Another historic night for the Spurs’ rookie center Victor Wembanyama on Monday’s 122-99 win over the Toronto Raptors. Wemby, who already leads the league in blocked shots, recorded the second triple-double of his young career. He finished with 27 points, 14 rebounds, 10 blocks, five assists and two steals on only 29 minutes. This is the first triple-double with blocks we’ve seen in over three years. “Definitely a player who’s unique with his size and shot-blocking ability,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said after the game. “We’ve got to do a much better job of figuring out how to play against…
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Last week in a loss to Fresno State, senior forward Tibet Görener hit his 162nd career 3-pointer, which broke the San Jose State University’s record for most shots from beyond the arc in school history. Görener moved past former Spartan forward Ryan Welage on the all-time list after an easy transition three. “Seeing one of my brothers accomplish something, that makes me happy as hell,” said SJSU guard Myron Amey Jr. “Shoutout to him, cause he’s a great shooter. One of the best I ever met. One of the best here in school history, obviously with the number.” Amey was…
Every year right before the All-Star break, we see some teams become championship contenders and we see others go into full “tank” mode. Now that the trade deadline has past, lets take a look at who became better through late season trades. Winners Milwakuee Bucks: The Bucks didn’t make the most moves or the biggest move, but they might’ve made the best move for what they needed. Patrick Beverley is going to be a difference maker on the defensive side, whether he starts or comes off the bench. Also getting him from another contender in the East helps their chances…
The Milwaukee Bucks are set to secure guard Patrick Beverly from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for guard Cam Payne and a second-round pick. Beverley averages 6.3 points, 3.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds on the season, but he wasn’t traded because of his jump shot or passing ability. Defense Wins Championships After the Bucks parted ways with Jrue Holiday, it left a big hole defensively. Holiday made the All-Defensive Team every year he played in Milwaukee and was a key piece of the 2021 championship team. With Damien Lillard, the Bucks do score five more points per game, but they…
As the trade deadline approaches, we’re seen several teams pull the trigger on various trades. The Dallas Mavericks are looking for someone who can take the scoring load off of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. The perfect fit for their team would’ve been Kyle Kuzma from the Washington Wizards, but the Mavs went a different route. Dallas traded their backup center Richard Holmes and the Thunder’s 2024 first-round pick to Washington for the Wizards’ starting center Daniel Gafford despite several attempts in acquiring the former champion at small forward. Gafford is having his best year. He’s averaging 10.9 points, eight…
Under the National Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board has ordered a union election for the 15 players on the Dartmouth men’s basketball team. They are arguing that they are employees of the school and are should be eligible to unionize. The players all signed a petition to join Local 560 of the Service Employees International Union back in September. “Because Dartmouth has the right to control the work performed by the Dartmouth men’s basketball team, and the players perform that work in exchange for compensation, I find that the petitioned-for basketball players are employees within the meaning…
The dark cloud that has stormed on the San Antonio Spurs over the past five seasons has finally revealed its silver lining. A 19 year old, seven foot tall silver lining. Spurs’ center Victor Wembanyama has lived up to the hype and exceeded most peoples expectations in his first year in the league. He’s averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds on 28 minutes per game. Regardless of the Spurs success as a team, Wembanyama is the frontrunner for the Rookie of the Year award and without a doubt deserves it if he keeps up this pace. But what is a…
As the All-Star break approaches, the MVP conversation has taken a turn that we haven’t seen before. The reigning MVP, Philadelphia 76ers’ Center Joel Embiid, can only miss six more games before he is disqualified from winning the award, despite leading the league in scoring with 35.3 points per game. On Tuesday, Embiid sustained a left knee injury in the closing moments of the 76ers’ 118-107 loss to the Golden State Warriors. He is likely to miss time, which could make him ineligible for the MVP Award and All-NBA honors. Players Verbally Frustrated With New Rule Warriors forward Draymond Green…
