Tag Archives: Victor Wembanyama

NBA Rookie Power Rankings 6.0: Victor Wembanyama ends the season at the top of the league

The NBA regular season has come to an end and it was packed with incredible performances from first-year players. Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, did not disappoint in his rookie year and the future looks bright for the young star as the San Antonio Spurs continue to build their… Read More »

Duke commit Cooper Flagg leads Team USA past Team World at Nike Hoop Summit

PORTLAND – More than 100 NBA scouts and executives packed the Coach K gym on the Nike campus this past week for the Nike Hoop Summit to watch not only 12 of America’s top players practice and scrimmage, but also 12 international players from twelve different countries, including Qatar. Lithuania, Ghana and the Bahamas. To… Read More »

Zion Williamson and the Pelicans are finally having fun: ‘We play for each other’

DETROIT – The last time the NBA world really interacted with the New Orleans Pelicans, the team embarrassed itself in its inaugural season tournament in Las Vegas in December, jokes about Zion Williamson’s weight were flying and everyone was gleefully passing attention to settle elsewhere. The Williamson stuff is cheap folly, but plenty of it… Read More »

NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings have a month to go

NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings sit with one month left originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes. The… Read More »

NBA Power Rankings 2023-24: Knicks, Nuggets in rhythm with one month to go

NBA Power Rankings 2023-24: Knicks, Nuggets in rhythm with month to go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes.… Read More »

The Playlist: Week 20: Fantasy Basketball Waiver Picks and Drafting Advice

Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that tells you who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the week ahead in fantasy basketball. Each week you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make, lineup notes (who’s in and out of… Read More »

CP3, Wiggs comes through for Warriors in ‘aggressive’ performance against Spurs

CP3, Wiggs comes through for Warriors in ‘aggressive’ performance against Spurs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Backup Warriors point guard Chris Paul is a noted master of the pick-and-roll, but when that didn’t work out well after a loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, the 12-time NBA All-Star opted to play… Read More »

What we learned as a complete team effort drives the Warriors win over Spurs

What we learned as a complete team effort fuels Warriors’ win over Spurs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN ANTONIO – Jonathan Kuminga scored seven of his 22 points during a crucial game-changing sequence in the second half, and the Warriors won for the first time in five games this season while playing… Read More »

NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings Sit with 22 Games to Go

NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings Sit with 22 Games to Go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Two things 28 other NBA teams don’t want to see: the Bucks and Nuggets finding rhythm late in the season. Milwaukee and Denver have each won six straight in early March, a possible sign of things… Read More »

The Playlist: Week 19 fantasy basketball waiver call and lineup advice

Kyle Lowry has made a fantastic impact since joining the 76ers. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that tells you who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the week ahead in fantasy basketball. Each week you’ll see… Read More »