Tag: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
NBA Notes: Thunder, top trios, Anthony Edwards, streaming app
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps rolled out his annual ranking of each team’s “core three,” weighing both current impact and future value.
No surprise at the top,...
NBA Notes: Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Heat, Hornets, Ibou Badji
Thunder
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says he won’t be chasing a farewell tour into his 40s.
In a GQ Sports cover story with Yang-Yi Goh, the reigning MVP...
NBA Notes: Thunder, Alex Caruso, Suns, projections, Celtics
Thunder
The Thunder know how rare it is to repeat, but they’re not running from the challenge.
After winning their first championship last season, OKC enters...
Tip-Ins: Delfino retires, Thunder top PG rankings, Giannis questions linger
Former NBA forward Carlos Delfino is hanging it up. Appearing on the “Doble Doble” podcast, Delfino officially confirmed his retirement, per Johnny Askounis of...
NBA Survey Roundup: Best player, LeBron James, conference picks, worst offseason
A new season is nearly here, which means the annual survey of NBA insiders is back.
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps spoke with 20 coaches, scouts and...
NBA Survey: Insiders pick Cavaliers, Thunder as this season’s Finalists
The final chapter of ESPN’s annual offseason survey (via Tim Bontemps) brings us to the big questions: Who’s winning each conference, and who’s hoisting...
NBA Survey: Insiders pick Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic as best player, MVP favorite
The new NBA season is almost here, which means it’s time for predictions. ESPN’s Tim Bontemps polled 20 coaches, scouts and executives around the...
NBA Notes: Lakers, Luka Doncic, Jazz, Lauri Markkanen, Nets
Lakers
Luka Doncic isn’t talking about retirement, but he already knows how he’d like his career to end.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s...
West Notes: Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Rockets, Kevin Durant, Clippers
Thunder
The question, ESPN writes, wasn’t whether the Thunder would land at No. 1 in the long-term power rankings -- it was just how they...
NBA free agency may be losing its juice, as extensions new name of game
If NBA free agency felt dull this summer, you are not imagining it.
Albert De Roa of HoopsHype pointed out that even with a 10...
NBA MVP Winners By Year
The NBA's Most Valuable Player award has honored the league's top performers for nearly seven decades. Here’s a year-by-year look at every MVP winner...
Thunder remain West favorite, while Rockets and Nuggets expected to make push
Get ready to hear this a lot: the Thunder are the team to beat in the West. They just became the youngest NBA champion...
West Notes: Mavericks, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, trade rumors, Timberwolves, Nikola Jokic
The Mavericks are still trying to make good on their July agreement to bring back free agent guard Dante Exum.
And according to Marc Stein...
NBA Notes: Thunder, Cason Wallace, lineups, Heat, Dru Smith, Blazers
Thunder
With the Thunder bringing back nearly the same roster that won the championship last season, the team is banking on growth from within. One...
