Jaren Jackson Jr. aims for second Defensive Player award

Photo: NBA History/Twitter Allen Iverson was super pumped up about making his first playoff appearance with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1999. (via pennyccw): “I went through a whole lot my first two seasons, and I always said I didn’t want to take the easy way out and go to another…

Photo: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images As they are currently under the scope of league investigation, Doc Rivers has rejected the tampering narratives being thrown against the Philadelphia 76ers.  “You handle it, because it’s not true,” Rivers said upon appearing in ESPN’s The VC Show podcast, via Michael Kaskey-Blomain of CBS Sports….

The NBA announced that Tyler Herro won the 2021-22 Sixth Man of the Year award on Tuesday. Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has won the 2021-22 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 3, 2022 The Kentucky product won the award over fellow finalists Kevin…

Photo: Matthew Hinton/AP The Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant’s current knee injury is set to be reevaluated on or around Jan. 23, which is near the end of the upcoming trip which begins Tuesday in San Antonio. “Really, the priority is going to be getting him back to playing,” Nets…

The Utah Jazz have reached a four-year, $15 million agreement with Svi Mykhailiuk, who appeared in 41 games for the NBA champion Boston Celtics last season. Mykhailiuk’s agent, Michael Lelchitski, also represents Lauri Markkanen, who extended his contract with the Jazz earlier this week. Svi Mykhailiuk, Jazz Agree To Four-Year,…

Former NBA player Vlade Divac recently revealed his picks for the best European starting five of all time. In an interview with index.hr, Divac named his ideal lineup, composed entirely of players from the former Yugoslavia. Divac’s starting five includes Kreso Cosic at center, Nikola Jokic at power forward, Toni…