JB Bickerstaff calls Sam Merrill a well-rounded basketball player and an elite shooter

Photo: Rick Osentoski/USA TODAY Sports The Memphis Grizzlies have been prepared since July to trade every future first-round pick and pick swap to the Brooklyn Nets for veteran forward Kevin Durant, sources told ESPN’s Zach Lowe. On Thursday, the Nets traded Durant to the Phoenix Suns for a package of…

Photo Credit: FIBA.BASKETBALL After parting ways with Sergio Scariolo, Virtus Segafredo Bologna wasted no time in appointing a new head coach. Luca Banchi has assumed the role in a bid to guide the team back into the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. On Friday, Virtus Bologna officially announced that the 58-year-old Banchi…

The game against the Suns early for Patrick Beverley who was ejected late in the third quarter for shoving Deandre Ayton. The point guard pushed his opponent after he taunted Austin Reaves who got blocked by Devin Booker. “I was not upset about anything,” Pat Bev said after the game….

Photo: Chicago Bulls/Twitter The Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball will undergo a third surgical procedure on his left knee in the past 14 months. He hasn’t played since January of 2022 and had already been ruled out this season. There are concerns about Ball’s ability to resume his career…

Photo: Tik Tok Dwyane Wade was being considered by Florida’s Democratic party for a possible run in the 2024 Senate election. The aim was to have him compete against the current Republican senator, Rick Scott, who had also served as the state’s governor. Recently, Wade himself confirmed these reports. He…

Photo AP/David Zalubowski When the Warriors drafted James Wiseman in 2020 as the number two overall pick, the expectations were high for the 21-year-old center. However, the player suffered a major setback during his rookie year as he torn his ACL, which not only ended the season early for Wiseman,…