[Scotto] The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed Mike Conley to a deal for the rest of the season, league sources told HoopsHype. Conley has averaged 9.2 points, including shooting 41.3% from 3-point range, 4.7 assists, and 1.0 steals per game in four combined seasons with Minnesota.
[Golliver] Angry gambling companies have played a part in Adam Silver’s attempted crackdown on tanking: “If coaches are just not playing guys the entire game and they’re not letting people know in advance… you’re going to have a lot of angry gamblers and a lot of angry gambling companies.”
[Andscape] Donovan Mitchell: “To see [Paul’s] career end the way did, I think it’s BS. I don’t know… when you have a guy like that, there’s a level that he has to be [respected] and he wasn’t given that opportunity, which I think is messed up.”
Former Mavericks owner Mark Cuban argues NBA should embrace tanking, admits to using tactic with Mavs
Wemby when asked about Deni Avdija: “Takes a lot of free throws”
Giannis talking to Kon Knueppel with some high praise
Jokic: “You know why Luka follows everything? Because he bets on everything”
[Mark Cuban] Why the NBA should embrace tanking
Article about Houston Rockets player Jabari Smith Jr on practicing with his idol Kevin Durant during training camp from October: “I was told Jabari Smith Jr. has basically just chained himself to KD,” Levine said. “He’s asked the staff to tailor his entire schedule to being with KD at all times.”
Why is San Diego overlooked as an NBA expansion city?
Former Hornet Gordon Hayward has focused on squares since NBA retirement
Seth Greenberg says his player comparison for Cameron Boozer is Paolo Banchero: “To me, body type, skill set, physicality, feel, IQ, competitive spirit, it says Paolo Banchero.”
Obama: “I always enjoyed watching us beat Indiana”
Jalen Williams in games without SGA this season: 26/4/6 on 64% TS in 26 mins per game. 4-0 record (all 4 games away from home).
Kyrie Irving on All-Star Media Questions: “We don’t even ask real questions. Real questions aren’t being asked. The questions that are being asked are planned to get the answers they want… I’m not going to say what it is, but you know which questions I’m talking about.”
[NBC Sports PR] NBC SPORTS DELIVERS LARGEST NBA ALL-STAR GAME AUDIENCE SINCE 2011, AVERAGING 8.8 MILLION VIEWERS ON NBC, PEACOCK AND TELEMUNDO
The COLA(Carry-Over Lottery Allocation) system is the best system I’ve seen proposed to solve tanking.
lonzo ball done?
Giannis’ sons are in awe of Wemby.
Most Improved Teams Over Final 10 Games of First Half (according to Net Rating)
Can someone provide a good breakdown of the KD burner account drama?
[OC] I analyzed 1.57 million r/NBA comments to find out who this sub hates most
The NBA used an inaccurate map of France during All Star Introductions
[Sherman] when asked if she plans to stay for the full term, Buss seemingly hedged her answer. “That’s what I agreed to,” Buss said. “Mark Walter and I are very comfortable with the way things are set up. And I expect things to go on and be successful. And you know, I’m not going anywhere.”
Giannis lays out the plans for his sons.
The NBA needs to phase out pick protections if they really want to solve the tanking “issue”
[R. Ko.] He (Luka) also commented on Kevin Durant’s statement, who unexpectedly lashed out at Luka and Nikola Jokic a few days ago: “When I first came to the All-Star Game, it was the same, so I don’t know why he singled us out. But I think it will be better because it’s the world against the USA.”
What’s a detail you noticed about a player you feel nobody else sees that you really need to get off your chest right now?
Teams should always have the option to commit to a full rebuild and willingly suffer a few down years to get themselves back to relevance. The problem really are with the teams who do not fully commit but also want the benefits of a rebuild
Cade Cunningham asked where he gets his aura: “I get my aura from Jesus Christ and my lord and savior, and God blessed me with parents who raised me in a way I wouldn’t trade for the world.”
[Charania] The Philadelphia 76ers intend to sign forward Jabari Walker to a new two-year contract.
Which of these teams do you think will be the last to win a championship?
If you were tasked with winning a championship with a starting center like Gobert or Mitchell Robinson, how would you build the team around them?
[Highlight] De’Aaron Fox on his game winnner: “I saw that picture of me and Bron, that’s gotta be one of the best pictures I have, gotta get him to sign it”
[Bill Simmons on Tatum] “I don’t know if you saw this over the weekend. Celtics and Sixers on Sunday night March 1st. Moved from six to eight PM. That got a hmm,” Simmons said. “I had been hearing first week of March for a while
[Woike] Lakers president of business operations Tim Harris informed staff Monday that this will be his final season with the organization per sources. Harris, who was the driving force between the massive local TV rights deal with Spectrum, has been with the Lakers/The Forum for more than 35 years.
How good would Tony Allen be in today’s NBA?
[Highlight] Jokic to Wemby in regards his autograph “I want the Alien, where is the Alien?” Wemby replies “Say less”
[Mark Cuban] Tanking Part 2: Why it’s “worse” now
KD was on his phone the entire All Star game. And he still hasn’t come out and cleared the accusations?
[OC] Which player has “victimized” the most rookies this season? Conversely, which player has been “victimized” the most by rookies?
Anthony Edwards: “No shade towards Luka and Jokic but like they two of the best players in the league they not trynna play in the All Star game”
Jaylen Brown: “Continue to speak out, theres a lot of stuff going on in the world beyond basketball, don’t be afraid.”
Team USA 2028 roster predictions
[Highlight] KD glued onto his phone during warmups
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama at the All-Stars: 33 pts, 8 reb, 3 blks, 10⁄13 FG (4⁄5 3pt). 20 min played across both games
Devin Booker pushes Nikola Jokic out of the way to stop him from crashing into President Obama, then daps Barack up
What was your intitial reaction when the Warriors decided to make Curry their franchise player instead of Monta Ellis?