Joe Mazzulla: Payton Pritchard is becoming an all-around role player

Last night, the Denver Nuggets were in a real nail bitter throughout almost a full four quarters of action versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. For every bucket the Nuggets got, it seemed that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and company had an answer for it. That is, until Jamal Murray caught fire in…

Photo: Peter Baba The Miami Heat did not trade for Bradley Beal as they keep their focus on veteran guard Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report. There is a “genuine belief this could be the offseason [Lillard] seeks a change of scenery,”…

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Philadelphia 76ers are set to sign forward/center Kai Jones to a 10-day contract starting Friday. Jones, who was the 19th overall pick in the 2021 draft, recently underwent a workout with the Sixers. Despite his limited playing time and modest statistics in his first…

Photo: Dallas Mavericks/Twitter Former NBA star Jamal Crawford has high hopes for the pairing of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving as they prepare to team up for the Mavericks in the upcoming season. Following the trade that brought Irving to Dallas, the 31-year-old point guard joined forces with Doncic, who…

The Dallas Wings were able to clinch the sixth WNBA playoff spot with their victory over the New York Liberty 86-77 on Monday. “In that locker room, we knew that we had the opportunity to make the playoffs for the second year in a row, but we want to go…

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Kyrie Irving has reportedly decided to opt in to the final year of his contract and play for the Brooklyn Nets during the 2022-23 season. Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is opting into his $37 million player option for the 2022-23 season, @TheAthletic…