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Kevin Garnett on Victor Wembanyama: One thing I want to speak on is just Wemby's development. If I'm him, I’m working on core strength because when… Paul will tell you, I'm not the biggest guy, right? But he'll tell you when I sit down and post up, can you move me? Paul Pierce: No, he's strong. Garnett: I'm probably one of the strongest people you could ever run up on and look like how I look, but when it came down there to setting up on that block and then pitching and getting it off down there, yeah, I was the best at that. I would love to work with Big Fella, but this generation has a preference on how they want to work out. And I have to respect that. But yeah, I'm open to all… Listen, I'm looking for big years from not just Wemby. I'm looking for big years from Chet Holmgren. I'm looking for a big summer from Zion Williamson. I'm looking for a big summer from Kyrie Irving. I'm looking for Jayson Tatum to have a big summer.
Jared McCain on Victor Wembanyama: I was going to ask for Wemby's jersey, but like now that he sent a hit on me, I can’t. Like, I don't know if I… Friend: That's got to be the thumbnail for the video. Wemby sent a hit on me and… McCain: Wemby tried to kill me… Gone wrong.
Tim Bontemps: "Isaiah Hartenstein has this $28.5 million team option and I would say of those three guys, he is the most likely guy to be back. However, I would guess that what will end up happening there is he will sign a longer-term deal for a lower number because the Thunder have some ability to handle those negotiations with that team option and get Hartenstein some longer-term money and also lower their bill for this upcoming season."
Oh No He Didn't: Josh Hart on watching the Spurs celebrate their series win vs the Thunder to go to the finals: "They beat OKC...that was a mountaintop for them. I look at JB I was like you see that reaction because they think they gonna win it. They think it's over"
San Antonio easily led all local markets for the NBA Finals on ABC/ESPN with a 25.9 local rating across five games. N.Y. was No. 2 with a 17.5 local rating for the games. That’s well above what the N.Y. market delivered for the five-game World Series with the Yankees and Dodgers in 2024 on Fox (12.2 local rating). Rounding out the top markets for the NBA Finals were Austin, Oklahoma City and Richmond-Petersburg, Va.
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Heat Central: Dwyane Wade says the finals vs OKC was the last year he felt he was in his prime: “After we beat OKC in the finals in 2012, that summer I got my 3rd knee surgery after that I felt I never got back my explosion…. When I was driving to the bucket I could see I couldn’t take off like I used too… after that I was just good enough”
Former Tennessee forward Nate Ament named four pre-draft workouts during a SportsCenter interview, and the Dallas Mavericks were not on the list. The 6-foot-10 freshman said he had worked out for the Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Los Angeles Clippers ahead of Tuesday’s NBA Draft, where he is widely projected as a lottery pick after one season at Tennessee. The omission carries weight for Dallas, which holds the ninth pick and has been tied to interest in Ament. A team showing interest does not always work out a prospect, but Ament’s own account of his pre-draft circuit did not include the Mavericks, and his comments came days before the franchise goes on the clock with the No. 9 overall pick.
League sources say Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart is available. The Pistons, in search of additional shooting and playmakers, appear ready to rely on seventh-year big man Paul Reed in an increased role. Stewart has two years and a combined $30 million left on his deal (team option in the second season). Detroit, which is believed to be among the suitors for Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves if he makes it to unrestricted free agency, is also said to be interested in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Isaiah Joe.
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Lu Dort, Oklahoma City (TO): $17,705,328 It seems unlikely that the Thunder can continue with Dort next season. They have multiple players at his position who are both better and younger, the team is set to be $40 million over the projected luxury tax line and Dort is coming off an off-year in which he was ineffective in the Western Conference finals. The Thunder’s most likely pathway out would be to trade him for a second-round pick or two and generate a $17 million trade exception.
Marc J. Spears: I keep hearing from several NBA executives that the Thunder are trying to move up not just the two first-round picks, but the second round pick into the top 10 to get a a player in the top 10. But who wants to give up a player in this draft in the top 10? Good luck, Sam Presti.
Elliot Clough: Bennett Stirtz tells me he will be attending the NBA Draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York next Tuesday. Coach Ben McCollum will join Stirtz and his family in the green room. So far, Stirtz has worked out with the following teams: Charlotte Hornets Chicago Bulls Dallas Mavericks Memphis Grizzlies Oklahoma City Thunder Toronto Raptors He'll also workout for the Golden State Warriors prior to the draft.
Justin Martinez: A statement from Nike: “We are thrilled to welcome Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to the Nike Basketball signature family. Coming after back-to-back MVP seasons, we are excited to build on Shai’s incredible impact with Converse as one of the most creative leaders in the game.”