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Christian Clark: Griff was asked about Zion’s extension on Ryen Russillo’s podcast: “This is a max player. That’s easy.” Added that as a small market team, New Orleans has to “indemnify yourself in some way.”
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Jon Krawczynski: The Timberwolves are finalizing an agreement with Dell Demps to join Tim Connelly’s front office staff, sources tell @Shams Charania and me. Demps will work closely with Connelly, Sachin Gupta, Matt Lloyd, Joe Branch and Manny Rohan as the draft looms
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McCollum, a journalism major, felt a responsibility to inform Green of his Finals prediction in person rather than the forward being surprised to learn McCollum’s position on national television. Being a bystander amid the conversation, McCollum and Green allowed Yahoo Sports to publish the details of their conversation. “I’ve got to tell you this. I picked Boston to win Game 3, I picked you guys to win Game 4. But ultimately, I’ve got the Celtics winning the Finals,” McCollum told Green. “I just... Читать дальше...

One of the top EuroLeague scorers Elie Okobo is expected to continue his career in AS Monaco, sources tell BasketNews. Top EuroLeague teams, including Fenerbahce Istanbul, FC Barcelona, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and Virtus Bologna, were closely following Okobo’s situation.
Source: Donatas Urbonas @ BasketNews

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POINT GUARDS / SHOOTING GUARDS / SMALL FORWARDS / POWER FORWARDS

POINT GUARDS / SHOOTING GUARDS / SMALL FORWARDS / CENTERS

POINT GUARDS / SHOOTING GUARDS / POWER FORWARDS / CENTERS

POINT GUARDS / SMALL FORWARDS / POWER FORWARDS / CENTERS

SHOOTING GUARDS / SMALL FORWARDS / POWER FORWARDS / CENTERS

As far as the idea of a Donovan Mitchell trade coming down the pike, league sources do feel that it’s a matter of “when and not if” with Mitchell eventually asking to go to a “glamour market” like New York or Miami. But in the short term, there’s skepticism it will happen. New Jazz owner Ryan Smith is said to be extremely dedicated to keeping and building around Mitchell. Which, of course, is going to mean moving Rudy Gobert as it’s become apparent that relationship is untenable on-court and off-court. Читать дальше...

Along those lines, don’t be surprised to see more smoke around a potential trade for OG Anunoby. The Raptors with a re-signed Masai Ujiri like their core, but ultimately upgrades will have to come with the inclusion of one of Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, or Anunoby, and Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes’ emergence opens the door for gauging Anunoby’s value on the market…
Source: Matt Moore @ Action Network

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The Suns are at least projecting right now that they are not going to let Deandre Ayton go for nothing. The season ended messily with tension between Ayton and head coach Monty Williams, but Phoenix’s front office views him as too valuable to let him go for nothing, with the subsequent option of keeping him on as much as a four-year deal if only to judge his trade value later. Whether that’s bluffing to help facilitate sign-and-trade options or not, that’s the posture they’ve taken.
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Anthony Slater: Stephen Curry: “I’m going to play. That’s all I know right now.”
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Chris Haynes: Stephen Curry arrives to TD Garden walking better than he did after last night’s Game 3 loss. He didn’t have much of a limp at all. The expectation is that the two-time MVP will be in uniform for Game 4 on Friday.
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Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson: New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been at the Pelicans practice facility consistently since the season ended. I’m hearing from people that have seen Zion and they say he looks to be in phenomenal shape.
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Connor Letourneau: Stephen Curry said it felt like a foot sprain. Added, “I don’t think I’ll miss a game, though.”
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CJ Holmes: Steve Kerr says he took Stephen Curry out of the game with two minutes left because the Warriors were down 14, not because of his apparent injury. However, he didn’t deny that the injury was a concern. The team will know more about the nature of it tomorrow.
Source: Twitter @CjHolmes22

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The Boston Celtics are now two wins away from winning the NBA title, after beating the Golden State Warriors 100-116 in Game 3.

Three years after Kevin Durant left them in free agency, the Warriors are back in the Finals and the Nets couldn’t win a playoff game. It’s a narrow view of a complicated legacy question but, as Charles Barkley reiterated Wednesday, it can stand as an argument against Durant’s placement on the NBA’s Mount Rushmore. “You know it has an effect on his legacy,” said Barkley, who was promoting his upcoming appearance at the American City Golf Championship at Tahoe. “If you go back and look, and I talked about it on the show... Читать дальше...

Kyrie Irving’s could also opt out to become an unrestricted free agent, making him eligible for a new five-year, $245 million deal with the Nets. The Daily News’ Kristian Winfield reported that the Nets are “outright unwilling” to offer Irving a multi-year deal. “If it was me, I would say, ‘Hey guy, we can’t trust you,’” Charles Barkley said. “We don’t know what you’re going to do. We’re going to pay you that $40 million next year to see if you’re going to act right. Because if you don’t act right with $40 million... Читать дальше...

Brian Lewis: Ben Simmons is done with the recovery phase from his May 5 back surgery, and is well into the rehab phase. Projections at the time had him back on the court in three months, and he hasn’t had any hiccups or setbacks to change that. #Nets #NBA
Source: Twitter @NYPost_Lewis

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