Could the Mavericks pull off another trade shocker before Thursday’s deadline? According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick, David Aldridge and Anthony Slater, the Mavericks are hopeful of adding Kevin Durant to form a new superstar trio alongside his former Nets teammate Kyrie Irving and newly-acquired Anthony Davis. The Athletic’s reporters caution that a Durant deal this week to … [Read more...] about Mavs, Rockets Interested In Kevin Durant
Rockets’ Udoka, Pacers’ Carlisle Named Coaches Of The Month
Rockets head coach Ime Udoka and Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle have been named the NBA’s Coaches of the Month for January for the Western Conference and Eastern Conference, respectively, the league announced today (Twitter link). Udoka’s Rockets went 11-4 in January, registering a series of impressive victories that included road wins in Memphis, Denver, Cleveland, and … [Read more...] about Rockets’ Udoka, Pacers’ Carlisle Named Coaches Of The Month
Bontemps/Windhorst’s Latest: Smart, Thunder, Rockets, Fox
Marcus Smart is a player to watch in advance of next Thursday’s trade deadline, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN (Insider link), who hears from league sources that there has been “plenty of discussion” as of late about the Grizzlies guard. Memphis paid a significant price to acquire Smart from Boston during the 2023 offseason, but the former Defensive Player of the Year has … [Read more...] about Bontemps/Windhorst’s Latest: Smart, Thunder, Rockets, Fox
Southwest Notes: Wembanyama, Mavs, Thompson, Grizzlies
Victor Wembanyama caught the Spurs‘ attention five years ago, when CEO R.C. Buford saw him play at 15 years old, Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic writes. The Spurs were able to target a strategy at that point that culminated in the French big man ending up in San Antonio. “It was the way we structured our rebuild,” Buford said. “It was a step-by-step process. We traded DeMar … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Wembanyama, Mavs, Thompson, Grizzlies
And-Ones: All-Star Snubs, WNBA, Clark, Europe, Canales
There weren’t enough backcourt spots to go around on this year’s All-Star teams, in the view of Marc J. Spears of Andscape, whose annual eight-man “All-Snub” team is made up of seven guards and one center. Outside of big man Domantas Sabonis, the most glaring omissions from this year’s All-Star rosters were all guards, Spears writes, identifying Trae Young, LaMelo Ball, Zach … [Read more...] about And-Ones: All-Star Snubs, WNBA, Clark, Europe, Canales