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A former NBA front office executive wrote a scouting report on AJ Dybantsa. Here’s what it says
John Hollinger is a longtime NBA observer who was one of the leaders of the analytics movement and then spent seven years as a front office executive with the Memphis Grizzlies. Now a writer for The Athletic,
Follow along with all the top highlights and observations from Wednesday night, including a buzzer-beater by Nikola Vučević and the Cardiac Bulls.
LeBron James made history Tuesday, becoming the first player to span 23 NBA seasons, facing seven Utah Jazz players who weren’t even born when he debuted. “That just made my back hurt,” the 40-year-old Los Angeles Laker joked to reporters when told the stat, surpassing Vince Carter’s 22 seasons.
Neighbors stood in their driveways, snapping pictures, as a busload of Hornets players parked nearby. Unable to get a hard headcount of attendees from their son, Knueppel’s parents, Chari and Kon Sr., had prepared 15 pounds of chicken fajitas, the menu item that had become the family's go-to when it hosts Super Bowl parties.
For now, Wembanyama will be the NBA’s greatest anxiety—capable of everything but guaranteed nothing. In a way, he’s a metaphor for life itself; if nothing else, you can put that on the plaque.
To no one's surprise (other than maybe Brooklyn's), the team has quickly figured out there aren't enough touches to go around to help season every prospect. Dёmin paces the quartet in minutes at just 20.5 (eighth-highest on the team), while Saraf has the biggest usage percentage at 17.3 (10th).
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WNBA Players Receive Harsh 'Truth' From Multiple NBA Stars
It's not a fair or appropriate conversation, but the comparisons between male and female athletes continue. How would a top WNBA player fare in the NBA? How would a low-level men's college basketball player fare in the WNBA?
Nico Harrison left the Dallas Mavericks in a bad spot. The Luka Doncic trade was what it was, and it's the main reason that Harrison is no longer the general manager, but there are plenty of valid reasons for why he was shown the door.