New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
SBN: Raptors HQ (JD Quirante) —
The real NBA draft can get weird, and the Raptors’ front office could lose their top three names off their draft board. If Yves Missi is the best prospect available, should the Raptors take a chance, despite being possibly “two years away from being two years away?” Up next on our Raptors Draft Watch prospects who could be of interest at the 19th draft spot is Yves Missi, the Big 12...
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Knicks center Isaiah Hartenstein pumped up his value this season during his walk year. They’ll have competition for his services and the Thunder are viewed as the main threat, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. Hartenstein made approximately $9.25MM this season and he’ll get a huge raise this summer. The Knicks hold […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Mavericks part owner Mark Cuban denies the franchise purposely tanked last year to punish the Knicks, he told Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. By avoiding the play-in tournament last season, the Mavericks were able to retain a lottery pick, rather than conveying their pick to the Knicks as final compensation for the Kristaps […]
CelticsBlog (Rich Jensen) —
Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The Mavericks head coach with his first volley of gamemanship in these Finals. Nobody at all should be surprised that Jason Kidd pointedly said, in today’s Finals media availability, that Jaylen Brown was the best player on the Celtics . Nobody with even a toe in the NBA water is unaware of the constant debate over Jayson Tatum’s...
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The Knicks and Tom Thibodeau reportedly have mutual interest in extending the head coach’s contract, which runs through the 2024/25 season. Some reports have pegged a potential new deal as starting at $10MM annually. Fred Katz of The Athletic spoke to eight rival front office executives to get a better idea of what a new […]
CelticsBlog (flceltsfan) —
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports The Celtics host the Dallas Mavericks for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. (Finally!!) And it all comes down to this. The Celtics host the Dallas Mavericks for Game 1 of the NBA Finals . It has been 13 years since the Mavericks won their only title in 2011. It has been 16 years since the Celtics won their 18th championship. This is the first time...
CelticsBlog (flceltsfan) —
Derrick White during NBA Finals practice | Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald To be a Boston great, Jayson Tatum knows he has to win an NBA championship Joe Mazzulla’s one-liners highlight Celtics appearances onatNBA Finals Media Day Celtics’ Jayson Tatum drops words of wisdom for young player...
The Dream Shake (Lachard Binkley) —
Let's take a look back at a Rockets unsung hero Carl Herrera. In the second part of our Houston Rockets Rewind, we look at another sometimes forgotten but still essential part of the Rockets’ back-to-back championships, Carl Herrera. Even though he was never a starter, Herrera was the player every contending team needs: a rugged defender who hustles every play and is a great teammate....
CelticsBlog (Bill Sy) —
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports The significance of Kristaps cannot be overstated. For their first seven seasons together, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum played with a revolving door of point guards. Brown was lucky enough to catch a year with Isaiah Thomas. Then, the Jays flanked Kyrie Irving, Kemba Walker, and eventually, Marcus Smart. This year, Derrick White and Jrue Holiday...
SBN: Fear The Sword (Corey Walsh) —
Niang suited up for every game but showed modest returns in a turbulent season. The message was loud and clear this past offseason. The Cleveland Cavaliers were going to search the free agency pool for perimeter shooting. A five-game route by the New York Knicks showed the Cavaliers that they need more gravity on this offense than what Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell could provide....
SBN: Fear The Sword (Chris Manning) —
Keep this pinned as the search continues. When the Cleveland Cavaliers fired J.B. Bickerstaff , it kicked off a coaching search that will play a major part in defining the team’s summer. So what is the team looking for? According to Cavs president of basketball operations, it’s about finding someone with a “new voice.” “I think for us, it’s with this group, finding someone with a new...
CelticsBlog (Jack Simone) —
Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The Celtics big man spoke to the media for the first time in over a month after practice on Tuesday. It’s been over a month since Kristaps Porzingis stepped on the court for the Boston Celtics . A soleus strain he suffered in Game 4 of their opening round series against the Miami Heat has kept him sidelined, but his return is...
CelticsBlog (SamLaFrance) —
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is introduced ahead of a game against the Boston Celtics. | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The script writers cooked with this NBA Finals matchup. Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks are the only thing standing between the Boston Celtics and Banner 18. It’s all anyone can talk about. Having to go through Irving may be one of...
SBN: Raptors HQ (Rebecca Schapelhouman) —
Thoughts on “BBQ” — Barnes, Barrett, Quickley — and what The Toronto Raptors need offensively moving forward. Now that the draft lottery has passed and everyone has had time to cool down, it’s time that we take a step back and look at what the Toronto Raptors are building. Plenty of opinions swirled before and after the trade deadline, and leading up to the draft lottery — everyone...
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Fred Katz and Danny Leroux of The Athletic answer several CBA-related offseason questions for the Knicks, including why they’ll be limited to offering Isaiah Hartenstein a four-year, $72.5MM contract in free agency. As The Athletic’s authors explain, New York only holds Hartenstein’s Early Bird rights because he has only spent the past two years with […]