Tag: Kristaps Porzingis
Cavs fall to Hawks as same old cracks keep showing up
The Cavaliers lost to the Hawks 130-123 on Friday night in Atlanta, and it wasn’t the kind of loss you can shake off with...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Donovan Mitchell, Hawks, Trae Young, Heat
Cavaliers
ESPN’s Jamal Collier posed the question that’s been floating around Cleveland for weeks: Can the Cavs rediscover last season’s elite offense?
They haven’t been bad,...
NBA Notes: Celtics, Jaylen Brown, Nets, Egor Demin, Raptors
Celtics
The Celtics had held steady without Jayson Tatum, entering Friday at 8-7 despite a thinned-out roster. But their worst loss of the season arrived...
NBA Notes: Hawks, Trae Young, Celtics, Joe Mazzulla, Nets
Hawks
The Hawks have gotten an unexpected look at life without Trae Young, and the early returns have caught the league’s attention.
As Tim Bontemps of...
NBA Notes: Magic, Desmond Bane, Pistons, Cade Cunningham, Hawks
Magic
Desmond Bane had missed all five of his threes and was sitting at 26 percent for the season when Orlando needed one more shot...
Rivals suspect Hawks would listen to offers for Trae Young
Trae Young’s name isn’t on the trade block, but teams around the league believe Atlanta will listen.
Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst of ESPN reported...
East Notes: Hawks, Trae Young, Magic, Hornets, Brandon Miller
Hawks
The Hawks aren’t rushing into extensions for Trae Young or Kristaps Porzingis, preferring to evaluate the roster’s chemistry before committing long-term, per Ohm Youngmisuk...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Kevin Durant, Hawks, Grizzlies, injuries
Rockets
An 0-2 start isn’t setting off alarms in Houston, but there’s no question the Rockets have early kinks to fix.
Danielle Lerner of The Houston...
East Notes: Hawks, Kristaps Porzingis, Heat, Tyler Herro, Hornets
Hawks
Kristaps Porzingis has revealed the mystery illness that left him drained late last season and into the playoffs — and it’s serious.
The Hawks...
NBA Notes: Celtics, Brad Stevens, Blazers, Scoot Henderson, cap situations
Celtics
Even before Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles in the second round of last year’s playoffs, the Celtics were planning a reset.
President of basketball operations...
NBA Notes: Hawks, Kristaps Porzingis, Suns, Jalen Green, Hornets
Hawks
Kristaps Porzingis says he’s in no rush to sign a new deal in Atlanta. The Hawks big man told The Athletic’s Fred Katz he...
West Notes: Warriors, Al Horford, Jazz, Suns, Mat Ishbia
Warriors
Al Horford is a Warrior, and it sounds like that was the plan all along. The 39-year-old big man told Nick Friedell of The...
NBA Notes: Heat, Norman Powell, Hawks, Trae Young, Blazers
Heat
Before he was traded from the Clippers to Miami this summer, Norman Powell had begun extension talks with L.A.
“To be transparent, we were talking...
Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla pushes back on ‘Mazzulla Ball’ label
The Celtics’ three-point attack has become known as “Mazzulla Ball” in recent seasons. That could change this year.
With Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porziņgis and Al...
