NBA News
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NBA: James Wiseman lands a ten-day contract
James Wiseman: an unexpected return to the NBA spotlight Until a few weeks ago, James Wiseman’s name barely moved anyone. The 2m13 giant, billed as the Warriors’ future interior anchor after the 2020 draft, looked like he was sliding into oblivion. Cut by Indiana, bounced from rotation to rotation, he was just a lost project.…
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NBA: Mavericks choose patience in GM hunt
Six weeks after their general manager walked, the Mavericks did the opposite of NBA panic: they’re in no hurry. No snap hire. No PR circus. Just a staged transition sold as a key step in rebuilding the organisation. In a league that rushes to fill every power gap, that restraint raises eyebrows and questions. Inside…
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NBA: Bucks target Zach LaVine
As the season grinds on, one name keeps popping up in Bucks conversations: Zach LaVine. Milwaukee is seriously weighing adding the scoring guard to give Giannis Antetokounmpo real offensive support. This isn’t random. For weeks the Bucks’ decision-makers have been combing the market for a player who can create his own shot without living in…
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NBA: Warriors eye 3 inside profiles
Golden State’s moving slow, but the priority’s obvious now. Behind the scenes the Warriors are checking several options to beef up an inside that’s been exposed as too light. The guiding idea: add size, impact and athleticism without wrecking what they are. It’s not new. It’s getting urgent. Against teams that make the paint a…
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NBA: Cleveland in a crisis of confidence
The Cleveland Cavaliers: a season under strain From the outside, it smells like gunpowder. Not an explosion yet, but that hot-wire, about-to-snap smell. The Cleveland Cavaliers are moving like a team that knows the clock is ticking. Losses pile up. Some were avoidable. Some point to something deeper. On paper this group should’ve been ready.…
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NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo clears the air on his future
Antetokounmpo sets the record straight on trade rumors Giannis Antetokounmpo did what superstars rarely do in a media storm: he grabbed the narrative back. On Thursday, facing microphones, he put things right. Since the start of the month rumors have swelled about a secret chat between his agent, Alex Saratsis, and the Bucks over his…
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NBA: Bilal Coulibaly and Alex Sarr return Thursday
Washington’s starting to see a sliver of light at the end of a very dark tunnel. Alex Sarr and Bilal Coulibaly are about to hit the floor again, and that alone shifts the vibe around the franchise. After a December wrecked by injuries and losses, the Wizards are set to get two major pieces of…
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NBA: Doc Rivers refuses to panic after Bucks’ rout
Milwaukee’s leaking, but Doc Rivers won’t abandon ship There are nights when staring at the scoreboard feels like psychological torture. Last Sunday the Bucks and coach Doc Rivers didn’t just lose a game. They got steamrolled. A 45-point drubbing. Not by the Celtics, not by the Thunder — by the Brooklyn Nets. Yes, those Nets.…
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NBA: The Celtics impress without Jayson Tatum
No Tatum, no panic: The “Green Army” turns resistance into an art This is the nightmare every Celtics fan dreads at night. Seeing Jayson Tatum, the face of the franchise, the man with shoulders as wide as Massachusetts, sitting in civvies on the bench. In a league obsessed with “star power”, taking your best player…