Milwaukee is set to trade Miles Plumlee to the Hornets in a frontcourt swap for Roy Hibbert and Spencer Hawes, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Marc Stein. The Bucks will release Steve Novak to make room on the roster for Hibbert and Hawes, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Windhorst reports the Bucks plan on keeping both big men. TRADE RUMORS: These 12 big men could be on the block...
No, of course not. The Cavs might just be getting started. Now that Cleveland has acquired some valuable assets, general manager Koby Altman could be looking to make another big deal. The Cavs have already fielded calls about the Brooklyn pick, according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. MORE: Biggest winners and losers in Cavs-Celtics blockbuster That first-rounder could end up being a top-five pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, giving the owner of the selection an opportunity to take a prospect like Michael Porter Jr....
Back when Doc Rivers was still toiling for the Celtics, working under team president Danny Ainge, Rivers would sometimes chafe at the transactions Ainge would try to make. So when Rivers left the Celtics to take over the Clippers in 2013, he made sure that he was given control over personnel as well as the Xs and Os. But that gets tricky at a time like this. Actually, it’s been tricky for the better part of a year, as Doc the Personnel Man does battle with Doc the Coach over the future of the Clippers franchise....
In case you didn’t know… Lowry, Ibaka, and Gasol made important contributions to Toronto’s championship-winning 2019-20 campaign, and while they have missed time due to injury this season, the trio remain important performers for Nick Nurse’s team. Gasol has played 30 times this season, averaging 7.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.0 block per contest. Appearing primarily from the bench, Ibaka has contributed 15.0 points and 8.4 rebounds over 32 appearances - and the 30-year-old is also shooting 50 percent from the field....
In case you didn’t know… Aron Baynes is averaging 13 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, shooting at a rate of 52.4% from the field, and 37.5% from beyond the arc. He is attempting four three-point shots a night and is exceptional in the paint both offensively and defensively. The Clippers are in search of a center they can play next to Montrezl Harrell. With Baynes’ excellent floor spacing, he becomes a suitable target for them, something they can’t do with Ivica Zubac....
Perhaps the player who could elevate Phoenix Suns to the next level might be available in the 2020 NBA draft itself. The Suns have the 10th overall pick and are unlikely to be able to select a wonder talent that late in the lottery. Thus it might make sense for them to try and trade their way up. Also Read: NBA Trade Rumors: Buddy Hield not happy as sixth man for Sacramento Kings....
Most fans see no problem with hockey stars growing out their facial hair, but NBC Sports chairman Mark Lazarus is not most fans. He’s enjoying the growth of hockey on his network, but not so much the bearded chins and faces that come along with it. MORE: Greatest beards in sports | Must-see Stanley Cup Final photos “The players won’t like this, but I wish they all would stop growing beards in the postseason,” Lazarus said, via the Chicago Tribune....
It’s a big win for the NCAA’s membership, because that’s where 90 percent of the money winds up being distributed. MORE: Way-too-early Top 25 | Most shocking results in Final Four history It’s a big win for Turner Sports and CBS, they tell us, because there only are so many elite events out there to be secured by major media companies as the distribution of entertainment continues to evolve....
5:03 p.m. Shortly before taking home the AP coach of the year trophy Wednesday, Texas Tech’s Chris Beard recalled a very different trophy he spent decades thinking about before finally getting his hands on it. The story goes like this: Beard saved up all his money as an eighth- or ninth-grader to attend Texas Tech’s basketball camp, which was run by then-coach Gerald Myers. Beard wound up winning the “hot shot” competition and should have received a trophy, but the camp had run out of them....
The state Supreme Court, in a brief order, rejected a request made by the NCAA after a lower court determined the trial will focus on the 2012 consent decree that included a $60 million fine. Justice Max Baer wrote separately that the NCAA was not entitled to what it was seeking because the judge did not exceed her legal jurisdiction. The NCAA had argued that Commonwealth Court Judge Anne Covey improperly expanded the underlying case, in which two state officials sought to enforce a state law keeping the $60 million in Pennsylvania....
US Magistrate Judge Nathaniel Cousins awarded O’Bannon’s lawyers $44.5 million in fees and another $1.5 million in costs and expenses for their August court victory against the NCAA for preventing former football and men’s college basketball players from earning money off of the use of their image and likeness. MORE: Memphis frees Nichols | Indiana SG tears meniscus | Lauren Hill to be honored at ESPY awards The NCAA had been seeking to reduce fees to approximately $8....
We’re not talking about the allegations by Jerry Sandusky’s victims; this is about the stuff that eventually forced the NCAA to settle with Penn State — specifically, the alleged collaboration between the NCAA and Louis Freeh, and the “take this or else” way the NCAA got the university signature on the consent decree. Just assume that the NCAA went about it the right way — that the scholarship rollbacks (from 25 to 15 a year), the roster reduction (85 to 65), the bowl ban (four years), the vacated wins (112), the fine ($60 million to child sex abuse prevention programs) and the transfer relaxations were all obtained in a way that’d hold up in court....
Yet he stood awfully tall for Albany on Tuesday night. MORE: N.C. State wins Game 2 | Live bracket | Printable | Scoreboard Evans scored 22 points, including two clinching free throws with 12.6 seconds left, to lead the Great Danes to their first NCAA tournament victory, 71-64 over Mount St. Mary's in the First Four. Evans, an often overlooked component in Albany's lineup, belied his height with nine rebounds to go with three assists....
MORE: NCAA Tournament scoreboard | Vegas lines and pick | Action updates, video, more North Carolina State Wolfpack (20-13) No. 8 seed, East Region Coach: Mark Gottfried (fourth season) Bid: At-large/Atlantic Coast Conference Starting lineup G Trevor Lacey, 6-3, Jr., 15.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg G Ralston Turner, 6-5, Sr., 13.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg G Anthony Barber, 6-2, So., 12.1 ppg, 3.8 apg F Kyle Washington, 6-9, So., 6.7 ppg, 4....
There aren’t any huge surprises. On the surface, the Wichita State-Miami line looks suspect because of the seeding, but the Shockers’ power rating is several points higher than the Hurricanes. Both underdogs who won outright on Thursday are still getting points, with Yale at +6 against Duke and Little Rock at +6.5 vs. Iowa State. MORE: College hoops live odds page | Friday March Madness picks These numbers can often change early as bettors hit the market hard when they like a number, so if there’s anything you really like, be sure to get it in while the odds are still favorable....
MORE: Must-see photos | Ranking remaining tournament players | Sweet 16 team rankings | TV, networks, announcers Gonzaga Bulldogs (34-2) No. 2 seed, South Region Coach: Mark Few (16th season) Bid: West Coast Conference Tournament champions Starting lineup G Kevin Pangos, 6-2, Sr., 11.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.9 apg G Gary Bell Jr., 6-2, Sr., 8.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.0 apg G Byron Wesley, 6-4, Sr., 10.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2....
The latest video takes Sticker quite literally as, by the end of the video, Lee Soo Man hilariously turns into a sticker on the wall. NCTzens and K-pop stans are yet again divided over whether their marketing strategy is good or plain cringey. Lee Soo Man features in another NCT 127 video, receives mixed reactions from fans On September 21, NCT uploaded a TikTok video where the members are seen hard at work as they practice their choreography for the title track....
The Lions called off contract negotiations until after the season, president Tom Lewand announced Monday. “I’m not going to get into the details,” Lewand said. “Every negotiation is different, and this one has its own character to it. We’ve had productive conversations, and I think it’s the right thing for this team, and it’s the right thing for him.” Suh enters the final year of his five-year, $63.5 million rookie contract this season, when he’ll cost the Lions a $22....
The criticism of Lambert ended with that incomplete toss. MORE: Week 3 photos | Top 25 fared | HAYES: Fournette has LSU thinking big(ger) He completed his final 20 passes (a Georgia record) — he hit his first our before the misfire — to finish 24 of 25 for 330 yards and three touchdowns. Didn’t see that coming, did you? Why would you, there was little in Lambert’s history to suggest anything other than mediocrity....
Released on Tuesday, the study from Women for Refugee Women, a British-based organization supporting women asylum seekers and refugees, paints a stark picture of what life can be like for women seeking refuge in the U.K. after surviving sexual assault and harassment in their home countries. Of 106 women interviewed by Women for Refugee Women, 32 said they were raped or sexually abused not only in their country of origin, but also again while “destitute in the U....
