Sunday was another memorable day in a career full of them for LeBron James. Especially when it comes to Game 7’s. He led the Cavaliers to a 105-101 victory over the Pacers in Game 7 of their first round series, with 45 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Your average online sportsbook had the Cavs [...]
April 30, 2018
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Kawhi Leonard is willing to stay with the San Antonio Spurs. He’s even open to signing a long-term extension with them. He just wants a promise from head coach Gregg Popovich that certain things are going to change. Apparently. From the New York Daily News‘ Frank Isola: “Don’t you have to sign him,” asks one rival [...]
April 27, 2018
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It has become very apparent over the last few months that the Philadelphia 76ers are the team of the future in the eastern conference and maybe the NBA with two superstars under the age of 25 and a talented roster around them. Combine that with the fact that they will have a king’s ransom of [...]
April 27, 2018
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Don’t expect the Memphis Grizzlies to join the hunt for one of the many top head coaching prospects currently available. They’re apparently in favor of retaining J.B. Bickerstaff, who took over the team after David Fizdale was fired. Speaking on a recent episode of the Dunc’d On podcast, Marc Stein of The New York Times intimated that [...]
April 26, 2018
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Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is hoping Jimmy Butler can carry his team to victory—both in the playoffs and over the offseason. Speaking on WCCO Radio ahead of the Timberwolves’ Monday night loss to the Houston Rockets (via The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski), Taylor said the organization will lean on Butler to convince free agents to [...]
April 25, 2018
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The San Antonio Spurs season ended Tuesday night with a 99-91 loss to the Warriors in Game 5 of their 1st round series. Now comes a whole series of questions including: Will Manu Ginobili and/or Tony Parker retire? Will Danny Green and Rudy Gay opt into the final years of their deal or test the [...]
April 25, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
The New Orleans Pelicans are the NBA playoff team no one saw coming. They weren’t supposed to be the first squad that secured entry into Round 2. Few people picked them to beat the Portland Trail Blazers at all. They sure as hell weren’t supposed to complete a sweep—and be the only team to do [...]
April 25, 2018
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DeMarcus Cousins’ season-ending Achilles injury greatly changed the complexion of his impending free agency. Where he was a max-salary lock before, he’s now the league’s biggest question mark. Will the New Orleans Pelicans match other offers from rival teams? Will he even have substantial offers elsewhere? Do the Pelicans even want to pay him after [...]
April 24, 2018
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The Philadelphia 76ers are relatively young. They have the NBA’s 10th-youngest team by average age, according to Basketball-Reference. And what they lack in birthday youth, they make up for with general inexperience. Joel Embiid is 24 and in his fourth season, but he’s yet to play in 100 games. Ben Simmons missed his rookie campaign. [...]
April 24, 2018
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Heads seem like they’re about to roll following the Portland Trail Blazers’ first-round sweep from the playoffs. Head coach Terry Stotts’ name has already entered the speculation mill, and apparently, the CJ McCollum-Damian Lillard backcourt isn’t far behind. According to The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor, certain NBA execs believed Blazers general manager Neil Olshey would break [...]
April 23, 2018
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