Warriors prioritize big man over Jimmy Butler

Photo: Denver Nuggets/X Aaron Gordon had high praise for the Denver Nuggets’ defense after Tuesday’s 111-108 home win vs. the Los Angeles Clippers. (via Denver Nuggets): “I think we have the best clutch defense in the entire NBA, and we showed that again tonight. Fourth quarter was our best defensive…

This story appears in SLAM 251. Get your copy now. June 26, 2024. NBA Draft Night. We’re in NYC, where else? AJ Storr is on a Zoom from… Athens, Greece!?! We’ll explain all that in a second. More importantly, he knows the meaning of tonight as a prelude to his…

Photo: Peter Baba Anthony Edwards is way too talented and promising that even his former teammate Patrick Beverley sees him to soon take the exit of the Twin Cities in the near future. In a recent appearance on Gilbert Arenas’ “Gil’s Arena,” the Philadelphia 76ers guard made it known that…

Photo: Denver Nuggets/Twitter The New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard C.J. McCollum ranks Lakers’ Anthony Davis over Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic as the tougher player he’s had to face in playoffs. “I gotta preface this with a lot of things here,” McCollum said of his rankings. “I was told to make a…

Atlanta Hawks GM Landry Fields had an interesting take when asked if he thinks that whoever ends up going No. 1 in the 2024 NBA Draft can make the roster a win-now team. (via Atlanta Hawks): Reporter: “Is drafting a player No. 1 overall give you the ability to be…

It’s typically hard to stay positive after being handed a loss on a buzzer-beating game-winner — especially when it’s the first game of the playoffs. However, Brooklyn Nets Coach Steve Nash was adamant about staying positive: “You can look at it a number of ways. There’s obviously areas of the…