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Clemente Almanza: Luguentz Dort on getting traded to the Hawks: "It's amazing. Obviously, Nickeil [Alexander-Walker] is one of my closest friends. Played on the same team with Nickeil in high school and against him our whole life, obviously. When I got the call and I knew I was heading there, I hit him right away. I was really happy. He's helped me out throughout this whole transition and with their style of play. I'm glad that I got a guy like him on my team now."
Josh Lewenberg: Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Lu Dort are good to go in Quebec City tonight. Big game for undefeated Canada (7-0). A win over 2nd-place Argentina (6-1) would go a long way in securing a spot in next summer’s World Cup (magic number would be down to 1) 7:10pm ET@TSN_Sports
Marc Stein: The Bahamas, I'm told, do hope to have Philadelphia's VJ Edgecombe in the lineup Monday against visiting Panama after a @FIBA win in Uruguay without him last night. Canada also rested Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Lu Dort last night but could bring them back Monday vs. Argentina.
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thenbpa: Good bumps only at the PLYRS UNTD runs in Andalulcía, Spain 🇪🇸🔥 @klaythompson @normanpowell4 @nickeilaw
Most of the deals involving Murphy have been about a deal to the Atlanta Hawks, a team in need of another high-level perimeter scorer on the wing. And most of the trades have included Murphy going to Atlanta in exchange for some sort of package centered around reigning Most Improved Player, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and former lottery pick big man Onyeka Okongwu.
Josh Lewenberg: This is the 3rd time in the last 4 summers that cousins SGA and NAW have been teammates for 🇨🇦. Prior to that, they hadn't played together since high school. Nickeil: "We spend a lot of time laughing and enjoying each other’s company. In a lot of ways, he’s like my best friend"
Sources also say the Hawks are likely to re-sign C.J. McCollum, allowing them to bring a young guard along slowly while also giving him opportunities to run the second unit. Flemings’ ability to pressure the rim with his speed would fit wonderfully with Jalen Johnson, Jonathan Kuminga and other high-level athletes on the Hawks’ roster. Atlanta could use a downhill, athletic guard next to McCollum, Dyson Daniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Much like many of the guards, Flemings is seen as unlikely to fall outside the top 10.
Josh Lewenberg: To sum up NBAers in for Canada this summer: SGA, NAW, Barrett, Brooks, Dort, Nembhard bros, Mathurin, Olynyk, George, Miller Out this summer but in for this cycle: Edey, Powell Didn’t commit: Murray, Sharpe, Wiggins Committed but not selected: Lawson, Banton, Houstan, Prosper
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After the Timberwolves lost Nickeil Alexander-Walker last summer in free agency -- and after the 27-year-old guard was named 2026 Most Improved Player with the Atlanta Hawks -- Minnesota simply cannot afford to let Ayo Dosunmu walk. That's why sources around the league expect he will be back with the Wolves, but for a price slightly above the midlevel exception (roughly $15 million), which is what most rival teams could offer. Doing so might require Minnesota to move off Donte DiVincenzo, who will miss at least most of next season with a torn right Achilles, to avoid going into the second luxury tax apron.
Mikal Bridges is averaging 18.7 points, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals in his past seven games, while shooting 68.3 percent from the field and 44.4 percent on 3-pointers. Since being held scoreless, Bridges has hit at least half his shots during each victory of the Knicks winning streak while silencing the likes of Harden, Tyrese Maxey and Nickeil Alexander-Walker. “He just started to impose his will on the game a little bit more,” coach Mike Brown said. “I also have to make sure I call his number every once in a while and make sure he stays in the flow because he has a tough assignment every game defensively … I have to make sure I continue to involve him offensively to let him know: ‘Hey, we know you can do this for us. So go do it.’ ”
Who is the most memorable/ favorite interview you had with? Jeff Zillgitt: I've always enjoyed my interactions with Dwyane Wade. He has a great ability to provide a thoughtful/insightful answer. I wrote a story on Kyle Korver one year and he was just fantastic describing the checklist he goes through to make sure he's shooting the way he wants to shoot. Just so detailed. I really appreciate the players who willing to open about their lives and what they do on the court. A recent story I wrote about Daniss Jenkins and Marcus Sasser of the Pistons falls into that category. Jenkins was just a delight to speak with. Same goes with a recent story on Nickeil Alexander-Walker story. He was so thoughtful with his answers and took his time. -- Jeff Zillgitt
Michael Porter Jr.: If I would have been on the Nuggets, I think we wouldn’t have lost to the Wolves. We would have had too many matchup problems. They were able to put Jaden McDaniels on Jamal Murray, but then who were you going to put on me? When we played them last year, they put Nickeil Alexander-Walker on Jamal. They put Jaden on me. Two really good defenders. If I was out there, I think it would have been a little bit different. But I think it’s weird. I was talking to her earlier. I kind of feel like a hater a little bit, because I’m watching the series and those are my guys on the team. I want them to do well, but I couldn’t fully cheer for them because they traded me. It’s a weird feeling, kind of, because I felt kind of like a hater, low-key.
