Category: NBA Headlines
The Wizards’ Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics in the second round of the playoffs back in May, the final defeat that ended the best season for the franchise since the 1970s, remains fresh on the minds of star point guard John Wall and head coach Scott Brooks, though months have passed. Wall has suggested […]
Although the two will compete for minutes at the point guard position when the Dallas Mavericks begin training camp in late September, second-year standout Yogi Ferrell and rookie first-round draft pick Dennis Smith Jr. could also see time on the court together during the 2017-18 season. Teaming together to lead the Mavericks during the MGM […]
The New Orleans Pelicans have traded point guard Tim Frazier to the Washington Wizards in exchange for the No. 52 overall pick in the draft, a league source told Basketball Insiders. Frazier is coming off his best season as a pro last season and averaged a career-high 7.1 points and 23.5 minutes per game. The […]
At least six NBA teams were on hand to watch Dennis Smith’s Pro Day, sources told Basketball Insiders.
SportsBettingExperts.com used data from the three North American professional sports that play a ‘best of seven’ playoff series format. These are MLB baseball, NHL hockey and NBA basketball. First, we looked at the aggregate performance of teams in a 3-0 series across all sports. We found that the team leading 3-0 was a very strong […]
The 7-3 building block (Kristaps Porzingis)or the Knicks’ future had one arm around teammate Willy Hernangomez and the other around a trainer as he walked stiffly off the floor 29 seconds into the fourth quarter Tuesday night at the Garden. “It’s pretty stiff,” Porzingis said, sitting at his locker. “It’s stiffening up now. But it’s […]
WIZARDS SIGN BRANDON JENNINGS Team Waives Danuel House Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has signed guard Brandon Jennings. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. In addition, the team waived forward Danuel House. “Brandon gives us playmaking ability and experience at the guard position while adding another […]
NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2017 – Defending champion Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors and 2013 winner Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers lead the list of four NBA All-Stars who will showcase their shooting range in the 2017 JBL Three-Point Contest on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The […]
The Orlando Magic’s Aaron Gordon, last year’s runner-up, and NBA All-Star DeAndre Jordan of the LA Clippers will take flight in the 2017 Verizon Slam Dunk on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Gordon and Jordan are joined in the four-player field by Derrick Jones Jr. of the Phoenix Suns and […]
If there ever was a time to be sure that the Cleveland Cavaliers’ epic three-game win streak to finish the NBA Finals and beat the Golden STate Warriors for the championship was a thing of a past, this week’s three-game losing streak — capped by a 111-105 defeat at the hands of the Chicago Bulls […]