Law Murray: We don’t have a full slate of the schedule yet (anytime is cool @NBA 😇) but sources maintain that it is unlikely that Paul George would be available vs Suns. The target remains the semifinals. If the Clippers can win 4 more games.
Source: Twitter @LawMurrayTheNU
Kyle Kuzma: Ok so since I’m so “famous” @FanDuelTV & @Spencer Dinwiddie let me give you all some clout. I’m usually unbothered but things on the internet but I will not allow this delusional guy to continue to talk about my teammates and I. Here’s a thread: 😭😭😭 1.) insecurity is loud? The wizards & I have so much real estate on Dinshittie island. This guy got signed by a team 60ms and was traded before the following season was over. (😳) 2.) what in the world have you won in this league? Читать дальше...
Ohm Youngmisuk: Russell Westbrook on facing Kevin Durant in a 7-game series: “I think people still think like there’s some beef or something. There’s no beef… There’s no beef. I got nothing but respect for him and things he’s done. There’s no beef at all.”
Source: Twitter @NotoriousOHM
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Basketball Players Association today jointly announced that LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers secured the top spots on the NBA’s Most Popular Jersey and Team Merchandise lists. Results are based on NBAStore.com sales for the second half of the 2022-23 regular season.
Source: Official release @ NBA.com
Larry Nance Jr: No one in our locker room is looking at Z any type of way. We’re with him every step of his rehab, and support his process, physically AND mentally! Don’t listen to people saying things just to get views
Source: Twitter @Larrydn22
Joel Embiid On 2023 MVP race… “One thing I’ll say is that if people tell you that they don’t care about it, they’re lying. That’s the best award you can get as a basketball player, it means a lot. If I were to win it, it would validate all the work that I put in. That’s why I cared about it, because you put in so much work and if you get that recognition, it just validates that you didn’t waste your time. But like I said, if someone tells you that they don’t care, that’s bullshit.”
Source: YouTube
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I’m told the Hawks are closely monitoring his day to day commitment to the team and what he’s doing as a leader. There are people in the organization, sources tell me, that want to see if he is willing to do what it takes to be a leader. There certainly continue to be question marks around that, but there is no questioning his on-court performance, as Tuesday’s win served to remind everyone. Trae Young’s agent is Klutch Sports’ Rich Paul, and the expectation is that there will be a conversation... Читать дальше...
Ian Begley: Julius Randle didn’t practice in full today, did some parts of practice similar to yesterday, Tom Thibodeau said. Randle hasn’t taken contact yet. Seems like he hasn’t been cleared for it yet. Thibodeau again said Randle is making steady progress in return from ankle sprain.
Source: Twitter @IanBegley
NBA Central: Paul Pierce says Richard Jefferson is the most overrated player he’s ever played against (Via @IAMATHLETEpod ) pic.twitter.com/gQjtDGp05M
Source: Twitter @TheNBACentral
I AM ATHLETE: “I’d rather guard LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, before Carmelo Anthony . He used to hurt my chest. He a bulldog! He gon make you feel this 30.” – Paul Pierce on the most underrated player he matched up with [Then @Richard Jefferson caught a stray 🤣]
Source: Twitter
NBA on ESPN: LeBron James will face off against his 23rd different team in the playoffs. That passes Derek Fisher for most all time. pic.twitter.com/ytEWx8Mk3I
Source: Twitter @ESPNNBA
He followed by saying he hasn’t decided yet if he will be at the 2023 World Cup with Slovenia and Luka Doncic. “This is a different tournament because there are teams that you haven’t played before, such as the African and Asian teams. But then everything is always the same, there are the United States, Australia, and other Europeans… It’s a tough tournament, we’ll see. I don’t know if I’m going to the World Cup yet. We’ll see what happens over time”, Goran Dragic added.
Source: EuroHoops.net
“I would love to finish my career here,” he said. “That’s been my goal since signing this current contract that I’m on. It’s looking like a more realistic thing to be finishing here. “And I also don’t want to play 20 years in the NBA, I want to play 15 years in the NBA. In four more years, it’s likely I’ll be contributing at a high level and living up to the contract I’ll be on. As far as the probability, I can’t give you that because it isn’t up to me. If it was up to me, I can tell you 100 percent I would finish my career here.”
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The Los Angeles Lakers have clinched the 7th seed in the Western Conference after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves in a wild overtime thriller.
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. @JaredSGreenberg reports Hawks’ front office called Trae Young and told him directly: “There is absolutely no merit to any sort of trade rumors right now.”
Source: Twitter
Assuming Irving returns, the Mavericks might have an eye (via trade) on Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton. Per NBA sources, Dallas also eyed Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner and Atlanta Hawks forward/center John Collins before the trade deadline.
Source: Eric Pincus @ Bleacher Report
“He did some [work in practice]. Making steady progress. Taking it day-to-day,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “He’s doing some running, shooting, scripting, that sort of thing.” Thibodeau said Randle, who sprained his left ankle during a March 29 win over the Heat at the Garden, did not take part in contact drills and is being evaluated every day by team doctors.
Source: Zach Braziller @ New York Post
Dave McMenamin: Wolves coach Chris Finch says Rudy Gobert’s suspension for the play-in game was a consensus decision and it came down to having a set of “non-negotiables” as an organization.
Source: Twitter @mcten
What contributed to the Mavericks’ decision to forgo their final play-in push, a move Doncic said he “didn’t like” and for which Kidd said he had no involvement? ”It’s a great question,” Harrison said. “I would love to dive super deep into it with you guys, but it’s an active investigation, so I can’t comment on it. Again, eventually there’s going to be a resolution, and at that point I’ll be able to dive into it.”
Source: Callie Caplan @ Dallas Morning News
Hield is entering the final year of his contract. He will earn $19.3 million in 2023-24, which makes him the second highest paid player on the team behind center Myles Turner. The Pacers could work on an extension with him this summer or next season to try to keep him as part of their rebuild, they could package him in a trade, or they could risk letting him walk at the end of next year. Pritchard wasn’t willing to commit to a course of action on Tuesday. “He’s under contract for another year... Читать дальше...
Jarred Vanderbilt has a $4.7 million team option for next season, one the Lakers plan on exercising. He’s hopeful he can put down roots in Los Angeles as part of what he deems a “high-caliber organization.” But no matter what happens, Vanderbilt, now seven years removed from his initial foot injury and five years from his latest break and surgeries, will use the memory of the valuable time he missed to fuel an insatiable desire to make the most of the 48 minutes in front of him. “It drives a chip on my shoulder,” he says. Читать дальше...