Team USA entered the 2024 Paris Olympics as the favorites, but their journey to gold was anything but smooth. Ultimately, it was the combined efforts of Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and LeBron James that propelled them to their fifth consecutive gold medal. But Spurs legend Avery Johnson I felt compelled to give special praise to King James for one particular aspect of the game. When Johnson appeared on Mark Jackson’s show Come talk to me On the podcast, the host asked Johnson how he felt watching this year’s U.S. team compete at the Olympics. Fascinated by the little things James…
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The Memphis Grizzlies are poised to become one of the greatest bounce-back contenders in modern NBA history after an injury-plagued season that saw them fall from second place to the lottery. With their entire core back, it seems very likely that they will once again be a 50-win team and contend for home-court advantage in the playoffs.They’ll try to do it with a rookie starting center, though. Zach Edey was a dominant player at Purdue, but his NBA reputation is highly questionable. If he’s not immediately ready to play, the Grizzlies have few options behind him: the diminutive Brandon Clarke,…
The Utah Jazz have discussed trading for Walker Kessler, sources confirm to Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus. Kessler would have been a target for the Knicks earlier this offseason. Kessler lost playing time throughout last season and doesn’t appear to be part of the Jazz’s long-term plan.
With the Olympics now behind us and the NBA season starting in over a month, teams are still looking for ways to keep fans engaged. This week, for Wizards fans, it’s Dunk Week. On the team’s official Instagram page, you can rewatch some of the best dunks from last season and vote for your favorite.
Predicting the Houston Rockets’ total win count for the 2024-25 NBA season is no easy task. Of course, this goes for any team, as each team has its own moving parts. However, the Rockets are mixing a roster of young talent and seasoned veterans in their quest for the playoffs.With the offseason in its scorching heat, win totals are a hot topic of discussion. The Rockets’ over/under win total is generally pegged at 43.5, which makes sense after a 41-41 record last season. An NBA analyst recently attempted to give his prediction on the Rockets’ win total next season. Kelly…
THE Trade with the Atlanta Hawks Sending Dejoute Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for a package of four role players — one of whom is no longer with the team — and two first-round picks is widely considered a good idea. projected to lead to a return to the past for Trae Young and Co.ESPN projects they will win 31 games, five fewer than in 2023-24, which was their lowest total since 2019-20.It was also the last time they missed the playoffs until 2023-24.Murray joins a Pelicans team that is coming off its second playoff appearance in…
Tim Nwachukwu/Getty ImagesJayson Tatum now has a permanent souvenir of the record-breaking 2023 All-Star Game performance that earned him the Kobe Bryant MVP Award.The Boston Celtics star shared a picture of a new trophy tattoo on his Snapchat story, according to Celtics Nation’s Daniel Donabedian.Daniel Donabedian @danield1214Jayson Tatum adds new ink to his All-Star Game MVP trophy, named after the late Kobe Bryant 🏆 🖋️(Via @jaytatum0 (Snapchat) pic.twitter.com/jFu3ssNYj1Tatum set an All-Star Game record in February 2023 by scoring 55 points, surpassing the previous record set by Anthony Davis in 2017.The Celtics star made 22 of 31 shots, while adding 10…
Steve Nash, as a rookie head coach, was tasked with leading a super team that featured three of the most polarizing personalities in the NBA. The two years of experience with the Brooklyn Nets appear to have been more than enough for the 50-year-old, who has no desire to return to the bench anytime soon. While attending Goran Dragic’s farewell game in Slovenia, Nash spoke publicly about his tenure for the first time. “Coaching was a great experience,” he said. said Cesare Milanti of Eurohoops“I didn’t want to be a career coach. I don’t think coaching was going to be…
James Bouknight is returning from a 14-game season with the Charlotte Hornets. He averaged 3.6 points per game on 43.9 percent field goal shooting and 43.3 percent three-point shooting. Midway through the season, Bouknight was released by the Hornets. As of August 23, the 23-year-old still remains a free agent who is available to sign with any team in the league. OFFICIAL: We have waived goaltender James Bouknight, goaltender Frank Ntilikina and goaltender Ish Smith.Read the full press release: https://t.co/5m9MVLvkbf pic.twitter.com/12DC1r5n7a— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) February 9, 2024Bouknight was originally the 11th pick in the 2021 NBA draft after playing two…
Getty Chicago Bulls Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Arturas Karnisovas. THE The Chicago Bulls”The youth movement is already expensive enough. They still have expensive veterans Lonzo Ball, Nikola VucevicAnd Zach LaVine on the list and begin the second year of new contracts for both Ayo Dosunmu And Coby White.The Bulls have extended Patrick Williams during the 2024 offseason. John Hollinger of The Athletic was the Memphis Grizzlies vice president of basketball operations from 2012 to 2019.He believes that William five-year, $90 million contract deserves more scrutiny than it has received.”I like the general concept of Chicago pulling the strings…