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Barring a trade, it’s becoming more & more likely that the Knicks will invite multiple veteran FA big men to camp to battle it out for the third center spot. Pickins’ are slim & I understand that a few other names might shake loose when teams trim rosters down the line. I also excluded two-way options such as Liam Robbins, Julian Reese & Duop Reath. This is the current Knicks third center reality. Who will be the lucky winner? submitted by /u/Joeblowpublic [link] [comments]

Zaccharie Risacher enters NBA 2K27 as a 76 overall in his first rating with the Dallas Mavericks after joining the team in a July trade.

Jonathan Kuminga spent months waiting for his next NBA contract. At 23 years old, the former No. 7 pick still had the age, athleticism and flashes of production that made him one of the league's most interesting young forwards. His next deal, however, did not look like the payday that usually follows that profile. The …

With gambling scandals periodically popping up over the past two years, a huge issue gets a closer look

The Dallas Mavericks are quickly transitioning with teenage sensation Cooper Flagg as the new face of the franchise. The Mavs took some significant steps toward a winning future this offseason, starting with multiple changes at the top of the organization, as ESPN’s Tim MacMahon outlined.“The major changes made by the Mavericks this offseason were in the […] The post Mavs Proposed to Trade Kyrie Irving Back to Celtics in Massive 3-Team Deal appeared first on HEAVY.

The Los Angeles Lakers have missed out on a couple of high-upside wing targets in the past week, most notably Peyton Watson and more recently Jonathan Kuminga, who reportedly agreed to a deal to join the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, the door is not yet shut on adding a high-impact athletic wing capable of stretching the […] The post Knicks Proposed to Trade Josh Hart to Lakers for $90M Elite Two-Way Forward appeared first on HEAVY.

Although some off-court matters have hung a cloud over the Portland Trail Blazers, they will be a team worth following in the 2026-27 season. There is no shortage of talent on the Blazers roster. In fact, Portland’s mixture of veteran starpower and emerging young talent is rather unique and enough to make the team no walk […] The post Warriors Proposed to Trade Draymond Green for $134M Star SG in Blazers Deal appeared first on HEAVY.

Could the Houston Rockets use a major change … again? It has only been one year since one of the biggest trades in franchise history. That deal sent Kevin Durant, a 16-time All-Star and 12-time All-NBA performer, to Houston from the Phoenix Suns, ending Durant’s two-year run in the desert. A lot can be said about how […] The post Proposed NBA Trade Lands 76ers Kevin Durant for Joel Embiid in 3-Player Deal appeared first on HEAVY.

Nov 25, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) boxes out Atlanta Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter (12) in the first quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images | USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con As underwhelming an option as he may have been, the Lakers’ chase for Jonathan Kuminga felt like a necessary one given the hole in their starting lineup. His decision to spurn purple and gold for the Wolves, then, leaves that hole in the sta...

The conversations around Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell right now have largely centered on them being the best duo in the WNBA this season. In fact, with both players putting in MVP-caliber performances, the Fever themselves have started the co-MVP, aka “MVP²” campaign on social media.

A blockbuster three-team trade proposal would give Cade Cunningham a nine-time All-Star co-star in Detroit. The post Pistons Floated in Blockbuster 3-Team Trade for 9-Time All-Star appeared first on HEAVY.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have no plans to trade Donte DiVincenzo this season as he recovers from his torn Achilles suffered during last year's playoffs. DiVincenzo is on a $12.5 million expiring contract as he enters Year 4 of his four-year, $46.9 million contract signed in 2023 with the New York Knicks. There is some level of optimism that DiVincenzo could return later in the season, but there is caution not to apply pressure on him to return too early. "In talking to people in Minnesota t...

Arkansas coach John Calipari expressed major concerns with the current state of legal battles in recruiting across college sports in a podcast.

Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes went off on Skip Bayless.

The Sixers’ schedule lightens up a little, but there’s a West Coast swing and playoff-level opponents coming to Philly.

With the NBA calendar in its normal quiet period, now felt like a good time to talk about some of Joel Embiid’s best playoff performances with the Sixers entering yet another season in which a deep playoff run will be the expectation. We’ve made a list of Embiid’s five best playoff games and will roll them out for you to debate and discuss if said game belongs on our list and what your memories are from that particular game. Without further ado, let’s dive in with Game 3 against the Toronto R...

The Cleveland Cavaliers are ranked in the top five in the future NBA power rankings for the next three years.

The Mercury will try out different rotations in the remainder of the season, including ones with younger players looking to break into the WNBA.

Aug. 28—Illinois has finished each of the past three seasons ranked in the top 15 in adjusted offensive efficiency, per Bart Torvik. The 2024 Elite Eight team wound up fourth nationally operating a two-pronged offense around "booty ball" with Marcus Domask and sending Terrence Shannon Jr. full speed at the rim with the ball in his hands. That group spent a lot of time at No. 1 in AOE, dropping ...

Aug. 28—Players on the Illinois women's basketball team are now back on campus with the University of Illinois wrapping up the first full week of fall semester classes on Friday. and were two of the last pieces to get moved onto campus on Aug. 19, with Baptist a late addition to fill out the 2026-27 roster with the Kankakee native signing with 's program on July 7. Brenjo was a much different ...

Here is a look at the Celtics’ best-case, worst-case, and most likely outcomes for the 2026-27 season after a huge offseason shakeup.

New head coach and (nearly) entirely new roster means…. I dunno?

The Flagg card is expected to sell for millions of dollars at auction, surpassing the $1.1 million Paul Skenes' RDPA card sold for last year.

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The Illini are looking to beat the Huskies for the first time since 1938.