HoopsHype: Atlanta Hawks

ClutchPoints: “Just at that moment, I told him [Jaylen Brown] I was proud of him, and he said the same thing.” Jayson Tatum revealed what he told Brown after the Celtics went 3-0 up in the NBA Finals 🗣 (via @danield1214) pic.twitter.com/fECarw9O8H
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp

Bobby Manning: Brown: “All year long, we’ve been hearing about the Celtics of the past … it’s a new team … in these moments you can see, we didn’t run from it, we stepped up to the plate and found a way to win.”
Source: Twitter @RealBobManning

Brad Townsend: Doncic: I don’t want to say nothing, but six fouls in the NBA Finals?” Then he held out his hands, palms up. “I’m like this? Come on, man. (Be) better than that.”
Source: Twitter @townbrad

The Boston Celtics are one win away from sweeping the Dallas Mavericks and claiming their 18th title following a 106-99 victory in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists while Jayson Tatum added 31 points, six rebounds and five assists. Derrick White also contributed with 16 points.

Souichi Terada: Celtics win 106-99 over the Mavericks in Game 3 to take the 3-0 series lead. After all that, the C’s never let the Mavs take the lead in the 4th. Massive response. Jayson Tatum with 31 points, Jaylen Brown with 30. Celtics are 1 win away from Banner No. 18. Game 4 is Friday.
Source: Twitter @SouichiTerada

Joel Embiid: Did the bucks give them the championship?
Source: x.com

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Joel Embiid @JoelEmbiid
Did the bucks give them the championship? – 10:18 PM

Jon Johnson @jonjohnsonwip
Would you sign Joel Embiid to three year, $193.5 million dollar max extension? – 4:00 PM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Annual trip to Greece for members of the #Bucks is underway. Noted skills coach Drew Hanlen (Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum) is also part of the traveling party. Читать дальше...

2005 | 6’4.6 | 6’6 WS | 190 LBS

Team: Minnesota

Agent: Kevin Bradbury

Best aggregate mock draft rank: 30 / Worst rank: NR

2023-24 stats:

In 2023-24, Christie averaged 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game. He shot 40.9 percent from the field, 40.3 percent from three, and 80.0 percent from the foul line.

Michael Scotto: There’s been some chatter about whether Cleveland would have interest in Brandon Ingram, but I’ve gotten the sense from talking to league sources that Cleveland isn’t enthralled with the idea of trading for him and then having to pay him a ton of money after his contract season.
Source: HoopsHype

2003 | 6’6.5 | 6’7 WS | 206 LBS

Team: Washington State

Agent: Amandeep Dhesi

Best aggregate mock draft rank: 44 / Worst rank: NR

2023-24 stats:

In 2023-24, Wells averaged 12.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.0 steal, and 0.4 blocks per game. He shot 43.1 percent from the field, 42.0 percent from three, and 83.3 percent from the foul line.

Michael Scotto: Several rival executives believe Donovan Mitchell will sign an extension with Cleveland. The belief is Mitchell, who just completed his seventh season, will sign a max extension for at least the next three seasons, which would put him at 10 years of service and eligible for more money on his next contract due to CBA rules.
Source: HoopsHype

HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto and Cavaliers beat reporter Chris Fedor report on Donovan Mitchell extension talks, trade talks surrounding Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen, Cleveland’s coaching search, Evan Mobley’s chances at a max extension, and Isaac Okoro’s restricted free agency on the latest episode of The HoopsHype Podcast.

NBA Central: There is ‘real doubt’ that Kristaps Porzingis will be able to return at any point in the Finals, per @wojespn pic.twitter.com/ZwvWQ5cE4z
Source: Twitter @TheNBACentral

The Warriors’ head honcho even went as far as to compare her with the greatest shooter of all time, via Stephanie Rule of MSNBC. “I think it’s kind of a right of passage for young players, whether it’s the WNBA or the NBA. The other players are going to test you. Actually, Caitlin reminds me a lot of Steph Curry. A lot of people may not remember this, but in Steph’s first couple of years, he was not a superstar. He was not who he is now. He had to get stronger, he had to understand people were coming after him. Читать дальше...

NBA on ESPN: “[Jerry West] was an amazing figure. I looked at him as an NBA father.” @Yg_Trece joins the #NBAFinals crew to honor the life and legacy of Jerry West 👏 pic.twitter.com/PvdSawMdhR
Source: Twitter @ESPNNBA

2002 | 6’0 | 6’3 WS | 200 LBS

Team: Houston

Agent: Bill Neff

Best aggregate mock draft rank: 31 / Worst rank: NR

2023-24 stats:

In 2023-24, Shead averaged 13.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. He shot 42.1 percent from the field, 32.7 percent from three, and 77.4 percent from the foul line.

Michael Scotto: Boston Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis (Left Posterior Tibialis Dislocation) is OUT for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, team says.
Source: Twitter @MikeAScotto

2001 | 6’6 | 7’2 WS | 217 LBS

Team: San Francisco

Agent: Austin Walton

Best aggregate mock draft rank: 41 / Worst rank: NR

2023-24 stats:

In 2023-24, Mogbo averaged 14.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.8 blocks, and 1.6 steals per game. He shot 63.6 percent from the field, 0.0 percent from three, and 69.2 percent from the foul line.

2001 | 6’3 | 6’6 WS | 191 LBS

Team: Connecticut

Agent: Aaron Turner

Best aggregate mock draft rank: 44 / Worst rank: NR

2023-24 stats:

In 2023-24, Newton averaged 15.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game. He shot 40.5 percent from the field, 31.5 percent from three, and 80.4 percent from the foul line.

Despite a wealth of interest in both Garland and Allen on the trade market, Cleveland is not expected to entertain trade offers for any member of its core four at this time, sources said, while a league-wide expectation only grows that Mitchell will sign a contract extension with the club that acquired him from Utah back in September 2022.
Source: Yahoo! Sports

2004 | 6’7 | 6’8 WS | 208 LBS

Team: Mega Basket (Serbia)

Agent: Jared Mucha

Best aggregate mock draft rank: 25 / Worst rank: NR

2023-24 stats:

In 2023-24, Djurisic averaged 14.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.4 blocks, and 1.2 steals per game. He shot 44.4 percent from the field, 30.5 percent from three, and 76.3 percent from the foul line.

Born into an athletic family, his father is former pro footballer Duško Djurisic, and his mother is former... Читать дальше...