[NYDN] NBA draft profile: Knicks target Jarrett Culver of Texas Tech (Wednesday, May 22, 2019 9:43:00 AM) With the top three picks in the 2019 NBA draft seemingly set in stone, a dozen or so players are vying to be selected in the remaining seven spots of the top 10. Jarrett Culver, a sophomore guard […]
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[NYTimes] And-Ones: Pelicans, Draft, Hornets (Wednesday, May 22, 2019 12:00:07 AM) New Pelicans GM Trajan Langdon said leaving Brooklyn was a “very difficult decision” for him and his family, as he told reporters, including Hoops Rumors, during his introductory press conference call earlier today. However, the chance to team up with GM David Griffin again […]
[NYDN] NBA draft profile: Knicks target RJ Barrett of Duke (Monday, May 20, 2019 12:34:00 PM) With Zion Williamson and Ja Morant seemingly already off the board, the list of prospects the New York Knicks will have available for them with the third pick starts with Duke’s RJ Barrett. The top recruit in the 2018 […]
[Hoops Rumors] Eastern Notes: Brooks, Ntilikina, Lopez, Knicks (Sunday, May 19, 2019 10:44:00 PM) Wizards coach Scott Brooks recently finished his third season with Washington and 10th season as an NBA head coach, reaching a full decade in the position and achieving a goal that very few coaches have done today. Brooks guided the Wizards […]
[NYTimes] Joe Tsai Is Big in Business. Now He’s Taking On Women’s Basketball. (Sunday, May 19, 2019 7:00:06 AM) Tsai, the new owner of the Liberty and part owner of the Nets, has made a fortune as a founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. He’s hoping his skills can produce needed revenue for […]
[NYTimes] On Pro Basketball: Hope, a Flimsy Concept Against the Warriors, Is Slipping Away for the Trail Blazers (Friday, May 17, 2019 6:11:03 PM) Andre Iguodala foils Damian Lillard, and the Warriors take a two-games-to-none lead. [NYPost] Past video proves Kevin Durant could like playing with RJ Barrett (Saturday, May 18, 2019 12:29:25 AM) CHICAGO […]
[Sports Illustrated] NBA Draft Rumors: Ja Morant Meets With Knicks, Grizzlies, Pelicans at Combine (Thursday, May 16, 2019 12:02:22 PM) The Grizzlies have signaled they’ll select Murray State point guard Ja Morant with the No. 2 pick assuming Zion Williamson goes to the Pelicans. [NYTimes] Warriors Stage a Comeback to Beat the Blazers in Game […]
[Sports Illustrated] Report: Grizzlies Want to Draft Ja Morant With No. 2 Pick, Leaving R.J. Barrett Open for Knicks (Wednesday, May 15, 2019 7:43:40 PM) Morant became the first player in NCAA history to average at least 20 points and 10 assists per game in a single season. [Hoops Rumors] Knicks’ Dotson Undergoes Surgery On […]
[NYDN] Knicks fans should have known better than this (Tuesday, May 14, 2019 9:37:35 PM) Somehow, Knicks fans got their hopes up for Tuesday night’s lottery. As the Daily News reported live from a lottery party in Midtown, they were “shocked” by losing out on Zion Williamson. Even though the team only had a 14 […]
[NYDN] Breaking down the Knicks’ lottery possibilities and what they mean (Monday, May 13, 2019 10:12:38 PM) The Knicks spent an entire season of losing for this one moment, this jostling of Ping Pong balls inside a Chicago hotel. It will determine whether they were geniuses or idiots. Successful tanking is largely contingent on dumb […]