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- Eastern Notes: Hornets Draft, Spoelstra, Bulls Draft, LaVine May 13, 2024The Hornets haven’t had much lottery luck over the years and this one was no different. With Brandon Miller representing the Hornets at the lottery, they dropped from the No. 3 pick to No. 6. “In this process, I don’t think anything is a surprise, just because you never know what can go on here,” […]
- Hawks’ Fields “Shocked” By Getting Top Pick May 13, 2024Hawks GM Landry Fields wasn’t expecting to come away with the top overall pick in the draft, Lauren Williams of the Atlanta Journal Constitution relays. Atlanta zoomed up all the way from the No. 10 spot in the draft lottery to the top of the heap. The Hawks, who won 36 games, had a 3% […]
- Northwest Notes: Conley, Jazz’s Pick, Malone, Murray May 12, 2024The Timberwolves enter Game 4 on Sunday coming off a lopsided Game 3 loss. Point guard Mike Conley believes it might work in the team’s favor, Chris Hine of the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes. “We’ve been good all year at, when we take an L, we learn from it and adjust really quick,” the Timberwolves […]
- Community Shootaround: What Should Spurs Do With Their Two Lottery Picks? May 12, 2024A year removed from selecting Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft, the Spurs will have two draft picks in the top eight of the impending 2024 draft. San Antonio’s own draft selection moved up a spot to No. 4, while the team also secured the top-six protected 2024 first-rounder acquired […]
- Bucks Refuse To Grant Pistons Permission To Interview Jon Horst May 12, 2024The Pistons’ search for a new team president of basketball operations may have to go back to the drawing board. In his latest Substack column, Marc Stein cites sources who say that the Bucks refused to allow Detroit to interview Jon Horst, despite a belief that Milwaukee’s team president was open to a conversation. Horst […]
- Full 2024 NBA Draft Order May 12, 2024Now that the NBA’s draft lottery results are in, the full 2024 draft order has been set. We’ll likely see some of these picks change hands on June 26 or 27, or in the days leading up to the draft — we’ll be sure to update the list below if and when picks are traded. […]
- Hawks Win 2024 NBA Draft Lottery; Wizards, Rockets, Spurs In Top 4 May 12, 2024The Hawks have won the 2024 NBA draft lottery, jumping all the way up from No. 10 in the pre-lottery order to No. 1. Atlanta had just a 3% chance of claiming this year’s top pick. Those are the longest odds for any team that has won the lottery since the NBA revamped the format […]
- Cavaliers Notes: Mitchell, Game 3, Tweaks May 12, 2024The recent performances of Cavaliers players not named Donovan Mitchell are certainly not endearing Cleveland to the All-Star shooting guard, opines Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. On Saturday, the Cavaliers fell 106-93 to the Celtics in Game 3 of their ongoing second round matchup, which Cleveland now trails 2-1. Boston led for almost 42 of the […]
- Which Draft Prospect Should Go No. 1 Overall? May 12, 2024As we relayed in our primer, the 2024 NBA draft lottery takes place this afternoon at 2:00pm Central time. While this year’s lottery isn’t nearly as highly anticipated as last year’s, each team would still love the opportunity to land the No. 1 overall pick. Unlike the 2023 lottery, in which every team was hoping […]
- Warriors View Jonathan Kuminga As Untouchable? May 12, 2024The Warriors unsuccessfully tried to convince the Lakers to consider trading LeBron James prior to February’s deadline. A subsequent report stated Golden State plans to pursue James and other stars this offseason. One of Golden State’s most interesting trade chips is young forward Jonathan Kuminga, who had a breakout third season in 2023/24, particularly after […]
- Pelicans Reportedly Not Willing To Give Ingram Max Extension May 12, 2024The Pelicans are entering a critical offseason, with former All-Star forward Brandon Ingram entering the final year of his contract, which will pay him $36MM in 2024/25. According to Christian Clark of The Times-Picayune (subscription required), New Orleans tentatively plans to supplement the trio of Ingram, CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson with “better-fitting pieces.” However, […]
- Suns Notes: Budenholzer, Coaching Staff, Ishbia, Eubanks May 12, 2024Mike Budenholzer is getting right to work after being officially hired as the Suns‘ new head coach earlier today. Sources tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Budenholzer is expected to attend the draft combine in Chicago, which starts Monday, and he has already begun the process of forming an entirely new coaching staff. Members of former […]
- Mavericks Notes: Doncic, Irving, Washington, Kidd May 12, 2024Luka Doncic said “everything” hurt as he left the court after the Mavericks claimed a hard-fought win over Oklahoma City in Game 3 of their playoff series, writes Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News. Doncic hasn’t talked much about his physical condition since spraining his right knee April 26 in the team’s first-round series, […]
- Draft Notes: Combine, Players To Watch, Wells, Kalkbrenner, Salaun May 12, 2024Prospects are in Chicago for an important week of pre-draft activities, write Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo of ESPN. After the draft lottery takes place on Sunday, players will participate in the three-day combine from Monday through Wednesday. Also set this week are the G League Elite camp, which began today, and agency pro days, […]
- Cavaliers Notes: Game 2 Win, Bickerstaff, Wade, Allen May 12, 2024The Cavaliers may have a shot at a second-round upset after discovering a formula for beating the Celtics in Game 2, writes Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Cleveland, which was burned by Boston’s three-point shooting in the series opener, concentrated on eliminating open looks from beyond the arc. On offense, the Cavs made a greater […]
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