And-Ones: Ntilikina, Anthony, Boeheim, McGee, Payton II

Former NBA guard Frank Ntilikina has agreed to a contract extension with Partizan Belgrade, conserving him with the Serbian staff till 2027. Nonetheless, he accepted a big pay lower to make that occur, in keeping with Sportando. Monaco expressed curiosity in Ntilikina however he selected to remain put. “I’m extra prepared than ever, you will note one of the best model of me,” he mentioned. Ntilikina averaged simply seven factors and two assists within the EuroLeague and 6.7 factors per sport within the ABA League throughout an injury-marred season.

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• Carmelo Anthony might be inducted into the Naismith Corridor of Fame this weekend. His school coach at Syracuse, Jim Boeheim, believes Anthony didn’t get sufficient credit score for enjoying on largely successful groups, he advised Mark Medina of Sportskeeda.com. “The factor I take into consideration the NBA is that he made each staff that he was on higher than they have been. Whether or not it was Denver or the Knicks, he made them higher,” Boeheim mentioned. “They needed to go up towards the Lakers and the Spurs in Denver. They couldn’t do it, however he made the staff higher. That’s all you are able to do typically as gamers. You may’t make a staff a championship staff by your self. It’s important to have plenty of components to it. His time in Denver, there have been some nice groups with the Lakers and the Spurs. He made them higher, and that’s all you are able to do as a participant.”
• Longtime NBA huge man JaVale McGee signed with the Illawara Hawks of Australia’s Nationwide Basketball League a month in the past. His new coach, Justin Tatum, has huge plans for McGee. “Only a dominant presence,” Tatum advised ESPN’s Olgun Uluc. “There’s no unlawful protection right here, so he’s gonna clog the lane, he’s gonna sit up there and make troublesome photographs for everyone else. Then, on the offensive finish, we are able to simply put the ball up anyplace as we break defenses down, and hopefully he can simply catch a lob or be on the back-side. I’m actually excited for a way he’s gonna be the communicator on the defensive finish.”
• Gary Payton II, who remains to be on the free agent market, is launching knowledgeable skateboard league, in keeping with ESPN’s Alyssa Roenigk. The Skate Board Affiliation, a coed, six-team avenue skateboard league, plans to carry its inaugural 10-game season subsequent summer time in Large Bear Lake, California. Payton appeared in 62 video games with Golden State final season.