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 »
In the span of a few weeks this past fall, the Milwaukee Bucks traded for perennial All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and signed two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to a three-year contract extension, establishing themselves as the betting favorite for the 2024 NBA. championship and possibly beyond. Nothing has gone right for the Bucks since then,… Read More »
Detroit Pistons vs. Boston Celtics, Game 1 Detroit Pistons legend Chauncey Billups. An early cornerstone of the Toronto Raptors franchise and one of the greatest dunkers the game has ever seen in Vince Carter. The Jerry West logo for the third time – this as GM/front office guru. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced… Read More »
Vince Carter, Seimone Augustus, Chauncey Billups, Michael Cooper, Walter Davis, Charles Smith, Dick Barnett, Harley Redin, Michele Timms, Herb Simon, Bo Ryan, Doug Collins and Jerry West will be part of the 13-member Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024, which was announced Saturday. The 14 finalists for the Hall of Fame class… Read More »
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. Below you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make, lineup notes (who’s in and out of rotations),… Read More »
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Republican governor of Virginia. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities: bills that would have allowed recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures that would have mandated an increase in the minimum wage. The development did not come as a surprise. Although Youngkin had… Read More »
Payton Pritchard is averaging 18.7 points and 7.7 dimes over his last three games for the Boston Celtics, who may be able to move on from some players and open up more minutes for Pritchard. That makes him a great player in fantasy basketball leagues. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Specially for Yahoo Sports With… Read More »
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 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 »
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 »