The Thunder are coming off a championship and are just the third team in NBA history to open a season with at least 23 wins in their first 24 games, so it comes as no surprise that general manager Sam Presti came out on top in The Athletic’s annual poll on the league’s best front offices. A group of The Athletic’s NBA writers asked 36 executives around the NBA to rank their top … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Front Offices, I. Mobley, NBA Europe, Quaintance
Heat Notes: Adebayo, Big Lineup, Fontecchio, Herro
The Heat–Magic matchup in the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup will tip off shortly. Bam Adebayo believes Miami can not only make noise during the in-season tournament but also the postseason. “People are going to call us crazy, but I think we’re a contender,” Adebayo told Marc J. Spears of Andscape. “We’re going to be called delusional. But how I look at delusion [is] if you ask … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Adebayo, Big Lineup, Fontecchio, Herro
Magic, Knicks Advance To Cup Semifinals
The Magic and Knicks advanced to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas with victories on Tuesday. They’ll face each other in the East semifinal on Saturday at 5:30 ET, NBA Communications tweets. Orlando was carried by a big outing from offseason acquisition Desmond Bane. He scored 37 points, while Jalen Suggs had 20 points and Paolo Banchero supplied 18. The Magic trailed by 13 … [Read more...] about Magic, Knicks Advance To Cup Semifinals
Fischer’s Latest: Gafford, Pacers, CP3, Clippers, Turner, Warriors
Earlier today, Shams Charania of ESPN passed along several rumors related to the NBA’s trade market, including the fact that the Pacers are on the lookout for a long-term answer at center and that Daniel Gafford is among the players the Mavericks are willing to discuss in trade talks. In his own look at the trade market on Tuesday, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link) … [Read more...] about Fischer’s Latest: Gafford, Pacers, CP3, Clippers, Turner, Warriors
And-Ones: Reddish, Two-Ways, Rozier, East, All-In Trades
Veteran NBA forward Cam Reddish, who signed with BC Šiauliai in September, has officially left the team and returned to the U.S. for personal reasons, the Lithuanian club announced in a press release. The 10th overall pick in the 2019 draft, Reddish spent six years in the NBA, playing for the Hawks, Knicks, Trail Blazers, and Lakers. He failed to develop into a reliable … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Reddish, Two-Ways, Rozier, East, All-In Trades