Anthony Chiang: Jimmy Butler on Bam: “He has been there for us all year long, and like I said, he is going to be the reason why we win the championship.”
Source: Twitter @wcgoldberg
Gerald Bourguet: Frank Vogel said he thinks Deandre Ayton can be one of the best centers in the NBA, like he showed in the 2021 Lakers playoff series “There’s still areas that he can grow offensively, but I’m intent on really connecting with him and restoring him to an All-Star level player.”
Source: Twitter @GeraldBourguet
There is a growing sense among league executives that Middleton will return to the Bucks on a long-term agreement. Another key Milwaukee starter, however, sharp-shooting center Brook Lopez, is a veteran free agent on Houston’s radar, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Although Howard has enjoyed his time in Taiwan, he isn’t ruling out a return to the NBA. In an exclusive interview with The OBSERVER, the 37-year-old talked about a team he’s interested in joining. “I’m not retired from the NBA just yet,” Howard told The OBSERVER. “I would love to help the Sacramento Kings contend for a title. Even though I believe their team is pretty much set.”
Source: Special To The Observer @ The Sacramento Observer
Giannis Antetokounmpo: I Bought A Candy Company. I’m so excited to share this with you!
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Alex Schiffer: Nets’ perspective: League and team sources, who are not permitted to speak publicly about trades, have previously told The Athletic the Nets aren’t interested in trading Mikal Bridges, the prized return in the Kevin Durant trade. They already turned down four first-round picks from the Memphis Grizzlies at the trade deadline for him, so why would this deal change that?
Source: Alex Schiffer @ The Athletic
Five Reasons Sports : Spoelstra updates Herro’s status “He has not been cleared.”
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While the 30-year-old Davis has certainly been a key ingredient to L.A.’s formula in recent years, NBA insider Dave McMenamin isn’t so sure that the team is going to be interested in giving Davis an extension this offseason. “You hope Anthony Davis stays healthy and you get the best out of him next year,” McMenamin said during a radio appearance. “But I don’t think they’re going to be in a position to be interested in a long-term extension for him this summer.”
Source: Jason Simpson @ Lakers Daily
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If we can sort of firstly get your prediction, what do you think will be the biggest storyline of the off season heading into the new season? Mario Chalmers: The biggest storylines I’m waiting to see. I want to see with what’s going to happen with Kyrie Irving and I’m curious to see how LeBron James is going to come back next year after what he just tweeted and all the stuff that’s going on, all the little talking heads. I don’t think he’s anywhere close to retiring. I don’t think so. I think he has a lot left in the tank. Читать дальше...
You mentioned Nikola Jokic and how unique he is, and the fact that a lot of casual fans might be seeing him now for the first time. You’ve seen some incredible playmaking centers in your career: Bill Walton, Arvydas Sabonis, Vlade Divac. Is Jokic the best passing big man of all time? Mike Breen: Yes. I’m not very big on lists and rankings and “who’s the greatest of all time?” But in my years of broadcasting, night in and night out, the difficulty of his passing, his court vision for a seven-footer, I don’t think I’ve seen better. Читать дальше...
What can be bankably confirmed about any LeBron connection to the Mavericks: Dallas is certainly a team, league sources say, that would intrigue the 38-year-old as a potential landing spot if James ever reached the point of searching for a new place to play.
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com
Yet two sources close to the process insisted Monday that Irving has consistently expressed a desire to remain a Maverick and actually wants to shut down the notion that he’s angling to get to L.A. “He wants to stay,” said one source.
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com
The Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. believes his teammate Ja Morant, who has been suspended from team activities after flashing a gun in an Instagram Live video, will come back with a vengeance. “He’s I think just growing up with this much attention on you, especially being this young. It’s a lot to deal with,” Jackson said. “Dude’s great. People always gotta understand that everybody human. That’s my brother though, no matter what. I stand my brother and I think that’s the lesson everybody should take away from this. Читать дальше...
Jackson Jr. showed some major respect for James despite his age, as the Lakers beat the Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs this season. “He kicked our a–,” Jackson said. “And we gotta spin the block – but I hope we get a chance ’cause I don’t know how many more years he wants to do it.” The Grizzlies star got in an argument with one of the hosts about James being “old” or not, but he concluded it with a very simple statement about the Lakers superstar. “He’s the greatest player to play,” Jackson Jr. Читать дальше...
“85% of new dads at least wonder what breast milk tastes like,” said Hart who recently became a father to twins. “We had family over that day and they asked me ‘Have you tried…?’ I was, like ‘No, I haven’t tried it.’ But if I ever do, I want the whole charade. I wanna be burped, I want to be cradled. “Somehow I got finessed into like a blind tasting. So we had like almond milk, a creamer and breast milk. Tried it obviously and it was vanilla-flavored almond milk .That’s how it tasted. I literally took the blindfold off after I tasted. Читать дальше...
A potential reunion of LeBron James and Kyrie Irving has been rumored for over a year now. Speculation grew when he requested a trade ahead of last season’s deadline and the Lakers made an offer for him. Despite getting moved to the Mavericks, that speculation continued with Irving attending Lakers playoff games ahead of his free agency this summer.
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At the unveiling of a Koreatown mural commissioned by the Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said LeBron James should be the only one in control of his future after hinting at retirement following the Lakers’ elimination from the playoffs. “At the end of the year, after all that, LeBron and most of the guys looked like they’d been through two seasons, you know? But they still gave it an awesome effort,” Abdul-Jabbar said Monday. “I think it’s up to him. Certainly doesn’t have to prove anything. And it’s... Читать дальше...
Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: Two Western Conference All-Star forwards — New Orleans’ Brandon Ingram and Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr., — are committed to play for Team USA’s FIBA World Cup team this summer in the Philippines. USA Basketball plans to finalize a 12-man roster later this month.
Source: Twitter @wojespn
Lauren L. Williams: The Hawks announced an update to Tuesday’s pre-Draft workout. Cason Wallace will no longer participate. pic.twitter.com/sfM1BGTg8g
Source: Twitter @WilliamsLaurenL
The Indiana Pacers finished Year 2 of their mini-rebuild and just missed the postseason for a third consecutive season. They’ve prioritized relevance and competitiveness in the past three decades by always striving for a playoff spot. In that span, they haven’t missed the postseason for more than four seasons in a row. Their history suggests that they don’t intend on having a losing record for much longer.
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If LeBron James were to demand a trade, and the Lakers were to entertain offers, it would take more than a package of, say, Tim Hardaway Jr., Dāvis Bertāns, Josh Green, Jaden Hardy, the No. 10 pick in the 2023 draft and another future first to get a deal done. The Lakers simply aren’t interested in what Dallas could offer in a trade, according to multiple team sources.
Source: Jovan Buha @ The Athletic
Kevin Chouinard: Hawks workout for tomorrow: Toumani Camara (Dayton) – Forward – 6-8, 220 Xavier Castaneda (Akron) – Guard – 6-1, 188 Vincent Valerio-Bodon (Sopron KC) – Forward – 6-9, 200 Cason Wallace (Kentucky) – Guard – 6-4, 193