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Lowe’s NBA All-Stars: 24 players plus the biggest debates
A refresher: • I start from scratch and ignore the fan vote. It’s more fun to pick all 12 spots. • I follow the same rules as fans, media and players in selecting starters: two guards and three frontcourt players. (I have an official ballot for starters.) Coaches have greater positional flexibility picking seven reserves. […]
Continue readingGiannis Antetokounmpo advises Zion Williamson ‘don’t rush the process’
PARIS — The NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player has simple advice for the player many are viewing as a future MVP after his show-stopping debut. “Don’t rush the process,” was the message that Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo sent to Zion Williamson on Thursday from Paris. The 19-year-old made his highly anticipated NBA debut for […]
Continue readingAdam Silver dishes on NBA Cup, games in Paris
The idea was first floated in 2016 but has gained traction in recent months with a proposal to cut the regular season to 78 games to make room for an in-season tournament. Ahead of Friday’s Milwaukee Bucks-Charlotte Hornets game in Paris, Silver told ESPN.com that whatever format emerges should be granted a berth over multiple […]
Continue readingHow to watch Zion Williamson: Best moves, big games and expectations
Zion Williamson’s NBA debut with the New Orleans Pelicans is here. Williamson’s surgery to fix the meniscus in his right knee happened on Oct. 21, the day before the Pelicans opened the 2019-20 season against the Toronto Raptors. The original timeline for Williamson was six-to-eight weeks, which would have put his return in early-to-mid December. […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Pelicans hope Ball’s rise won’t be brief
Since becoming a starting-lineup fixture just before Christmas, Ball has impressively produced 15.5 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 7.9 APG, 2.8 3PG, and 1.7 combined blocks and steals during this 13-game sample of statistical success. Those in keeper and dynasty formats have found a post-hype gem in Ball, while the Pelicans can clearly lay claim to one […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings Week 14: Risers and fallers at the halfway point
Our biggest risers this week? The New Orleans Pelicans, who are expected to debut star rookie Zion Williamson on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs. Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Andre’ Snellings, Royce Young and Bobby Marks and The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears) is ranking all 30 teams from top to […]
Continue readingMiami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder are benefiting from Chris Paul staying put
A reclining midrange jumper over the fingertips of a very tall defender, a pull-up 3 that hit all net, a clutch rebound in traffic, a heady strip-save that erased an easy layup. Chris Paul has been the NBA’s clutch-time master this season, leading the league in points and field goals made in the final five […]
Continue readingTen NBA things I like and don’t like, including the Luka Doncic-Dwight Powell dance
Morant’s athleticism and fearlessness strike you first. He is so fast. He wants to dunk on everyone — to humiliate victims, the bigger the better. All that is cool. But what is most impressive about Morant — the runaway Rookie of the Year — is his veteran craft. He already knows how to start and […]
Continue reading‘I will play in the NBA’ – Princepal Singh has eyes firmly set on the big prize
Princepal Singh doesn’t do flustered. It’s been five years since Satnam Singh became the first Indian to get drafted into an NBA team, but Princepal – Indian men’s basketball’s brightest prospect – doesn’t feel the comparisons with the path-breaking Satnam are weighing him down. Currently into the second year of his two-year stint at the […]
Continue readingInside the Milwaukee Bucks’ WWE-style pregame routine
MILWAUKEE — Inside the hallway of Fiserv Forum, just out of sight from the thousands of fans who have filled the arena on this Thursday night in November, there is a loud altercation coming from the Milwaukee Bucks’ tunnel. There are mere minutes before the players take the court. The tables are turned. The curly-haired […]
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