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Starting Five: Should fantasy owners worry about Durant and Davis?

Don’t worry; I have the answers for you. Each Monday this season, I’ll tip the week off by positing and seeking answers to five key questions, thus the “Starting Five.” This week’s contributors are ESPN Fantasy analysts Jim McCormick, John Cregan and yours truly. Cregan: If I drafted Paul, I’d be particularly worried. He passed […]

NBA Insiders: Five big questions we can’t wait to see answered in 2022-23

But while the Brooklyn Nets seem on track to run it back with their current core intact, the drama at Barclays Center is far from over. Will the Durant-Nets partnership survive the rest of the season after such a public airing of grievances this summer? Will Ben Simmons, who still has yet to debut for […]

JaMychal Green: Couldn’t say no to Golden State Warriors after calls with Steve Kerr, Draymond Green

On the other end of the call was Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr. “He told me that [the Warriors] were interested, that they wanted me here, wanted me to be a part of the program,” Green said Monday at his introductory news conference. The call took Green by surprise. He was already preparing to […]

NBA free agency 2022: Latest deals, news, buzz and reports from around the league

Much of the early buzz is coming out of New York, where Kyrie Irving‘s contract status has pundits and fans speculating about the future of the Brooklyn Nets’ star point guard. (Irving has a $36.5 million player option for the 2022-23 season.) Elsewhere in the NBA, other superstars with player options for next season include […]

Golden State Warriors’ Bob Myers says goal is to bring everyone back for title defense

But then the playoffs started, and with each round, the Warriors got better and better. “As we went, I think Bob and I both kind of shifted our opinion,” Kerr said. “Like we kept getting better, and it’s like, wait a second, maybe we do have a chance.” Now, there is a feeling that this […]

Andrew Wiggins, Golden State Warriors’ free agents voice desire to stay

In the livestream, Poole looked at Wiggins and proclaimed, “You’re going to get a bag.” An uncontrollable smile cracked across Wiggins’ face before he responded, “No, we’re going to get a bag.” Poole repeated the same words back to the camera. Wiggins, who is heading into the final season of his $147 million rookie extension […]

Warriors’ Draymond Green frustrated after being pulled in 4th quarter, but understands need to ‘roll’ with hot lineup

BOSTON — Draymond Green said he wasn’t “thrilled” when Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr pulled him out Friday night with under eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 4 in Boston. While Green did come up with two big plays on a crucial possession with just over a minute to go to […]

Golden State Warriors eliminate Dallas Mavericks with Game 5 win, return to NBA Finals for first time since 2019

The Warriors punched their ticket with their 120-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 on the Western Conference Semifinals on Thursday night. Klay Thompson played his best game of the series, finishing with a game-high 32 points on 12-of-25 shooting, including eight 3-pointers. Golden State took control of the game early, building an […]

Golden State Warriors face ‘different challenge,’ enter playoffs with no expectations

Sure, they are expected to make it past the first round. Maybe even the second. Some believe they could go to the Western Conference Finals. But none of the discussion around the Warriors compares to their dynastic era, when they were clear favorites to win it all every season. “Nobody is picking us to win, […]

NBA playoffs 2022: The 75 things you need to know about the 20 teams still standing

The NBA postseason is here, and the 75th season in league history could deliver one of its most wide-open chases to the title. The Phoenix Suns ran away with the league’s best regular-season record — eight games better than their closest challenger — but can Devin Booker and Chris Paul lead a second straight run […]

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