There was nothing wrong with the Jalen Brunson signing at the time the New York Knicks made it despite outcries that he was making too much money. Reel off a list of small guards in Brunson’s tier, then check their salaries, and you’ll see Brunson’s was a hair above Malcolm Brogdon’s and Terry Rozier’s. Even …
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The NBA Finals may be in full bloom, but most teams already have their eyes on the offseason. Every summer, something wild happens in the NBA, and after a brief slowdown in the shadow of the bubble season, the league’s superstars are on the move again. Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell and …
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Free agency! Woo hoo! Transaction season has taken on a life of its own in the NBA ecosystem, arguably becoming more popular than the games. With the NBA Finals generating, perhaps, a bit less public fascination than in some other years, that sentiment about transaction season seems particularly true this June. Free agency is much …
What’s happening on and off the Garden court Sign up for Inside the Knicks, a weekly exclusive on Sports+. Carmelo Anthony’s retirement announcement this week sparked a worthwhile debate in New York over whether the Knicks should retire his No. 7 to the Garden rafters. Whatever side of that argument you fall on (see below), …
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What’s happening on and off the Garden court Sign up for Inside the Knicks, a weekly exclusive on Sports+. With the calendar flipping to June and the NBA Finals set to commence on Thursday night, we are now three weeks away from the draft and one month from the opening of free agency. This ordinarily …
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Commercial Content 21+ Jaylen Brown has been the subject of trade rumors all season long, but after a horrific Game 7 performance and loss to the Miami Heat, it’s officially time to let the speculation begin. In what will be a long offseason for the Celtics, they now need to decide how to manage this …
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Immanuel Quickley had to train like a football player to improve at basketball. First came the weight gain. Quickley wanted to put on muscle last summer to help with two aspects of the game: playing defense and finishing through contact. He conducted what he called “pretty rigorous” weight-lifting workouts five times a week and entered …
There is more to discuss than just wacky trade hypotheticals. Part 1 of our mailbag touched on some of the big names the New York Knicks could target this summer. But we’re not done talking hoops. You sent in questions. I’ve got answers. Here is Part 2, discussing where the Jalen Brunson signing ranks over …
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This is the digital version of The Bounce.If you want it earlier, start every day with The Bounce delivered to your inbox. Sign up here. Tina Turner was one of the most incredible music icons of all time. Rest In Power. Feeling The Heat? Is Boston maintaining its identity? Something very interesting occurred to me as …
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The glimpse into the immortality of Carmelo Anthony’s Knicks stardom was subtle, a brief cameo on the Madison Square Garden jumbotron May 2 amid a stretch when the organization — his organization — stretched its season further than in any other year since he donned that jersey. It was Game 2 of the Knicks’ second-round …
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