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The Lakers are the favorites to land Robert Williams III, per @BovadaOfficial Los Angeles Lakers +185 Golden State Warriors +255 Milwaukee Bucks +375 Boston Celtics +475 Houston Rockets +600 New York Knicks +750 Toronto Raptors +800
Remember when the Blazers started the 2022 season 9-3? Jerami Grant and Josh Hart each had game-winning buzzer beaters during the stretch Thought this team was going to have a magical season before things unraveled
Yang Hansen has brought a cavalry of new fans to Rip City. He's also shown how charismatic and colorful he is as a person in his short time here Beyond anything he's done on the basketball court, his presence in the organization has already been a massive win
This duo is coming for the league
Best 2K ratings among players under 22: 94 - Wemby 84 - Stephon Castle 84 - Jalen Duren 83 - Alex Sarr 83 - Dereck Lively 81 - Zaccharie Risacher 81 - Jared McCain 81 - Keyonte George 80 - Bilal Coulibaly 80 - Scoot Henderson 80 - Donovan Clingan 80 - Kel’el Ware
Yang Hansen in Summer League: - 10.8 PPG - 5.0 RPG - 3.8 APG - 2.3 BPG (5th in SL) - 33.3% 3P - 45.7% FG - +11 +/- (Tied 14th best) - 3-1 record And one of the best highlight packages of the summer
Watch this before you go workout today
2009 Brandon Roy bag work
What are your honest expectations for Deandre Ayton on the Lakers next season? theleadsm.com/deandre-ayton-…
Power rank the Blazers’ jerseys for next season White - Association Black - Icon Red - Statement PDX - City Edition Leaks courtesy of @jerseyarchive
Jrue Holiday has: - Three Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Awards - Two NBA Sportsmanship Awards - A Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award - A Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award All in the last five years Stop talking bad about this dude.
The article by @TimBontemps also claims to assess the 14 teams who missed out on the playoffs last year as its structure But includes a section about the Grizzlies (No. 8 seed) and omits the Kings
The Blazers have 4 tradeable 1sts so this article is wrong from the jump.
Deni 👀
Top 2k ratings among players under 25: 94 - Wemby 94 - Ant 92 - Mobley 92 - Cade 90 - Banchero 89 - Franz 89 - J-Dub 88 - LaMelo 87 - Chet 87 - Amen Thompson 87 - Sengun 87 - Maxey 86 - Deni Avdija 86 - Jalen Green 85 - Jalen Johnson 85 - Dyson Daniels 85 - Giddey
Joke or not.. there were plenty who didn’t like me, some who did. I’d do just about anything to feel and play the way I did in that Game 4 against the Warriors. I loved Portland so damn much, and wish I could’ve done more from day one. I think it’s awesome that Dame’s back 🙏🏼❤️🔨
Joke or not.. there were plenty who didn’t like me, some who did. I’d do just about anything to feel and play the way I did in that Game 4 against the Warriors. I loved Portland so damn much, and wish I could’ve done more from day one. I think it’s awesome that Dame’s back 🙏🏼❤️🔨
Most players aren’t built like DC He’s a winner
Who will be better in 3 years?
Dame went back to the Blazers CP3 went back to the Clippers Why not... oh wait DAME WENT BACK TO THE BLAZERS
Last year, the Blazers had a better offensive rating with Anfernee off the court than on it They had a better offensive rating with Ayton off the court than on it And had a better offensive rating when both were off than when they were both on it Not a perfect stat, but still
With Simons & Ayton, Blazers were 22nd on offense. You’re replacing them with Jru & Clingan. U think that makes your offense better or worse?
ESPN's @zachkram chose the Jerami Grant extension as the Blazers' worst decision of the 2020s It was only ranked as the 27th-worst worst decision among all 30 NBA teams though
What happens when Paolo meets a real shot blocker:
In Honor of Dunk Week… Paolo Banchero’s Best Career Dunks. (A Thread 🪡)