Several other vets around the league signed extensions, including Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden, Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard and Washington Wizards point guard Bradley Beal, as well as Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine. The 2022 NBA All-Stars Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns and reigning MVP Nikola Jokic all signed supermax extensions to remain […]
Continue readingGreen had until Monday to decide whether to opt into the deal, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Green, who will turn 36 in August, averaged 10.3 points in 75 games (63 starts) for Denver last season, the 11th team he has played for over his 14-year NBA career. In the wake of the Nuggets trading […]
Continue readingThe Feb. 10 trade deadline saw a bombshell deal between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons and James Harden. Trades have been on hiatus since then, as the second half of the season and postseason kicked off. Four months later, trades are back in season as the 2022 NBA Draft looms large, […]
Continue readingHere’s a look around the league at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks: Cam Reddish has impressed so far this season off the bench. In four games, he has averaged 15.2 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.0 APG, 1.2 SPG and 25.0 MPG, which is impressive considering the depth the […]
Continue readingEarlier that day, Ben Simmons had been removed from the manifest. Rivers had kicked Simmons out of practice, and shortly thereafter the 76ers suspended the 25-year-old three-time All-Star for their season opener for conduct detrimental to the team. “You’re getting these texts, ‘great job’ and all this stuff,” Rivers said. “And it’s not. I don’t […]
Continue readingStill, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]
Continue readingNow what? We’re not wasting any time spinning forward to next season, where a host of current contenders and potential superteams will aim to unseat Giannis Antetokounmpo & Co. in 2022. What will the Los Angeles Lakers look like in Year 3 of the LeBron James-Anthony Davis partnership? What kind of juggernaut will the Brooklyn […]
Continue readingIbaka missed 30 straight games due to his back injury before returning for the final two games of the regular season. He played in the Clippers’ first two playoff games of the first round against the Dallas Mavericks but had missed the past seven playoff games. “There is nothing I would love more than being […]
Continue readingAfter seeing his team get blown out by the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, Malone lamented what he felt was his team’s “soft mentality” while watching the Nuggets — who led 58-57 at halftime — get outscored 65-47 in the final 24 minutes. “This game to me was eerily […]
Continue reading“I love our team. I love every player in that locker room, one through seventeen,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “We continue to find ways to win. Last year, this year, people don’t realize what we’re missing right now with injuries, so I couldn’t be more proud of a group of players that I truly […]
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