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• Steve Kerr Recalls How Former Warriors Lottery Pick ‘Getting Beaten Up’ Online Led Him To Permanently Step Away From Social Media
Steve Kerr admits he ditched social media in solidarity with former Warrior James Wiseman, and the move proved better than expected....2026
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• Indiana Pacers release former Golden State Warriors draft bust James Wiseman

The Pacers have released center James Wiseman....2025
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• Pacers Release James Wiseman
The Pacers have released center James Wiseman in conjunction with their previously announced signing of Micah Potter and waiving of Garrison Mathews, the team announced in a press release. After playing one game for the team in late October, Wiseman rejoined the Pacers on December 20, signing a 10-day contract via a hardship exception. ESPN’s […]...2025
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• Pacers Sign Micah Potter, Waive Garrison Mathews

The Indiana Pacers have signed center Micah Potter. Potter will be available for the Indiana Pacers for Friday's game against the Boston Celtics. Potter appeared in 38 games last season with the Utah Jazz, averaging 4.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in 18.6 minutes. Potter appeared in five games in the preseason with the San Antonio Spurs. In subsequent moves, the team waived guard Garrison Mathews and...2025
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• James Wiseman Hopes To Seize Opportunity In NBA Return
James Wiseman admits being devastated when the Pacers decided to waive him in October, and he hopes to make a strong impression as he returns to the team, even if it may be temporary, writes Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star. Wiseman’s latest opportunity comes via the hardship exception, which Indiana used to sign him […]...2025
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• Pacers sign James Wiseman to 10-day contract

The Pacers are circling back to a familiar name. Indiana re-signed center James Wiseman to a 10-day contract via a hardship exception, the team announced, ending Gabe McGlothan’s own 10-day deal after just four days to make room. Wiseman is expected to be active Saturday at New Orleans. The move marks another chapter in a […] The post Pacers sign James Wiseman to 10-day contract appeared fir...2025
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• Obi Toppin Out At Least One Month With Hamstring Strain

Obi Toppin will be out at least one month due to a right hamstring strain, while Bennedict Mathurin is "week-to-week" with a right big toe sprain. The Indiana Pacers have eight players listed as out on the injury report for Wednesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks. Mathurin and Toppin left during Sunday's loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Pacers signed Mac McClung and waived James...2025
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• Thomas Bryant Close To Deal With Greek Club Panathinaikos

NBA free agent center Thomas Bryant is nearing a deal with Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos, according to Kevin Martorano of Sportando. Bryant, 27, was traded from the Heat to the Pacers midway through the season following injuries to Indiana big men Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman. In 56 regular-season games with the Pacers, the 6-foot-10 Indiana […] The post Thomas Bryant Close To Deal With...2025
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• And-Ones: Achilles Injuries, Draft, Cap Room, Z. Smith
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the league is looking into the upswing in Achilles tendon injuries, writes Tim Reynolds Of The Associated Press. This season alone saw Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers), James Wiseman (Pacers), Isaiah Jackson (Pacers), Dejounte Murray (Pelicans), Dru Smith (Heat), Jayson Tatum (Celtics), and Damian Lillard (Bucks) suffers Achilles tears. Nuggets 2024 first-rounder DaRon ...2025
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• Experts Cite Overuse And Increased Minutes As Achilles Injuries Surge In NBA

The NBA experienced an unprecedented number of Achilles tendon injuries during the 2024-25 season, with seven players suffering tears including stars Damian Lillard, Jayson Tatum, and Tyrese Haliburton. Medical experts attribute the surge to overuse and increased playoff minutes, according to ESPN interviews with four specialists. Lillard tore his left Achilles during the Milwaukee Bucks' first-ro...2025
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• 3 NBA Draft prospects overrated by consensus 2025 big boards

Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images Here are three possible lottery prospects we are fading in the 2025 NBA Draft. Scouting the NBA Draft is equal parts art and science. Most potential first-round picks can look promising if you cherry-pick the right Bart Torvik queries, but character, work ethic, injury luck, and team fit always play a vital role in determining how a player’s career will...2025
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• Pacers Acquire Thomas Bryant From Heat For 2nd Round Pick Swap
The Indiana Pacers have agreed to acquire Thomas Bryant from the Miami Heat for a future second round pick swap. Bryant becomes trade-eligible on Sunday after signing a one-year deal with the Heat this past offseason. Bryant will give the Pacers depth at center following injuries to James Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson. Bryant is averaging 4.1 points and 3.2 rebounds in 11 minutes this season....2024
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• Pelicans Not Ready To Consider Taking 'Gap' Season

The New Orleans Pelicans are not ready to consider taking a "gap" year as a result of their major injury issues to start the season, sources tell ESPN. The Golden State Warriors utilized the strategy during the 19-20 season, while the Memphis Grizzlies did so last season as they leaned into their injury issues in return for a lottery pick. The Warriors ended up with the No. 2 selection in 2020 and...2024
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• Ben Sheppard To Miss Multiple Weeks With Oblique Strain
The Indiana Pacers continue to take hits on the injury front. Ben Sheppard is going to miss "weeks, not days" according to Pacer coach Rick Carlisle. Sheppard is dealing with a strained left oblique muscle, which he injured on November 17. The second-year wing had taken on an increased role for Indiana over the last couple of weeks. The Pacers are still dealing with long-term absences for Aaron Ne...2024
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• Moses Brown, Pacers Agree To Deal
The Indiana Pacers have agreed to sign Moses Brown. The Pacers have a need at center following their injuries to James Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson. Brown appeared in 22 games last season with the Portland Trail Blazers, averaging 3.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 9.1 minutes. Brown is represented by agents Keith Glass and Luke Glass....2024
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• Moses Browns, Pacers Agree To Deal
The Indiana Pacers have agreed to sign Moses Brown. The Pacers have a need at center following their injuries to James Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson. Brown appeared in 22 games last season with the Portland Trail Blazers, averaging 3.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 9.1 minutes. Brown is represented by agents Keith Glass and Luke Glass....2024
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"Steve Kerr admits he ditched social media in solidarity with former Warrior James Wiseman, and the move proved better than expected."

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"The Pacers are trading James Wiseman and cash to the Raptors, according to a report from ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link)."

2024
"Golden State hired Milojević, 46, in August 2021 in large part to work with center James Wiseman."

2023
"Granted, the roster has changed a bit since last year’s title and some players didn’t work out like the team had hoped, (ie James Wiseman) but they still have four-time champions Steph Curry, Klay Thompson […] The post Steph, Klay, Draymond Reportedly Causing Divide Within Warriors appeared first on Basketball Forever."

2022
"2022 NBA Summer League: Warriors' James Wiseman shows promise in win against Spurs"

2021
"The Golden State Warriors have a lot to look forward to next season with two first-round picks incoming while James Wiseman and Klay Thompson are expected to be healthy."

2020
"The Golden State Warriors are one of the few teams in the league that have a shot at selecting James Wiseman in the 2020 NBA Draft."

2019
"James Wiseman has left Memphis and will prepare for the 2020 NBA draft, he announced Thursday on his Instagram account."

2018
"Why Kentucky and Memphis’ pursuit of James Wiseman is the most fascinating recruiting fight of the year"

• Indiana Pacers release former Golden State Warriors draft bust James Wiseman
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• Pacers Release James Wiseman
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• Pacers Sign Micah Potter, Waive Garrison Mathews
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• Pacers sign James Wiseman to 10-day contract
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• Pacers Sign James Wiseman To 10-Day Contract, Release Gabe McGlothan

The Indiana Pacers have signed center James Wiseman to a 10-day contract, available as part of their NBA Hardship Exception. Wiseman will be on the active list for Saturday's game at the New Orleans Pelicans. In a subsequent move, the team released forward Gabe McGlothan from his 10-day contract. Wiseman appeared in four preseason games with the Pacers as he returns from a torn Achilles....2025
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• Pacers Bring Back James Wiseman On 10-Day Deal

The Pacers have re-signed center James Wiseman to a 10-day contract via a hardship exception, the team announced in a press release. Indiana ended Gabe McGlothan‘s 10-day hardship deal after just four days in order to bring back Wiseman. Wiseman, who will be active for Saturday’s game in New Orleans, was released by the Pacers […]...2025
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• Pacers officially waive James Wiseman, sign Mac McClung
The Pacers made it official Tuesday, signing guard Mac McClung to a multiyear contract and waiving center James Wiseman, the team announced in a press release. McClung’s deal is non-guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, while HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto first reported that Indiana opened the roster spot by parting ways with Wiseman. Per Spotrac’s Keith […] The post Pacers officially...2025
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• Pacers Sign Mac McClung, Waive James Wiseman
Mac McClung and the Indiana Pacers have signed a non-guaranteed multi-year contract. The Pacers will waive James Wiseman to create a roster spot to sign McClung. McClung spent time in camp with the Pacers and has been on Two-Way deals in the NBA since 2021. McClung has won the past three dunk contests. Wiseman recently made his return from an Achilles tear suffered during the first game of the 202...2025
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• Pacers to sign Mac McClung; plan to waive James Wiseman

The Pacers are signing Mac McClung to a multiyear contract, his agent Greg Lawrence told Shams Charania of ESPN. The deal will be non-guaranteed, per Charania. To create room on the standard roster, Indiana will waive center James Wiseman, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Wiseman’s contract includes a $1 million partial guarantee, meaning the […] The post Pacers to sign Mac McClung;...2025
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• Pacers Waiving Wiseman, Signing McClung To Multiyear Deal

The Pacers are signing free agent guard Mac McClung to a multiyear contract, agent Greg Lawrence tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). McClung’s multiyear deal will be non-guaranteed, sources tell Charania (Twitter link). To make room for McClung on their standard roster, which is currently full, the Pacers intend to waive center James Wiseman, reports […]...2025
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• Pacers Sign Micah Potter, Waive Garrison Mathews
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• Pacers Re-Sign James Wiseman, Quenton Jackson
The Indiana Pacers re-signed James Wiseman to a two-year, $5.69 million deal on Tuesday. The contract includes a $1 million partial guarantee for next season plus a team option for the second year. Wiseman tore his left Achilles in the opening game of last season. The Pacers also re-signed Quenton Jackson to a two-way contract. Jackson averaged 5.8 points in 28 games last season....2025
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• Stephen Curry Discusses Warriors' Two-Timelines, Desire To Win One More Title

The Golden State Warriors had sought a two timelines of contention where they could continue to compete for titles with Stephen Curry while bringing along a next generation core featuring James Wiseman, Jordan Poole and Jonathan Kuminga. The Warriors won the championship in 2022, but the hope of a second generation already being in place for when Curry and Draymond Green retire is all but over. Ku...2025
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• Pacers Acquire Thomas Bryant From Heat For 2nd Round Pick Swap
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• Pelicans Not Ready To Consider Taking 'Gap' Season
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• Moses Brown, Pacers Agree To Deal
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• The Warriors rediscovered their championship formula with a new crew around Stephen Curry

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The Warriors have reinvented themselves as an NBA championship contender once again The Golden State Warriors’ dynasty has been pronounced dead so many times over the years. It was dead when a 73-win team blew a 3-1 lead in the 2016 NBA Finals to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was dead when Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson each suffered ...2024
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• LaMelo Ball’s staggering return showed why he’s one of the NBA’s most fun players

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Nobody else is like Melo. LaMelo Ball is back in all his freeform brilliance. On Wednesday night the Hornets guard opened his 2024-25 campaign with an absolutely staggering 34 point night, adding another eight rebounds and 11 assists. Leading Charlotte to a comeback win over the Rockets, Melo’s night underscored two things: The Hornets might be sneaky good...2024
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• Steve Kerr’s legacy is set in stone… but is he done adding to it?

Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Steve Kerr was everywhere this summer, but returning to the formerly dynastic Warriors may paradoxically take him back out of the spotlight. How many people have been a part of four different dynasties? Managing to switch teams right as the Chicago Bulls’ reign was ending and the San Antonio Spurs’ was beginning, Steve Kerr won five rings between 1995 ...2024
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• Dunc'd On: The Towns/Randle Trade + Indiana Pacers 2024-25 Season Outlook with Caitlin Cooper

A late-night pod on the blockbuster Wolves/Knicks deal involving Karl-Anthony Towns, Julius Randle, and Donte DiVincenzo. We go through the salary cap math as it stands now, how good this Knicks team is, and whether we'd have done the deal as New York. We disagree on the impact of this deal for Minnesota, in which Nate likes it a lot more for the Wolves than Danny. Caitlin Cooper of Basketball S...2024
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• Tyrese Haliburton became NBA’s point guard of the future by mastering its past

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Tyrese Haliburton is melding the past and present of point guard play to emerge as a new kind of NBA superstar. The fabled idea of the ‘true point guard’ has been under attack in today’s NBA. The traditional floor general as epitomized by the lineage of Isiah Thomas to John Stockton to Steve Nash to Chris Paul met its maker in the throes of the league’s th...2023
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• NBA in-season tournament courts, ranked from worst to best

The NBA is debuting new courts for the in-season tournament. Let’s rank ‘em. Like nearly every NBA fan, I reacted to my editor informing me that “The Mid-Season Tournament” is actually called “The In-Season Tournament”, and that it begins Friday rather than months from now, with complete and total shock. I was, however, delighted, because in addition to informing me of this, he asked if I wanted t...2023
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• Warriors news: James Wiseman reveals how he’s trying to be Kevon Looney 2.0
The Golden State Warriors drafted James Wiseman to be much more than a serviceable starting center. Early-career momentum stalled by a knee injury that cost him all of last season, though, the former No. 2 overall pick hopes to channel what’s made Kevon Looney successful to jumpstart his stalled development. Don’t buy into the potential […] The post Warriors news: James Wiseman r...2022
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• NCAA Suspends James Wiseman 11 Games
The NCAA has suspended Memphis Tigers big man James Wiseman for 11 games, the organization revealed. The punishment is in response to the supposed recruiting inducements his family received and the games that he suited up for while ineligible. We wrote about the NCAA’s official eligibility ruling earlier this month, wherein Wiseman was deemed ineligible […] The post NCAA Suspends James...2019
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• Wiseman leaves Memphis, to enter NBA draft
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• Warriors star Klay Thompson could be back sooner than anyone thought from Achilles injury
The Golden State Warriors have a lot to look forward to next season with two first-round picks incoming while James Wiseman and Klay Thompson are expected to be healthy. Initially, it wasn’t expected that Klay would be ready to play at the beginning of 2021/22. But apparently, he has been taking enormous steps in the […] The post Warriors star Klay Thompson could be back sooner than an...2021
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• 2022 NBA Summer League: Warriors' James Wiseman shows promise in win against Spurs
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• James Wiseman claims he’s a ‘great fit’ with Warriors, Stephen Curry
The Golden State Warriors are one of the few teams in the league that have a shot at selecting James Wiseman in the 2020 NBA Draft. During an appearance on ESPN’s The Jump, Wiseman talked about potentially being drafted by the Warriors and if they would be a great fit for him. “I feel like […] The post James Wiseman claims he’s a ‘great fit’ with Warriors, Steph...2020
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• Steph, Klay, Draymond Reportedly Causing Divide Within Warriors
Something clearly isn’t jelling with reigning champs Golden State as they struggle to even maintain a playoff spot this season. Granted, the roster has changed a bit since last year’s title and some players didn’t work out like the team had hoped, (ie James Wiseman) but they still have four-time champions Steph Curry, Klay Thompson […] The post Steph, Klay, Draymond Reportedly Causing ...2023
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• Warriors star Klay Thompson’s IG post sure doesn’t look like James Wiseman will be traded soon
The Golden State Warriors got bounced in the play-in tournament, thanks to a strong showing from Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies. As soon as the season ended, rumors swirled regarding rookie center James Wiseman and his future with the team as trade talks circulated. However, Klay Thompson might have signaled that those are not […] The post Warriors star Klay Thompson’s IG post sur...2021
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• Ben Simmons NBA Draft trade rumors: Warriors reject Sixers' request for James Wiseman, four first-round picks
Andrew Wiggins would've also been in the deal, but the Warriors quickly said no...2021
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• Warriors Trade Former No. 2 Pick James Wiseman, per Report

Golden State navigated the salary cap ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline....2023

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• Evening Daily News Update

Good evening, doomers! The World Series is split 2-2 and we’ve got the last game in Los Angeles tonight starting at 8pm ET. The NBA on ESPN has a double header featuring Cleveland/Boston and Minnesota/Lakers. In another news, poor James Wiseman was waved by the Indiana Pacers to make room for *checks notes* MAC McCLUNG? […]...2025
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• Pacers Notes: Huff, Wiseman, Oladipo, Johnson, Haliburton
After losing longtime starting center Myles Turner to the division-rival Bucks, the Pacers will take a “by committee” approach to the position in 2025/26, general manager Chad Buchanan confirmed during an appearance on the Setting The Pace podcast (YouTube link). The team re-signed Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman earlier this month and made a trade […]...2025
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• Experts Cite Overuse And Increased Minutes As Achilles Injuries Surge In NBA
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• The Warriors rediscovered their championship formula with a new crew around Stephen Curry
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• Pistons Preview: Is Cade Cunningham Cornerstone Detroit Needs, Or Just Another False Start?
Pistons Preview A look at the Detroit Pistons entering the 2024-25 season … Coach: J.B. Bickerstaff Last Season: 14-68 (failed to make the playoffs) New Faces: Bickerstaff, Tobias Harris, Tim Hardaway Jr., Malik Beasley, Paul Reed, Ron Holland, Wendell Moore Jr., Bobi Klintman Notable Losses: Quentin Grimes, James Wiseman, Evan Fournier, Troy Brown Jr., Malachi Flynn, Stanley [R...2024
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• Pacers Season Preview: Can Eastern Conference Finalists Make Another Stunning Run?
Pacers Season Preview A look at the Indiana Pacers entering the 2024-25 season … New Faces: James Wiseman, Johnny Furphy, Tristan Newton, Enrique Freeman Key Losses: Jalen Smith, Doug McDermott Overview Maybe the NBA playoffs really are about survival of the fittest. Or at least, survival of those who manage to stay injury-free the longest. There’s a […] The post Pacers Seaso...2024
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• Dunc'd On: The Towns/Randle Trade + Indiana Pacers 2024-25 Season Outlook with Caitlin Cooper
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• Basketball Pickups: James Wiseman shining as starting center

Wiseman and Payton Pritchard lead Monday's pickups....2024
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• Steve Kerr’s legacy is set in stone… but is he done adding to it?
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• The Warriors need bold trade with locker room dysfunction, season on the brink

Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Steve Kerr has lost the Warriors’ young veterans The Golden State Warriors are sinking fast, and the franchise’s dynasty suddenly appears to be on its last legs. Golden State lost to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday after blowing an 18-point lead in the final seven minutes, capped by an absolutely incredible Nikola Jokic three-point heave at the buzzer. The lo...2024
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• NBA in-season tournament courts, ranked from worst to best
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• The Warriors are entering their nepotism era after Bob Myers’ departure
Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports The Warriors’ Bob Myers replacement might be their owner’s son. The long-rumored divorce between the Golden State Warriors and Bob Myers finally became official on Tuesday afternoon when the team’s president of basketball operations stepped down. Myers did not draft Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson, but he was the main architect behind the Warriors’ four champio...2023
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• NBA draft buzz building around LaMelo Ball
LaMelo Ball doesn’t mind a little campaigning in his effort to be the No. 1 pick in next year’s draft, writes Krysten Peek of Yahoo Sports. The buzz around Ball continues to grow as he strings together impressive performances in Australia’s National Basketball League. Over the weekend, he became the first NBL player since 2005 to post back-to-back triple doubles. “Most definitely,” Ball responded ...2019
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