NBA Notes: Blazers, Hornets, Kon Knueppel, Heat, Bam Adebayo
Trail Blazers
Injuries have gone from inconvenience to identity in Portland.
The Blazers entered the season hoping to stay in the play-in picture, but availability has...
Bucks have trade interest in Kings’ Zach LaVine, Blazers’ Jerami Grant
The Bucks are expected to be buyers ahead of the February trade deadline, with league sources telling Ashish Mathur of DallasHoopsJournal that Milwaukee has...
NBA Notes: Raptors, Jakob Poeltl, Blazers, Jerami Grant, Thunder
Raptors
Frontcourt depth continues to loom as a concern for the Raptors
Michael Grange of Sportsnet argues that Toronto can’t simply wait and hope that Jakob...
Blazers back to facing some familiar frustrations
For the Trail Blazers, the vibes have suddenly shifted again.
After riding a three-game winning streak into the play-in picture, Portland has dropped back-to-back games...
Bucks linked to Zach LaVine, Jerami Grant, other veteran options
The Bucks continue to survey the trade market as they look for ways to upgrade around Giannis Antetokounmpo.
According to Jake Fischer of The Stein...
NBA Notes: Blazers, Damian Lillard, Jazz, Kevin Love, Timberwolves
Trail Blazers
The Blazers needed a reset, a little belief and maybe a familiar voice. They got all three Monday night in a win over...
Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in alleged rigged poker operation
Chauncey Billups stood in a Brooklyn federal courtroom on Monday and pleaded not guilty, a month after his arrest in a sweeping underground poker...
NBA trade proposals send Hornets’ LaMelo Ball to Blazers, Clippers, Heat, Mavs
Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey floated a handful of hypothetical trade destinations for LaMelo Ball, listing the Trail Blazers, Clippers, Heat and Mavericks as teams...
NBA Notes: Blazers, Deni Avdija, Suns, Devin Booker, Spurs
Trail Blazers
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps writes that Portland’s draft-night move in 2024 to acquire Deni Avdija for multiple first-rounders confused plenty of executives at the...
NBA Notes: Kings, Zach LaVine, Nuggets, Aaron Gordon, Blazers
Kings
The Kings entered Thursday riding a seven-game losing streak, but there were reasons to think they might snap it in Memphis.
As Chris Biderman of...
NBA Notes: Blazers, Scoot Henderson, Nuggets, Tim Hardaway Jr, Pelicans, rumors
Trail Blazers
It has been nearly eight weeks since the Trail Blazers announced Scoot Henderson tore his left hamstring in a preseason workout.
The early timeline...
NBA Notes: Bulls, Josh Giddey, Blazers, Jrue Holiday, Hawks
Bulls
Josh Giddey keeps putting up numbers, but the Bulls want to make sure he’s not giving them all back on the other end.
Defense has...
NBA Notes: Trail Blazers, Deni Avdija, Thunder, Ajay Mitchell, Nuggets
Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers held a players-only meeting after Friday’s 24-point loss in Houston, per Joe Freeman of The Oregonian.
It was their first truly...
Lenny Wilkens: The quiet genius who made basketball better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9JA-SzYy8k
By all accounts, Lenny Wilkens never needed to shout to be heard.
He coached with calm authority, played with purpose, and lived with humility —...
