[NYTimes] N.B.A. Teams Covet a New Breed of Big Man in the Draft (Sunday, June 18, 2017 4:02:35 PM)
Ten years after Portland selected Greg Oden over Kevin Durant, teams are placing greater value on players with size who are nimble and versatile. Point guards will also attract attention in 2017.
[NYTimes] Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird, W.N.B.A. Stars, Keep Longtime Friendship (Monday, June 19, 2017 4:37:26 AM)
With Taurasi breaking multiple career records this season and Bird closing in on her own, their relationship — between teammates and then rivals — has endured.
[NYTimes] Diana Taurasi Breaks W.N.B.A. Scoring Record (Monday, June 19, 2017 12:36:28 AM)
With a layup late in the first half of Sunday’s game between her Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks, Taurasi passed Tina Thompson’s record of 7,488 points in a career.
[NYTimes] Casper, Mattress Maker, Raises $170 Million and Plans I.P.O. (Monday, June 19, 2017 1:00:25 AM)
The new financing comes from Target and other investors, as the three-year-old company prepares to eventually pursue an initial public offering.
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If guards Dennis Smith Jr., Malik Monk, Donovan Mitchell and Frank Ntilikina are on the board when the Knicks’ turn comes at No. 8 on Thursday, what would Wally Szczerbiak do? Wally would go French. Szczerbiak, the CBS college basketball analyst/MSG Network broadcaster, told The Post it’s a close call, but he’d nab the French…