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Trade deadline day: The Knicks took a big swing, and some shooters are now in the playoff race
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trade deadline day: The Knicks took a big swing, and some shooters are now in the playoff race

Associated Press  

Bojan Bogdanovic left Detroit to join a now even-more-formidable contender in New York. As he live-streamed a video Thursday after learning about the trade, Beverley noted that “I’ve got to get my relationship right with Dame.” Lillard indicated that shouldn’t be an issue. “I enjoyed being teammates with Patrick Beverley for all of an hour and 45 minutes I’ll never …

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Giannis, Damian Lillard know what’s at stake for Doc Rivers, Bucks: ‘It’s hard to take this job’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Giannis, Damian Lillard know what’s at stake for Doc Rivers, Bucks: ‘It’s hard to take this job’

New York Times  

MILWAUKEE — On Saturday, as Giannis Antetokounmpo sat at his locker following the Milwaukee Bucks’ 141-117 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, he held his left hand under his chin and considered the question about his new head coach for a couple of seconds before answering. “Fast forward, 16, 17 years later, he’s in the same locker room, and I …

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What does Doc Rivers need to fix as Bucks coach? Identifying top priorities
11 months ago

What does Doc Rivers need to fix as Bucks coach? Identifying top priorities

New York Times  

On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks decided to dismiss head coach Adrian Griffin. GO DEEPER Why the Bucks fired Adrian Griffin and why Doc Rivers could be their next head coach Improving the team’s defensive approach should be Rivers’ top overall priority. Per Cleaning the Glass, that lineup has played 967 of the Bucks’ 4,288 possessions together thus far this season, …

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Why the Bucks fired Adrian Griffin and why Doc Rivers could be their next head coach
11 months ago

Why the Bucks fired Adrian Griffin and why Doc Rivers could be their next head coach

New York Times  

Editor’s note, Jan. 24, 2024: The Milwaukee Bucks are hiring Doc Rivers as their new head coach, league sources tell The Athletic. All season long, the Bucks have struggled on defense after being one of the league’s top defensive teams for five straight seasons under former coach Mike Budenholzer. GO DEEPER 'There was no pride': Giannis Antetokounmpo blasts Bucks' defense …

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Damian Lillard carried the Bucks in Detroit, and they needed every bit of it
11 months ago

Damian Lillard carried the Bucks in Detroit, and they needed every bit of it

New York Times  

DETROIT — Damian Lillard missed the Milwaukee Bucks’ 132-116 loss to the Utah Jazz on Jan. 8 for personal reasons. But as Antetokounmpo made his way to the bench to rest ahead of the Bucks’ final fourth-quarter push, Lillard took over and scored 12 points in the final three minutes of the third. On the next possession, after getting past …

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Brook Lopez matches career high with 39 points as Bucks edge Wizards 131-128
1 year, 1 month ago

Brook Lopez matches career high with 39 points as Bucks edge Wizards 131-128

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Brook Lopez matched a career high with 39 points and hit a 3-pointer with 2:40 left to put the Milwaukee Bucks ahead for good in a 131-128 In-Season Tournament victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. “We’re evaluating him tomorrow.” Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each added 31 points as the Bucks improved to 3-0 in the …

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On a tough night in Toronto, Bucks showed defensive cracks that need fixing
1 year, 1 month ago

On a tough night in Toronto, Bucks showed defensive cracks that need fixing

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of Bucks vs Knicks in the quarterfinal of the NBA In-Season Tournament. Nor could anyone imagine Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, in the first week of the season, spending their postgame media sessions in Toronto discussing the team’s struggles to figure out their chemistry. While the Bucks’ struggles at the point of attack were the …

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Bold predictions for the NBA season, including Wembanyama the All-Star and a Celtics title
1 year, 2 months ago

Bold predictions for the NBA season, including Wembanyama the All-Star and a Celtics title

New York Times  

What time is it? He’s already quite clearly his team’s best player and is likely good enough to lead the Spurs to a win total that may make them slightly uncomfortable. The NBA’s three best records also belonged to the East last year, and that part may hold up … partly because the depth of the West is so strong …

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Trail Blazers, Jerami Grant agree to 5-year, $160 million deal, per sources: Why he stayed in Portland
1 year, 5 months ago

Trail Blazers, Jerami Grant agree to 5-year, $160 million deal, per sources: Why he stayed in Portland

New York Times  

Free-agent forward Jerami Grant has agreed to a five-year, $160 million deal to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, league sources confirmed to The Athletic on Friday. Here’s what you need to know: Grant averaged 20.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game over 63 contest with the Trail Blazers last season. Free agent forward Jerami Grant and Klutch …

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Who says no? Evaluating your Knicks trade proposals
1 year, 5 months ago

Who says no? Evaluating your Knicks trade proposals

New York Times  

Talk of the New York Knicks trading for a star has persisted for years. First, if the Blazers are trading Lillard, I don’t think Randle, an established veteran, would be the Knicks player they would want — unless, of course, they had a fourth team they could reroute him to for young players or draft picks. So if the Knicks …

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NBA Mock Draft: Wembanyama to Spurs (obviously), but questions begin after that
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA Mock Draft: Wembanyama to Spurs (obviously), but questions begin after that

New York Times  

We are about a week away from the 2023 NBA Draft. Toronto Raptors Jalen Hood-Schifino | 6-4 wing | 20 years old | Indiana The Scout: Hood-Schifino is a well-rounded, young prospect who won the Big Ten’s Rookie of the Year award this past season while averaging 13 points, four rebounds and four assists. Golden State Warriors Kris Murray | …

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Eric Wong’s crystal ball dynasty rankings: Predicting the Top 75 fantasy basketball players for 2024-25
3 years, 2 months ago

Eric Wong’s crystal ball dynasty rankings: Predicting the Top 75 fantasy basketball players for 2024-25

New York Times  

You wanna talk dynasty leagues? While I wouldn’t expect LeBron to play more than 26 minutes per game at 40 years old, you better believe he’ll still be putting up solid numbers. Alperen Sengun, HOU, 22 While you shouldn’t expect Sengun to outplay Wood as a rookie this season, he certainly has a super high ceiling, with consistent fantasy stardom …

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Hollinger: With NBA free agency party ending quickly, the trading game begins
3 years, 4 months ago

Hollinger: With NBA free agency party ending quickly, the trading game begins

New York Times  

And now, we wait. Amazingly, every one of my top 20 free agents is already accounted for next season; while the Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard technically hasn’t announced what he’s doing yet, his return seems a foregone conclusion. Beyond that crew, we’ll see some other players get minimum deals and biannual exception money, but the free-agent spending frenzy essentially ended once …

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