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CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 28: Head coach Nick Nurse of the Philadelphia 76ers poses for a portrait during media day at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex on September 28, 2026 in Camden, New Jersey. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) | Getty Images During Nick Nurse’s first three years in Philadelphia, the Sixers’ defense has mostly been… fine? They were 11th leaguewide in defensive rating in 2023-24, fell to 26th during their injury-ravaged 2024-25 campaign and bounced back up to...

Jalen Duren talks to the media after signing his five-year, $200 million contract extension with the Detroit Pistons.

Rafael Castro, a 23-year-old big man who was recently signed to a two-way contract back in August, has officially parted company with the Houston Rockets after being waived. After dismissing Tristen Newton to create a two-way space with Sean Pedulla and Quadir Copeland, Houston first targeted Castro. By taking a low-risk gamble on a developing big man, the front staff saw an opportunity to shift toward frontcourt depth. It made logical sense to create a new dynamic at the time because all thr...

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ORLANDO, FL - OCTOBER 11: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers talks with the media after winning Game Six of the NBA Finals on October 11, 2020 at AdventHealth Arena in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via G...

Good article I came across. Only doesn't hit two things that I thought were important that I covered in my previous post relating to this: https://www.reddit.com/r/bostonceltics/comments/1wqzhma/some_analytics_for_the_upcoming_season_long/ Payton was so much better when Jaylen wasn't on the floor - have a picture on my post Payton was ridiculous when given high usage this year. I mentioned the numbers in the post as well. Everything indicates that Payton will be able to scale his game up no p...

TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Head coach Mike Brown of the New York Knicks speaks to the media during New York Knicks Media Day at the Knicks Training Facility on September 28, 2026 in Tarrytown, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Caleb Bowlin/Getty Images) | Getty Images Can you feel it in the air? It’s Knicks bas...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 10: Head Coach Chris Finch of the Minnesota Timberwolves talks to the media after the game against the San Antonio Spurs during Round Two Game Four of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on May 10, 2026 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Pho...

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Anthony Edwards speaks on the upcoming season and why he's excited to get the action started.

When Tobias was a clipper, Jovan Buha, their beat writer for the Athletic, wrote about Tobias being mentored by the iceman and training with him in San Antonio. Just some background to add to what Tobi told KSAT yesterday submitted by /u/SnooDonuts9227 [link] [comments]

There’s some Iceman to his game