Danilo Gallinari is expected to play in 2022-23

Photo: Alika Jenner/Getty Images Following Friday’s 118-112 road loss vs. the Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups said that his group needs to play smarter late in games (blew an 8-point lead with five minutes remaining). (via Portland Trail Blazers): “We fought. That’s never our issue….

Photo: New Orleans Pelicans/Twitter Zion Williamson drew plenty of trade murmurs earlier this offseason, and the New Orleans Pelicans may reportedly consider cutting their ties with him at reasonable circumstances. There is a chance that the Pelicans could make Williamson available in the market for the “right situation and the…

Photo: Orlando Magic/Twitter The Charlotte Hornets have reached a contract agreement with R.J. Hampton, per Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report. The exact details of the deal are yet to be announced. Hampton ended the second-half of his 2022-23 season with the Detroit Pistons. His non-guaranteed $1.9MM salary for next season…

Photo: Dallas Mavericks/Twitter In the opinion of J.R. Smith, his former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Kyrie Irving ranks as the best scorer in basketball history. “There’s nothing as far as offensively, there’s nothing he can’t do with either hand,” Smith said. “He can shoot left-handed. He can shoot right-handed. He can…

Photo: Usman Garuba/Twitter Usman Garuba is playing his second season in the NBA. After appearing in just 24 games for the Rockets last year, he has already played 44 games this year. While his usage has not increased dramatically, Houston’s head coach Stephen Silas says he sees improvement in the…

Photo: Los Angeles Clippers/Twitter The Los Angeles Clippers veteran forward Paul George is expected to be sidelined to begin the first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns, but is making some tangible progress from his March 21 knee injury. “The Clippers are going into this [Suns] series with the mindset…