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- Atlantic Notes: Tatum, Sixers Arena, Lottery, Knicks May 9, 2025The Celtics squandered 20-point leads in each of their first two playoff games, both of which came at home against the Knicks. Boston star Jayson Tatum took full accountability for the two losses, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “I take full ownership of the way that I’ve played in this series and can’t sugarcoat anything,” […]
- Southeast Notes: Jaquez, Hawks, Murray, Hunter, Joseph May 9, 2025Heat second-year wing Jaime Jaquez Jr. had a strong rookie season, finishing fourth in Rookie of the Year voting, but he followed up that successful campaign with a quieter year. He finished the year averaging 8.6 points (down from 11.9 last season) and was out of the rotation at times. “It was an extremely humbling experience,” […]
- Knicks Notes: Bridges, Robinson, Brunson, Towns, More May 9, 2025Mikal Bridges came away with the game-sealing steal against the Celtics on Wednesday and in Game 1 on Monday, his late 3 helped the Knicks secure victory in overtime. James L. Edwards III of The Athletic writes that while Bridges’ tenure in New York started off on the wrong foot, no one is thinking about […]
- Heat Primed For Pivotal Offseason With Herro Extension On Horizon May 9, 2025The Heat are set up to face one of the more pivotal offseasons in franchise history. Miami’s 2024/25 season seemed off from the start, with president Pat Riley calling out Jimmy Butler last offseason before the latter requested out of Miami in December. The Heat ultimately acquiesced and sent Butler to the Warriors. What followed […]
- Pacific Notes: Kings Staff, Warriors, Green, Spencer, Harden May 8, 2025Kings general manager Scott Perry is in the process of filling out his roster, previously adding B.J. Armstrong as assistant general manager and Mike Woodson as assistant coach. A Wednesday report indicated Sixers assistant Bobby Jackson will return to Sacramento (where he played and coached for multiple years), but Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee […]
- Clippers To Target Malcolm Brogdon In Free Agency? May 8, 2025In a discussion about the Clippers‘ offseason with Yossi Gozlan of Third Apron (YouTube link), Law Murray of The Athletic said veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon is a name worth remembering. Brogdon will be an unrestricted free agent this summer after earning $22.5MM in 2024/25 with the Wizards. “I would consider Brogdon a primary target for […]
- Stephen Curry Discusses ‘Tricky’ Hamstring Strain May 8, 2025Warriors star Stephen Curry sustained a Grade 1 left hamstring strain on Tuesday in the second quarter of Golden State’s Game 1 victory over Minnesota. Speaking to reporters — including Anthony Slater of The Athletic and Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN — at Thursday’s shootaround, Curry called the situation a “gut punch.” “Fight through the last […]
- Nuggets Notes: Gordon, Jokic, Starters, Physicality, Westbrook May 8, 2025Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic fouled out in the third quarter for the first time in his career during Wednesday’s Game 2 in Oklahoma City. Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is frustrated by the way Jokic is being officiated, writes Troy Renck of The Denver Post. “They are calling the second foul almost all of the time. […]
- Hoops Rumors Chat Transcript: 5/8/2025 May 8, 2025Hoops Rumors hosted a live chat today at 1:00 pm Central time (2:00 pm Eastern). Click here to read the transcript.
- Magic Notes: KCP, F. Wagner, Suggs, Carter May 8, 2025After converting 40.3% of his three-point attempts from 2019-24, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope struggled with his shot in his first season with the Magic, making just 34.2% of his outside looks — the third-lowest mark of his career. Caldwell-Pope, who signed a three-year, $66MM contract with the Magic last offseason, conceded his shooting wasn’t up to par […]
- Celtics Notes: Game 2 Loss, Porzingis, Horford, Tatum, Holiday May 8, 2025After going 4-0 against the Knicks during the regular season with an average margin of victory of 16.3 points per contest, the Celtics built 20-point leads in each of the first two games of their second-round playoff series vs. New York before improbably losing both of them. “Two games we’re up 20 points somehow end […]
- And-Ones: Vezenkov, Metu, Bad Contracts, Front Offices, More May 8, 2025Former NBA forward Sasha Vezenkov, who spent the 2023/24 season with the Kings, is enjoying a hugely successful return to Europe this season. Vezenkov finished as the runner-up in EuroLeague MVP voting after averaging 20.2 points per game for Olympiacos and has now been named the EuroLeague Playoffs MVP for his performance in the Greek […]
- Southwest Notes: Mavs, Aldama, Popovich, Pelicans May 8, 2025Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison is making major changes to the club’s health and performance team, according to reports from Marc Stein (Twitter link), Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News and Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Those changes include parting ways head athletic trainer Dionne Calhoun and athletic performance director Keith Belton, among others. As […]
- Sixers’ Elton Brand Withdraws From Hawks’ Front Office Search May 8, 2025Sixers general manager Elton Brand has withdrawn from the Hawks‘ search for a new head of basketball operations, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link). Brand was the first candidate linked to the position, having been identified by Fischer and Marc Stein as a potential target for Atlanta on the day the […]
- Heat Notes: Adebayo, Spoelstra, Offseason, Jovic May 8, 2025Despite a brutal first round playoff sweep at the hands of the Cavaliers, Heat big man Bam Adebayo is proud of how Miami handled a fraught 2024/25 season, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. “This organization and this team could have let go of the rope a long time ago, going through what we […]
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