force,” Green said ahead of practice in Boston on Tuesday. “So I think that was just kind of it for me, and understanding that, like I said, that […]
Continue readingNBA Playoffs 2022: Jimmy Butler lifts Miami Heat with a picture-perfect performance
That’s the name for the path from their home court to the locker room that is filled with wall-sized memories of greatness from Miami’s past. Gary Payton’s jumper that started their 2006 Finals comeback. Blood dripping down Udonis Haslem’s face in the fourth quarter of a vital playoff game. LeBron James’ icy stare in the […]
Continue readingOrlando Magic win 2022 NBA draft lottery, followed by Oklahoma City Thunder; Sacramento Kings jump into top 4
Jamahl Mosley was feeling lucky. Heading into Tuesday night’s NBA draft lottery, the Orlando Magic were going to be represented by president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman on stage. But early Tuesday morning, a switch was made because of a feeling Mosley had. So when the lottery took place Tuesday night at Chicago’s McCormick Place […]
Continue readingUp 1-0 in Round 2, Golden State Warriors prepare for ‘the most physical game we play all year’
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As the Golden State Warriors prepare for Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Memphis Grizzlies, there is a particular aspect of the game the Warriors are bracing for: physicality. “It’ll be the most physical game we play all year,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Tuesday morning after shootaround. “We […]
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