Tag: NBA basketball

Eurohoops News: Ten NBA Players that could take their talents to Europe

Brandon King

Some NBA players (active or not) may be leaving the league and take their game to Europe next season. Here are 10 of them. By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net While the 2023 NBA free-agency negotiation period hasn’t even started yet and it’s unclear what kind of unexpected developments and changes the offseason will eventually bring, there are already some players that won’t exactly surprise us if they move to Europe for 2023-24. Some of the free agents on the list may eventually find the NBA contract they are looking for but others…

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Don’t look for this basketball record to be broken in your lifetime

Brandon King

Lebron James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leading scorer was an impressive feat that speaks not only to James’ longevity but high-level production sustained over nearly an unprecedented period. The number 38,227 was an astronomical number that had stood since 1984 and was a mark that was felt by many to be unattainable. However as impressive as this feat is, eventually the record James sets will fall. Contributing to this eventuality is the fact the NBA has overwhelmingly swung the pendulum in favor of the offense, meaning at no…

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Hawks trade John Collins to Jazz for Rudy Gay and future second

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Courtesy of NBA.com News Services The Utah Jazz are busy once again in the offseason, agreeing to a reported frontcourt swap. Per multiple reports, the Atlanta Hawks are sending forward/center John Collins to Utah for swingman Rudy Gay and a second-round pick. The trade won’t be finalized until July 6 at the earliest. Hawks receive:  Jazz receive:  Last summer, the Jazz dealt All-Star center Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves and guard Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers. As a part of that trade, the Jazz got back Lauri Markkanen from the Cavs, who blossomed…

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Dual Trip-dubs from Jokić and Murray powers Denver past Miami

Brandon King

Courtesy of NBA.com news services Never had two players from the same team had 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. Never in the regular season. Never in the playoffs. Certainly never in the NBA Finals. Until now. In Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Denver center Nikola Jokic became the first player in NBA history to record 30+ points, 20+ rebounds and 10+ assists in a Finals game. Dominating every aspect of the game, Jokic finished with 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the Denver Nuggets past the Miami Heat 109-94 to…

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June 7, 2023 NBA Finals StatCap : Big nights for Murray and Jokić put Denver up 2-1

Brandon King

Player Spotlight – Nikola Jokić and Christian Braun Nikola Jokić showed up and showed out in Game 3. Unlike the previous contest, where he did pour in 43 points, Jokić did not affect the game in the myriad of ways he does on the offensive game. That was not the case Wednesday night as Jokić did put in 32 points but he also pulled in 21 rebounds and dished out ten assists, becoming the first player to turn in a 30+point, 20+rebounds and 10+ assists in a NBF Finals Game.…

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We have a series, NBA Finals tied at 1

Brandon King

The Denver Nuggets entered the NBA Finals coming off a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in which they looked like the superior team for nearly every second of the series. The Miami Heat, on the other hand,  entered the finals saving themselves from the greatest postseason collapse by defeating Boston in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The prevailing thought was not whether would Denver win the NBA Finals, but rather how many games it would take. After Denver’s 104-93 win in Game 1, it appeared the remaining games…

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Anthony Edwards leaving Klutch Sports for WME and Bill Duffy

Brandon King

The Klutch Sports client roster is quite impressive, as it contains, NBA Champions, MVPs, perennial All-Stars and up-and coming star players. Up until fairly recently, they could count Anthony Edwards amongst it ranks. However according to TNT and Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes, the best player on the Minnesota Timberwloves, along with forward jaden McDaniels has departed Kltuch for Bill Duffy and WME. The move may cause Timberwolves fan ( and some within the Minnesota front office) to breath a sigh of relief. Klutch has a perception of having too much…

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Game 7 of the 2023 East Finals: A place we never thought we’d be

Brandon King

The Miami Heat were a mere 0.1 of a second away from their seventh trip to the NBA Finals, but no one bothered to block out the inbound man, Derrick White, who had an unmolested run to the was able to tip in Marcus Smart missed three-point attempt for the most improbable sub-0.5-second game-winning basket since Derek Fisher’s infamous heave against the San Antonio Spurs back in 2004 Western Conference Semifinals. Although Jimmy Butler made some plays down the stretch, for most of the game he, nor Bam Adebayo played…

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May 22, 2023 NBA Playoffs: Nuggets send Lakers with WCF sweep

Brandon King

Spotlight- The Denver Nuggets starting lineup Though Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray will get their share of the praise for completing Denver’s sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, it was a team effort, particularly the Nuggets starting five. All five Denver’s starters scored in double figures, and scored 105 of the team’s 113 points. Who Got It Done Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc 1 LeBron James LAL DEN…

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22 May 2023 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Danilo Gallinari PF May 22 Out Gallinari (knee) has been ruled out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Heat on Tuesday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Dorian Finney-Smith PF Apr 26 Day-To-Day Finney-Smith underwent a procedure Wednesday to correct a fracture of the right fifth finger but is expected to be cleared for offseason workouts in six weeks, Ian Begley of SportsNet New York reports Ben Simmons PG…

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