moranelkarifnews : 2025 NBA Draft: Fantasy basketball rookie roundup
It’s an exciting time for the NBA. The OKC Thunder are celebrating their first championship and basketball fans get to celebrate the next crop of young talent entering the league Wednesday night. Headlined by Duke phenom Cooper Flagg, the 2025 NBA Draft class is loaded with talent that could become stars, role players — or […]
moranelkarifnews : The 5 teams that could STUFF the Thunder chances of going back-to-back | The Big Number
Subscribe to The Big Number Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine unearth the data that proves the Oklahoma City Thunder dynasty could reign supreme for a long while, starting with going back-to-back next season. But contenders do exist — the 5 teams that could stifle OKC’s plans, and why. Plus, […]
moranelkarifnews : Kobe Bryant's words inspire Tyrese Haliburton after 'shock' Achilles injury in Finals
Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton, left, quoted late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in an X post reacting to the Achilles tendon tear he suffered during Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Bryant suffered the same injury in 2013. (AP Photo / Michael Conroy, Wally Skalij / The Los Angeles Times) A day after having to leave the […]
moranelkarifnews : Grant Hill added to NBC's NBA coverage team as game analyst for next season
Grant Hill added to NBC’s NBA coverage team as game analyst for next season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia NBC’s broadcast team for the NBA next season continues to grow. Basketball Hall of Famer Grant Hill is the latest addition as a game analyst, NBC Sports announced Tuesday. This comes one day after Maria […]
moranelkarifnews : The summer ahead for Sixers: Draft info, key dates, team needs and more
The summer ahead for Sixers: Draft info, key dates, team needs and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Night 1 of the 2025 NBA draft is truly on the horizon. Here’s a review of the Sixers’ situation and what’s ahead: Key Sixers summer dates The first round is set to start Wednesday at 8 […]
moranelkarifnews : The summer ahead for Sixers: Draft info, key dates, team needs and more
The summer ahead for Sixers: Draft info, key dates, team needs and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Night 1 of the 2025 NBA draft is truly on the horizon. Here’s a review of the Sixers’ situation and what’s ahead: Key Sixers summer dates The first round is set to start Wednesday at 8 […]
moranelkarifnews : The Celtics trading away Jrue Holiday is just the beginning. What's Boston's next move?
The NBA’s second apron is, essentially, a hard salary cap of $207,825,000. The restrictions, which impact a team’s ability to operate in the draft, free-agency and trade markets, are so punitive from a roster-building standpoint that it makes little sense to spend above the limit. It is even worse if a team spends into the […]
moranelkarifnews : Knicks’ Deuce McBride unfazed by team’s prolonged coaching search following Tom Thibodeau’s firing
The New York Knicks have found themselves in a coaching conundrum. After making it the furthest they have been in the 21st century (Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals), they decided that five seasons was enough for head coach Tom Thibodeau. However, the Knicks are still searching for their next man on the bench, […]
moranelkarifnews : Ice Cube’s son dishes on dad’s Raiders devotion, shared concern over Shedeur Sanders’ unexpected draft slide
O’Shea Jackson did not follow his dad’s footsteps into Raiders fandom, but they both feel similarly about Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft slide. Jackson’s father, the legendary rapper Ice Cube, grew up a die-hard Raiders fan when they played in Los Angeles. As a native of Compton, Jackson, who played his dad in “Straight Outta Compton,” […]
moranelkarifnews : SGA v Jokić, dynasty death and justice for Doris Burke: 20 things we learned from the NBA playoffs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić were the best two players in the league this season. Photograph: Joshua Gateley/Getty Images It ain’t over till it’s over If a single, overarching lesson can be taken from this year’s NBA postseason, it’s this one: no game is over until the clock hits 00:00. Whether it was the New […]