The Warriors have recently been one of the league’s consistently highest spenders. They’ve been in the luxury tax in six of the last eight seasons, and are set to have a record-breaking $400 million roster for this upcoming season. It goes without saying that most of the highest-paid Warriors of all time are contemporary players.
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Adrian Wojnarowki: Free agent G/F Dylan Windler has agreed on a two-way contract with the New York Knicks, agents Andy Shiffman and Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tell ESPN. Windler was the 26th overall pick to Cleveland in the 2019 NBA Draft.
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The absence of NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic undoubtedly captured the most attention. “With [Nikola] Jokic, we had several conversations, and I must say they were some of the best conversations I’ve had with players who couldn’t make it to the roster,” Serbian national team head coach Pesic said. “He’s physically and mentally exhausted, not feeling ready to take responsibility at the moment.”
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Christos Tsaltas: The Serbian national team preparation squad for the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup. In: Bogdan Bogdanovic, Filip Petrusev, Nikola Jovic, Aleksej Pokusevski Out: Nikola Jokic, Vasilije Micic, Nikola Kalinic, Milos Teodosic. #kss #FIBAWC
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“Dame,” Payton said, “had to make the decision: Do I want to keep doing what I do, or do I want to try to win a championship? And that’s what he wants to do now. It is just time, time for him to make a move to where he wants to go.”
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Austin Reaves: He [LeBron James] acts like a damn kid. He acts like he’s like 18. You know, I never really see him in a bad mood. Always joking, laughing, having a good time. For someone that you put on a pedestal because he’s done what he’s done, for him to just be so personable, right? Yeah, you can talk to him about anything. You can have a good conversation with him, you could joke around. Like I said, his best thing is he comes to work every day happy.
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Darren Wolfson on Jaylen Nowell: No, he’s not coming back to the Wolves. There’s a mutual understanding that, “Hey, time for Jaylen to move on.” But here’s a new team in on Jalen Noel: the Dallas Mavericks. They need to create some roster flexibility, they are looking into doing some stuff is the word and it may not come to fruition. But Jaylen Nowell is on Dallas’ radar. The Noel camp is still also awaiting finality on the Damian Lillard situation.
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The 24-year-old Williams recently admitted that Booker is someone who always talks trash to him whenever they face each other. While he’s not sure about the reason why, he isn’t someone to back down as well. With that said, Williams is looking forward to adding more to the rivalry between the Mavs and Suns and making it more intense. “The one person that talks trash to me always, for some reason, is Devin Booker. Book always talks trash, and I remember if you look back at that Phoenix game during the regular season... Читать дальше...
Global Times: #Breaking: China Basketball Association (CBA) confirmed on Monday that #NBA basketaballer Kyle Anderson, or known by his Chinese name Li Kai’er, has received Chinese nationality. Kyle Anderson’s Great-Grandpa is a Chinese national from Shenzhen.
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