The Brandon Ingram situation will be a fascinating one to watch this season if he and the Pelicans don’t work out an extension before the regular season begins, writes Christian Clark of NOLA.com. Clark believes New Orleans would have liked to move Ingram in a trade for a starting center this offseason, but couldn’t find a deal that made sense, with targets like Jarrett Allen … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Ingram, Spurs, Mavericks
And-Ones: Diamond RSNs, Dragic, Nowtizki, Oppenheimer
Diamond Sports Group – the parent company of the Bally Sports regional networks – announced on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the NBA to continue local broadcasts for 13 teams for the 2024/25 season, according to Evan Drellich and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. Diamond’s agreements, including a deal with the NHL to continue broadcasting nine teams’ games, will … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Diamond RSNs, Dragic, Nowtizki, Oppenheimer
Southwest Notes: Pelicans, Theis, Marshall, Mavericks
The Pelicans are set to hold a voluntary mini-camp ahead of the official start of their team training camp, reports Will Guillory of The Athletic (Twitter link). New Orleans is slated to have all but one member of its roster present. The mini-camp will transpire in California. The club is looking to build on its postseason success last year. New Orleans finished with a 49-33 … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Pelicans, Theis, Marshall, Mavericks
Mavs’ Kidd Credits Kyrie For Role In Recruiting Thompson
Appearing on the latest episode of NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dubs Talk podcast, Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd said the recruitment of free agent sharpshooter Klay Thompson this summer was a group effort, but singled out Mavs guard Kyrie Irving as having played a lead role, according to Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area. “When you talk about the recruitment, it was a lot of … [Read more...] about Mavs’ Kidd Credits Kyrie For Role In Recruiting Thompson
Western Notes: Mills, Booker, Mavericks
New Jazz guard Patty Mills is a respected veteran who has been a key part of several contenders and championship winners across the span of his 15-year career. That’s what made him an appealing target for Utah, Tony Jones of The Athletic writes. As Jones observes, Mills and Jazz coach Will Hardy crossed over in San Antonio and Hardy observed as Mills worked hard to become the … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Mills, Booker, Mavericks