The player with the most 3s this year is LaMelo Ball of the Hornets. And the player with the second most 3s in the league is Kon Knueppel of the Hornets. And the player with the third most 3s is Brandon Miller of the Hornets.
Former Suns front office Amin Elhassan on Ayton: “You wish you were Capella, and the Lakers wish you were too. The tiger doesn’t change his stripes, he just changes jungles. Guys are who they are, particularly if they’ve always been rewarded for who they are”
[BasketNews] Grant Williams: “The whole team was in the hotel. Bron had a room as well. At the time it was communicated that he had the room as well as a house on campus. I spoke with that knowledge but I’ll say publicly i was wrong and spoke with inaccurate information.”
Clint Capela on Instagram (regarding DeAndre Ayton): U got 2 of the best floor general in the game my dawg Lockinnn 🤣🤣
[Highlight] Short-Handed Suns target Luka Dončić on defense to seal a clutch win over the Lakers
Wemby was asked how the Spurs are trying to block out the noise of people saying they are one of the favorites to win the title: “You’re the first one to tell me about it. So to block out that noise, can you take away his mic?”
Deandre “Not Clint Capela” Ayton in tonight’s loss to the Suns without Brooks or Booker: 2 points on 1⁄3 shooting, 4 rebounds
LeBron James is shooting 29.9% from three on 4.6 attempts per game — the lowest 3PT% among players averaging 4+ 3PA with a 40-game minimum.
[Good News] Luca, the young cancer patient who gave Ant Edwards a wristband to wear, has official beat Cancer
[Charania] Mason Plumlee is signing a deal with the San Antonio Spurs for the remainder of the season, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports tells ESPN. Plumlee completed his first 10-day contract and now will finish his 13th NBA season in San Antonio.
Clint Capela on instagram after Ayton’s 2⁄4 game: “U got 2 of the best floor general in the game my dawg Lockinn”
[Post Game Thread] The Phoenix Suns (34-26) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (34-24), 113-110 despite Deandre Ayton finishing strong with 2PTS 4 REB and a game low -24
Kon Knueppel has officially passed Keegan Murray for most three-pointers made in a season by a rookie in NBA history
[Highlight] All 8 of Kon Knueppel’s 3-pointers tonight as he sets a new rookie record for most threes made in a season. He leads the NBA with 209 total threes made.
Luka in the loss to the Suns: 41/8/8/2 on 78 TS%, +9
San Antonio Spurs head coach when asked how he imagines it is for the Brooklyn Nets having to develop five rookies at once: “It’s hard to ask a 19-year-old to help another 19-year-old. It’s like asking a bunch of kids learning how to swim to make sure the other one doesn’t drown.”
Bobby Portis plays a young fan in the longest game of Rock Paper Scissors you will ever see
[Cleveland Cavaliers official] Cavaliers guard Keon Ellis injured his left index finger in Wednesday night’s game at Milwaukee. A postgame examination by the Cavaliers’ medical staff, followed by X-rays taken at the arena, confirmed a non-displaced volar plate avulsion of his left index PIP joint.
Clint Capela tonight: 4pts and 6 rebs; DeAndre Ayton: 2pts and 4 rebs
Kevin Durant now has the 8th most 40-point games in NBA history (including the playoffs), passing Jerry West on the all-time list
[Highlight] Anthony Edwards makes a big clutch corner 3 over Kris Dunn and Derrick Jones Jr. (with replays), putting the Timberwolves up 4
[Charania] Kyle Anderson has agreed to a contract buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and plans to sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves after clearing waivers, sources tell ESPN. Anderson spent two seasons with the Timberwolves (2022-24) and gets an opportunity to rejoin the West contender.
[Charania] The return: Taj Gibson has agreed on a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. At 40 years old, Gibson is back in the NBA for his 17th season – a big man regarded as a consummate leader and professional over his career.
[NBA.com] NBA MVP Ladder: 1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2. Nikola Jokić 3. Cade Cunningham 4. Victor Wembanyama
[Highlight] Royce O’Neale hits the potential game-winning 3 against the Lakers, with 0.9 seconds remaining in regulation (with replays)!
Former Laker Byron Scott wants LeBron off his team. “I think this should be his last year here… You don’t have to go home, but you got to get the hell out of here.”
Brian Windhorst believes Kon will score 70 in a game one day: “Not this year, but down the line”
Anthony Edwards: “The play before, Finchy… he was like ‘pass the ball’, and I just told him, you don’t want me to pass the ball, you want me to shoot it”
Grant Williams says LeBron James had his own house in the NBA bubble: “He had a house on the campus. They had their own set up. Their team was taken care of”
[McMenamin] The Lakers training staff reportedly wraps Deandre Ayton’s water bottle in tape and writes “DA’s Crunk Juice — Drink this to unleash the beast” on it to keep him motivated
Marcus Smart was VISIBLY frustrated by Deandre Ayton’s defense on multiple occasions last night
The Bulls are currently on an 11-game losing streak after losing to the Blazers, their longest since 2001
[Highlight] Kon Knueppel hits his rookie record breaking 207th three against the Pacers!
[Highlight] The San Antonio Spurs win their 11th straight game with a 126-110 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. They go 11-0 in February, marking the 3rd time in their franchise’s history to go undefeated in a calendar month.
Pablo Torres - New video posting later about gambling scandal involving previously unnamed player
Kevin Durant in the comeback win vs the Magic in Orlando: 40 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals on 14-28 shooting, a +9 in 40 mins
Victor Wembanyama builds brick house despite the back-to-back win: 12 PPG, 6-21 FG (28.6%) , 1-10 from 3
[Highlights] The Rockets go on a 21-0 run against the Magic in the last 3:23 of the 3rd quarter, taking the lead (with replays). Led by Reed Sheppard
Anthony Edwards Stats this Season: 29.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 3.7 APG on 62% True Shooting Percentage and 40% from 3
Kon Knueppel with the scorching hot performance against the Indiana Pacers: 28 points while going 8⁄12 from three
Cade Cunningham over his last 10 games: 25.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, and 10.2 APG on 46.7% from the field and 39.1% from three
Clint “Not Deandre Ayton” Capela vs Orlando Magic Today - 4 Points, 6 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 4 Blocks
The Pistons and the Spurs have passed Phil Jackson’s 40 - 20 contender rule, but for one of them to be NBA champion, a historic first has to happen
VJ Edgecombe: “Media make it seem like he don’t want to play basketball. Like come on, he’s out there in pain, he made a big shot at the end of the game, he barely could raise his right hand up. It’s Joel Embiid, bro. That’s what we talking about right now”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is making his return against Denver tomorrow night
Pablo Torre reveals Antonio Blakeney, former member of the Chicago Bulls and Jiang Su Dragons, as ‘Co-Conspirator #1’ in the NBA Gambling scandal involving Terry Rozier for fixing games in the Chinese Basketball Association in 2023.
[Highlight] Austin Reaves misses the potential game-tying 3 on the buzzer and the Suns win!
[NBA Recap] Utah Jazz post trade deadline salary cap