Новости за 17.12.2022

The Golden State Warriors (14-16) play against the Philadelphia 76ers (12-12) at Wells Fargo Center

The Indiana Pacers (15-15) play against the Cleveland Cavaliers (11-11) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

The Orlando Magic (10-20) play against the Boston Celtics (8-8) at TD Garden

Callie Caplan: Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups on Luka Doncic: “He’s the best in the league at just manipulating defenses. … He’s just one of those generational talents that’s seen every coverage.”
Source: Twitter @CallieCaplan

The Atlanta Hawks (15-15) play against the Charlotte Hornets (22-22) at Spectrum Center

Tim Bontemps: Steve Kerr says James Wiseman will get some minutes tonight against the 76ers.
Source: Twitter @TimBontemps

Jay King: Robert Williams will play tonight, per Joe Mazzulla. He doesn’t have a minutes restriction, per se, but they’ll make sure they don’t overuse him.
Source: Twitter @ByJayKing

The Chicago Bulls announced that they waived forward/center Kostas Antetokounmpo. The Greek big man has been attracting the interest of several EuroLeague sides, including Panathinaikos Athens, Fenerbahce Beko and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Source: EuroHoops.net

Shams Charania: Bulls have waived Kostas Antetokounmpo and signed guard Carlik Jones to a two-way contract.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

Breakups are always difficult.

That fact even extends to the sports world, as watching your team’s best player leave the franchise you are a fan of is a very difficult feeling, one that even often leads to some ill will.

Just ask Cleveland Cavaliers fans who had to watch LeBron James leave twice or Oklahoma City Thunder fans who saw Kevin Durant opt to sign with a rival in the Golden State Warriors back in the summer of 2016.

Regardless, as a fun exercise, we decided to create an All-Ex team for each NBA team... Читать дальше...

Abandoning the kitchen, Tommy Sheppard spoke plainly in an interview Oct. 14, the day of Washington’s final preseason game: “I expect the final lineup to change quite a bit.” Recently, Kyle Kuzma has joined Sheppard in saying the quiet part out loud. In an interview this week, following statements he made in The Athletic, Kuzma said he does not expect to sign an extension with the Wizards and plans to decline his player option for the 2023-24 season to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. Читать дальше...

Josh Robbins: Bradley Beal, who missed Washington’s last five games because of a low-grade hamstring strain, participated fully in the team’s practice today at UCLA, Wes Unseld Jr. said. A determination on Beal’s availability for tomorrow’s game against the Clippers will be made tomorrow.
Source: Twitter @JoshuaBRobbins