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The Warriors selected Eric Paschall in the 2019 NBA Draft when he was 22 years old, coming off a championship season at Villanova. He was the No. 41 overall pick.  On Nov. 4, the night he turned 23, Paschall dropped 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a win against the Blazers.  The rookie was puzzled about the […]

LOS ANGELES — Every day in the NBA there is a lot to unpack, so every weekday morning throughout the season we will give you the three things you need to know from the last 24 hours in the NBA. 1) For better and for worse, ‘Melo was ‘Melo in his Portland debut. For Carmelo […]

Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie was planning to move forward with his innovative investment plan despite the NBA prohibiting it. Then, he decided to meet with the league in search of compromise. Without a satisfactory resolution, Dinwiddie is apparently back to barreling ahead. Shams Charania of The Athletic: Dinwiddie still plans to move forward and launch […]

Every day in the NBA there is a lot to unpack, so every weekday morning throughout the season we will give you the three things you need to know from the last 24 hours in the NBA. 1) Luka Doncic is destroying the NBA, setting records — and he’s still 20. I, for one, welcome […]

A great fantasy draft will get you into the playoffs, but so many leagues are often won on the waiver wire and that has never been truer than right now with the NBA on pace for a record-setting amount of DNPs from big-name players. Guys like Devonte’ Graham, Kendrick Nunn, Aron Baynes and Luke Kennard are […]

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic was upset when he missed four of 12 free throws in the first three quarters of Saturday night’s game against Toronto. Then, he went 7 for 7 from the line in the fourth quarter as Dallas built on its one-point lead and the Mavericks went on to beat the Raptors […]

You can take the flopper out of the NBA but you can’t take the flopping out of his game. Unable to land an NBA contract this season, Lance Stephenson signed with the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association. He has taken his flopping skills to China. However, he may have met his match […]

LeBron James has played with a ferocity this season we have not seen since the 2016 championship season in Cleveland. Or maybe back to his days in Miami. Don’t take my word for it, ask the Kings’ Nemanja Bjelica. Or what’s left of him. That is going to rank high on the end-of-season “Dunk of […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Bill Russell finally accepted his Basketball Hall of Fame ring. The 11-time NBA champion, five-time MVP, Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA champ said on Twitter on Friday that he was presented with his Hall of Fame ring in a private ceremony. The 85-year-old Boston Celtics great didn’t attend the induction […]

NBA players are excited to hear that Carmelo Anthony is back in the game. (Wendell Cruz/USA Today Sports) After a season away from the game, Carmelo Anthony reportedly agreed to a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, marking his return to the NBA. The news was met with social media enthusiasm in NBA circles, most […]

With about 8:15 remaining in the first quarter Wednesday night, the Lakers led the Warriors 12-9. As LeBron James began to drive towards the basket, he lost control of the ball and gave Golden State a transition opportunity. LeBron sprinted back to try to save two points, but Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell threw down a […]

(Michael Wagstaffe/Yahoo Sports illustration) Kendrick Perkins called it “BS.” David Fizdale’s word of choice was “crap.” Jalen Rose hates it, Doris Burke says it’s “ridiculous,” and Twitter Eggheads, for a solid week, have been “pissed off.” All because Kawhi Leonard chose to not play in a basketball game, just like he did 22 times last season. But last week, on Leonard’s second scheduled rest […]

The NBA has gone through its fair share of changes since Larry Bird donned a Celtics uniform, and the Hall of Famer is open to seeing it change even more. Bird entered the league in 1979, the same year in which the 3-point line was introduced. At that time, 3-point attempts were a rarity. In today’s […]

The idea of load management in the NBA was not the brainchild of Gregg Popovich and the Spurs. Rather, he was the first to see the science, recognize the value of keeping players rested and healthy (particularly as Tim Duncan/Manu Ginobili/Tony Parker got older), and implement a plan to have guys at their best entering […]

Monday night was a dream come true for Eric Paschall and Donovan Mitchell. The final score read Jazz 122, Warriors 108 … but there was a big picture going on at Chase Center in San Francisco.  Paschall, the Warriors’ breakout rookie, and young Jazz star Mitchell, faced each other in the NBA for the first time […]

Every day in the NBA there is a lot to unpack, so every weekday morning throughout the season we will give you the three things you need to know from the last 24 hours in the NBA. 1) Red-hot James Harden off to Jordan/Wilt level start to the season. Remember this quaint concern before the […]

Nearly nobody around the NBA wants to be the next Daryl Morey. The Rockets general manager tweeted support for Hong Kong protesters, who are trying to maintain and expand their freedom. But considering how quickly Morey deleted the tweet and backtracked, it seemed he didn’t initially understand the ramifications of his stance. China responded heavy-handedly […]

The Warriors left Oklahoma City late Saturday night and landed precisely where they want to be, and we’re not referring to their flight back to the Bay Area. They moved into first place in the race to the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery. For the first time under the Joe Lacob/Peter Guber ownership group, the Warriors, […]