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The Portland Trail Blazers — specifically new owner Tom Dundon, according to league sources — were unsure about bringing back acting coach Tiago Splitter and giving him the job full-time. They took their time deciding between him and several other finalists, while Dundon was focused on his NHL team, the Carolina Hurricanes, winning the Stanley Cup. So the Chicago Bulls …

The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 4-1 in the 2026 NBA Finals, capturing their first championship in 53 years. New York simply had San Antonio’s number all year — between the Finals and the 2025 NBA Cup championship, the Knicks beat the Spurs five times out of six meetings this season. This exit interview breaks down how …

Shocker: The New York Knicks are your NBA champions. Proper: The New York Knicks are being disrespected as they always have been. Not even five seconds after the final buzzer sounded inside that random arena in San Antonio, with the Knicks—organization and fans alike—still in disbelief of what had just happened, haters and doubters were already at it. Advertisement In …

If you look down the bench of every NBA team, you’ll see all types of different stories, journeys, and life experiences. Since the NBA established two-way contracts to allow teams to go past the 15-man roster limit to build organizational depth in 2017, that’s never been truer. Advertisement While two-way guys are almost always rookies or relatively young players who …

Subscribe to The Dunker Spot We have a fun episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones put a bow on the NBA Finals! The New York Knicks, for the first time in 53 years, have won an NBA championship. The guys salute their journey, then give props to the San Antonio Spurs for …

A new era in Chicago has begun. The Bulls have hired former Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter as their next head coach. Splitter stepped into the head coaching role with Portland after Chauncey Billups was arrested as part of a federal gambling bust and led the team to a 42-40 record and a spot in the NBA playoffs as …

The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal to name Tiago Splitter as their new head coach. Front office executives chose Splitter to replace Billy Donovan following an intensive search, leaning into Splitter’s proven ability to manage player development and align with a long-term organizational vision. According to Shams Charania at ESPN: The Bulls conducted a search that spanned a double-digit …

The closest comparison I can offer is that this feels like I got kissed. When I was a kid who wanted to kiss someone, the few occasions in which I actually got to kiss that person represented a conversion from dream to fact. To want overwhelms the senses. It’s busy, it’s feverish, it’s puzzling, it clouds the vision and rings …

Sometimes it’s just your year. When infectiously optimistic young mayor Zohran Mamdani was elected this past fall, there was a palpable vibe shift in the city. That’s not to say that there’s a direct correlation between the New York Knicks being NBA champions and the era of buoyant positivity permeating the city, but it’s also not to say there’s not …

Before the 2022-23 season, I wrote a piece about the importance of the Spurs learning from losses. The title was “Watching for small victories in a season that won’t feature many Spurs wins”. I ended the piece with this: In our lives, and watching this Spurs team struggle through this season, let’s all try to embrace the small victories, even …

Why Warriors could use a player like Morez Johnson Jr. on their roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – When the Warriors signed big man Charles Bassey for the final six games of the 2025-26 NBA season, it was to address multiple needs. He rebounded splendidly, blocked a few shots, set solid screens and, above all, …

Looks like Knicks star Mikal Bridges is really enjoying the team’s NBA championship win. The former Villanova Wildcat went crazy on Instagram Live on Monday, doing everything from discussing Jalen Brunson getting a statue to singing to his dog Sonny. Advertisement “Build him a statue,” Bridges said. “Build that little big-headed ass n—a a statue bro.” Mikal Bridges talks about …

While the Lakers are set to reshape their roster this offseason, there is something to be said about continuity as well. Coming into this season, most expected it to be a sort of transition season from the LeBron James era to the Luka Dončić era. One of the primary objectives was to identify players on the team who complemented Luka …

Before the Knicks raise their championship banner at Madison Square Garden, a different one was erected somewhere else. Well, not exactly a banner. Josh Hart, appearing with the rest of the Knicks on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Monday night, reminisced about the time he pranked Fallon during the team’s magical championship run. Advertisement During the third quarter of …

According to Jake Fischer, Trae Young is the backup target for teams who strike out on the Giannis sweepstakes. The team Fischer mentions is the Miami Heat, but there are apparently other teams out there that might be interested. Advertisement From Fischer: I’ve also been advised that there are a few teams out there which have begun weighing the prospect …

Should Warriors take swing on Chris Cenac Jr. in loaded 2026 NBA Draft? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The plan always was for Chris Cenac Jr. to compete for a championship in his one season at Houston and be a one-and-done player taken at the top of the 2026 NBA Draft. Advertisement Recruiting services had the same kind …

According to Ian Begley of SNY, the Knicks hosted a group workout for draft prospects that included Duke guard Isaiah Evans. The World Champion Knicks are considering how best to use the 24th, 31st, and 55th picks in next week’s draft. Evans is a 6-foot-6 wing from North Carolina who arrived at Duke as one of the top shooting prospects …

Think you’ve seen all the postgame Knicks celebrations? Think again. A series of exclusive photos obtained by The Post highlight the Knicks celebrating their NBA championship — the franchise’s first in 53 years — at Flyfish Club, the exclusive private members’ club co-founded by Gary Vaynerchuk, David Rodolitz, Chef Josh Capon and Chef Conor Hanlon, located in Manhattan’s Lower East …

The New York Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years may have been built on many things: Jalen Brunson’s brilliance, Mike Brown’s steady hand, a suffocating defense and a healthy roster when it mattered most. According to much-maligned team owner James Dolan, it may also have required a little self-denial. Advertisement A video released Monday by the Roommates Show podcast …

What’s the latest on Giannis and Jaylen? O’Connor offers insight originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Milwaukee Bucks are widely expected to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo sometime in the next week. According to several recent reports, the Boston Celtics are frontrunners to land the two-time NBA MVP. Advertisement By all accounts, Antetokounmpo is intrigued by the idea of playing in …

The festivities are seemingly getting to at least one Knicks player already. Since winning their first NBA championship in 53 years, the Knicks have been everywhere. The team flew back to New York Saturday night, immediately after their celebrations at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, foregoing a night in Texas and a flight Sunday morning. They quickly joined the …

According to Ben Anderson, Darryn Peterson’s camp is “very confident they are going #1,” and this is the reason for the change of plans to work out with the Utah Jazz. Does this mean that Darryn Peterson is avoiding Utah because he doesn’t want to play in Utah? It doesn’t look it. It appears that this has everything to do …

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The Utah Jazz’s offseason checklist listed just two crucial items from the moment the regular season concluded: maximize value through the draft, and re-sign Walker Kessler. Somebody please explain, then, why Kessler and the Jazz are butting heads in contract negotiations for the second straight offseason. Advertisement With restricted free agency soon approaching, reports are sprouting from the fertile soil …

(Note: For more information on CBA terms and their impact, read this breakdown from June 2024.) The New York Knicks are NBA champions. Every last move over the last several years, every tweak of the salary cap, every bold decision has all led up to this moment, with the Knicks ending a 53-year long nightmare on Saturday night in San …