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New York Knicks create $40M in cap space by parting ways with six players
The New York Knicks created over $40 million in salary-cap space Thursday by parting ways with six veteran players. The Knicks announced that they waived forward Taj Gibson and guards Elfrid Payton and Wayne Ellington and declined the $15.75 million team option on forward Bobby Portis’ contract. Gibson was set to make $9.45 million in […]
Continue readingWhat we know and don’t know ahead of the draft, free agency and the start of the 2020-21 NBA season
The longest season in NBA history is finally complete. More than a full calendar year after teams reported to training camp, the Los Angeles Lakers were crowned champions, accepting the Larry O’Brien Trophy on Sunday night inside the NBA’s campus environment at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The NBA’s bubble was a success, allowing […]
Continue readingHow the Lakers wasted Year 1 of LeBron
The Los Angeles Lakers will miss the playoffs for a sixth consecutive year. LeBron James’ season will end in April for the first time since 2004-05, his second year in the NBA, snapping personal streaks of 13 straight postseason appearances and eight straight NBA Finals berths. Magic Johnson, after two seasons as Lakers team president, […]
Continue reading2020 NBA restart key dates: Playoffs, draft and free-agency schedule
What is the new NBA schedule for the playoffs, draft, free agency and other key events? As players return to their home markets and decide whether to participate in the NBA restart, teams are narrowing their list of travel personnel to the approved 37 people per team. That will be only one of many steps […]
Continue readingTen things I like and don’t like, including the LA Clippers as NBA title favorites
Remember when people were worried about the Clips losing games without two or three starters, including one of the league’s 10 best players? That was cute. After destroying the Rockets in Houston Thursday, the full-strength Clippers have won six straight. Their new starting lineup is plus-41 in 95 minutes. They have outscored opponents by 12 […]
Continue readingUndrafted Duncan Robinson breaks Heat’s 3-pointer mark
Robinson went 8 for 14 from deep against the New Orleans Pelicans, increasing his total 3s made to 233. That’s the most in Heat franchise history (Wayne Ellington, 227), the most by an undrafted player (Damon Jones, 225) and the most by any player in either of their first two NBA seasons (Kyle Korver, 226). […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Miami’s Robinson heating up
Robinson also became the first NBA player with multiple first halves in the same season with at least seven made 3-pointers since Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson each did so in Golden State’s magical 2015-16 campaign. Robinson has now made an astounding 225 3-pointers, already tied with Damon Jones (2004-05) for the second-highest single-season total […]
Continue readingRookie RJ Barrett’s lefty layup recharges Garden crowd as rejuvenated Knicks top Rockets
The Houston Rockets concur. In what turned out to be the deciding shot in a raucous Madison Square Garden on Monday, Barrett authored a left-handed driving layup over P.J. Tucker with 7.6 seconds remaining, as New York defeated Houston 125-123. “I just took the shot that came,” said Barrett, who does most everyday activities with […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2020 and 2021
Nearly half the league hit free agency in 2019. Plenty of stars changed teams, including Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker. The 2020 class won’t have the same star power or the same amount of cap space available, but 2021 will be absolutely loaded. Here’s our team-by-team look at all […]
Continue reading2020 NBA trade deadline: Latest news, grades and intel
It has been nearly five months since the most recent NBA trade — a rare break in the transaction game. With almost all of the trade restrictions across the league lifting in December, that could start to change. Get the latest intel and analysis from our experts here, including trade grades and live after-the-buzzer updates. […]
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