The Houston Rockets have entered the second phase of their four-year rebuild after a 41-41 season.Everyone involved with the Rockets expects nothing less than a playoff berth. In the final month of the 2023-24 season, the Rockets pushed the Golden State Warriors to a playoff berth before falling apart late in the season.The Western Conference has been the tougher of the two conferences year after year, and that should be the case next season as well. The last three teams to clinch a play-in spot were the San Antonio Spurs with 34 wins, the Oklahoma City Thunder with 40 wins…
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2024 is turning out to be a big year for the Hauser clan.Free agent forward Joey Hauser is signing a one-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks, according to multiple reports this week (including NBA reporter Billy Reinhardt). This is a Type 10 contract for Hauser, who will compete in training camp for a roster spot. Hauser, 25, is the younger brother of Boston Celtics sharpshooter Sam Hauser. The brothers briefly played together at Marquette University, and Sam won the NBA championship with the Celtics this year.At 6’1″, Joey is equally effective from three-point range, shooting 36.8% from three last season…
It’s only been two months since the Boston Celtics won his first championship since 2008. Directed by Jayson Tatum And Jaylen BrownBoston beat the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the NBA Finals to get there. Game 5 proved to be the defining moment for the Celtics. Since the team drafted Tatum in 2017, they have made the playoffs every six years. That includes four Eastern Conference Finals appearances and an NBA Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors in 2022. Many thought Boston would never win it all with Tatum and Brown as their stars. However, after acquiring Kristaps…
It’s never over until it’s over and the value of the Brooklyn Nets The Big Three trades won’t be fully realized for another seven years. By then, all of the draft picks the Nets received in trades for Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden will have been recorded on NBA books. Still, experts will scan the NBA horizon and project, project, project. Earlier this week, the Bleacher Report team looked at some of the NBA’s biggest names over the past five years and included the contracts of all three superstars in an offseason survey of trade valuations. Their main…
The Charlotte Hornets don’t have much to offer other teams in terms of transfers. However, it appears that one of their veterans has attracted interest from a title contender.According to insider Marc Stein, the Denver Nuggets continue to be mentioned as commercial target (subscription required) for Vasilije Micic, the Serbian point guard who is said to have a close relationship with Nikola Jokic.It’s unclear whether the Hornets are looking to move on from the 30-year-old point guard. But if Denver is willing to part with some of its assets to make the deal, Charlotte should certainly benefit.Of course, Hornets management…
Javonte Green spent the last four seasons of his NBA career with the Chicago Bulls. For the first time since 2021, Green will have a different team on his jersey.According to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic, Javonte Green has signed a one-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. Details of the deal have yet to be released, but here is the exact text from Charania.”Free agent forward Javonte Green is finalizing a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, league sources say. A significant addition to the Pelicans’ depth, Green averaged 12.2 points in 25.6 minutes per…
The Cleveland Cavaliers released a statement on his passing, calling him a true pioneer in the world of sports. Author: wkyc.com Published: 4:12 PM ET, August 22, 2024 Updated: 4:12 PM ET, August 22, 2024
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has become the creative director and investor in a new company called Players TV. Players TV is a sports media company that features content produced by more than 50 professional athletes from a variety of sports. In addition to Irving, Players TV’s roster includes current and former NBA players Allen Iverson, Dwyane Wade, Damian Lillard, Carmelo Anthony, De’Aaron Fox, Chris Paul and former Mavs center DeAndre Jordan. Other players include three-time Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, former Major League Baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. and current MLB player Mookie Betts.…
Canada had a tough time at the Paris Olympics. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his teammates faced a determined French team led by Victor Wembanyama at home. They lost in the quarterfinals 82-73, marking the end of their Olympic run. High expectations have been placed on this Canadian team, with added intrigue coming from the participation of Jamal Murray, who averaged 21.2 points, 6.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds in 59 games last season with the Denver NuggetsMurray did not participate with Team Canada at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, which left the group without a perimeter star alongside Gilgeous-Alexander at the time.…
If you’ve been on social media in the past few days, you’ve probably seen a lot of old clips of players like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Isiah Thomas. This is part of the old debate about which era was better, a debate with no real answer because it is impossible to compare players from very different eras. It’s easy for old hands like me to talk about the physicality, competitiveness and skill of the past, while younger fans will point to the increased athleticism and shooting of the modern game. The truth is that every era of the NBA…