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Los Angeles Lakers 2024 #17 pick Dalton Knecht says that he actually studied film of his new head coach JJ Redick while playing for Tennessee last year. (via Yahoo! Sports): Reporter: “Back in LA when he met with the media, Rob [Pelinka] said that JJ already had like a whiteboard out and was drawing up […] The post Dalton Knecht: “At Tennessee, I watched a lot of JJ Redick” appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Timberwolves closed out Denver 110-98 on April 30, and they did it while missing Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo and Ayo Dosunmu. That should have...

The Minnesota Timberwolves dominated the Heat 125-115, and Miami’s four-game winning streak on Saturday evening. Anthony Edwards led the Wolves with 33 points, while Naz Reid with 29, and Julius Randle contributed a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds. Rudy Gobert also added 13 points and 12 rebounds. The Wolves outscored Miami 19-4 in […] The post Timberwolves snap Heat’s 4-game winning streak appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Houston Rockets avoided elimination Wednesday night, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 99-93 in Game 5 to cut the first-round series deficit to 3-2. Houston becomes the 16th NBA team to force a Game 6 after falling behind 3-0. Reed Sheppard delivered key plays in the closing minutes. With Houston ahead by three and under three minutes remaining, he hit a midrange jumper and then stripped LeBron James for a dunk, pushing the lead to seven. "We definitely remember what happened in Game 3, an...

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to prioritize retaining Luke Kennard in free agency. Kennard is on an expiring $11 million contract he signed last offseason with the Atlanta Hawks. Kennard will be a non-Bird free agent, which complicates the situation for the Lakers but they have pathways available to re-sign him. The Lakers were once projected to be a cap space team, but they could instead pivot to retaining the likes of Kennard, Austin Reaves, LeBron James and Rui Hachimura. Kennard was...

Six NBA first-round series will feature Game 6s on Thursday and Friday, with the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and Orlando Magic holding strong positions to advance even though their 3-1 leads have dwindled to 3-2. The Minnesota Timberwolves have lost its series edge to the Denver Nuggets after their own 3-1 lead with the loss in Game 5 on top of playing the remainder of the series without Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo. The Eastern Conference features four teams in commanding pos...

The Eastern Conference First Round returns to Philadelphia this Thursday, April 30, as the Philadelphia 76ers look to keep their season alive against the Boston Celtics. Following a gutsy 113-97 road victory on Tuesday, the seventh-seeded Sixers (2-3) have successfully staved off elimination and brought the series back to their home floor. For Boston, tonight is about finishing the job to avoid a winner-take-all Game 7. Catch every high-stakes moment of this classic rivalry live on Peacock. G...