The Portland Trail Blazers have signed NBA Free Agent Gary Payton II, most recently seen with NBA champion Golden State Warriors. Payton II will join the backcourt which includes Damien Lillard, Anferni Simmons, Josh Hart and 2022 lottery pick Shadon Sharp as they continue to put together what they expect Portland to be a rival […]
James Wiseman is back in action and could see the floor soon for the Warriors this summer. In his exit interview after the Warriors ’NBA Finals victory over the Boston Celtics, Weizmann said he has a“ 90 percent ”chance of playing in the upcoming summer league. He spoke to reporters Wednesday after the Warriors’ practice […]
Leon Rose and Knicks are on the clock again. This time, he intends to bring in influential players. A week after being knocked out of the first round of the NBA Draft that same night, the Mavericks are believed to be in the Knicks driver’s seat to unload free-agent point guard Jalen Branson. But Brunson […]
Tucking between Kyrie Irving and Nate, his employer won. Since Brooklyn was unwilling to give him a long-term maximum contract and Irving could not be found elsewhere, he settled down and was selected in the final year of his contract. The Nets avoided the nuclear option of leaving Irving and persuaded Kevin Durant to do […]
Australian Dyson Daniels has been selected by the New Orleans Pelicans at No. 8 in the 2022 NBA draft. Daniels had for some time been promoted as a top 10 chance, thus it demonstrated when NBA commissioner Adam Silver uncovered the Pelicans’ pick. Daniels’ selection proceeds with a run of Australian picks in recent years, […]
Bob McCullough, who has won 23 Davidson College conference championships (15 – regular season, 8 – tournament), 10 NCAA tournaments and over 600 wins – is retiring after 33 seasons as head coach of the men’s basketball program. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame nominee, McKillop, 71, is the most successful coach in school and […]
Arch Jackson saw the Warriors thrive in the 2021-22 NBA season, post season and NBA Finals. And when Golden State were made champions, again, on Thursday night, after a 6-0 victory over the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden, Jackson did not shock his previous team. Steve Curry was unanimously named MVP of the Final, […]
There are many prominent NBA players who are famous villains, but Golden State Warriors guard Clay Thompson is not generally considered one of them. Thompson’s remarks after winning the NBA Finals over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night could change that reputation. Of all the possible narratives to speak of – his recovery from two […]
WNBA legend Sue Bird, the league’s all-time assistant leader, announced on Thursday that she would retire at the end of the 2022 season. “I’m determined this will be my last year,” Bird, 41, posted on social media. “I’ve loved every single minute, and still have, so this is going to be my last year playing […]
Stories that get a lot of headlines from the 2022 NBA Finals are: Stephen Curry Shine; Jillian Brown’s Juice and Robert Williams III’s Internal Fear; The redemption of Andrew Wiggins and the return of #StrengthInNumbers. The biggest story of this finale, however, is the Celtics’ Jason Tatum-led offense — his form, his actions and, increasingly, […]