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• Suns May Consider James Borrego, Dave Joerger For Coach

The Phoenix Suns have widely been expected to hire a first-time head coach to replace Mike Budenholzer. Phoenix has cast a wide net, which includes several assistant coaches still working in the NBA playoffs. New Suns general manager Brian Gregory may also bring in a coach with some experience as well. New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach James Borrego and Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Dave Joer...2025
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• Hornets Still Betting on LaMelo Ball, But for How Long?

At some point, the Charlotte Hornets are going to have to take the next step in their rebuild. They’ve been accumulating assets for the better part of five years now. So far, that’s gotten them little more than frustration, injuries and a seat at the lottery table. Eventually, they’ll have to start winning, or start […] The post Hornets Still Betting on LaMelo Ball, But for How Long? appeare...2025
• Lakers 'Couldn't Live With What They Saw' On Mark Williams' Physical

The Los Angeles Lakers rescinded their trade for Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams at the deadline after he failed the team's physical examination. "[The Lakers] just couldn't live with what they saw," a source with knowledge of the situation told ESPN regarding Williams' physical examination results. Williams was specifically requested by Luka Doncic as his preferred lob partner from availab...2025
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• Report: Lakers Backed Out Of Mark Williams Trade Because They ‘Couldn’t Live With What They Saw’
According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, the Los Angeles Lakers backed out of the Mark Williams trade because they “couldn’t live with that they saw.” Williams failed his physical with the Lakers and returned to the Charlotte Hornets. Luka Doncic told Rob Pelinka that he wanted to play with Williams, which is why LA traded […] The post Report: Lakers Backed Out Of Mark Williams...2025
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• Teams Have Serious Concerns About Depth Of 2025 NBA Draft Beyond Top-2

The 2025 NBA Draft early entry list has been released, revealing a much smaller pool of 106 early entrants compared to 195 last year. This significant decrease is primarily attributed to the growing influence of NIL deals in college basketball. Cooper Flagg is the consensus No. 1 pick regardless of which team secures the top selection on lottery night. The Duke freshman and national player of the ...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Pre-lottery update with changes inside top-10

Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Here’s our latest 2025 NBA mock draft. The NBA Playoffs are in full swing, and it’s putting a spotlight on the types of players teams need to win in the postseason. There’s a marked change in the way the game is played and officiated from the regular season to the playoffs, and it can help inform which prospects should be valued as the 2025 NBA Draft...2025
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• Hornets Still Betting on LaMelo Ball, But for How Long?
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• Lakers 'Couldn't Live With What They Saw' On Mark Williams' Physical
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• Teams Have Serious Concerns About Depth Of 2025 NBA Draft Beyond Top-2
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• Charlotte Hornets 2024-25 fantasy basketball season recap: injuries plague Hornets once again
Another injury-riddled season resulted in another trip to the lottery, but there is hope for the future in Charlotte....2025
• LaMelo Ball Instructed By Charles Lee To 'Get Stronger' In Offseason

Charles Lee delivered a clear mandate to Charlotte Hornets' franchise cornerstone LaMelo Ball during Monday's exit interviews, emphasizing the need for physical development heading into next season. "He's got to get stronger," Lee stated plainly when discussing offseason priorities for the 6-foot-7, 190-pound point guard. Lee noted that opposing teams regularly deployed more physical defensive str...2025
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• Jaylen Wells Out For Season, Expected To Make Full Recovery Ahead Of 25-26

Jaylen Wells will likely miss the remainder of the 24-25 season following his scary collision this week, but is expected to make a full recovery. Wells fractured his right wrist and sustained a concussion and facial laceration in a hard fall following a fast-break dunk in the second quarter of the Memphis Grizzlies' game against the Charlotte Hornets. Wells finishes his rookie season with averages...2025
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• Grizzlies’ Rookie Jaylen Wells Suffers Broken Wrist On Scary Fall
Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells has suffered a broken wrist after a scary fall against the Charlotte Hornets. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Wells is awake, alert, and moving his extremities after being taken off the court on a stretcher. The injury occurred late in the first half in a game the Grizzlies went on […] The post Grizzlies’ Rookie Jaylen Wells Suffers Broke...2025
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• Ja Morant went into his Call of Duty arsenal to get around NBA finger gun fine

Adam Silver is not going to like Ja Morant’s latest celebration Ja Morant’s love of finger guns got him a stiff $75K fine from NBA commissioner Adam Silver over the weekend. Morant flashed his finger guns celebration last week during a game against the Golden State Warriors, received a warning from the league, and then did it again two nights later against the Miami Heat. Morant had previously bee...2025
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• Dwight Howard Elected To Hall Of Fame On First Ballot

Dwight Howard has been elected as a first-ballot member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Friday. The eight-time All-Star and three-time Defensive Player of the Year averaged 15.7 points and 11.8 rebounds across 18 NBA seasons with the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards ...2025
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• Jaylen Sims, Hornets Sign 10 Day Contract

The Charlotte Hornets signed wing Jaylen Sims to a 10 Day contract. Sims spent the bulk of the season with the Hornets G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm. In 49 games with the Swarm, the 6-foot-6 wing averaged 19.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Sims shot 44% from the field, including 37.5% from behind the arc. Charlotte added Sims via a hardship exception. The Hornets have L...2025
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• LeBron James made history yet again by breaking his own unprecedented record

Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images LeBron James has been playing so long he basically only has his own records left to break. LeBron James breaks the NBA’s All-Time scoring record every single time he puts the ball in the basket, but that wasn’t the only history he made while leading the Lakers to a 128-123 win vs. the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. In the v...2024
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• Another NBA player is exploring WNBA expansion — this time in Charlotte

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Charlotte Hornets forward Grant Williams wants to see a WNBA expansion team in his town. CHARLOTTE — Hornets forward Grant Williams wants to see a WNBA expansion team in Charlotte. And, he wants to see it done right. “I’ve been trying to bring a team to Charlotte for the past 2.5, 3 years, but that’s up to [WNBA Commissioner] Cathy [Engelbert] and them,” Wil...2024
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"Just as the New Orleans Pelicans decided to return their team’s history to the Charlotte Hornets upon their rebrand, ensuring the memories of Larry Johnson, Muggsy Bogues and the beloved teams of the 90s belonged to the city of Charlotte, not a greedy owner who moved the team."

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"“You feel the full gamut when you watch those kinds of games,” Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said before the Heat played against the Charlotte Hornets at Kaseya Center."

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"Michael Jordan is finalizing the sale of the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski."

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"Shams Charania of The Athletic suggested he can play as soon as Sunday versus the Charlotte Hornets."

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"The Charlotte Hornets and Kelly Oubre Jr."

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"The Charlotte Hornets traded Bryant's draft rights to the Lakers for Vlade Divac in the 1996 NBA Draft"

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"That did not change Wednesday night with Steve Kerr’s squad getting blown out on the road by the Charlotte Hornets, 106-91."

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"Below is a running diary of the Lakers’ game against the Charlotte Hornets, with comments drawn from Mike Trudell’s @LakersReporter Twitter account."

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"Jordan Clarkson scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, as the Lakers took down the Charlotte Hornets."

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"Despite having played in the NBA for six years now, Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lin says security personnel at opposing arenas around the league still ask him for credentials."

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"Jordan is also the owner of the Charlotte Hornets, and two of his current players—Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Cody Zeller—are part of the Jordan Brand family."

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"Just think all the way back to the beginning of his career, when a precocious teenager was drafted out of high school by the Charlotte Hornets and immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers."

• Lakers 'Couldn't Live With What They Saw' On Mark Williams' Physical
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• Teams Have Serious Concerns About Depth Of 2025 NBA Draft Beyond Top-2
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• Cooper Flagg Declares For 2025 NBA Draft

Duke forward Cooper Flagg has declared as an early entry candidate for the 2025 NBA Draft. Flagg announced his decision to leave for the draft via social media. The Blue Devils freshman is the consensus first overall pick in the draft. Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game this season. He shot 48% from the field, including 38.5% on 3.6 three-poin...2025
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• Heat Send No. 15 Pick To Thunder By Advancing To 2025 Playoffs

With the Miami Heat advancing out of the Play-In and into the playoffs, they will convey the No. 15 pick in the draft to the Oklahoma City Thunder. If the Heat would have been in the lottery this season, they would have had to send an unprotected pick to the Thunder in 2026 as well as an unprotected pick to the Charlotte Hornets in 2028. The protections on the future first round pick to the Hornet...2025
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• LaMelo Ball Instructed By Charles Lee To 'Get Stronger' In Offseason
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• Jaylen Sims, Hornets Sign 10 Day Contract
The Charlotte Hornets signed Jaylen Sims to a 10 Day contract via the hardship exception. Because there is only one day left in the regular seasons, Sims will get one day of salary. The contract will expire upon completion of Sunday's regular season finale. Sims appeared in five games with the Hornets on his previous 10 Day contract. The 6-foot-6 wing averaged 6.0 points and 2.0 assists, while sho...2025
• NBA Mock Draft: All 59 picks projected, with Cooper Flagg at No. 1
Here is our first NBA mock draft of the post-NCAA Tournament. Without the NBA lottery set, we just went with the picks in the order of team records. Both rounds are included. FIRST ROUND Utah Jazz: Cooper Flagg, SF/PF, Duke Washington Wizards: Dylan Harper, SG/PG, Rutgers Charlotte Hornets: Ace Bailey, SG/SF, Rutgers New Orleans Pelicans: […] The post NBA Mock Draft: All 59 picks projected, ...2025
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• NBA Mock Draft: All 59 picks projected, with Cooper Flagg at No. 1
Here is our first NBA mock draft of the post-NCAA Tournament. Without the lottery set, we just went with the picks in the order of team records. Both rounds are included. FIRST ROUND Utah Jazz: Cooper Flagg, SF/PF, Duke Washington Wizards: Dylan Harper, SG/PG, Rutgers Charlotte Hornets: Ace Bailey, SG/SF, Rutgers New Orleans Pelicans: VJ […] The post NBA Mock Draft: All 59 picks projected, w...2025
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• Dwight Howard Elected To Hall Of Fame On First Ballot
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• Lakers 'Couldn't Live With What They Saw' On Mark Williams' Physical
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• Teams Have Serious Concerns About Depth Of 2025 NBA Draft Beyond Top-2
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• Charlotte Hornets 2024-25 fantasy basketball season recap: injuries plague Hornets once again
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• Kemba Walker to join BIG3: Four-time NBA All-Star coming out of retirement to join Ice Cube's 3-on-3 league

Walker is the Charlotte Hornets' all-time leader in minutes played, field goals and total points...2025
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• LaMelo Ball Instructed By Charles Lee To 'Get Stronger' In Offseason
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• Jaylen Sims, Hornets Sign 10 Day Contract
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• Jaylen Wells Out For Season, Expected To Make Full Recovery Ahead Of 25-26
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• Steph's sister Sydel shares who she roots for when Warriors play Suns
Sydel Curry-Lee, the sister of Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and Charlotte Hornets guard Seth Curry, revealed who she roots for when her brothers play against her husband and Phoenix Suns guard Damion Lee....2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Updated projection with 2 March Madness prospects rising, 1 falling

Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images March Madness has impacted our latest 2025 NBA mock draft. March Madness is the first time a big section of NBA fans check in on the top prospects in college basketball. This is a good year to do it: 19 of the 30 first-round picks in our last mock draft made the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament, and a bunch of them are still playing as the fi...2025
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• Watching sports is harder and more expensive than ever

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images It feels harder and more expensive than ever to watch sports these day There have never been more ways to consume content — and it’s never been more annoying to be a sports fan. Now we could be reaching the breaking point where the frustration of trying to watch sports is passing the desire to actually enjoy them. A new report shows that several NBA teams h...2025
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• The nixed Lakers-Hornets Mark Williams trade heads to arbitration. Here’s what’s next

Brian Westerholt-Imagn Images This is a drama-filled mess with only one loser. One of the most bizarre NBA stories has been simmering under the surface for the past five days. A big-time trade, rejected under unique circumstances, now leaving two teams without pieces they need, the trade deadline over, and the gripe heading to court. At the NBA trade deadline the Lakers made a big deal for...2025
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• Victor Wembanyama’s block without leaving his feet had Hornets announcers losing it

Only Wemby could block a shot like this. The San Antonio Spurs were one of the big winners of the 2025 NBA trade deadline by landing De’Aaron Fox, and that means Victor Wembanyama finally got the help he needed. The Spurs are still a couple games out of the play-in tournament in the Western Conference, and it’s setting up for an intense end-of-season battle between some desperate teams for the fin...2025
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• 4 NBA trade deadline winners, and 4 big losers after a wild week of deals

Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s hand out winners and losers from the 2025 NBA trade deadline. The 2025 NBA trade deadline started with a double-bang (word to Mike Breen) when the Dallas Mavericks made the unfathomable decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. The Mavs and Lakers each made surprising moves in the days that followed, le...2025
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• NBA trade deadline 2025 tracker for every deal as it’s announced

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images We’re keeping track of every 2025 NBA trade deadline deal as they are announced in this post. The NBA seemed set for a quiet trade deadline in 2025 as a new Collective Bargaining Agreement tormented teams with multiple luxury tax aprons and more punitive restrictions for increasing payroll. So much for that. The NBA trade deadline started with fireworks w...2025
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• Lakers Mark Williams trade could have subtly freed them up for another move

Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images The Lakers not only got better at the NBA trade deadline, they also got more flexible to further improve. The Los Angeles Lakers surprised the NBA world again on Wednesday night. It wasn’t quite the earth-shattering thunderbolt of their Luka Doncic trade earlier in the week, but given that few were even certain that third-year Charlotte Hornets cen...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Big changes to first round projection after Cooper Flagg goes No. 1

Here’s our latest 2025 NBA mock draft. The 2025 NBA Draft class is fully coming into focus with March Madness around the corner. While the hype of this class has worn off slightly as the season has gone on, it’s still a strong group of incoming talent defined by high upside swings throughout the lottery. Duke’s Cooper Flagg is the obvious No. 1 pick. He’s lived up to the hype during his freshman y...2025
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• Kawhi Leonard To Be Away From Clippers To Tend To Family Impacted By L.A. Wildfires

Kawhi Leonard is stepping away from the Los Angeles Clippers to be with family who were forced to evaluate due to the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Leonard recently made his season debut on Saturday after missing the first part of the season. The Clippers play at the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday and don't play again until Saturday when they host the Charlotte Hornets....2025
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• Can the NBA Ever Replace Kobe Bryant?
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• Michael Jordan Can't Determine Who Gets Shoe Deals Due to NBA Salary-Cap Rules
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• Michael Jordan Appears on Forbes' World's Richest Billionaires List for 1st Time
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• Steph Curry & LeBron James Were Coincidentally Born at the Same Hospital in Ohio
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• Kevin Durant's Return Is Just What The NBA Needs In 2015-16
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• Michael Jordan Comments on Shortening NBA Season and Game Length
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• Carmelo Anthony Passes 20,000-Career-Point Mark vs. Charlotte Hornets
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• Anthony Mason, Former NBA Fan Favorite, Dies at Age 48
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• Charlotte Hornets 2024-25 fantasy basketball season recap: injuries plague Hornets once again
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• NBA Draft 2025: Updated Lottery Odds And Pick Protections

The full odds are locked in for the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery, and the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, and Charlotte Hornets all share the best chance at landing the No. 1 overall pick — each sitting with 14.0% odds. Utah holds the tiebreaker over Washington and Charlotte, giving them the edge if none of those […] The post NBA Draft 2025: Updated Lottery Odds And Pick Protections appeared ...2025
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• Cooper Flagg Declares For 2025 NBA Draft
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• LaMelo Ball Instructed By Charles Lee To 'Get Stronger' In Offseason
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• Jaylen Wells Injury Update Following Scary Collision

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells was taken off the court on a stretcher Tuesday night after a terrifying fall during a matchup with the Charlotte Hornets. The incident happened as Wells completed a fastbreak dunk off a pass from Ja Morant. While coming down, he was clipped from behind by Charlotte’s K.J. Simpson, causing him […] The post Jaylen Wells Injury Update Following Scary Collis...2025
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• Grizzlies vs. Hornets odds, prediction, start time: 2025 NBA picks, April 8 best bets from proven model

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks and predictions for Charlotte Hornets vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday...2025
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• Bulls vs. Hornets odds, line, prediction, start time: 2025 NBA picks, April 6 best bets from proven model

SportsLine's model simulated Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Sunday's matchup...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Updated projection with 2 March Madness prospects rising, 1 falling
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• Heat’s Terry Rozier Being Investigated By Feds For Illegal Betting
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is under investigation by federal prosecutors for possibly manipulating his performance as part of an illegal sports betting scheme. The Wall Street Journal was first to report. Rozier was a member of the Charlotte Hornets for the game in question. He has not been charged with a crime or accused […] The post Heat’s Terry Rozier Being Investigated By Feds F...2025
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• 9 biggest NBA All-Star snubs of 2025, ranked by the most shocking omissions

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Here are the biggest snubs of the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. NBA All-Star Game rosters just aren’t big enough. That’s the top takeaway after the league finalized its 24-man roster with the announcement of the All-Star reserves on Thursday night. There are so many deserving players who won’t get the chance to play in the All-Star Game, which is the ultimate show of j...2025
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• Terry Rozier Investigated By Feds In Illegal Gambling Inquiry

Terry Rozier is being investigated by federal prosecutors to determine whether he manipulated his performance as part of an illegal sports betting scheme. The same investigation has already led to a criminal charge and a lifetime ban from the NBA for former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter. Rozier hasn't been charged with a crime or accused of wrongdoing. It couldn't be learned if investigato...2025
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• Amen Thompson doesn’t need a jump shot to be an NBA star for Rockets

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Amen Thompson is becoming a star on his own terms for the Rockets. It wasn’t hard to come up with a list of reasons for why Amen Thompson could bust in the NBA when he entered the 2023 draft. Amen and his twin brother Ausar took a novel path to the draft by bypassing college basketball for the upstart Overtime Elite league, where they played ag...2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• 7 young NBA players making the leap this season

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Here are 7 young NBA players who showing significant improvement this season. It’s not too early to overreact to what we’re seeing from the start of the NBA’s 82-game grind. Trends historically begin to stabilize around the 20-game mark. While it would be unwise to suggest the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers will continue to be among the worst teams ...2024
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• Jordan Poole’s 1-on-5, double spin cycle bucket is another Wizards gem

Jordan Poole has never met a 1-on-5 opportunity he didn’t like. Jordan Poole has an NBA championship ring. He has a $140 million contract, fully guaranteed. Poole now also has a new team, going from the Golden State Warriors to the Washington Wizards over the offseason in a trade that sent Chris Paul to the Bay Area. Poole lost the chance to compete for a championship-caliber team in the trade, bu...2023
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