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Ricky Rubio on Pacers’ radar

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Brandon King

According to The Ringer, multiple league sources have indicated that unrestricted free agent point guard Ricky Rubio is a target of the Indiana Pacers. Point guards Darren Collision and Cory Joseph are both unrestricted free agents, so Rubio could immediately step in and fill that void. Finding a suitable replacement to start at the 1 in this draft seems unlikely, so this need will have to be addressed in free agency or the trade market. His defensive ability and playmaking prowess is not only an upgrade from both Collision and…

LaMelo Ball to play in NBL20

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au : Global teenage sensation LaMelo Ball has become the latest highly rated NBA prospect to join the Hungry Jack’s NBL, signing for the Illawarra Hawks as part of the NBL Next Stars program. A five star recruit, LaMelo Ball is the younger brother of New Orleans Pelicans star Lonzo Ball and is currently ranked number 21 in the 2019 ESPN 1000 and considered a first round selection in the 2020 NBA Draft. The 17 year-old will join top five NBA Draft prospect RJ Hampton as part of the…

Trouble in Space City, Paul and Harden not on same page

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Brandon King

As cliche as the phrase “Houston, we have a problem is”, is it actually quite apropos in this instance. It seems there is a developing schism between two of the Houston Rockets’ most notable players- James Harden and Chris Paul. Sources told Tim MacMahon of ESPN that the issues stem from “differences in preferred playing styles and personality”, which comes as little surprise to me. Chris Paul wants to play more system oriented basketball, which is the complete antithesis of the way James Harden plays basketball. Harden’s playing style is…

Cash and Health, not hoops undoes Warriors run this year and likely for the future.

June 16, 2019June 16, 2019 Brandon King

If losing your best player in Kevin Durant for the NBA Finals, and potentially permanently, then losing the Finals, the chance to repeat and having to watch the other ballclub celebrate in their house were not bad enough, the Golden State Warriors got another steel-toed kick in the junk Thursday night when it was revealed that Klay Thompson tore the ACL in his left knee. Thompson blew out the knee when he landed awkwardly after a slam dunk in the fourth quarter of Game 6. He immediately went down in…

Celtics did not make Tatum available in Davis trade talks

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 Brandon King

According to the New York Times’ Marc Stein, the Boston Celtics “refused” to make Jayson Tatum in trade talks with the New Orleans Pelicans. Earlier today it was initially reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Anthony Davis was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, three first round picks, including the number 4 pick in this year’s NBA draft.

Breaking News: Anthony Davis traded to Los Angeles Lakers

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 Brandon King

The long and protracted Anthony Davis trade saga has thankfully reached its end. Earlier this afternoon, the New Orleans Pelicans agreed to send the suddenly disgruntled power forward to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh three first round picks, which includes this year’s no. 4 overall selection. It was speculated that newly hired Pelicans’ head of basketball operations David Griffin wanted to get the Davis deal prior to the draft, and with this move, that he did. The move stocks the Pelicans with young…

Jerome Randle and Sydney Kings part ways for NBL20

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au : After one and a half seasons in Sydney, Jerome Randle and the Kings will part ways heading into the 2019-20 NBL season. Randle has just finished the season with Lokomotive Kuban in Russia, and is exploring his options for next season. Randle averaged 17.9 points and 4.1 assists during the 2018-19 season, and took out Sydney’s club MVP honours in the 2017-18 season. Sydney Kings Chairman Paul Smith thanked Jerome for his time in Sydney. “Jerome made a significant impact on Sydney basketball during his time here.…

Warriors alter logo for next season

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 Brandon King

To go along with their spiffy brand new downtown San Francisco house next season, the Golden State Warriors will also have some updated gamers. Earlier Wednesday the team announced a slightly new look for their logo for next season.

KD’s Achilles injuries proves why Kawhi Leonard was right last season

June 11, 2019March 27, 2021 Brandon King

When Kevin Durant went down in Game 5 in a 6’11” heap it did not look good. While I have no rooting interest in these NBA Finals, I just want to see a good series that everyone plays well, makes it through healthy and is marred from controversy. It appears that I will not get all I asked for out of this series. Down 3-1, it was really no surprise that Kevin Durant played in Game 5, however seeing him go down brings up a lot of questions, the most…

USA Basketball named training camp roster

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au: USA Basketball have named a squad of 20 that will compete at a Las Vegas training camp to be named in the final 2019 FIBA World Cup team that travels to Australia to face the Boomers at Marvel Stadium before going onto China. The stacked lineup features NBA All-Stars James Harden, Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, Kemba Walker, Bradley Beal, Andre Drummond, Kevin Love, Brook Lopez, Kyle Lowry, Paul Millsap and Khris Middleton. Up and coming stars Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Miles Turner and Kyle Kuzma have also been included in…