Новости за 25.07.2023

According to Shams Charania, Bronny James collapsed on the court Monday and suffered a cardiac arrest. He was taken to the hospital and is now in stable condition and out of the ICU.

Jimmy Butler said he hoped next year to help the Heat go one better than last month, when, as No 8 seeds, they made it to the NBA Finals before losing 4-1 to the Denver Nuggets. “It was a great season as a whole but we came up short,” Butler said. “We’ll go back to the drawing board and I am going to pick the Heat to win the championship in 2024.”
Source: SCMP

According to multiple reports, Jaylen Brown has agreed to a five-year, $304M extension with the Boston Celtics, the largest contract in NBA history.

Marc J. Spears: Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics have agreed on a five-year supermax extension worth up to $304 million, the richest contract in NBA history, his agent Jason Glushon of @GlushonSM tells ESPN.
Source: Twitter @MarcJSpears

Shams Charania: USC All-American Bronny James collapsed on the court Monday and had a cardiac arrest. He was taken to the hospital and is now in stable condition and no longer in the ICU.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

Did you know that the top scorer in NBA history (LeBron James) was never the leading scorer during any U.S. presidency? Well, now you know that.

Harden recently gave an interview with USA Today Sports and the former league MVP was asked to share his thoughts on Lillard’s current predicament with the Blazers. The Philadelphia 76ers superstar got brutally honest in his response with what could be considered a very telling take: “I see both sides because I went through it,” Harden said. “… I wouldn’t want an organization to send someone somewhere where they wouldn’t [want to] be… But then you don’t want to give that player away for nothing. Читать дальше...

According to reports, Saudi Arabian football side Al-Hilal is offering a one-year, $776M deal to PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe.

Grant Shirley: On his pod when having a discussion on the Cavs two big lineup and the value of centers on the market, Windy and MacMahon both mention that “Capela is on the (trade) block” MacMahon also reiterates something we’ve heard multiple times that Dallas would love to have that kind of a starting center.
Source: Twitter

Harden recently gave an interview with USA Today Sports and the former league MVP was asked to share his thoughts on Lillard’s current predicament with the Blazers. The Philadelphia 76ers superstar got brutally honest in his response with what could be considered a very telling take: “I see both sides because I went through it,” Harden said. “… I wouldn’t want an organization to send someone somewhere where they wouldn’t [want to] be… But then you don’t want to give that player away for nothing. Читать дальше...

Fred Katz: The Knicks plan to waive Trevor Keels to make room for Dylan Windler, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA. Knicks drafted Keels in the second round last summer. They retain his G League rights for the upcoming season.
Source: Twitter @FredKatz

Two deals in particular, Josh Okogie, non-bind, and trading Cameron Payne with the trade exception of $6.5 million to cut down on the luxury tax bill. What was the importance of those two deals? “Just balancing versatility, and I’m not just talking about from a player skill set and roster construction perspective, but it just gives us options. It gives us options from a roster perspective. It also gives us options going forward. JO is someone who had a tremendous impact on our team last year in... Читать дальше...

Adrian Wojnarowski: Free agent G Jared Butler has agreed on a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards, agent Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. Butler has played with Utah and Oklahoma City in his first two NBA seasons.
Source: Twitter @wojespn

Developments on the All-Star trade front — whether we’re talking Harden or Portland’s Damian Lillard or Toronto’s Pascal Siakam — can only be described as incremental since summer league ended.
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com

The Suns remain interested in trading for Indiana’s T.J. McConnell, league sources say.
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com