LeBron James has been producing big numbers back to back and has led this young Lakers team from the front. He scored 20 points against the Grizzlies, supported by Kyle Kuzma who collected 20 of his. Kuzma’s improving form is an excellent sign for the Lakers team and fans. However, Lonzo Ball scored just 4 points and collected two assists, playing for 23 minutes in the game. He is currently averaging 8....
Teams around the league are limited by the NBA’s salary cap that is set at $109.140 million for the 2019-20 season, while the luxury tax threshold sits at $132 million. The likes of Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks and Sacramento Kings are well under that figure - although several teams around the league are paying luxury tax after racking up substantial wage bills. So, here we will take a look at the 5 teams with the highest payrolls for the 2019-20 season...
The NBA and NBA Players Association have agreed to cut the moratorium period for negotiating with free agents by five days, according to The Vertical. MORE: 15 most untradable contracts at the NBA trade deadline Free agents will now be able to sign this year starting July 7, instead of the planned date of July 12, according to the report. The change comes in response to last offseason, when Jordan famously decided to return to the Clippers after initially agreeing to terms with the Mavericks....
He has to be right? Otherwise how else would you explain Jordan’s decision making in the 2022 NBA Draft? Armed with the No. 13 overall pick, Jordan and Charlotte Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak selected dynamic Memphis big man Jalen Duren but then reportedly opted to trade him in a three-team deal involving the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks. The trade was puzzling for many reasons as uncertainty surrounding the initial reporting....
Prior to Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Duncan trailed Abdul-Jabbar by only 10 minutes. He played 15 minutes in the first half to reach 8,852 minutes. MORE: Diaw completes amazing pass | Bosh: Big Four very, very unlikely | Finals photos Duncan still trails Derek Fisher for most playoff games played, as the new Knicks coach sits as the all-time leader at 259. Duncan has played in 233 and has never missed the postseason in his playing career....
Leonard, 22, turned his series around after playing through foul trouble in the first two games of the Finals. Leonard scored nine points in each of the first two games, but averaged 23.6 points over the final three games as the Spurs defeated the Heat in five games. MORE: LeBron’s hot start | Manu’s big dunk | Spurs championship gear | Finals photos Leonard, who also anchored the Spurs' defense, finished the series with averages of 17....
Pachulia and Cleveland’s Iman Shumpert got tangled up fighting for a loose ball in the third quarter when Shumpert ended up standing over Pachulia — who decided to let know Shumpert he didn’t like that. MORE: Game 4 live blog Pachulia wasn’t ejected for the swing, and he and Shumpert were both given technicals for the squabble. With the way this game is going (just look at Draymond Green and Steve Kerr), the fourth quarter could result in something even worse if refs don’t get better control of the game....
The team’s dreams of winning its first NBA title were in reach, and after Kawhi Leonard scored 10 straight points, Nurse thought it was the right time to gather his players together. “We just came across and just decided to give those guys a rest,” Nurse said of the timeout, via ESPN. “(We) just thought we could use the extra energy push.” However, the Warriors appeared to be the ones to get a push....
They won a road game. It was a significant win as now the Warriors are heading back to San Francisco tied 2-2 in the NBA Finals, rather than being down 1-3 against the best defensive team in the league. Friday’s 107-97 win at the TD Garden ensured we will get a Game 6 in this series, and it also added to the legacy of Steph Curry, whose 43 points and 10 rebounds (almost) single-handedly carried the Warriors to the win....
Now the two are rivals of a different sort. And Rivers has come out of a tumultuous couple of weeks — in what has been a tumultuous tenure running and coaching the Clippers — apparently determined not to let Johnson get the better of him all over again. There’s a battle on in Los Angeles between Rivers’ team and the moribund but more popular Lakers, and even with the opportunity to tear down and rebuild, Rivers has decided he won’t give up any progress the Clippers have made on the Lakers in the last five years....
The 23-year-old forward has spent his entire four-year career in Golden State. His contract will expire after the playoffs and he said last weekend he hopes to re-sign with the team. “I’d love to stay here,” Looney said, via NBC Sports Bay Area. “I like being on this team. I want to be there when Chase Center opens later this year.” The Warriors declined Looney’s fourth-year option in October 2018, which made him a free agent after last season....
“I put in a lot of work, I just wanted to get better and better at the things I could do to help this team win,” he said. “I think the shooting the ball, seeing it go in the net has been a help. I worked on my mechanics a lot, making sure my body is squared up to the goal, making sure my release is good each time. It is something I have focused on....
Let’s take a look at the NBA Games on 27th February: Houston Rockets vs Charlotte Hornets - Spectrum Center - 7:00 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves vs Atlanta Hawks - State Farm Arena - 7:30 PM ET Washington Wizards vs Brooklyn Nets - Barclays Center - 7:30 PM ET Golden State Warriors vs Miami Heat - AmericanAirlines Arena - 7:30 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics - TD Garden - 8:00 PM ET...
James is averaging 25.6 points, 7.8 assists and 5.5 boards while shooting 49 percent from the field. And the Cavs, after an uneven start, have won eight of 11. James already has four MVP trophies to his name, and comes in as the +125 chalk on our mock odds board to take home the award again. Wagering on awards such as NBA MVP, of course, is not allowed in Las Vegas....
This was Durant’s immediate response to Yahoo Sports when asked whether he thought the Warriors mishandled his injury. The 30-year-old and the Warriors were the clear favorites to win the title last season. However, things took a turn when their players started going down with injuries. With Curry recovering from a foot sprain and playing with a dislocated finger, Cousins playing with a quad injury that had clearly not fully healed yet, Iguodala returning early from a hamstring injury, and Looney playing with a fractured collared bone, reports started to surface that the Warriors were pressuring KD to help the depleted squad....
The league remembers champions as vividly as those who grinded their way up to the top. Because after all, at the end of the day, it’s way more than just basketball. On the contrary, we are often faced with performances from stars that stand nowhere close their pre-determined stature, and predicting the same isn’t an exact science. Let’s talk about about a bunch of prominent NBA names that may not step up to the pedestal as expected of them in the upcoming season....
It was so impressive, it got the TNT studio crew to unleash some superlatives. NBA PLAYOFFS 2017: Bracket predictions, series picks for first-round matchups “A lot of people don’t say it but I’m going to say it right now,” Shaquille O’Neal said. “Kawhi Leonard is definitely a superstar. [He’s the] second-best player in the league.” Charles Barkley concurred with the Big Aristotle, saying Leonard is No. 2 behind only LeBron James....
The Spurs regained the home-court advantage by getting a split of two games in Dallas, matching what the eighth-seeded Mavericks did in San Antonio. The Spurs led by 20 points in the third quarter before the Mavericks pulled even midway through the fourth quarter of Game 4. The score was still tied when Diaw hit from long range over Dirk Nowitzki at the top of the key for a 90-87 lead....
Nene received two technical fouls and was ejected from the game for the incident, which occurred with 8:28 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Wizards' 100-97 loss to the Bulls on Friday night. MORE: Playoff photos | Playoff times Nene will serve his suspension when the Wizards host Chicago in Game 4 on Sunday. The Wizards lead the series 2-1.
