Where, he wondered, are our seats? The plushy seats that are usually set up for Bucks players during home games had been replaced by folding chairs. These folding chairs were nice, sure, but the metal legs and double-stuffed cushions seen along the sidelines of most NBA arenas paled in comparison to the state-of-the-art bench seats […]
Continue readingMuch 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 […]
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 readingNtilikina spent four years with the New York Knicks, who drafted him eighth overall four years ago. Smith went ninth to the Mavericks, who traded the point guard to the Knicks a year and a half later in the blockbuster deal that brought Kristaps Porzingis to Dallas. Ntilikina, 23, averaged 5.5 points and 2.7 assists […]
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 readingThe Mavs also secured a commitment from backup center Boban Marjanovic to re-sign with the team in the opening minutes of free agency, sources said, although they declined to reveal the terms of that deal. The Mavs made retaining Hardaway their priority in free agency, even while pursuing potential sign-and-trade scenarios to add point guard […]
Continue readingThe George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would ban chokeholds and “qualified immunity” for law enforcement while creating national standards for policing in a bid to bolster accountability, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives in March with bipartisan support and is now pending in the Senate. In their statement, the board members of […]
Continue readingThe rosters have been reshuffled for the duration. Aside from upcoming, unfortunate injuries, we are done with radical shifts in player movement. Real-life NBA rosters are kinda… sorta… locked. Now it’s time to ponder what might shift within those lineups. Because I’m sure you feel like you still have work to do. Last week, we […]
Continue readingThe Rockets, who had only nine available players due to injuries and the pending arrivals of newcomers, capped what first-year coach Stephen Silas called “a crazy 48 hours” with a 109-105 road win over the San Antonio Spurs. It was an especially satisfying victory for a team that heard Harden, the longtime franchise cornerstone, publicly […]
Continue readingThe 2021 class has more hype, potentially featuring names such as LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, DeMar DeRozan, Blake Griffin, Rudy Gobert and Andre Drummond. Some of those players will agree to extensions or pick up player options before ever hitting the market, while others will have plenty […]
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