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How do title contending NBA teams build their rosters? This year’s NBA Finals is, as they say, a study in contrasts. The San Antonio Spurs are largely organic, with most of their key players selected in the NBA draft by the Spurs, or are the sort of players that any team can acquire to play for them at low cost. …

It’s 1999 all over again, as the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks will duke it out in the NBA Finals for the right to be crowned the kings of the NBA. (Man, we really need a new nickname for Sacramento, don’t we? I don’t mean for them to catch strays here, but … yikes.) Advertisement As the two …

Coming into the playoffs, Luke Kornet was considered one of, if not the top backup center in the NBA. He’d already won a championship backing up Kristaps Porzingis in Boston two years ago and seemed primed to do it again backing up Victor Wembanyama. He was great all year, helping the Spurs thrive when Wemby missed 12 games early in …

We don’t yet know how the Cleveland Cavaliers will choose to handle this summer. What we do know, however, is that they’ll have plenty of options. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Oklahoma City Thunder won’t be interested in Giannis Antetokounmpo in a possible trade. They might, however, be open to trading for Evan Mobley. Advertisement “There has …

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As we recap the individual best performances from Golden State Warriors from this past season, there’s a lot of heartbreak to parse through. The week before February 5 had been genuinely ugly for the Golden State Warriors. Jimmy Butler had the horrific ACL injury. Then the emotional whirlwind of a trade deadline as the team shipped out Jonathan Kuminga and …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren attempted two shots in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. He absorbed plenty of shots from critics afterward. And the Oklahoma City Thunder spent Day 1 of the offseason making clear that they support him. Advertisement If the ballyhooed matchup in the West finals was Holmgren vs. San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama, then it …

Let’s bring it back full circle, baby. The last time the San Antonio Spurs were genuinely feared in the Western Conference, Kawhi Leonard was arguably the most dangerous two-way player on the planet and the Warriors were the only thing standing between San Antonio and another dynastic chapter. Then came the 2017 Western Conference Finals when Kawhi’s tender ankle buckled …

I’m not gonna lie, the past two weeks have been weird. Awkward. Icky, if you will. Because as the Western Conference Finals progressed, one thing became clear. I was rooting for the San Antonio Spurs to win. Even typing those words feels awkward. The Spurs are a team I’ve “sports hated” for most of my life. They have left scars …

The New York Knicks are back in the NBA Finals, for the first time since 1999. It’s a reminder that the Jets haven’t played in the Super Bowl since 1999. Jets receiver Garrett Wilson is nevertheless happy for the Knicks and the New York fans. And the situation makes him even more determined to deliver a similar experience for Jets …

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — When the New York Knicks declined to hang a banner after beating the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup, they did so because they were waiting to celebrate something bigger. That wait is at 53 years and it can only end now by beating the Spurs again. Advertisement Nearly a week after clinching their …

Mitchell Robinson did individual work at Knicks practice on Sunday, May 31 with his hand protected, but coach Mike Brown said the center is uncertain for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. That decision will ultimately belong to the medical staff. Robinson, 28, broke his right pinky finger during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against Cleveland …

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama barely could get the words out. The question, a few minutes after he and the San Antonio Spurs won the Western Conference title and earned the right to go to this year’s NBA Finals to face the New York Knicks, was about his relationship with former coach Gregg Popovich and what this playoff run …

OKLAHOMA CITY — With the financial hammer of the NBA’s tax aprons swinging their direction, the Thunder have some hard decisions to make this summer. Whatever moves Oklahoma City’s front office makes, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander does not plan on consulting with them. Advertisement “I will give zero input,” Gilgeous-Alexander said after a crushing Game 7 loss. “I will let Sam Presti, …

Four wins stand in the way of the first championship in half a century for the Knicks. The San Antonio Spurs and phenom center Victor Wembanyama will be the toughest opponent New York has faced in these playoffs. To get over the hump, the Knicks will need great two-way play from wing OG Anunoby. He’s the X-Factor for New York …

It’s Sunday once more, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! Ever since Aaron Judge dropped a home run into the short porch against the Tampa Bay Rays last Sunday, the Yankees have been on a roll — and yet, they are currently the second biggest sports story in the Big Apple. …

The San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 on Saturday night to clinch a spot in the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. Spurs fans flooded the streets of San Antonio, channeling the emotion that Victor Wembanyama showed after the huge Game 7 win. Even with the NBA Finals still to come, the Spurs faithful stayed in …

Kentucky Basketball has sent a lot of players to the NBA over the last decade plus, and more than a few former Wildcats showed up and showed out Saturday night with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line. Oklahoma City was searching for a second consecutive NBA Finals appearance, led by NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. San Antonio was …

It’s here. After sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in an uncompetitive Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks have reached a place they have not been in 27 years. A long journey has resulted in entire generations of Knicks fans being able to experience something new. Advertisement But it certainly won’t be easy. A seven-game war out west for the right to play …

From an international prospect perspective, no NBA Draft is ever complete without a prospect from the ever-colourful Mega Basket in Serbia. Mega Basket has run under many guises in the past due to sponsorship reasons; Mega Leks, Mega Bemax, Mega Soccertbet, Mega Mozzart, Mega MIS, and now Mega Superbet. Regardless of the ever-changing name, there are two things that are …

Although the heartbreaking loss in game 7 was a sad way to end the season, it’s hard to find a Raptors fan that isn’t full of hope for next season. Already they outperformed in almost every metric, they clinched the playoffs (a feat that hasn’t been achieved since 2022) and phenomenal performances from the younger players on the roster has …

You couldn’t have written it any better. Knicks vs. Spurs. Smells like 1999 revenge. On Leon Rose and James Dolan building the Knicks into a Finals team: “Leon and his staff have done a freakin’ fantastic, fantastic job. I can even take it a step further — it doesn’t happen if Mr. Dolan wants to keep his hands in his …

Following the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Game 7 defeat to the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals, what appeared to be the NBA’s next dynasty was at least temporarily derailed. The concern for the Thunder and their supporters might be that the 2025-26 NBA champions have already been overtaken in the West by an upstart Spurs team and arguably …

The Bucks are expected to be at the center of the trade universe with Giannis Antetokounmpo possibly looking to move on from Milwaukee. While speculation about his future is rampant, the Bucks do—believe it or not—have the option to keep The Greek Freak if he wants to give it another go and try to win a championship. In order for …

Rutgers never got the chance to see Dylan Harper play in the tournament but it turns out that he is pretty good in that format. The former Rutgers star is off to the NBA Finals after the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday night. Advertisement Harper played 27 …