New York Knicks: HoopsRumors Blog Articles
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Pacers find themselves in the Cinderella role in these playoffs. After knocking off the Bucks in the first round, they put away the injury-ravaged Knicks in Game 7 on Sunday. Now, they’ll face the top-seeded Celtics in the conference finals. All this after failing to qualify for the playoffs the previous three seasons and […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Former NBA guard Kendrick Nunn signed a two-year contract extension with Panathinaikos in Greece earlier this month, but he’s not ruling out an NBA return, he told Vangelis Papadimitriou of Eurohoops.net. The contract includes NBA out clauses, under specific conditions. “I’ll be honored to go back. You never know,” he said. In the meantime, he […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Louisiana Tech’s Isaiah Crawford is planning to stay in the draft, he told CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein (Twitter link). The 6’6” forward averaged 16.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 2.1 SPG and 1.7 BPG last season for the Bulldogs. He’s currently listed at No. 81 on ESPN’s Best Available rankings. Crawford has already worked out for the […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Dan Craig is leaving the Clippers staff to become one of Billy Donovan’s top assistants with the Bulls, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports (Twitter link). Craig, 43, spent the past four years on Tyronn Lue’s staff and was named the team’s associate head coach in November 2020. He spent the previous four seasons under Erik Spoelstra […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Jalen Brunson fractured his left hand during Game 7 of the Knicks–Pacers series, New York PR department tweets. It was a brutal end to a brilliant season for the Knicks guard. Brunson carried his club throughout the first two rounds of the Eastern Conference playoffs, averaging 33.7 points and 7.3 assists. He had 17 points […]
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
Thanks to the help of perhaps his most talented Mavericks supporting cast thus far, Dallas All-Star guard Luka Doncic has made his second Western Conference Finals in three years, writes Tim Cato of The Athletic. The Mavericks rallied from a 17-point deficit to the Thunder in the second half of a Game 6 clash at […]
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
After being game-time decisions for much of the morning and early afternoon, Knicks wings OG Anunoby and Josh Hart have officially been given the green light to play in today’s must-win Game 7 against the Pacers, sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). Steve Popper of Newsday tweets that both players will start. The […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The 2023 offseason was one of the most dramatic in Trail Blazers history. Never able to find optimal complementary pieces around Damian Lillard during his 11 years with the franchise, Portland decided to keep the No. 3 overall pick and draft Scoot Henderson instead of, perhaps, finding immediate help using the selection on the trade […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
OG Anunoby and Josh Hart are both “on course to play” when the Knicks host the Pacers in Game 7 this afternoon, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). Both players will participate in a walk-through, and a final decision on their availability will be made close to game time. More to come …
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Head coaches Taylor Jenkins, Willie Green and Chauncey Billups could all be in danger of losing their jobs next season, according to John Hollinger of The Athletic, who discussed the topic with league personnel at the draft combine. Hollinger cites a belief that the Grizzlies, Pelicans and Trail Blazers will consider coaching changes if they […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Never mind momentum, home-court advantage or the tactical adjustments that have led to four blowouts in the first six games of an unpredictable series. Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards sees a simple calculation for tonight’s Game 7 at Denver, writes Sam Amick of The Athletic. “I think we’re confident just because we’re a great team,” Edwards […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The young Thunder may not quite be ready to win a tough playoff series, but there’s little doubt that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is, writes Joel Lorenzi of The Oklahoman. SGA was at his best in Saturday’s Game 6, scoring a series-high 36 points and hitting numerous clutch shots down the stretch. He also handed out eight […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Mike Conley will have a chance to make a new Game 7 memory on Sunday, writes Chris Hine of The Star-Tribune. The Timberwolves‘ veteran point guard is still bothered by how the series ended when he and Rudy Gobert faced the Nuggets as members of the Jazz in a 2020 seventh game in the Orlando […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Sunday afternoon will mark the first experience with a Game 7 for most of the Pacers‘ roster, writes Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star. Indiana extended the series with a convincing win in front of a home crowd Friday night, but a much different atmosphere will await the team at Madison Square Garden, where the […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Four candidates stood out in the Pistons‘ first round of interviews as they look for a new president of basketball operations, sources tell Vincent Goodwill and Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. Pelicans general manager Trajan Langdon, former Knicks GM and current ESPN analyst Scott Perry, Mavericks advisor Dennis Lindsey and Magic senior advisor John Hammond […]