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In 2023, the NBA community bid farewell to Willis Reed, a Hall Of Famer who led the New York Knicks to win two titles in the 1970s. Unfortunately, Reed was not the only member of the NBA family to pass away in the past year.

Kellan Olson: Bradley Beal is available, per Suns
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Instead, it became the latest painful outcome in a season full of them. The weight of the streak, and how close Detroit came to escaping it, hung heavily in the air. “I think it shows like we’re on the same level as all these teams we’re playing against,” Pistons star Cade Cunningham said. “There’s no team that I’ve ever come across in the NBA where I felt like I was going into a slaughterhouse.”
Source: Tim Bontemps @ ESPN

Lastly, are you as intrigued by the Pistons’ future as you once were? The core young pieces are Cunningham, Duren, Thompson and Ivey. They project to have a significant amount of cap space next summer. They don’t really have any assets to trade, though, and everything I’ve heard and continue to hear is that there are no plans to trade Bogdanović unless Detroit gets an offer it can’t refuse. The Pistons want to be good and don’t want to trade good players, even if Bogdanović’s role is reduced to a bench scorer next season. Читать дальше...

Evan, first question: how are you? Evan Fournier: [laughs] Not too bad. We joke, but we’re a bit worried about you, since you’re not playing at all… Evan Fournier: As long as I’m here, it will be like this. I’ve known it for a long time. I’m just waiting. That’s it. I’m waiting to see what will happen. Then, I try to focus on what I have to do and we’ll see where it leads me. It’s not easy every day, let’s not lie, but that’s the job. It’s just how it is.
Source: Emmanuel Laurin @ Basket USA

NBA: Utah Jazz at New Orleans Pelicans

Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler warms up before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at…

Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler warms up before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center.

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NBA: Utah Jazz at New Orleans Pelicans

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To start with, not in the plan for the moment is an extension for Siakam, who can sign with Toronto for up to four years and $192 million until June 30. There have been framework-type conversations since the early days of the season, per league sources, and each side has eyed Dec. 30 as a potential impetus to reach decision. Given that no agreement has been reached, it seems safe to infer the Raptors’ interests lie in something closer to the three-year extension that they offered at the beginning of the 2022-23 season that Siakam rejected. Читать дальше...

Last on the Kerr’s long list of concerns about the 15-16 Warriors? Steph Curry’s sudden struggles, which continued against Miami following a lackluster Christmas performance in Golden State’s hard-fought loss to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. “It wasn’t his night. This is all part of an 82-game season where guys are gonna have some tough nights, some tough stretches,” Kerr said on the postgame podium. “I’m not worried about Steph, that’s for sure.”
Source: Jack Winter @ Clutch Points

With more than half of the season left to play, Trail Blazers guard and No. 3 overall pick Scoot Henderson still has his eyes set on the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy. “Trying to get Rookie of the Year, that’s still my goal,” Henderson told CBS Sports after the Blazers’ 126-106 loss to the Warriors on Saturday. “That’s still up in the air, I think.”
Source: CBSSports.com

Andre Drummond moved up from No. 41 to No. 40 in the rebounding all-time list after passing Zach Randolph
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Smush Parker explains what it’s like to have an NBA Draft party where he went undrafted: “The disappointment was at the highest of my life at that point. Embarrassment, a little confused because I was given word that I would be drafted as high as seven. I won’t say the team who promised that I would be drafted at No. 7, and that wasn’t the case.”
Source: Twitter

The Memphis Grizzlies play against the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena

The San Antonio Spurs play against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center

The Charlotte Hornets play against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center

The Oklahoma City Thunder play against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena

The Philadelphia 76ers play against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center

The Sacramento Kings play against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena

The Charlotte Hornets (7-21) play against the Los Angeles Lakers (16-15) at Crypto.com Arena

The San Antonio Spurs (4-25) play against the Portland Trail Blazers (8-21) at Moda Center

The Miami Heat (18-12) play against the Golden State Warriors (15-15) at Chase Center

Charlotte Hornets PR: INJURY UPDATE: @hornets forward Gordon Hayward suffered a left calf strain at LAC on 12/26. He is listed as out and will be reevaluated in two weeks.
Source: Twitter @HornetsPR

The Memphis Grizzlies (10-20) play against the Denver Nuggets (23-10) at Ball Arena

The Utah Jazz (13-19) play against the New Orleans Pelicans (18-14) at Smoothie King Center

The Dallas Mavericks (18-14) play against the Minnesota Timberwolves (23-7) at Target Center

The Indiana Pacers (16-14) play against the Chicago Bulls (14-19) at United Center