At 7 p.m. ET, you can catch a showdown between two promising young bigs in the Thunder’s Chet Holmgren and Warriors’ James Wiseman. Holmgren and Wiseman have both looked awesome at Summer League so far, and this matchup will be a great test for both centers. You can also catch the Kings’ Keegan Murray in action, who has been one of the best players at Summer League. Murray is averaging 24....
Fresh off of capturing their fourth title in eight seasons, the Warriors have been named the most valuable franchise in the league by Forbes, which has been tracking the value of NBA teams for more than two decades. The Warriors surpassed the Knicks for the No. 1 spot. According to Forbes, New York had been the most valuable team in the NBA for seven straight seasons. The only other team that has ever topped Forbes’ list is the Lakers....
In the first big move of deadline day, the Lakers traded Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. to the Cavs for Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and Cleveland’s own 2018 first-round pick. While Thomas and Frye can absolutely contribute to the Lakers for the remainder of this season — though Frye makes sense as a buyout candidate — both of them are on expiring contracts while Clarkson and Nance will make a combined $14....
Much can change between now and then, but as things are shaping up, here’s a look at who NBA execs feel will be buying, and who will be selling at the deadline. MORE: Watch the NBA live and on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial) NBA TRADE DEADLINE BUYERS Thunder The Thunder have used the “still figuring it out” line consistently over the first two months of the season, and while they have been disappointing, they’re going to keep trying to figure it out....
In an extensive interview with Sports Illustrated, Rich Paul, Davis’ agent, said his client will test free agency in the summer of 2020 regardless of which team he plays for next season. “Where he’s going to land? I have no idea,” Paul said. “And it don’t matter. We’re going into free agency. Why does it matter to me where he goes? Earth: We’re going into free agency. He has a year, he has to play....
Boston is seeking a first-round pick in exchange for fourth-year guard Marcus Smart in the hopes of flipping that pick for either Clippers sixth-man extraordinaire Lou Williams or Grizzlies guard Tyreke Evans, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Nuggets have looked into a potential trade involving Smart and made Emmanuel Mudiay available in a deal, per Stein, but the Celtics remain focused on acquiring a first-round pick....
(Starts around the 2-minute mark.) MORE: Irving trade would be bad for Cavs, but good for NBA “According to my sources, they believe LeBron James had everything to do with news getting out that Kyrie Irving wants to be traded,” Smith said. “Because Kyrie Irving and his representation and others met with the Cavaliers a couple weeks ago, and not a word got out until recently. “They believe that LeBron James got word of it and was put off by it and leaked it....
Paul has demanded the Rockets trade him while Harden has gone to the organization and said “It’s him or me,” according to a report from Yahoo Sports. It all came to a head after the Rockets lost in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. Paul then asked to be traded while Harden offered his ultimatum. According to Yahoo Sports, Paul and Harden went nearly two months during the season without speaking to each other while the former Clippers guard reportedly repeatedly complained to coach Mike D’Antoni about how the offense ran with the 2018 MVP on the court....
Ahead of the 2019 trade deadline, Morey already seems to have one such player in mind. The Rockets have “serious interest” in Timberwolves forward Robert Covington, reports The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor, who says Houston is searching for wings to work next to Harden and Westbrook. TRADE RUMORS: Which teams could target Kevin Love? Covington makes a lot of sense as a 3-and-D guy in Mike D’Antoni’s system. He is shooting 36....
“When he said it, I was like, ‘Well, old Stan Van Gundy!’” Haywood told Sporting News in a wide-ranging conversation last week. “I watched all of these other commentators get nervous about it and say, ‘Well, I don’t think so…’ But let’s think about it. If you have 11 blacks on your team and you are say, in Kentucky, and they’re creating all this wealth but not getting paid? It does have a tinge of slavery....
The topic that Dilanian and Melvin were supposed to be discussing was the Trump administration’s transitional support to the Biden administration. Melvin asked Dilanian what he’s learned in terms of the American intelligence community and the upcoming transition. Dilanian didn’t address the question. Instead, there was the now-viral, awkward moment. Dilanian looked down at his phone before muttering, “Oh st, fk.” Melvin pursed his lips before responding, “Okay.” Needless to say, people on Twitter caught the obscenity-filled gaffe and shared it around....
NC State freshman point guard Anthony "Cat" Barber, a 2013 McDonald's All-American from Newport News, Va., is day-to-day with a concussion sustained Tuesday while battling sophomore teammate T.J. Warren for a loose ball in the team's first official practice. Warren was uninjured on the play. Barber, ranked No. 40 in 247Sports' Class of 2013 and also one of the top point guards in his class, is expected to be a key contributor for a very young and inexperienced Wolfpack team....
Terms of the new deal call for CBS Sports and Turner to provide live coverage of all NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship games “across any platform within their respective portfolios, including those to be created over the life of the agreement.” MORE: Way-too-early top 25 for 2016-17 By simple measure, the staggering sum amounts to more than $25 million per each one of the 351 Division I basketball programs as of the 2015-16 season over the course of the eight-year deal — though the money won’t be divided that way....
There are some sports which previously were prohibited by rule from making statements on in-game apparel. Others had no rule regarding the issue. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel met by videoconference last week and approved a rule that applies across sports, allowing for a 2¼ -square-inch patch that may be affixed to the front or sleeve of a uniform. The rule does not require all team members to wear the patch of a team’s choice, but they would need to be identical....
And while several teams saw their dreams dashed and double-eliminated, a lot of greatness happened on the diamond this day. Let’s celebrate it. Here are the top five plays from Sunday, with a special extra feature. MORE: UNC Wilmington goes full WWE-mode during rain delay | Day 2’s top plays | Day 1’s top plays Honorable mention USC’s bullpen looked pretty stupid wearing upside down chairs. Until it worked. The Trojans scored two runs that inning....
How long has this been true? MORE: College basketball’s cheerleaders | DeCourcy ranks Final Fours | Breaking down NCAA regional sites Longer than you might imagine. With Monday’s announcement there will be first- and second-round NCAA Tournament games in Raleigh, Greensboro and Charlotte from 2016-18, and with a site this year at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, it brings the total to 17 of 22 tournaments in which there has been (or will be) an early round site in the state of North Carolina....
MORE: SEC coach rankings | Top 10 Vols all time | Aerospace engineer Josh Dobbs plays QB, too Williams underwent ACL surgery in November after suffering a season-ending knee injury during his senior season. The former 5-star wide receiver made headlines in January when he reportedly wore Tennessee gear on his Auburn official visit and was asked to leave.
Which, inevitably, leads to stuff like this post. It’s turning into a trend for NCAA Tournament games — cinematically sad fan gets caught dropping tears; there is a GIF; the GIF turns into retweets, and then posts; the posts turn into pageviews; and all the while, people are feeling discomfort over either revisiting someone’s sports-sadness or mining it for professional purposes. MORE: Who is your favorite Tournament announcing crew?...
Luke Hancock hit consecutive 3-pointers inside the final 90 seconds, and No. 4 seed Louisville hung on to beat No. 13 Manhattan 71-64 in Orlando. MORE: Photos from Thursday’s round of 64 action The Jaspers, coached by Pitino's former assistant, Steve Masiello, never went away despite trailing by six points at halftime. The entire game was played within a seven-point margin. But Hancock, the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player from a year ago, hit back-to-back 3-pointers that pushed Louisville’s 62-60 edge to a 68-62 advantage....
