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• Western Notes: Adams, Whitmore, Lakers, Thunder
After missing all of last season due to knee surgery, Steven Adams has been active for just four of the Rockets‘ first nine games this season, including his return to Oklahoma City on Friday. The veteran center is fully on board with not playing every game, recognizing that his recovery from last year’s surgery is […]...2024
• Rockets Notes: Adams, Sengun, Green, VanVleet
Twenty-one months after suffering a PCL sprain in his right knee that required surgery, Steven Adams was back on the court Monday night making his debut with the Rockets, writes Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Adams, who sat out all of last season due to concerns about the stability of the knee, was traded […]...2024
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• Rockets Preview: Houston On Rise, Now Must Decide Whether To Stay Patient Or Swing For The Fences
Rockets Preview A look at the Houston Rockets entering the 2024-25 season … Coach: Ime Udoka Record: 41-41 (failed to make the playoffs) New Faces: Steven Adams, Reed Sheppard, Jack McVeigh, N’Faly Dante Notable Losses: Reggie Bullock, Boban Marjanovic Overview The Rockets have arrived at a pivotal moment, and it’s not just about what they could […] The post Rockets Pr...2024
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• Rockets Notes: Sengun, Adams, Green, Trades
Rockets centers Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams could combine forces to serve as one of the NBA’s top center tandems, writes Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Back-up big Jock Landale might also compete for minutes. “We’re pretty bloody solid,” Adams said. “The boys here are pretty good. That’s more on paper. We haven’t played […]...2024
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• 7 NBA Rookie of the Year candidates, ranked by likelihood of who will win award

Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images Let’s rank the candidates for the 2025 NBA Rookie of the Year award. The 2024 NBA Draft class was always a bit underwhelming, but that should make this year’s Rookie of the Year race even more wide open. The lack of a consensus top prospect a la Victor Wembanyama last year means that almost anyone can make a run to ROY this season, draft position be da...2024
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• 6 NBA teams who will be way better than last year

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images These 6 NBA teams are poised to make a big leap up the standings this season. There’s no time for optimism in the NBA quite like mid-August, a beautiful stretch when every team is undefeated, most teams are healthy, each rookie is poised to be a steal, and every free agent signing is still conceivably a masterstroke. Some teams have more reason ...2024
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• Western Notes: Adams, Whitmore, Lakers, Thunder
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• Rockets Notes: Adams, Sengun, Green, VanVleet
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• 7 NBA Rookie of the Year candidates, ranked by likelihood of who will win award
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• Steven Adams happy sticking by his defensive role in Houston: ‘I just like hitting people’
Steven Adams is embarking on a new chapter in his 11-year career, as he was recently traded from Memphis to Houston to take part of his fourth NBA team. Despite the fact that the 30-year-old is recovering from knee surgery and won’t return until next season, he’s already excited to be a part of the […] The post Steven Adams happy sticking by his defensive role in Houston: ‘...2024
• NBA trade deadline instant grades for every 2024 deal made as they happen

Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images Let’s grade every 2024 NBA trade deadline deal. The NBA transaction periods have become almost as exciting as the games themselves, and that makes the 2024 NBA trade deadline something close to a holiday for a certain type of hoops fan. No matter where your team is in the standings right now, the trade deadline represents an opportunity for hope: teams ar...2024
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Zach LaVine, Kyle Kuzma, Jalen Green and more

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images We’ve got the latest rumors about what NBA teams are thinking about with less than a week to go until the trade deadline. The Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline is officially less than a week away. With that in mind, let’s bounce around the latest smoke from the hot stove that a couple of the NBA’s biggest insiders cooked up on Friday. Zach LaVine to t...2024
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• 31 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports We went around the league to find the likeliest candidates to be dealt ahead of next week’s NBA trade deadline. With the Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline less than a week away, there seemed like no better time than to hop around the SB Nation NBA network and ask our local writers which player(s) they think each of the teams they cover and/or root for is most likely to...2024
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• Report: Grizzlies trade Steven Adams to Rockets for Victor Oladipo, picks

It's the rare trade of guys who have not played all season due to injury....2024
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• West Notes: Rockets, Steven Adams, Grizzlies, Blazers

Rockets The Rockets’ trade for center Steven Adams was about beefing up the frontline for coach Ime Udoka, per Kelly Iko and John Hollinger of The Athletic. Adams won’t be available until next season, thanks to ACL surgery, but when he does join, he’ll be reunited with former Memphis teammate and current Rockets forward Dillon […] The post West Notes: Rockets, Steven Adams,...2024
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• Zach Edey’s NBA summer league debut showed why he’s a perfect fit for Grizzlies

Zach Edey brought big boy ball back to NBA summer league No one expected Zach Edey to become a top-10 NBA Draft pick at any point during his historically dominant college career at Purdue, but the Memphis Grizzlies had a different vision. The Grizzlies needed a center to set screens for Ja Morant, gobble up rebounds for Jaren Jackson Jr., and finish efficiently inside. Edey checked all of those bo...2024
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• Steven Adams told teammates to limit distractions on road trips in players only meeting before Ja Morant nightclub incident

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• Steven Adams Tattoos And The Meaning Behind Them
Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams is truly one of the most polarizing, yet colorful characters in the NBA today. Partially due to this, it’s why we’re going to look at some Steven Adams tattoos. Adams holds the distinction as the first New Zealander selected in the first round of the NBA draft when the […] The post Steven Adams Tattoos And The Meaning Behind Them appeared...2020
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• Stung by Departure of Durant, Russell Westbrook Quickly Learning How to Lead
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• Why Oklahoma City Thunder Are the NBA's Most Unsolvable Puzzle
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• NBA Insider: 3 Years After Linsanity, Jeremy Lin Still in Search of NBA Home
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2024
"Grizzlies trade Steven Adams to Rockets for Victor Oladipo, three second-round picks, per report"

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"Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke were both hurt for the playoffs."

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"Steven Adams agrees to two-year, $25.2 million extension with Grizzlies, per report"

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"The Memphis Grizzlies are sending Jonas Valanciunas to the New Orleans Pelicans for Steven Adams and Eric Bledsoe, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN."

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"Even though Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams were teammates for seven seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, it’s playoff basketball."

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"Thunder's Steven Adams has hilarious reaction to Chris Paul buying custom suits for teammates"

2018
"Steven Adams doing dirty work that bolsters Russell Westbrook’s reputation, helps Thunder"

2017
"Enes Kanter, Steven Adams start MVP push for teammate Russell Westbrook"

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"Oklahoma City center Steven Adams was next with seven votes."

2015
"They'll have the opportunity to re-sign Enes Kanter in restricted free agency, making him the Sixth Man to pair next to either Steven Adams or Serge Ibaka."

2014
"After Thunder center Steven Adams irritated Young with a screen, Young tossed up an elbow, missing Adams' face."

• 7 NBA Rookie of the Year candidates, ranked by likelihood of who will win award
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• Zach Edey’s NBA summer league debut showed why he’s a perfect fit for Grizzlies
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• Zach Edey On NBA Future: I'm Going To Stick To Who I Am

Zach Edey knows the current NBA is all about centers who can step out and shoot. Edey thinks he can do that too, but he's more focused on staying true to his game. "I think it just comes with kind of realizing who I am," Edey said. "I'm never going to be the wiry seven-foot guy who can - like Kevin Durant, that is never going to be me, guys like that. I'm a 7-foot-4, 300-pound guy. I'm built to be...2024
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• Rockets’ Stone Discusses Adams Deal, Green, Deadline Talks
After the Rockets acquired Steven Adams a week before the trade deadline in a move with next season in mind, the front office had plenty of discussions about deals that would’ve helped the team more in the short term, writes Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle (subscription required). According to Kelly Iko of The Athletic, […]...2024
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• Rockets Reportedly Had Trade Interest In Kelly Olynyk, Andre Drummond, Jericho Sims, Xavier Tillman

According to Kelly Iko of The Athletic, the Houston Rockets had trade interest in Kelly Olynyk, Andre Drummond, Jericho Sims and Xavier Tillman. However, the Rockets didn’t acquire any of their targets. Instead, they traded Victor Oladipo and draft picks to the Memphis Grizzlies for Steven Adams, who won’t play this season due to a […] The post Rockets Reportedly Had Trade ...2024
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• Tracking every NBA trade deadline deal in 2024

Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Keeping track of every 2024 NBA trade deadline deal. The NBA didn’t wait for the trade deadline to make some major moves already this season. This season has already seen Damian Lillard move to the Bucks, James Harden traded to the Clippers, Pascal Siakam sent to the Pacers, and OG Anunoby end up with the Knicks. Expect one more flurry of activity by the t...2024
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• Grizzlies trade Steven Adams to Rockets
The Houston Rockets yesterday acquired center Steven Adams in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies for guard Victor Oladipo and three future second round draft picks. Adams (6-11, 265) was originally the 12th overall pick by Oklahoma City in the 2013 NBA Draft and is in his 11th season. In 706 career games with 641 … Continue reading "Grizzlies trade Steven Adams to Rockets"...2024
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• Steven Adams pretended he couldn’t speak English as a rookie so Kevin Garnett wouldn’t trash talk him

Kevin Garnett is a legendary trash talker. Over the course of his career his fellow NBA players said he was one of the most brutal, biting, cruel talkers in the league — who always knew the perfect thing to say in order to break your spirit. So, nobody can blame Steven Adams for not wanting that smoke as a rookie, but the way he avoided it was utterly hilarious. Steven Adams told Kevin Garnett ...2024
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• Zach Edey’s NBA summer league debut showed why he’s a perfect fit for Grizzlies
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• Grizzlies trading Steven Adams to Rockets for Victor Oladipo
The Memphis Grizzlies are trading center Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets for guard Victor Oladipo and three second-round draft picks, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Both Adams and Oladipo have been out for the season — Adams as a result of season-ending ACL surgery. ”The Grizzlies are creating more salary flexibility and draft assets […] The post Grizzlies trading Steven Adams to Rocket...2024
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• Ja Morant injury: Grizzlies star out for season with labrum tear

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Ja Morant’s season is over thanks to shoulder surgery. Ja Morant is out for the season after suffering a torn labrum in his right shoulder, the Memphis Grizzlies announced. Morant suffered the injury on Saturday at practice following the Grizzlies’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Morant suffered a subluxation of his right shoulder during...2024
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• Ja Morant’s buzzer-beater in suspension return for Grizzlies couldn’t be scripted better

Ja Morant hit a buzzer-beater for the Grizzlies to lift his team to a win in his season debut after a 25-game suspension. Ja Morant made his season debut on Tuesday night for the Memphis Grizzlies as he returned from a 25-game suspension for flashing a gun on social media. Morant and the Grizzlies faced the New Orleans Pelicans with a national TV audience on TNT waiting on the superstar point guar...2023
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• Draymond Green got a karmic kick in the beans during Warriors-Cavs game

Draymond Green was finally on the wrong end of a kick below the belt. A big part of Draymond Green’s legacy when he decides to end his future Hall of Fame career will be his penchant for blurring the line between clean and dirty play. On Sunday, he finally got a little karmic retribution coming his way when he was on the wrong end of a swift kick between the legs. Green was hit below the belt by ...2023
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• Rockets Preview: Houston On Rise, Now Must Decide Whether To Stay Patient Or Swing For The Fences
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• Tracking every NBA trade deadline deal in 2024
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season

Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their championship chances for the 2023-2024 season. The NBA always feels like it’s at its best when there’s an elite tier of contenders. After two blockbuster trades to close the summer, it finally feels like that’s the case as the league enters the 2023-2024 season. The Bucks have added Damian Lillard to fix a struggling halfcourt offense in the playoffs. The ...2023
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• Why NBA suspended Draymond Green for Game 3 of Warriors-Kings, in their own words
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports The NBA explained why Draymond Green was suspended for Game 3 of Warriors-Kings. The Golden State Warriors have their backs against the wall in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The No. 3 seed Sacramento Kings hold a 2-0 lead on the defending champions from the Bay Area, and now the Warriors are going to be without one of their key players because of a ...2023
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• NBA Scores: Recapping Game 1 across the 2023 NBA Playoffs’ first round
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Between upsets and sure-thing blowouts, the 2023 postseason has yet to disappoint. Saturday Kings snatch thrilling win Game 1 from Warriors, 126-123 Back in 2006, the Sacramento Kings fell in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, losing to the San Antonio Spurs in six games. In 2011, and for many years to follow, it was rumored that the Kings might be on t...2023
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• Why the Grizzlies and Warriors should both bounce back in first round of NBA Playoffs
Photo by Loren Elliott/Getty Images A Game 1 loss doesn’t define an NBA Playoff series. It’s going down. The 2023 NBA Playoffs are under way, and some teams are feeling better about their prospects than others. For two squads linked by fairly real bad blood and a possible continuation of their “dispute” in the second round, this is especially true. In Memphis, the Grizzlies are wounded in ...2023
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• Jaren Jackson Jr.’s hilarious reaction to Steven Adams picking up Tony Bradley
A viral moment occurred during a game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls this past Monday. Bulls center Tony Bradley exchanged words with Grizzlies star Ja Morant, only to literally be picked up and carried away by Memphis center-turned-bouncer Steven Adams. Grizzlies teammate Jaren Jackson Jr., who was also coincidentally picked up by Adams […] The post Jaren Jackson Jr.’...2022
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• Cavs’ Evan Mobley embarrassed by Steven Adams in ‘welcome to the NBA’ moment
Transitioning from being a college hooper to being a professional basketball player in the NBA is tough as you compete with the best of the best, just ask Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Evan Mobley. Mobley immediately got his “Welcome to the NBA” moment delivered to him by Memphis Grizzlies big man Steven Adams as the rookie […] The post Cavs’ Evan Mobley embarrassed by Steven ...2021
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• Pelicans’ Steven Adams drops savage burn on Zion Williamson’s impression of Stan Van Gundy
New Orleans Pelicans center Steven Adams has never had a shortage of comedic postgame conferences. Following a lopsided win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Adams added to his memorable moments montage. When asked about Zion Williamson’s impression of Stan Van Gundy, Adams took a slight jab at Van Gundy’s hygiene, via The Athletic’s Will Guillory. Steven […] The post Pelicans&...2021
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• Warriors star Klay Thompson’s ‘insane’ Game 6 vs. Thunder gets Steven Adams treatment
New Orleans Pelicans big man Steven Adams took a trip down memory lane with JJ Redick by reminiscing about some of the memorable moments he had during his days with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Adams remembered the Thunder’s Western Conference Finals encounter with the Golden State Warriors back in 2016 like it was yesterday. A […] The post Warriors star Klay Thompson’s ‘insa...2021
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• NBA Players and Coaches Vote Matthew Dellavedova Dirtiest Player in the League
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• Reggie Miller: Kevin Durant Traded a Sacred Legacy for Cheap Jewelry
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• Kevin Durant Says 'H--l No' When Asked About Watching 2015 NBA Playoffs
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• Nick Young Ejected After Hitting OKC Center Steven Adams with Elbow to Throat
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• Enes Kanter's Max Contract Is All About Kevin Durant's 2016 NBA Free Agency
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• Why Oklahoma City Thunder Are the NBA's Most Unsolvable Puzzle
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• LeBron James Will Pay Dahntay Jones' Fine for Punching Bismack Biyombo
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• Nick Collison and Steven Adams Have the Most Intense, Best Pregame Handshake
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• The Case For Steven Adams To Start Over Enes Kanter For OKC Thunder
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• Steven Adams pretended he couldn’t speak English as a rookie so Kevin Garnett wouldn’t trash talk him
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• Zach Edey’s NBA summer league debut showed why he’s a perfect fit for Grizzlies
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• Grizzlies Waive Victor Oladipo

The Memphis Grizzlies have waived Victor Oladipo. Oladipo was traded by the Houston Rockets to the Grizzlies as part of the Steven Adams deal. Oladipo tore the patellar tendon in his left knee during the 2023 playoffs....2024
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• Rockets acquire Steven Adams for Victor Oladipo, 3 second-round picks: Source
The Houston Rockets have acquired center Steven Adams from the Memphis Grizzlies for guard Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, according to a team source. Adams has been ruled out for the season with a knee injury he suffered last January that forced him to miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season and the playoffs. As for Oladipo, he is dealing with a patellar tendon injury in his left kn...2024
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Zach LaVine, Kyle Kuzma, Jalen Green and more
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• Ja Morant’s buzzer-beater in suspension return for Grizzlies couldn’t be scripted better
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season
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• Meet Team USA’s FIBA Basketball World Cup roster, featuring one of its youngest groups ever

Photo by Joe Amati/NBAE via Getty Images USA Basketball’s World Cup roster has tons of young talent, but no international experience. The United States is supposed to be the preeminent international power in men’s basketball, but the last FIBA World Cup issued a harsh reminder that rest of the globe is catching up. The Americans finished in seventh place in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, and sna...2023
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• Ja Morant is risking his NBA career to act like an idiot on Instagram
Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Is it worth it? No it isn’t. As the NBA approaches the conference finals, where former MVPs and marquee franchises should be the center of attention, a young star’s fall from grace is again dominating the headlines. And this time, while some are still supporting Ja Morant, the calls for patience and understanding are being replaced by reso...2023
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• 8 NBA Playoffs overreactions from start of every first round series
Photo by Loren Elliott/Getty Images Let’s overreact to the start of every series in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. NBA Playoffs series are not strictly determined by the first game, but teams that win Game 1 historically have a huge edge in advancing. In 2018, the NBA put out data that said teams that win the first game of a best-of-seven series win the series 76.6 percent of the time. In the firs...2023
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• Why the Grizzlies and Warriors should both bounce back in first round of NBA Playoffs
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• RUMOR: Pelicans’ Lonzo Ball for Pacers’ Malcolm Brogdon trade reportedly brewing
The New Orleans Pelicans just started the offseason trade period with the first major transaction, shipping away Steven Adams and Eric Bledsoe to the Memphis Grizzlies for Jonas Valanciunas. But it looks like they aren’t done just yet, with speculation swirling for a potential deal with the Indiana Pacers. ESPN senior writer Zach Lowe sat […] The post RUMOR: Pelicans’ Lonzo Ball ...2021
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• Steven Adams CASUALLY nails half-court buzzer-beater (video)

Adams' first career 3-pointer helped the Thunder to a 123-118 win over the Pelicans last night....2020
• Watch: Dennis Schroder stuns Timberwolves on wild, last-second shot
The Minnesota Timberwolves were 1.1 seconds away from celebration on the road against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Suddenly, everything changed on an unbelievable sequence with a game-tying layup at the buzzer by Dennis Schröder. After Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns missed his first free-throw attempt then drilled his second to take a two-point lead, the Thunder only had one shot to pull off...2019
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