Sarah K. Spencer: Trae Young: “For anybody that’s been an NBA film session, people talk. Coaches talk, players talk and we see what we all say, we see what we can get better at. When you lose there’s more things that you feel you can get better at then when you win, obviously.”
There’s significant pressure on Pierce to lead this team to the playoffs this season, especially with him stating in March that was the expectation — a comment that caught Hawks owner Tony Ressler by surprise, as it was not something the two had discussed. The fourth year of Pierce’s deal, a team option, has yet to be picked up. Yet after losing three straight games against perceived weaker opponents, a source with knowledge of the situation said Pierce is in no imminent danger.
As far as reporting goes, things have been quiet on the Napier front publicly for the last nine months, but a source close to the UConn legend told our own Bryan Kalbrosky that Napier nearly signed with the Milwaukee Bucks before their deal for Bogdan Bogdanovic fell apart and that the Golden State Warriors were also strongly considering picking him up before they opted to go with Brad Wanamaker instead.
The New York Knicks are off to a hot start and their latest move to sign big man Taj Gibson is yet another smart decision by Leon Rose.
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