Opportunity is everything in the NBA. Last season’s implementation of two-way contracts gave a lot more players potential opportunities in the league that may not have been previously available. One player who has used two-way contracts to showcase himself and really prove that he belongs in the NBA is Danuel House Jr. House actually began
Month: February 2019
The Los Angeles Lakers are very much LeBron James’ team. As usual, LeBron is his team’s best player and the centrifugal force around which everything they do revolves. He leads the team in minutes, points, and rebounds per game, and sits just 0.3 assists per game behind Rajon Rondo for the team lead as well.
1:54 PM ET Fresh off an appearance on one of the NBA’s biggest stages, Sacramento guard Buddy Hield was quick with the assurance the Kings will have a place on the league’s most meaningful stage. The Kings, mired in the NBA’s longest postseason drought at 12 years, won’t miss the playoffs this season, Hield says.
P.J. Washington has been having a coming out party over the past few weeks and is showing off a skill set that projects well to the wing in the NBA. P.J. Washington of Kentucky has been on an absolute tear. Since a Jan. 22 game against Mississippi State, Washington’s numbers speak for themselves — in
Far out of a playoff spot, and needing to protect his trade value, the New Orleans Pelicans are trying to find a way to sit Anthony Davis. The New Orleans Pelicans are six games back of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference here at the All-Star break, with five teams to usurp in
11:18 PM ET Shortly after the game started between No. 1 Duke and No. 8 North Carolina on Wednesday, Duke freshman Zion Williamson left the court after ripping through his left shoe when trying to reverse his dribble. The potential No. 1 overall pick of the 2019 NBA draft, Williamson did not return to the
Last week, the NBA’s trade deadline finally came and went — along with plenty of worthwhile fireworks of their own — and buyout season is officially in full swing. But as franchises continue bolstering their roster ahead of the postseason (or lottery-bound future efforts), another deadline occurred recently without much fanfare. In January, the cutoff
Welcome to The Whiteboard, your daily roundup of the best NBA content from around the internet, plus original analysis of the day’s big stories. Catch The Whiteboard on The Step Back and subscribe here to get it delivered to you by email each morning. It would’ve been more than fair for impartial NBA observers to assume
8:00 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins will see his minutes increase as he continues his comeback from a torn left Achilles injury. Cousins, who made his return on Jan. 18 in a win over the LA Clippers after missing almost a year to rehab, is averaging 23.4 minutes per
Welcome to The Whiteboard, your daily source for the previous day’s best NBA content from around the internet, plus an original column. Catch The Whiteboard here on The Step Back, and subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. Steph Curry, James Harden, Paul George, Kevin Durant, and Giannis Antetokounmpo all
Jame Harden is breaking records and changing our conception of how a primary ball-handler can play. His 3-point shooting tendencies are like no one else in the league. James Harden is shooting 12.5 3-point attempts per game. That is a ridiculous stat in and of itself. But it is worth paying attention to how James
James Harden sets some kind of new scoring mark nearly every night it seems, but he’s in line to be even more of a one-man show for the Rockets. A night after going 1-for-17 from 3-point range, James Harden put up 57 points (a franchise-record 36 in the first half) Monday night as the Houston
11:23 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told a roomful of minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a better place. Obama was in Oakland to mark the fifth anniversary of My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative
Last week, the NBA’s trade deadline finally came and went — along with plenty of worthwhile fireworks of their own — and buyout season is officially in full swing. But as franchises continue bolstering their roster ahead of the postseason (or lottery-bound future efforts), another deadline occurred recently without much fanfare. In January, the cutoff
Three hundred regular-season wins. Four consecutive trips to the finals. Back-to-back championships. The Golden State Warriors have enjoyed unprecedented success over the last four-and-a-half seasons. And, yet, even the best team in the league has room for improvement. Coach Steve Kerr wants to make sure that the Warriors maintain their edge on the competition, so
On Wednesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks dropped 50 points in the first quarter against the Wizards. A few hours later, the Warriors piled up 49 in the third quarter against the Spurs. Could someone actually hit 200 in a game? Warriors GM Bob Myers is an overzealous fourth-grader balling-up newspaper against the side of his
9:38 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Houston Rockets center Clint Capela declared himself ready to return after missing 15 games because of ligament damage in his right thumb that required surgery. James Harden, who has scored 30 points in 31 consecutive games to tie Wilt Chamberlain’s second-longest streak, stressed in a sit-down interview with ESPN’s
Despite his gaze million-miles-away gaze, Wendell Carter Jr. is being peppered with questions. But the rookie isn’t disrespectful. Far from it. Respect is woven into Carter’s fabric. He’s simply multitasking, reviewing film, eyes fixed on the projector situated in the middle of the locker room. Roughly an hour before the Chicago Bulls and Portland Trail Blazers square
12:11 PM ET Associated Press ABERDEEN, Md. — Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis has agreed to pay $15,000 to avoid jail time on drug charges. News outlets report the forward had faced up to five years in jail. He was arrested at a Maryland hotel with 126 grams (4 ounces) of marijuana and
As his Boston Celtic teammates got some shots up to prepare for a morning practice in Cleveland, Gordon Hayward sat in a chair on the baseline watching. Quicken Loans Arena held a particular place in his mind. Not because of a championship memory, nor for any individual accomplishment. But because nearly five months after an
DENVER, CO – JANUARY 10: Von Miller of the Denver Broncos and Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets sign and exchange jerseys after a game against the LA Clippers on January 10, 2019 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this
At the midway point of the 2018-19 NBA season, the Denver Nuggets sit atop the Western Conference. The development of Juan Hernangomez and Malik Beasley has been a huge reason way. On Oct. 20, two games into the 2018-19 NBA season, the Denver Nuggets sat atop the Western Conference. Infinitesimally young as the season was
11:47 PM ET James Harden cites necessity as the root of his historic scoring streak, stressing that the Houston Rockets have needed him to go on the run that has him chasing Wilt Chamberlain. Harden has scored at least 30 points in 31 consecutive games, tying Chamberlain for the second-longest such streak in NBA history
Welcome to The Whiteboard, your daily source for the previous day’s best NBA content from around the internet, plus an original column. Catch The Whiteboard here on The Step Back, and subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. There’s this great 21 Savage song right now called a lot where the
Yesterday, the Dallas Mavericks traded for Kristaps Porzingis in what has got to be one of the most Mavs trades of all time. Naturally, not everyone knows what that means. I’ll explain! First of all, it was surprisingly good, given the assets the Mavs had. Nobody could have looked at the Mavs prior to the
Luka Doncic used James Harden’s signature step back against him in last night’s Mavericks versus Rockets matchup. NBA rookie sensation Luka Doncic has become a fan favorite this season. Although his Dallas Mavericks team could be better, Doncic has become the highlight and breath of fresh air needed to provide optimism to Mav fans for
6:12 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association elected Golden State’s Andre Iguodala as First Vice President during its Board if of Player Representatives meeting on Monday. Igoudala has served as Vice President of the Executive Committee since 2013. He will replace LeBron James in his new role. James’ four-year term has expired. “I am
Last week, the NBA’s trade deadline finally came and went — along with plenty of worthwhile fireworks of their own — and buyout season is officially in full swing. But as franchises continue bolstering their roster ahead of the postseason (or lottery-bound future efforts), another deadline occurred recently without much fanfare. In January, the cutoff
The Cleveland Cavaliers have played just 10 games this season, but they’ve already had what feels like decades of drama. The Cleveland Cavaliers played their first game with Larry Drew as their head coach on Monday night, despite Drew taking over immediately after Ty Lue was fired on October 29. Cleveland played three games with
11:53 AM ET Duke’s Zion Williamson has been in the spotlight since videos of his dunks went viral when he was in high school. Even though we’re not yet in March and Williamson hasn’t declared, you can already bet on if he’ll be the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA draft. DraftKings opened odds
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