Hoops Rumors

Karl-Anthony Towns gave the Pacers fits this season and the Knicks hope that continues over the next two weeks. He averaged 30.3 points, 12.0 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 46.7 percent from 3-point range in 36.5 minutes per contest, Zach Braziller of the New York Post notes, with the Knicks winning two of three regular-season matchups between the Eastern Conference finalists. Towns … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Towns, Knicks Training Staff, Holiday, Porzingis, Sixers’ Pick

Mikal Bridges, acquired in a blockbuster deal with the Nets in the offseason, played a huge role in the Knicks’ second-round series triumph over the Celtics.  He averaged 14.7 points, including 34 total points in fourth quarters, Jared Schwartz of the New York Post notes. He also made enormous defensive stops, stealing the ball away from Jaylen Brown to end Game 1 and … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Bridges, Pacers Storylines, Key Moments, Hart

The Nets and Jazz were among the teams who left Monday’s draft lottery disappointed, as Brooklyn slipped two spots to No. 8 while Utah, the NBA’s worst team during the 2024/25 season, ended up at No. 6. Still, while they won’t be picking as high in the lottery as they might like, the Nets and Jazz will enter this year’s draft armed with plenty of ammunition. Brooklyn controls a … [Read more...] about 2025 NBA Draft Picks By Team

Myles Turner will be one of the NBA’s marquee free agents this summer, but it sounds like he probably won’t be going anywhere. According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link), there’s a “rising expectation” around the NBA that the veteran center will re-sign with the Pacers. Turner is finishing his 10th season in Indiana after being selected with the 11th pick of … [Read more...] about Fischer: Myles Turner Expected To Re-Sign With Pacers

The stunning events that occurred on Monday, namely Dallas and San Antonio moving up to No. 1 and No. 2 in the draft lottery and Celtics star Jayson Tatum tearing his Achilles tendon, will reverberate through the NBA for years to come. As Tim Bontemps of ESPN writes, there was already a significant divide in star power between the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference — … [Read more...] about And-Ones: East/West, Stephenson, East Finals, World Cup