The Oklahoma City Thunder’s best player this season is undeniably Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but he’s not doing it all for his team in the playoffs. He still needs help and the good thing about his teammates is that they’re providing him ample support. In the Thunder’s Game 1 117-95 home win over the Dallas Mavericks, Aaron Wiggins came out of nowhere and helped Oklahoma City get to a good start in the contest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz7DYOD832s&pp=ygUUYWFyb24gd2lnZ2lucyBnYW1lIDE%3D Aaron Wiggins Gives Oklahoma City Thunder a Nice Boost Off the Bench Wiggins fired 12 points in the first half and finished with 16 overall. He also…
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Rex Villas
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Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic finished third in the 2023-24 NBA MVP voting, with the Michael Jordan Trophy going to Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic. That was not much of a surprise even though many others would argue that the winner should have been Doncic or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who finished third and second in the voting, respectively. Speaking of the Mavericks, Kyrie Irving did not get any votes for the MVP award this season. That’s understandable as he isn’t even the best guy on the Mavs roster, but the fact that he did not…
It will take some time before Kamilla Cardoso can make her WNBA regular season debut for the Chicago Sky. The former South Carolina Gamecocks star suffered a shoulder injury during a WNBA preseason game on May 3 against the Minnesota Lynx However, Cardoso’s spirits remain high, thanks in part to the advice given to her by her college head coach, Dawn Staley. Via Julia Poe of the Chicago Tribune: Kamilla Cardoso said Dawn Staley gave her simple advice for overcoming an early injury as a rookie with the Chicago Sky: “Just be you.” During the Lynx game, Cardoso was able…
Former Los Angeles Lakers star Byron Scott recently wondered aloud whether it’s time for LeBron James to be named as head coach following the dismissal of Darvin Ham as the Purple & Gold’s mentor. Asked about his thoughts on the comment made by Scott, NBA expert Ric Bucher said that he thinks what Scott said was more about standing up for NBA coaches than a sincere desire to see James coach in the league. “Number one, that’s a former coach looking at other coaches who have been fired and saying, you know what, I’m gonna speak up on their behalf.…
Jalen Brunson is on a tear. The New York Knicks star point guard is feeling unstoppable at the moment because, well, no one has slowed him down of late. In the Knicks’ Game 1 121-117 win at home over the Indiana Pacers, the former Villanova Wildcats star blew up for 43 points on 14/26 shooting from the field. He also sank all of his 14 attempts from the floor. New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson is on a Scoring Rampage in the NBA Playoffs Brunson is making 40-point performances in the playoffs look normal, to the point that he is just…
The debate about who the best defensive player is in the NBA in the 2023-24 NBA season has finally been settled, with Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves winning the Defensive Player of the Year award – again. Many thought that San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama should have won the award over Gobert but for Dwight Howard, a former multiple-DPOY winner himself, the true winner is France – the native country of both Gobert and Wembanyama. “Either way it’s a W for France 🇫🇷 I had Wemby winning but I love to see Gobert win another !” Howard posted…
After the NBA announced that Minnesota Timberwolves star center Rudy Gobert won the Defensive Player of the Year award for the 2023-24 NBA season, former Oklahoma City Thunder big man Kendrick Perkins congratulated the Frenchman on X (formerly Twitter). “Well deserved @rudygobert27,” Perkins said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udOfT55gdGc&pp=ygURZ29iZXJ0IHdlbWJhbnlhbWE%3D Fans React to Kendrick Perkins’s Message to Minnesota Timberwolves Star Rudy Gobert Winning the 2023-24 NBA Defensive Player of the Year However, not a few fans on social media agree with Perkins’ take that Gobert earned the honor. One fan said “Nah Wemby [Victor Wembanyama] or AD deserved it.” Another shared: “based on stat it…
Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert ended up bagging the 2023-24 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. Gobert collected more first-place votes than anyone this season, including San Antonio Spurs youngster Victor Wembanyama. Despite falling short of winning DPOY in his first season in the NBA, there is no denying that Wembanyama was a terrifying defensive weapon this season for the Spurs. In fact, his runner-up finish to Gobert in the DPOY award was tied for the best ever by a rookie. Via HoopsHype: Victor Wembanyama’s No. 2 finish in the Defensive Player of the Year vote is the…
Unlike the Dallas Mavericks, the Golden State Warriors are in vacation mode, as they did not even make it to the 2024 NBA Playoffs. That means Draymond Green has so much time on his hands to talk about basketball, and in a recent episode of his “The Draymond Green Show” podcast, the four-time NBA champion said that he believes Luka Doncic and the Mavs will take care of business in the second round against the Oklahoma City Thunder as soon as the fifth game of the series. “And I personally got Dallas winning this series. And I actually got Dallas…
After getting embarrassingly swept in the first round by Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Phoenix Suns look as though they have some huge decision to make in the offseason. Among which could be related to the head-coaching position. The Suns still have Frank Vogel as their head coach, but it remains to be seen whether he’d still be calling the shots for the team once the 2024-25 NBA season rolls around. According to The Arizona Republic’s Duane Rankin, the Suns could be handing down a verdict on what they would do with Vogel. The Phoenix Suns are expected…
