Basketball News
APL Founders Ryan and Adam Goldston Celebrate Ten Years of Success
SLAMonline - 19 Oct 2020 13:59
Months had gone by. They said it would just be a day, maybe two, before they heard back. But nope. It had been months since twin brothers Ryan and Adam Goldston met with the NBA in late July of 2010. The brothers had to ...
Losing Courtside Camaraderie in the Covid Era
The New York Times - 19 Oct 2020 09:00
With fan attendance most likely limited, if not in doubt, for next season, our former columnist reflects on what could be lost from courtside observers.
NBA GM: Derrick Rose Trade To Lakers 'Much More Likely Now'
SLAMonline - 19 Oct 2020 20:14
A trade to bring Derrick Rose to the Lakers is “much more likely now” than it was before the trade deadline, one general manager tells Sean Deveney of Heavy.com. Rose has one year, $7.7 million left on his team-frien...
Kobe Bryant honored with display at Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
InsideHoops - 19 Oct 2020 23:45
Honors for the late Kobe Bryant will continue to roll out for a long time. The latest comes by way of Washington, D.C. Here’s the Los Angeles Times: For the transformative effect he had on the sport of basketball and o...
Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders reflects on Sid Hartman, who recently passed away
InsideHoops - 19 Oct 2020 23:23
Here’s the Minneapolis Star Tribune with additional reporting on the passing away of a legend, Sid Hartman: If it was Sunday morning in the Saunders household and the phone was ringing at 6 a.m., it was usually only on...
Examining the idea of a Bradley Beal to Nuggets trade
InsideHoops - 19 Oct 2020 23:14
Here’s the Denver Post examining the idea of a Bradley Beal trade from the Wizards to the Nuggets: The most tantalizing "win-now" move for the Nuggets would be to acquire 27-year-old Washington shooting guard Bradley B...
Daryl Morey: 'James Harden Changed My Life'
SLAMonline - 19 Oct 2020 23:06
Shortly after stepping down as general manager of the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey took out a full-page advertisement in the Houston Chronicle to thank the organization for 13 great years. At the top of the advertisement...
Luka Doncic is Sportsbook Favorite to Win 2020-21 NBA MVP
SLAMonline - 19 Oct 2020 18:40
Luka Doncic is simply spectacular at age 21. There are very few players in the history of the NBA that have accomplished what he has at this point in his career. After leading the Dallas Mavericks to a playoff birth, he ...
Report: Warriors Uncomfortable Using No. 2 Pick on a Center
SLAMonline - 19 Oct 2020 18:09
The Golden State Warriors have changed the game of basketball in recent years, ushering in a new wave of three-point attempt volume and position-less hoops with historic success. Despite a down year in 2019-20, that tren...
From Olajuwon to Embiid: How Africa's relationship with American hoops has evolved
ESPN - 19 Oct 2020 15:27
Africa's relationship with American basketball, from college to the NBA and WNBA, has never been stronger. Sports Africa Network's recent roundtable spoke to former players about the game on the continent, and how it's c...