Grayson Allen (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) NBA rumors: Bucks exploring Grayson Allen trades ahead of NBA Draft The Milwaukee Bucks are openly exploring the trade market for that one guy everybody hates. Grayson Allen is the NBA’s lingering homage to the grimy toughness of 1990s basketball. He hustles his tail off and he’s unafraid
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Mar 27, 2022; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson talks to assistant coach Teresa Weatherspoon during pre-game warm ups before their game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports The offseason doesn’t officially open for two weeks but NBA rumors are flying,
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram. (Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports) The latest batch of NBA Draft rumors come with draft night just days away and teams like the Pelicans, Hornets, Cavaliers and Warriors working on trade options. NBA Draft rumors: Pelicans weigh trading Zion Williamson or Brandon Ingram The Hornets enter the draft in a
Bobi Klintman, Wake Forest Demon Deacons. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) NBA Draft Rumors: Bobi Klintman withdraws, will play in NBL The deadline for college basketball players who chose early entry into the 2023 NBA Draft to withdraw their names from the draft and return to school passed a couple of weeks ago. So most
Scoot Henderson. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) NBA Draft rumors: Pelicans looking to trade up for Scoot Henderson The 2023 NBA Draft takes place on Thursday, June 22. The first-overall pick is a foregone conclusion, as Victor Wembanyama is expected to be selected by the San Antonio Spurs. The NBA Draft will officially begin with
Chris Paul was waived by the Phoenix Suns this past week, and there is one team that is moving up the betting odds to land the veteran guard. The Phoenix Suns failed to make it back to the NBA Finals for the second year in a row following their second-round elimination by the eventual Western
Andrew Wiggins #22 of the Golden State Warriors. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) What’s on the NBA rumors agenda today? A Kyrie Irving-Lakers pitch, Andrew Wiggins’ highly anticipated return, and some spicy Zion Williamson drama. Tell a friend, Andrew Wiggins is back. He just might not be a starter in Game 1 of the Golden State Warriors–Sacramento
In today’s NBA news, Andrew Wiggins is near a return, Zion Williamson isn’t and the Thunder are more playoff-ready than anyone thought. Wednesday night’s Play-In Tournament games were upset-heavy, with both No. 10 seeds winning — the Chicago Bulls eliminated the Raptors and the Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated the Pelicans. The story in Toronto was
The 10 Western Conference teams in the 2023 NBA Playoffs are set but seeding is on the line on the last day. Here are the NBA Playoffs clinching scenarios. We’re down to the final day of the 2022-23 NBA regular season before the 2023 NBA Playoffs begin on Tuesday, April 11 with the Play-In Tournament.
The 2022-23 NBA regular season is over, and the play-in tournament kicks off right before the playoffs. Here’s the full schedule for the tournament. The NBA 2022-23 regular season is officially in the books. Now, we are down to 20 teams looking to hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy in June. However, for those teams ranked
Apr 24, 2022; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; A detail view of the NBA Playoffs logo on the court before game four of the first round between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Phoenix Suns for the 2022 NBA playoffs at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports Lamar Jackson reacts to Odell Beckham
The Pelicans recently gave their latest injury update on Zion Williamson, and it’s frustratingly vague. As New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson’s exact return date looms in the future, there’s an increasing chance that he won’t be available for next week’s play-in tournament. Williamson injured his hamstring in early January against the Philadelphia 76ers and
Draymond Green is king of the instigators and he put on full display as he mixed it up and almost had to fight the entire Pelicans roster. If stirring the pot were an attribute on NBA2K, Draymond Green would be a 99 every season. The Golden State Warriors star is a master in the art of
Feb 10, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) against Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports With All-Star weekend in the rearview mirror, it’s a perfect time to reevaluate every NBA team’s standing in the title race. NBA All-Star weekend has officially
Dec 18, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman (33) dribbles the ball while sitting before warm up before a game against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports Tired of puny fake NBA trades that only include a handful of teams at a time? Boy,
The New Orleans Pelicans are atop the Western Conference standings and making good on their championship aspirations with dominance at both ends. With a 104-98 win over the Detroit Pistons and a loss by the Phoenix Suns, the New Orleans Pelicans are in first place in the Western Conference. It’s a stunning turnaround from 12
These are the winners and losers after the release of the NBA and Nike’s City Edition jerseys for the 2022-23 season. The City Edition jerseys first debuted during the 2017-18 season. The aim of the program was to give teams an opportunity to stretch the limits of the NBA branding guidelines and pay homage to
The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Dallas Mavericks without two of their biggest stars, thanks to Trey Murphy III and a surprisingly deep bench. The Pelicans have gotten off to an impressive 3-1 start to the season but picked up their most important win Tuesday night, defeating the Dallas Mavericks 113-111 without Zion Williamson (hip
The Brooklyn Nets’ 2022-23 campaign did not get off to a great start, as they were blown out by the New Orleans Pelicans. The Brooklyn Nets had quite the offseason. There was discussion of Kyrie Irving opting out of his contract, and Kevin Durant demanding a trade to a new team. Despite that, both stars
Death. Taxes. The return of Zion Williamson to the top of the NBA elite. All these things seem inevitable — as long as Zion’s body holds up, they will be. Zion Williamson has not been the NBA’s version of Thanos in a long time. He has not played a basketball game since May 4, 2021
As a rookie, Herb Jones was already one of the most impactful defenders in the NBA. And the versatile forward is just getting started. It’s generally a safe assumption that first-year NBA players will struggle on defense. As modern offenses create more space on the floor and use an increasingly wide range of set plays,
Seldom does the opportunity arise to add a player like Kevin Durant to your franchise. Durant, a former MVP, 12-time All-Star, four-time scoring champ, and two-time finals MVP, was available, and then he wasn’t. Durant made his stance clear to Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai this summer: Change management and coaching, or trade me. Tsai,
Cross the New Orleans Pelicans off the list of Kevin Durant trade destinations. Rumors are they’d prefer to keep Brandon Ingram. As the Kevin Durant trade saga has dragged on in Brooklyn the number of suitors has appeared to shrink dramatically. When Durant first asked to be traded the buzz was that every single team
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has plenty of incentives in his new extension deal — but there’s also “de-escalators” tied to his conditioning. Zion Williamson celebrated his 22nd birthday unlike anyone else, signing a five-year, $193 million extension with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 6th. After he finishes his rookie season, the guaranteed
The New Orleans Pelicans took a shot at LeBron James and Russell Westbrook on Twitter. While the New Orleans Pelicans players seem to like each other, the same thing cannot be said for Los Angeles Lakers teammates LeBron James and Russell Westbrook. An NBA fan took a screenshot of the Lakers’ Twitter header and compared it
This week marked the three-year anniversary of the Anthony Davis trade. With the benefit of hindsight, who made out better in this deal — the Lakers or the Pelicans? The Anthony Davis trade saga is one of the messiest in recent NBA memory. In January of 2019, his agent told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that he
Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports Packers: Marcedes Lewis on track to set major tight end record by Eric Treuden LIV Golf rumors: Collin Morikawa denies he’ll follow Brooks Koepka by Drew Koch NBA Draft rumors have pegged several NBA teams as trying to trade down in the top 10. Now the New Orleans Pelicans are reportedly
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – APRIL 28: Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans looks on during the game against the Phoenix Suns at Smoothie King Center on April 28, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. Of all the shocking trends we’ve seen so far in the first round of the playoffs (and there have been more than a few) the New Orleans Pelicans splitting
Chris Paul has had the worst luck in playoff games refereed by Scott Foster, and last night his luck did not change. The Chris Paul, Scott Foster playoff curse continues. Last night, Paul added another loss for playoff games he has been in that were refereed by Scott Foster. The New Orleans Pelicans beat the
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