Philadelphia — While Cleveland Cavaliers coach JB Bickerstaff has about two weeks to decide on his fifth base player for this coming season, substitute Karis Levert will get the first shot. Sources told cleveland.com that LeVert, who spent a lot of time working with the first group during training camp and was wearing a wine-colored … Read more
TORONTO – After years of planning and months of work, the Toronto Raptors finally unveiled their biggest off-season addition on Tuesday. After returning from the West Coast, where they opened a training camp last week, the team conducted their first home training of the youth season. A salute to them as they entered the gym … Read more
This is an excerpt from Ben Golliver’s weekly NBA Post Up. Participation Get the latest news, reviews and the best SMS from #NBATwitter and R/NBA delivered to your inbox every Monday. The San Antonio Spurs haven’t been bad since Greg Popovich took over in the middle of the 1996-1997 season. That year, Hall of Fame … Read more
Pre-season is here and none of his healthy players will be resting for Steve Nash. Altogether it will be a limited run for his three stars in the hope that everyone is healthy and that a transition from training camp will follow. Nets head coach Ben Simmons, Kyrie Irving, Joe Harris, Kevin Durant, and Nick … Read more
Which NBA players are on the verge of a breakout season? Last year, it was a guard post for the third year Ja Morantewho increased his points tally to 27.4 points per game from 19.1 during his sophomore season and led the Memphis Grizzlies to the second-best record in the league. Morant set the penetration … Read more
Ben Simmons hasn’t played an NBA game since June 2021. He hasn’t worn a Nets uniform since, well, at all. This is finally expected to change on Monday. Brooklyn plays the pre-season opener at Barclays Center, and Simmons is let go. The fact that he’s up against his former 76ers is just the icing on … Read more
The San Antonio Spurs They completed their annual training camp and hit the road in their pre-season opener against Houston Rockets. While both franchises may have a name etched into the Victor Wembanyama lottery by the time we reach All-Star Break, both rostering are full of players hoping to establish themselves as cornerstones. Jalen Green, … Read more
When Jake Layman and Noah Vonleh received invitations to Celtics boot camp this fall, it became an opportunity for them to not only earn a spot on the roster full-time with the Eastern Conference champions, but also a chance to return home. The 6-foot-8 winger, Layman, grew up 30 miles southwest of Boston in Wrentham, … Read more
Nets fans have been waiting a while to finally see Ben Simmons in good health, both mentally and physically. And while they haven’t seen all the work he’s done to get healthy—and will have to keep doing to stay that way—it’s been a long way to go. “I put myself in my position. I’ve been … Read more
Tobias Harris’s role – and location – with Philadelphia 76ers It has fluctuated since the team initially traded in its favour Los Angeles Clippers In February 2019. When Harris first came to Philadelphia, he joined the first group made up of Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Jimmy Butler and JJ Redick. In that group, Harris served … Read more
