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Did the Sky give up shots at JuJu Watkins and Sarah Strong by trading their next 2 1st-round picks?

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CHICAGO — General manager Jeff Pagliocca isn’t leaving the Chicago Sky’s future success up to lottery luck. The Sky don’t own their first-round pick in the next two drafts thanks to separate deals with the Washington Mystics. Pagliocca included a pick swap in 2027 as part of last year’s trade for Ariel Atkins, a deal that also included sending the No. 3 pick in 2025 to the Mystics — and ...

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2026 NBA free agents by team

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A look at 2026 NBA free agency, with players who will be and could soon be available by team: Atlanta Hawks Caleb Houstan Jock Landale CJ McCollum Gabe Vincent Keaton Wallace (RFA) Jonathan Kuminga ($24,300,000 team option) Mouhamed Gueye ($2,406,205 team option) Christian Koloko (two-way) Boston Celtics Nikola Vucevic Neemias Queta ($2,667,944 team option) Jordan Walsh ($2,406,205 team option) Amari Williams ($2,150,917 […] The post 2026 NBA free agents by team appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Lakers’ playoff X-factor vs. Rockets with Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves injured

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Updated Apr 18, 12:29 PM ET

The Los Angeles Lakers face a daunting task in winning a series in the NBA playoffs without star guards Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. The Houston Rockets are the type of athletic, and long team that pose problems for the Lakers. During practice in the week leading up to Game 1 against the Rockets, head […] The post Lakers’ playoff X-factor vs. Rockets with Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves injured appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Opening Two Nights Of Play-In Games Average 2.69M Viewers

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The opening two nights of the Play-In Tournament averaged 2.69 million viewers on Amazon Prime Video. That number represents a 12% increase from TNT and ESPN last season. Wednesday night's matchup between the Warriors and Clippers lead the way with 3.15 million viewers, up 47% from Mavs-Kings last year. The game was also the most-watched matchup on Prime Video this season, topping the NBA Cup Final. The Magic-Sixers matchup averaged 2.66 million viewers, with the Heat-Hornets averaging 2.58 m...

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Celtics begin playoffs against the 76ers

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Philadelphia 76ers (45-37, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (56-26, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT LINE: Celtics -12.5; over/under is 213.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Celtics host first series matchup BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Celtics host the Philadelphia 76ers to start the Eastern Conference first round. Boston and Philadelphia tied the regular season series 2-2. The Celtics won the last regular season matchup 114-98 on Monday, March 2 l...

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Draymond Green seen as Warriors’ most moveable asset

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The Warriors’ season is over, courtesy of Friday’s play-in loss to the Suns. But the offseason should be every bit as dramatic. While there’s been some doubts, most around the NBA seem to believe Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, coach Steve Kerr, Jimmy Butler (when healthy) and perhaps even Kristaps Porzingis will return for another run. […] The post Draymond Green seen as Warriors’ most moveable asset appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers game preview

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This is a lose-lose series for the Houston Rockets. If the Rockets win the series, then the narrative will be that the Los Angeles Lakers were hurt and of course the Rockets won. If Houston loses the series, they were frauds all along and will need to make wholesale changes this summer to retool around […]

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Jalen Green Scores 36 As Suns Eliminate Warriors, Claim No. 8 Seed

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Updated Apr 18, 5:23 PM ET

Jalen Green delivered 36 points on 14-of-20 shooting as the Phoenix Suns eliminated the Golden State Warriors 111-96 Friday, claiming the Western Conference's No. 8 seed and a first-round playoff matchup against defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder beginning Sunday. Green, who averaged just 13.3 points on 37% shooting against Golden State in last year's playoffs with the Houston Rockets, shot 8-of-14 from 3-point range in a pointed performance against the same opponent. "I remember what t...

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