Category: NBA Basketball

Damian Lillard and Trail Blazers “expected” to agreed to supermax deal

Brandon King

According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, Damian Lillard is expected to sign a four-year $191 million supermax extension sometime this summer. He would qualified for the beefed up extension provided he makes one of the three All-NBA Teams, which, based on the level of play Lillard showed this season, seems to be a forgone conclusion. There are two years and $62 million owed to Lillard on his current deal. The extension would kick in after the 20-21 season and he would be 35 when that potential contract would expire. Lillard…

Read More

May 22, 2019 NBA Playoff Recap

Brandon King

Top Performers Stephen CurryGSW @ POR 37 13 11   Triple-double Meyers LeonardPOR vs. GSW 30 12 3   5-8 3-pt Damian LillardPOR vs. GSW 28 4 12    CJ McCollumPOR vs. GSW 26 2 7   5-9 3-pt Draymond GreenGSW @ POR 18 14 11   Triple-double Kevon LooneyGSW @ POR 12 14 0    S. LivingstonGSW @ POR 8 1 1    Jordan BellGSW @ POR 7 0 2    Zach CollinsPOR vs. GSW 10 2 0    Enes KanterPOR vs. GSW 6 2 0 Yesterday’s Score  Golden State Warriors  119  OT…

Read More

Andre Iguodala out for Game 4 of West Finals

Brandon King

According to Mark Medina of the Mercury News, Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala will miss Game 4 of Western Conference Finals with a sore left calf. Iguodala left in the third quarter of Game 3 with tightness in his left calf. A MRI performed Sunday came back negative. He was listed as questionable as it pertained to his participation in Game 4. His impact on the floor in the playoffs has been huge, as it gives the Warriors another perimeter defender to throw at some of the all-world talent…

Read More

Ryan Saunders signs multiyear deal with Timberwolves

Brandon King

Ryan Saunders is no longer the Timberwolves interim head coach. According to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania, Minnesota and Saunders have agreed to a multi year contract that makes Saunders the head coach. Saunders , the sone of former head coach Flip Saunders, was named the the interim coach after Tom Thibodeau was broken off on January 6 and at 32, was the league’s youngest head coach. However his installation in the position did not leave to immediate success; the team went just 17-25 with Saunders at the helm…

Read More

May 19, 2019 NBA Playoff Recap

Brandon King

Top Performances Kawhi LeonardTOR vs. MIL 36 9 5   12-13 ft George HillMIL @ TOR 24 7 2   2 stl Marc GasolTOR vs. MIL 16 12 7   5 blk Pascal SiakamTOR vs. MIL 25 11 1   3 stl Brook LopezMIL @ TOR 16 6 1   2 stl Norman PowellTOR vs. MIL 19 4 3    Malcolm BrogdonMIL @ TOR 20 5 1   2 stl Kyle LowryTOR vs. MIL 11 4 5    Pat ConnaughtonMIL @ TOR 8 3 2    G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ TOR 12 23 7   4 blk Yesterday’s…

Read More

Pelicans hire Trajan Langdon as GM

Brandon King

The New Orleans Pelicans announced the team had hired former Brooklyn Nets assistant generals manager Trajan Langdon as their new GM. According to The Advocate’s Scott Kushner Langdon set the foundation for this move in his time as as a scout with the Spurs and Cavaliers where he “built his reputation as a scout with the Spurs and Cavaliers before joining general manager Sean Marks’ staff in Brooklyn in 2016, where the Nets have taken the league by surprise.” Prior to his time as a scout, he had a brief career as…

Read More

Andre Iguodala has MRI; status up in the air for game 4

Brandon King

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala underwent an MRI earlier today for a lower leg injury he suffered in the ballclub’s 110-99 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in game 3 of the Western Conference Final.  Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reports that the MRI came back negative.  ESPN’s Nick Friedell adds that Iguodala’s status for Game 4 is uncertain.  Iguodala left in the third quarter of game three and was held out of the remainder of the game for “precautionary reasons”, according to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.  “We…

Read More

May 17, 2019 NBA Playoff Recap

Brandon King

Top Performers G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. TOR 30 17 5   2 blk Kawhi LeonardTOR @ MIL 31 8 2   10-10 ft Ersan IlyasovaMIL vs. TOR 17 3 2   2 stl Malcolm BrogdonMIL vs. TOR 14 4 5    George HillMIL vs. TOR 13 5 2    Nikola MiroticMIL vs. TOR 15 6 0    Norman PowellTOR @ MIL 14 4 2    Danny GreenTOR @ MIL 8 4 0    Khris MiddletonMIL vs. TOR 12 1 1    Kyle LowryTOR @ MIL 15 4 4    Yesterday’s Score Toronto Raptors  103…

Read More

Pacers’ Tyreke Evans banned from NBA for two years over Anti-Drug Policy

Brandon King

Indiana Pacers guard Tyreke Evans has been put out of the NBA for violating the league’s anti-drug policy, according to a statement released by the team.  Per Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype that Evans will be eligible for reinstatement in two years.  Though he has never been suspended for drug-related issues somehow this instance warranted a two-year ban. This past year with the Pacers, Evans averaged 10.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.4 assist per game. For his career he has posted numbers of 15.7 points, 4.8 assists and 4.6 rebounds per…

Read More

May 16, 2019 NBA Playoff Recap

Brandon King

Golden State Warriors overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-111 in Game 2 of the Western Finals. Stephen CurryGSW vs. POR 37 8 8 11-11 ft Damian LillardPOR @ GSW 23 5 10 Kevon LooneyGSW vs. POR 14 7 2 Seth CurryPOR @ GSW 16 1 2 4 stl Draymond GreenGSW vs. POR 16 10 7 5 blk M. HarklessPOR @ GSW 12 4 2 Klay ThompsonGSW vs. POR 24 3 2 CJ McCollumPOR @ GSW 22 3 5 Rodney HoodPOR @ GSW 12 2…

Read More