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The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Miami Heat 124-112 to obtain their third straight win on Sunday night. Despite a slow start, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 29 points, Jalen Williams scored 19, while Chet Holmgren and Ajay Mitchel added 16 for the Thunder. On the other hand, Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points, including seven three-pointers, to […] The post Thunder outgun the Heat for third straight win appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
While the Raptors have primarily been linked to centers on the trade market, Eric Koreen of The Athletic believes they could use additional shooting around Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram more than a big man. As Koreen writes, Toronto has looked particularly overmatched this season against New York, which has multiple wing defenders capable of […]
Lakers star LeBron James was moved to tears watching a tribute video during the first quarter of Wednesday’s blowout loss in Cleveland, writes Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The video showed highlights of James’ performance with the Cavaliers during Game 5 of the 2007 Eastern Conference finals, when he scored 48 points — including the team’s […]
The Washington Wizards recalled AJ Johnson and Skal Labissiere from the Capital City Go-Go on Friday. Johnson is averaging 1.7 points and 1.1 rebounds on the season with the Wizards. Labissiere signed a 10-day contract with the Wizards earlier this week.
The Knicks are embracing a “bunker mentality” as the trade deadline approaches, coach Mike Brown said. New York has been mentioned prominently as a possible destination for Giannis Antetokounmpo. “We understand that we have no control over the noise out there, so we have to have a bunker mentality. Not just at the trade deadline […]
The Spurs’ game against the Hornets will be played earlier than scheduled. Tipoff will occur shortly after noon ET today due to an impending snowstorm in the Charlotte area, Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express News reports. The Spurs are hoping that the earlier start time will allow them to fly out of Charlotte […]
Nikola Jokic made a triumphant return to action on Friday. Jokic finished with 31 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and three steals in 24 minutes as the Nuggets posted a 13-point win over the Clippers. According to the Denver Post’s Bennett Durando, Jokic became the first player in NBA history to amass 30 points, 10 […]
In addition to the Cavaliers, the Lakers, Pacers, Spurs and Celtics are among the many suitors for Kings guard Keon Ellis, sources tell Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). The Timberwolves and Knicks have also been mentioned as teams interested in Ellis. The 26-year-old is an intriguing trade candidate because his […]
Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors once seemed on track to finally resolve their long-running, mutual interest in moving on from one another ahead of the trade deadline. However, multiple team sources told ESPN that a deal is now considered far less likely in the wake of Jimmy Butler’s season-ending ACL tear. Before Butler […] The post Jonathan Kuminga trade less likely after Jimmy Butler injury appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
So it would be malpractice not to investigate what’s possible now that the Bucks are open to dealing Giannis Antetokounmpo. But if I were Leon Rose, I’d blink.
Williams (knee) is available for Friday's game in New York. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
Just when you thought the Warriors' dynasty was coming to an end, the universe opened up a wormhole.
