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Hoping that he will re-discover his dominant form next season, expecting that Karl Anthony-Towns will not miss as many games next season and considering that Anthony Edwards can vault his performances into new heights, where does Gobert set the ceiling for the upcoming season? “I think we have the potential to be really really good,” Rudy Gobert said. “I think we’re going to have a good training camp. Build good habits.I think we have the potential to be a top two defensive team. And I don’t need... Читать дальше...

Mavs star Luka Doncic has had a very close relationship with referees during games since the very first day he arrived in the NBA. After collecting five technical fouls in his rookie season, the Slovenian guard has ranked no lower than No. 7 in the league in that department.

Three host countries, 32 national teams, 384 players. The 2023 FIBA World Cup started on August 25 and has already given us plenty of great performances. To follow every single player in the tournament, we rank all of them per team using our own Global Rating metric.

Will Guillory: Been hearing good things about the work Zion’s putting in this summer. Was told he’s been really focused on making sure his body is prepared for a long season. Think he’s gonna come in with a chip on his shoulder.
Source: Twitter @WillGuillory

Have you been recruiting? Austin Reaves: No no no. Not me. I would never. You would never tamper. Players can’t tamper. Austin Reaves: No. I say the L.A. weather is good. And that’s it.
Source: Dan Woike @ Los Angeles Times

Joe Lacob acknowledged that the Poole-Draymond friction was real but that it wasn’t the defining factor for the high-profile trade. “I don’t wanna say absolutely that’s true,” Lacob said. “I think it’s fair to say that there was some level of concern going forward, whether that was going to be something that would work out. To be honest with you, I think it would have worked out and could have worked out. But I think it is fair to say that in order to make the team work next year, to make the numbers work and so on... Читать дальше...

Even Joe Lacob had to scratch his head when the topic of trading for CP3 was broached. “Chris Paul? When I first heard that and thought about it, was like, ‘Really?’” Lacob said. “It seemed highly unlikely we would do that. But the more we thought about it and considered our options, we thought, ‘Hey, he’s a great player. He’s always made other people better.’ He hasn’t won a championship yet, but maybe he can do that with our group. It would be a hell of a storybook ending to his career or year-ending, if he was able to do it with us. Читать дальше...