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- Houston’s Kingston Flemings Declares For 2026 NBA Draft April 19, 2026Houston guard Kingston Flemings announced Sunday that he’s declaring for the 2026 NBA draft, per Joseph Duarte of The Houston Chronicle (Twitter video link). Flemings comes in at No. 7 on ESPN’s best available players list, making him a potential mid-lottery pick. He earned numerous accolades for his stellar freshman campaign with the Cougars, whose […]
- Raptors Notes: Inexperience, Adjustments, Ingram, CMB April 19, 2026The Raptors‘ “limitations and inexperience” were significant factors in Saturday’s Game 1 loss in Cleveland, per Eric Koreen of The Athletic. Toronto had the fifth-best defensive rating in the NBA during the regular season largely because the team was so good at forcing turnovers. Those takeaways led to fast-break opportunities, with the Raptors leading the […]
- Nuggets/Wolves Notes: Jokic, Gobert, Murray, Edwards, Braun April 19, 2026The fact that Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets weren’t at their best on Saturday yet still managed to pull out a series-opening victory should scare both the Timberwolves and the rest of the NBA’s playoff field, writes Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic. While Jokic finished with 25 points (on 12-of-19 shooting), 13 rebounds and […]
- 2026 NBA Awards Finalists To Be Announced Sunday Evening April 19, 2026The finalists for seven major regular season awards will be revealed on NBC starting at 6 pm ET on Sunday, the NBA announced (via Twitter). During the pregame show of tonight’s first-round series between Orlando and Detroit, the league will reveal the finalists for the following awards: Clutch Player of the Year Defensive Player of […]
- Hornets Notes: Lee, Physicality, LaMelo, Knueppel, Offseason April 19, 2026There were several positive developments for the Hornets in 2025/26, who improved from 19 to 44 wins and had the best net rating in the NBA from the start of January through the end of the regular season. Still, as Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer writes, the team extended its playoff drought to a […]
- Trail Blazers Notes: Splitter, Head Coach, Avdija, Scoot April 19, 2026Tiago Splitter has done an admirable job as the Trail Blazers‘ interim head coach, guiding the team to its first playoff appearance in five years while overseeing the development of several key young players, writes Joe Freeman of The Oregonian (subscriber link). However, there has been a lot of speculation about Splitter’s future with Portland, […]
- Suns Notes: Green, Booker, Williams, Allen, Fleming, Brooks April 19, 2026Injuries prevented Jalen Green from contributing to the Suns for most of the season, but he made up for it with 36 points and eight three-pointers in Friday’s play-in victory over Golden State, writes Doug Haller of The Athletic. It was a satisfying performance for Green, who was limited to 32 regular season games, mostly […]
- Celtics Notes: Tatum, Brown, Walsh, Vucevic, Garza April 19, 2026Jayson Tatum is grateful for his 16 regular season games, but the chance to compete for a title is the real reason he worked so hard to come back from a torn Achilles tendon, writes Jay King of The Athletic. The Celtics star will see his first playoff action on Sunday since suffering the injury […]
- Kristaps Porzingis Unsure About Returning To Warriors April 19, 2026Kristaps Porzingis is uncertain of his next step as he heads toward unrestricted free agency after the Warriors‘ season ended Friday with a play-in loss at Phoenix, writes Melissa Rohlin of The California Post. The health problems that have followed Porzingis through most of his career continued after he was traded to Golden State in […]
- Braylon Mullins To Play Another Season At UConn April 19, 2026Braylon Mullins, who was considered a potential lottery pick in this year’s draft, has decided to return to Connecticut for his sophomore season, according to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 (Twitter link). The 20-year-old guard produced a legendary March Madness moment last month when he drilled a long three-pointer in the final second […]
- Knee Injury To Sideline Kevin Durant For Game 1 April 18, 2026Rockets star Kevin Durant will miss Saturday night’s series opener against the Lakers due to a right knee contusion, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN (Twitter link). “Hopefully it’s a one-game thing,” coach Ime Udoka told reporters. Durant was injured on Wednesday when he bumped knees with a teammate during practice, relays Brett Siegel of […]
- Sixers Notes: George, Celtics Matchup, Maxey, Embiid April 18, 2026The Sixers and Celtics played four times during the regular season, but those meetings don’t offer much insight into the current version of both teams, writes Gina Mizell of The Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription required). Three of those games were early in the season and the final one took place March 1, shortly before Jayson Tatum […]
- Cavs Notes: Mitchell, Harden, Expectations, Game 1 April 18, 2026Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell has never advanced past the second round of the playoffs. His backcourt teammate James Harden has made the playoffs in all 17 of his NBA seasons but has only made one Finals appearance, losing to Miami in 2012. Mitchell says both players are determined to do everything they can to win […]
- Warriors Notes: Curry, Kerr, Draymond, Offseason April 18, 2026Two-time MVP Stephen Curry reflected on the past and looked forward to the future after the Warriors were eliminated from postseason contention on Friday night, according to Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic. “Before you win the title,” Curry said, “… you’re building the foundation for what a championship team looks like — even though […]
- Injury Notes: Edwards, Nuggets, Durant, Allen April 18, 2026As expected, star guard Anthony Edwards has been upgraded to available for Saturday’s Game 1 at Denver, the Timberwolves announced (via Twitter). Edwards was previously listed as questionable due to a right knee injury which caused him to miss multiple games at the end of the regular season. That nagging right knee injury ultimately cost […]
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