Metrics 101: Ranking the NBA’s Most Valuable Shooters
Bleacher Report–Mar. 6, 2018
Does the sound of a basketball swishing through a hoop ever get old? Does the appeal die away if you’ve heard it too many times? If you desire answers to those rhetorical questions, you should ask one of the players who’ll soon be featured in this countdown of the NBA‘s most valuable shooters during the …
NBA Warns Bulls to Stop Resting Healthy Players Robin Lopez …
Bleacher Report–10 hours ago
Earlier this week, the league sent a warning to the Chicago Bulls about resting healthy players after head coach Fred Hoiberg sat center Robin Lopez for the last six games and swingman Justin Holiday for five of the past six. Chicago is now planning to play the veterans “more extensively to close the …
Week 21 Tune-In Tidbits: TNT Tuesday, March 6
NBA India–13 hours ago
Get ready for Tuesday’s TNT doubleheader with five stats to watch in each matchup. The action tips off in Oklahoma City, where the Rockets (49-13) put their 15-game win streak on the line against the Thunder (37-28), who are 21-10 at home this season. That is followed by the Pelicans (36-26) taking their …
Report: NBA to Build Relationships with HS Prospects, G League …
Bleacher Report–Mar. 5, 2018
“A plan is expected to include the NBA starting relationships with elite teenagers while they are in high school, providing skills to help them develop both on and off the court. It would ultimately open an alternate path to the NBA besides playing in college and a way 18-year-olds could earn a meaningful …
How Arizona’s Deandre Ayton Can Lock Up the No. 1 NBA Draft …
Bleacher Report–22 hours ago
Deandre Ayton has been on a rim-hating tear since the ESPN report came out Feb. 23 that Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller discussed a $100,000 payment for Ayton to play for his team. Miller, of course, vehemently denied that report in a statement last Friday, and others have poked holes in the reporting. Whether …
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Logo Possibly Revealed by NBA Star
IGN–2 hours ago
By Sam Stewart Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s logo appears to have been revealed by NBA star James Harden. The Houston Rockets’ star player showed up to his game against Oklahoma City Thunder wearing a black hat with a familiar looking logo, as seen in a tweet by ESPN: The Beard has arrived, and …
Steve Kerr: Players Unselected in NBA Draft Should Be Able to …
Bleacher Report–20 hours ago
Kerr expressed his belief that the NCAA and NBA can work together to do what’s best for draft-eligible players: “Don’t keep this ruse going. We all know what’s going on. Let’s do what’s best for the kid and give them some options and work together between the NBA and NCAA to find the right system.
In or Out? Predicting Postseason Fates for Every Fringe NBA Playoff …
Bleacher Report–Mar. 6, 2018
Joining the NBA’s tank race was never a legitimate option for the Hornets. They weren’t bad enough to rock-bottom their way to top-five lottery odds even at their worst. But leapfrogging the Pistons and finishing within an Aaron Rodgers throw of the Heat could seduce owner Michael Jordan into thinking his …
Go to the NBA, College Stars, and Don’t Look Back
New York Times–Mar. 2, 2018
You were too good last season as a freshman and you would have been a certain lottery pick if you had entered the N.B.A. draft. Instead, you returned to college basketball. Please, don’t make that mistake again. Yes, your game needs some work. Your numbers on Friday were nice — 20 points, 9 rebounds …
LeBron Stole the Spotlight, but NBA Walks Away a Winner After …
Bleacher Report–Feb. 19, 2018
LOS ANGELES — It had effort, intensity and a replay review—a botched one, at that. It had 28 free throws, 26 fouls and, yes, complaining to the referees. It came down to the last possession and ended on, of all things, a defensive stop. So basically it was like a real, live NBA contest, which is all anybody …
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