Giannis says he wants to play but the Bucks won’t clear him:
“I had an initial conversation with who I should be talking to, which is coach Doc Rivers and Jon Horst — and the initial conversation is that I want to play. And after that I’ve never had a conversation again. Nobody has ever approached me about not playing or whatever the plan is.”
(via @eric_nehm)
The Warriors were close to acquiring Kawhi Leonard at the deadline before the Clippers pulled out, per @timkawakami
They are expected to make another aggressive push for him in the offseason.
🚨JUST IN: Josh Giddy on Jayden Ivey:
"I hope he gets the help he needs, whatever he’s going through or not going through. I do really hope he gets help."
(Via @Suntimes)
🚨JUST INL: LeBron James says he knew Luke Kenard was going to hit the game-winning 3.
"When I turned and saw who — the ball was in his hands on a wide open 3... I pretty much knew it was cash."
Steph Curry thinks his father would make an exception for him to wear No. 30 in Charlotte if he goes that route
“You always keep your options open… I’m sure he’d be able to make a special exception if that was the case.” 👀
(@jinthirty / @wsoctv)
Dejounte Murray on the Pelicans if he had been healthy all season, via @RodWalkerNola:
"I think we could’ve been pretty damn good."
NO with Murray this season:
119.3 ORTG
116.2 DRTG
5-4 record
Without:
114.3 ORTG
119.0 DRTG
19-42 record
REPORT: Brandin Podziemski is expected to command an extension worth more than $39M this summer, per @timkawakami.
“I don’t know if Podziemski’s worth much more than the three-year, $39-million deal that Moody got in October 2024, but I’m positive that he will want more. I also am relatively sure that the Warriors won’t want to pay Podziemski anything near the $123 million they paid Jordan Poole in October 2022.”
(h/t @TheNBABase)