One day before the NBA trade deadline, longtime Wizard Otto Porter has at last been shipped out of the capital city. Throughout the week leading up to the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 7, much of the discussion has been about whether or not Anthony Davis would dealt out of New Orleans, as he requested.
Month: February 2019
12:09 AM ET The Washington Wizards have agreed to send forward Markieff Morris to the New Orleans Pelicans for forward Wesley Johnson, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Morris is averaging 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds for the Wizards, who earlier Wednesday traded forward Otto Porter Jr. to Chicago. Since the start of the season,
Remember when the consensus with the NBA Trade Deadline was that it was going to be pretty boring with more buyers than sellers? Those were some good times, because a lot has changed since then. Suddenly, the Grizzlies decided to end their golden age of basketball, Kristaps Porzingis and the Knicks divorced and rumors are swirling
4:08 PM ET The Miami Heat have agreed to trade guard Tyler Johnson to the Phoenix Suns, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Johnson, who is averaging 10.8 points, 2.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 25.5 minutes per game this season, has one left year on his contract, assuming he opts in for
Circumstance after strange circumstance have turned Markelle Fultz’s time with the 76ers into a spectacle, and if he wants to prosper in the NBA he might need to do it on another team. When the Philadelphia 76ers swapped picks with the Boston Celtics to move up and draft Markelle Fultz the move wasn’t particularly controversial. Fultz
The Los Angeles Lakers offered most of their roster in one Anthony Davis trade proposal or another, and their squad looked less than enthused in a rout at the hands of the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. Tuesday was a day of twofold bad news for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers started the day by
2:35 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The LA Clippers have agreed to trade forward Tobias Harris, center Boban Marjanovic and forward Mike Scott to the Philadelphia 76ers for guard Landry Shamet, forwards Wilson Chandler and Mike Muscala, its 2020 first-round pick, an unprotected 2021 unprotected first-round pick via Miami and a 2021 and 2023 second-round pick,
Ed Davis, renaissance rebounder for the surging Brooklyn Nets, isn’t content to just jump over or box out opposing players to grab that board. Davis wants to get rebounds by showing up first where the ball is going to be, because he knows before the shot even goes up. “If you look at the court
The Lakers have “pulled out” of any more conversations in trying to acquire New Orleans All-Star Anthony Davis because of the Pelican’s “outrageous” trade requests, according to a person with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly. Magic Johnson, the Lakers president of basketball operations, told New Orleans general manager Dell Demps Tuesday
10:41 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Lakers‘ 136-94 drubbing by the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday was the worst loss in LeBron James‘ NBA career. Date Pts Opponent Tuesday -42 at Pacers Jan. 2017 -35 at Warriors Nov. 2007 -35 at Pistons April 2018 -34 at Pacers* Jan. 2018 -34 at Raptors Jan.
Marcus Smart has found success from beyond the arc this month, but is he now a legit 3-point shooter? For his career, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is a 30.5 percent shooter from 3-point range. So far this year he has been better, converting from beyond the arc at a 36.5 percent clip on 4.1
The idea that Kyrie Irving might leave the Celtics this summer is nothing new. The superstar speaking about it publicly is a new development though. Kyrie Irving sounds like a guy who isn’t ready to put down roots in Boston. Life is never dull in the NBA. Just one day after the Knicks and Mavericks
With conference play in motion, our updated draft board shows who is rising and falling in terms of NBA potential in the 2019 NBA Draft class. The 2019 NBA Draft is now about four months away, and NCAA conference play is helping scouts identify the players who could follow up the top players that we
MIAMI, FL – JANUARY 04: John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards looks on from the bench against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena on January 4, 2019 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and
1:16 PM ET Washington Wizards star point guard John Wall, who already is out for the remainder of this season because of an injured heel, needs Achilles surgery that will sideline him for approximately one year. The Wizards announced Tuesday that Wall suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon after slipping and falling in his home.
2:31 AM ET PHOENIX — James Harden may be on a scoring tear that hasn’t been seen in decades but Kobe Bryant doesn’t think the Houston Rockets can win a championship with the MVP continuing to play this way. “Well, I think he has to do what he has to do in order for his
One of the definitions of insanity stated by the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary reads as: “extreme folly or unreasonableness; something utterly foolish or unreasonable”. Since reaching the NBA Finals in 1999, insanity is as good a descriptor as there is to quantify what the New York Knicks have done over the past 20 seasons. Bloated contracts were
The NBA has always been a playground for budding trendsetters — or, in other words, whichever teams can adapt best from year-to-year, embracing their strengths and addressing their weaknesses emerge on the other side even better. While the powerhouse franchises like the Golden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets haven’t seen too much variation
The NBA has always been a playground for budding trendsetters — or, in other words, whichever teams can adapt best from year-to-year, embracing their strengths and addressing their weaknesses emerge on the other side even better. While the powerhouse franchises like the Golden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets haven’t seen too much variation
Few people really stop to think about the emotions surrounding a trade. Take the Dallas Mavericks, who, in Detroit this past Thursday, came to the realization that a blockbuster, franchise-changing deal had happened. Dallas was sending Dennis Smith Jr., DeAndre Jordan and Wesley Matthews and a pair of future first-round picks to the New York
7:44 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers remains outwardly confident that superstar forward Kevin Durant will decide to re-sign with the team this summer. “I feel like all our players are happy and want to stay with us and continue with us,” Myers said Monday, when asked specifically about
6:28 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook said there was no one to blame but himself for his turnover in the final seconds of the Thunder’s 134-129 loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon. “In a late game like that, I’ve just got to take care of the
NBA action on Sunday was over by time Super Bowl LIII kicked off in Atlanta between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams. It turned out to be the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever. Really, it was! The Patriots defeated the Rams 13-3 in a game that featured multiple interceptions and missed field goals
The NBA has always been a playground for budding trendsetters — or, in other words, whichever teams can adapt best from year-to-year, embracing their strengths and addressing their weaknesses emerge on the other side even better. While the powerhouse franchises like the Golden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets haven’t seen too much variation
Getting DeMarcus Cousins seemed too good to pass up on, but the New Orleans Pelicans would be better off if they still had Buddy Hield around. Hindsight is 20/20. That must be what the New Orleans Pelicans tell themselves whenever their trade for DeMarcus Cousins comes up around the office. At the time it seemed
7:14 PM ET NEW YORK — New Knicks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. believes he will benefit from a change of scenery. “I think that was important for me, with everything that was going on,” Smith Jr. said after scoring 8 points and handing out six assists in his first game as a Knick. “….
8:09 AM ET Three days after he was traded from the New York Knicks to the Dallas Mavericks, All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis suggested in an Instagram post that his ex-team’s fans should “stay woke.” Kristaps Porzingis will probably not play for the Dallas Mavericks this season as he continues recovering from a torn ACL
Knicks fans want Kyrie Irving to leave Boston for New York this summer, and they made sure to let him know during Friday’s game. Is it possible that Kyrie Irving, currently a superstar point guard for the Boston Celtics, could take his talents to Madison Square Garden next season and join up with the New
10:31 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Rookie Luka Doncic matched his season high with 35 points and did a little bit of everything for Dallas, and Harrison Barnes scored 13 in the fourth quarter to lead the undermanned Mavericks to a 111-98 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. With a contingent of
Jabari Parker’s time with the Bulls hasn’t been the satisfying homecoming he and the team were hoping for. Moving him is an ugly necessity, so let’s take a look at some possible scenarios. When the Bulls signed Jabari Parker it brought a lot of excitement to the city of Chicago. The signing signaled the homecoming of