Новости за 05.10.2023

Mike Trudell: LeBron James won’t play in the preseason opener, continuing a pattern from the last several training camps of having a plan re: how many minutes he’s on the court. Ham: “He’s in phenomenal shape … and he’s probably played more than the rest of our roster combined (excluding AD).”
Source: Twitter @LakersReporter

Tim Bontemps: Joel Embiid said part of his calculus for choosing to play for Team USA is because his son, Arthur, was born here.
Source: Twitter @TimBontemps

Jared Weiss: Jayson Tatum said he wants to play for Team USA at the Olympics next summer.
Source: Twitter @JaredWeissNBA

Eric Nehm: Khris Middleton just spoke to reporters. “I think I’m very close. Everything that they mapped out after my procedure and being able to get in the weight room and the court, I’ve been right on pace. It’s been slow, but that’s kind of the way they planned it out.” – Middleton
Source: Twitter @eric_nehm

Joel Embiid has decided to represent Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics, per Shams Charania.

Ramona Shelburne: Joel Embiid, the NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player, has committed to play for Team USA at the Paris 2024 Olympics, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Embiid informed Team USA executive director Grant Hill of his decision on Thursday morning, sources said, just days after the two quietly met for close to an hour in Ft Collins, Colo., where the Sixers are holding training camp. Embiid, who was born in Cameroon and holds both French and American citizenship, has been at the center... Читать дальше...

In Green, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, and Cam Whitmore, Houston has six high-wattage prospects — including three top-four picks in Thompson, Smith, and Green. The Rockets have surrounded them with veterans in Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Jeff Green, and Jock Landale. (They nearly snagged Brook Lopez from the Milwaukee Bucks, sources said.)
Source: Zach Lowe @ ESPN

Rival executives often project his potential peak as similar to those of Bradley Beal and Zach LaVine, and some statistical models suggest those as decent comparisons. They are also close to Green’s height (6-foot-4), a tick shorter than the big wing ball-handlers who often rule the league. Beal and LaVine have made five combined All-Star teams, and that number should jump. Beal made one All-NBA team. Those are objectively good outcomes, even for a much-hyped No. 2 pick with Green’s scoring chops. Читать дальше...

The Dallas Mavericks (0-0) play against the Minnesota Timberwolves (0-0) at Etihad Arena

Did you know 45 players in NBA history have made over $100 million without an All-Star appearance?

For Lillard, he wants to play in every preseason game, but that probably isn’t realistic. Even a probable invitation to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris isn’t necessarily top of mind, either. He’s got a gold medal from the last Games in Tokyo, but his goals are more immediate — preparing for a very long year and having time with his three kids in the offseason. “I would definitely be interested. I don’t know if I can say right now to do something that I would absolutely do,” Lillard said.
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“James Harden still wants to be traded and specifically to the Los Angeles Clippers,” Woj said. “The Clippers would like very much to acquire James Harden, put him with Paul George, Kawhi Leonard. But those talks have not gained any traction.
Source: TalkBasket

Former Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has filed for divorce from his wife, Kay’La Lillard. Lillard filed the divorce papers on Oct. 2 in Clackamas County Circuit Court. The filing comes just days after Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster deal. Sophie Peel of Willamette Week first reported the filing. The couple, who were college sweethearts at Weber State University, were married on Sept. 21, 2021, in Santa Barbara, California. They have three children together, Damian Jr. Читать дальше...

The Dallas Mavericks play against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Etihad Arena

Clutch Points: “Anticlimactic, and that was a good thing… People were watching closely in practice waiting to see what it would look like. I was told it was drama free.” @wojespn on the mood at Sixers practice with James Harden in attendance 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/3slzVSnAzc
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp

Andrew Greif: Marcus Morris on his name being part of offseason trade talks: “It’s part of the game. It’s part of being a veteran. You go with the flow, if it happens it happens, if it don’t it don’t. I’m still a Clipper. I’m a Clipper until I’m not. I’m here to help the team in any capacity”
Source: Twitter @AndrewGreif

Casey Holdahl: “They want me here, I want to be here. There’s a lot of misleading information out there about they need to trade me or I want to go… I’m embracing being here.” — Malcolm Brogdon
Source: Twitter @CHold

Tony Jones: Michael Malone on the Los Angeles Lakers “If they are still worried about us, that’s on them. I have tremendous respect for the Lakers, I have tremendous respect for Darvin Ham. But if they are still worried about us, that’s on them”
Source: Twitter @Tjonesonthenba

Andrew Greif: When Paul George signed his last extension with LAC in 2020 he said it was his desire to retire a Clipper. Amid new extension talks, he reiterated that desire today. PG: Talks are “active but both sides have to be on the same page and that’s just what we’re trying to figure out.”
Source: Twitter @AndrewGreif

Harrison Wind: Michael Porter Jr. had a walking boot on his left foot as he left the gym today. He sprained his ankle during practice and it swelled up, I’m told. Nothing too concerning.
Source: Twitter @HarrisonWind

Jovan Buha: Darvin Ham on if LeBron James has regained his athleticism and burst after recovering from his foot injury: “Without question.”
Source: Twitter @jovanbuha

Gary Washburn: Jrue Holiday said the #Celtics have already communicated to him they’d like to discuss a contract extension and want this to be a long-term commitment.
Source: Twitter @GwashburnGlobe

Jared Weiss: Jrue Holiday on Blazers working with him on trade: “Portland blessed me. Joe Cronin did a great job of communicating with me on how I wanted to proceed…Working with him was very easy, very seamless, and made all of this possible.”
Source: Twitter @JaredWeissNBA