It is truly the end of an era. Point guard Tony Parker has decided to call it a career. He told Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated this in regards to his decision: “A lot of different stuff ultimately led me to this decision,but, at the end of the day, I was like, if I can’t be Tony Parker anymore and I can’t play for a championship, I don’t want to play basketball anymore.” Parker was taken 28th overall in the 2001 NBA Draft. Over the next seventeen seasons in…
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The Houston Rockets may be looking to make major changes to their roster before next season but it seems that head coach Mike D’Antoni. The two sides may be close to agreeing on an extension. According to Tim MacMahon of ESPN, Saturday Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta removed the buyout language that ultimately proved to be a deal breaker in the last round contract discussions. Without a deal in place D’Antoni is entering the upcoming season on lame duck status as he is in the final year of a four-year deal.…
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According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Chicago Bulls have hired former Houston Rockets assistant coach Roy Rogers to join Jim Boylen’s staff. Rogers had spent the three previous seasons on Mike D’Antoni’s staff prior to being the second of four staff members who were informed they would not be brought back for the upcoming season. Rogers coaching resume also includes time with the Nets (2013-14 and Washington Wizards, (2014-16) as assistant coaches.
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Top Performers Kawhi LeonardTOR vs. GSW 34 14 3 16-16 ft Klay ThompsonGSW @ TOR 25 5 5 Stephen CurryGSW @ TOR 23 3 4 3 stl Draymond GreenGSW @ TOR 17 10 9 2 stl Fred VanVleetTOR vs. GSW 17 4 2 3 stl D. CousinsGSW @ TOR 11 10 6 2 blk Andre IguodalaGSW @ TOR 8 8 6 Serge IbakaTOR vs. GSW 7 10 0 2 stl Pascal SiakamTOR vs. GSW 12 8 5 Quinn CookGSW @ TOR 9 1 0 Yesterday’s Score…
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According to Arizona Sports 98.7’s John Gambadoro, the Sacramento Kings are interested in Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic. The free-agent-to-be center finished off a four-year $53 million this season by posting career highs in both scoring (20.8 ppg) and rebounding (12.0 rpg), and made his first All-Star game. He also was an efficient 51.8% from the floor, including 36.4% from three point land. Vucevic’s stellar play helped to end a six-year playoff absence, even though they were defeated 4-1 by the eventual Eastern Conference champs, Toronto Raptors in the first…
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The latest round of hot take nation features nearly every sports outlet from Maine to California is discussing how the Golden State Warriors do not need Kevin Durant. It is understandable why they would “leap” to such a conclusion, the Warriors have an all-time record of 31-1 in games without KD that Stephen Curry has played and how the team resembles their 2016 incarnation ( which by the way, may have won 73 games but lost the NBA Finals) in terms of their play style, which many have deemed more…
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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…
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Brook Lopez’s playoff career playoff high key in Milwaukee’s come from behind 108-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. In the West, the still KD-less Warriors will look to defend their HomeCourt tonight in game two of those conference finals. Top Performers: Brook LopezMIL vs. TOR 29 11 2 4 blk G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. TOR 24 14 6 2 stl, 3 blk Kyle LowryTOR @ MIL 30 8 2 7-9 3-pt Kawhi LeonardTOR @ MIL 31 9 2 10-10 ft Malcolm BrogdonMIL vs.…
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Golden State will be without Kevin Durant for at least one more game. According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes , the Warriors have ruled Durant out for game two of the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazer. KD has missed the previous two games, spanning the end of the Houston series and spilling over into the conference finals, after suffering an initially scary looking calf strain in game six of the conference semifinals. Should the Warriors take a 2-0 lead in the series, there will be less incentive…
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Top Performers Big Performances from CJ McCollum and Kawhi Leonard, including a ridiculous game winner from Kawhi, powered their teams to victory and on to the conference finals. CJ McCollumPOR @ DEN 37 9 1 Kawhi LeonardTOR vs. PHI 41 8 3 3 stl Nikola JokicDEN vs. POR 29 13 2 4 blk Serge IbakaTOR vs. PHI 17 8 3 J.J. RedickPHI @ TOR 17 4 3 Joel EmbiidPHI @ TOR 21 11 4 3 blk Evan TurnerPOR @ DEN 14 7 2 Ben SimmonsPHI @ TOR 13 8 5…
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