Wednesday’s FanDuel slate: 7 p.m. ET: Cleveland at Charlotte, San Antonio at Orlando, New York at Philadelphia7:30 p.m. ET: Phoenix at Boston, Indiana at Toronto8 p.m. ET: Brooklyn at Chicago, Washington at Houston, New Orleans at Milwaukee, Detroit at Minnesota9 p.m. ET: Golden State at Utah10 p.m. ET: Memphis at Portland, Oklahoma City at Sacramento
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The Milwaukee Bucks are already very good, but this team seems like it could improve internally. That’s bad news for the rest of the East. The Milwaukee Bucks have won a very nice 69 percent of their games thus far in the 2018-19 season. A team winning nearly 70 percent of its games is very
MEMPHIS, TN – MARCH 2: Dillon Brooks Washington Football Recruiting: Huskies announce 2019 early signing day class by Patrick Schmidt FanDuel NFL: Best Lineup for Week 16 by Jon Dove One thing that is certain about the failed three team trade that fell apart last Friday night: somebody isn’t telling the truth. When Adrian Wojnarowkski
The holiday season is a time for gift-giving and NBA teams could use some gifts themselves to make the season more enjoyable for them. I came up with a gift idea for each team that I would like to give them if I could afford it, a gift that I think would help them out,
2:09 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Golden State Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry believes his team is close to finding its collective rhythm but admits the group needs to find its “edge” again in order to start rattling off wins at the same clip as in years past. “A lot of it’s just getting
7:45 PM ET Free agent guard Ron Baker has agreed to a deal with the Washington Wizards, league sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Wizards are waiving Okaro White. Baker, who signed a two-year $8.9 million deal with the Knicks before the 2017 season, was released on Thursday to make room for rookie Allonzo Trier,
8:00 AM ET LEBRON JAMES SAID what many Los Angeles Lakers fans have been thinking for months now. When talking to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin on Tuesday, James said that the Lakers trading for Anthony Davis “would be amazing … that would be incredible.” Indeed it would. It wasn’t the most eloquent quote of James’ career
12:47 AM ET NEW YORK — When Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen decided to contest a dunk attempt by LeBron James on Tuesday, he knew he’d end up on social media. “If you go up and you block it, you’re going to be on the highlight. You get dunked on, you’re going to be on
6:46 PM ET Michael Jordan came in at No. 4 on Forbes’ annual list of America’s wealthiest celebrities, with a net worth estimated at $1.7 billion through a sneaker fortune and a 90 percent stake in the Charlotte Hornets. Tiger Woods was tied at No. 9, with an $800 million net worth, according to the
NBA Power Rankings will be taking a week off for the holidays. As we finish off 2018, we’re leaving you with one reason every team can feel optimistic about the future. 30 Atlanta Hawks 6-23 Last week: 0-3Last rank: 26 They only appeared in one game in December, for a single 13-minute sample, but the
1:57 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — An otherwise ho-hum blowout by the Oklahoma City Thunder over the Chicago Bulls became suddenly tense Monday night when a squabble spilled over into courtside fans and players and coaches tried to separate the teams. It started with Russell Westbrook and Kris Dunn in the third quarter of the
A trade fell apart due to confusion over which would be included, but is there really a difference between Dillon Brooks and MarShon Brooks? Eventually, Trevor Ariza was traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Washington Wizards for Austin Rivers and Kelly Oubre. But not before an evening of slapstick confusion. The original rendition of
1:04 AM ET NEW YORK — The Phoenix Suns and star shooting guard Devin Booker took to Twitter to troll Knicks center Enes Kanter after their win at Madison Square Garden. 🤦🏽♂️ “Pick n Roll at 00 every time” https://t.co/riaizpFpZV — Devin Booker (@DevinBook) December 18, 2018 Monday night’s tweets were the latest in a
Today is the day! Dec. 15. is finally here. There are still a few weeks until Christmas, but this particular date marks another major holiday in NBA circles. As of 12:01 EST, players that signed new contracts in the offseason are eligible to be traded at long last. Although we won’t see a flurry of
The Milwaukee Bucks’ shootaround Friday morning concluded with a three-point competition. A trio of players—Sterling Brown, George Hill and Ersan Ilyasova—participated in a best out of five at every spot around the perimeter. As each of them fired away, there was, of course, some playful jabbing, though nobody distracted one another. Coming into Cleveland, Brown
5:00 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Oklahoma City Thunder have picked up the option on coach Billy Donovan’s contract for the 2019-20 season, the final year on his original five-year deal, a league source told ESPN. Donovan has a 150-96 (.610) record in his three-plus seasons with the Thunder, trailing only Steve Kerr, Gregg Popovich
7:43 AM ET NEW YORK — New York Knicks owner James Dolan, who has put the WNBA’s New York Liberty up for sale, said he couldn’t rule out selling the Knicks if the right offer came along. Dolan, who is chairman of Madison Square Garden and also owns the NHL’s New York Rangers, told ESPN’s
11:40 PM ET DALLAS — Sacramento Kings coach Dave Joerger sees unlimited potential in Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic, the player selected with the pick immediately after the Kings drafted Marvin Bagley III. “He’s got a lot of different skills and I think he’s going to become a heck of a shooter,” Joerger said of
The trade market has been an active one this season and, on December 15, trade chatter should only increase; players that signed contracts prior to September 15 will become eligible to be traded. While some big names have already been moved — Jimmy Bulter, Kyle Korver, George Hill, etc. — anything could happen between now
Now armed with their draft picks and cap space, the Brooklyn Nets finally appear to be on a path they can follow. How will the offseason additions affect their team’s timeline? The Brooklyn Nets have slowly been climbing out of the NBA basement since their last playoff appearance in 2015. As a result of the
Ballin’ Out will break down the best performance by a role player from the previous week, weighing both individual and team performance. After starting in over 70 percent of the Brooklyn Nets’ games last season Spencer Dinwiddie saw his role change from the go-to guy, to the first man off the bench. Despite the change,
10:03 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN While he’s most known for wearing collectible kicks worth as much as $20,000 per pair — and sometimes even more — Houston Rockets power forward PJ Tucker has been showcasing a love for sneakers that extends far beyond the hype this season. From obscure, decade-old Kevin Durant models to vintage
Steph Curry just can’t escape being trolled about his moon landing comments, as he found out in Sacramento on Friday night. In what was one small step for the Kings but a giant leap for trolling Curry, Sacramento’s Twitter account joined the dog pile of folks ribbing the former MVP for his very unscientific take
John Wall believes that the Wizards need to change things up if they don’t have a successful season. John Wall is facing a pivotal season with the Washington Wizards. His chemistry issues with Bradley Beal have been well publicized in the past, and this could be a make-or-break year for the backcourt duo. To poison
A late run that narrowed the Sacramento Kings’ lead to one point with 3.2 seconds to go all but summed up this iteration of the Washington Wizards: Too little, too late. The Wizards led by six going into the fourth quarter, but turnovers and Nemanja Bjelica (!) going supernova spurred a Kings run that ultimately
3:47 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — Both coaches tossed about the T-word for different reasons Saturday after the Chicago Bulls crushed a 21-point deficit to top the San Antonio Spurs 98-93 — souring a flawless 4-0 start to San Antonio’s six-game homestand. Bulls coach Jim Boylen called starting point guard Ryan Arcidiacono “a tough nut,”
Today is the day! Dec. 15. is finally here. There are still a few weeks until Christmas, but this particular date marks another major holiday in NBA circles. As of 12:01 EST, players that signed new contracts in the offseason are eligible to be traded at long last. Although we won’t see a flurry of
With the big picture in mind, the Toronto Raptors intend to rest Kawhi Leonard during parts of back-to-backs to for the foreseeable future. During the offseason, the Toronto Raptors acquired a player in Kawhi Leonard that might just be able to lead them over the hump and get them to the NBA Finals. But in
Kevin Durant became the third member of the Golden State Warriors to drop at least 50 points last night, but that didn’t stop Charles Barkley from continuing his comedy career. The Golden State Warriors had a marquee game on Thursday night against the Toronto Raptors that could end up being a preview for the NBA Finals,
3:05 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With LeBron James set to meet Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets later Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers star thought back to the first time he met the former Chicago Bulls superstar on a June day in 2001, ages before he would be considered on par with the six-time champion and