NBA trade grades: Hawks send Allen Crabbe to Timberwolves for Jeff Teague and Treveon Graham, per report


Trades have been sparse in the NBA lately. Since July's blockbuster swap of Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook, there has been only one deal: the Utah Jazz acquiring Jordan Clarkson for Dante Exum. But with the trade deadline now only three weeks away, things may soon be heating up around the league. On Thursday, the Atlanta Hawks and Minnesota Timberwolves have just made the season's second trade. The Hawks have traded sharpshooter Allen Crabbe to the Timberwolves in exchange for Jeff Teague and Treveon Graham, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The move reunites the Hawks with Teague, their former All-Star point guard whom they traded prior to the 2016-17 season. Teague spent a year playing for the Indiana Pacers, but has been with the Timberwolves ever since. Crabbe, meanwhile, has spent only the past several months with Atlanta...

Can LeBron James Beat Kareem’s All-Time Scoring Record?


LeBron James just reached 9,000 assists in the NBA like he’s a point guard or something. Just a few of the names he passed: Gary Payton, Andre Miller, Rod Strickland. These are pass-first point guards. And he will definitely pass Isiah Thomas, Chris Paul and Oscar Robertson in the future if he stays healthy. But the most curious thing is that can he pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and become the league’s best scorer? He’s so close to achieving that if he plays 2-3 years more. 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 2 Karl Malone 36,928 3 Kobe Bryant 33,643 4 LeBron JAMES 33,347 LeBron always scores 2,000+ points in a season. So, that means he needs two and a half years to pass...

Scottie Pippen: “Bulls Front office kept Michael Jordan & Myself from winning more titles”


June 14, 1998 was the last time Michael Jordan made a field goal for the Bulls. And it was the famous “Last Shot” in game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz. By his own will, Jordan literally stopped playing basketball at top of his game. Because he wanted no part of a rebuilding process in absence of Phil Jackson and Scottie Pippen who both had their contract expired that summer. “Who knows what will unfold in the next several months. But that may have been the last shot Michael Jordan ever take in the NBA.” Bob Costas right after the shot during live commentary Then January 13, 1999. It’s been 21 years since Michael Jordan retired...

Andre Drummond trade rumors: Hawks no longer engaged with Pistons in talks for former All-Star, per report


Andre Drummond has been linked to the Atlanta Hawks for weeks. The Detroit Pistons center, who has a player option for next season, would have theoretically filled Atlanta's hole at center and provided meaningful defense, rebounding and pick-and-roll finishing alongside Trae Young. Unfortunately, for the moment, it appears as if a trade isn't coming as the Hawks are no longer engaged with the Pistons in talks for Drummond, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Such a deal would have been built around Damian Jones, the expiring contract of either Chandler Parsons or Allen Crabbe (who has since been dealt to Minnesota) and a first-round pick, Haynes reports. In addition to all of their own picks, Atlanta also owns lottery-protected future first-rounders from the Brooklyn Nets and Oklahoma City Thunder, so constructing a trade would...

NBA trade rumors: Timberwolves ramp up D’Angelo Russell pursuit, but Warriors aren’t inclined to move him


The Minnesota Timberwolves traded their top point guard on Thursday, shipping Jeff Teague and Treveon Graham to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for sharpshooter Allen Crabbe. The deal left them with only one true point guard on the active roster in Shabazz Napier. Beyond him, they have only two-way point guard Jordan McLaughlin and a number of players playing out of position (most notably Andrew Wiggins). They wouldn't have made the Teague trade if they didn't plan to replace him with another point guard. Sure enough, on the same day as that deal, they wound up linked to a different point guard on the trade market. The Timberwolves are  intensifying their pursuit of Golden State Warriors point guard D'Angelo Russell, according to Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. The Warriors, to this point, have held...

Klay Thompson injury update: Warriors star says he’d ‘love’ to play this season, but will be ‘very patient’


SAN FRANCISCO -- It's been a while since injured Warriors guard Klay Thompson has spoken publicly, but during a press conference about his Washington State jersey retirement in the middle of the Warriors' 124-97 loss to the Mavericks on Tuesday night, Thompson also briefly addressed his rehab from a torn ACL suffered in last year's NBA Finals. Thompson was scheduled to talk to the media before the game, but in true Thompson fashion the conference was delayed until halftime, and it lasted well into the third quarter of the game. "It's going great. At least my suits are well-tailored," Thompson said of his rehab. "It's fun to watch these guys battle. Obviously I wish I could be out there. It's been a long process. I mean, I haven't...

SumaiL on Stream: “I think this is by far the best Gameplay Patch.” Also says that he is joining a Chinese team.


Former EG Midlaner Syed Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan recently conducted an ama on Twitch where he answered questions by multiple users on various aspects including Dota 2. There, he responded to one user’s question which read: “Do you think Dota 2 is better now or back in the day?” SumaiL stated that the gameplay in the current patch was the best ever. According to him, the impact of neutral items has been overexaggerated. He states that the element of chance was always present in DotA, and neutral items were not its worst manifestation. “I think this is by far the best gameplay patch, no jokes. A lot of people dislike the neutrals and stuff but RNG was always involved in Dota. I...

TNC to Battle Nigma, Fnatic and Team Aster in The Leipzig Major Group Stages


The group stage brackets are out for the 2nd Major of the DPC Season, the DreamLeague Season 13: Leipzig Major and it is seemingly lopsided. Group A and Group B seem to be the most stacked, with the former containing the likes of TNC Predator, Fnatic, Nigma and Team Aster whilst the latter consists of ViCi Gaming, Team Secret, Beastcoast and Chaos E.C. https://twitter.com/DreamHackDota/status/1217466546282553344 With two SEA teams in Group A, it is more than likely to see at least one team advance to the playoffs. The other SEA representative Reality Rift is definitely an underdog in a group which consists some of the strongest teams competing at the event including Virtus.Pro, Invictus Gaming and Alliance. The opening matches of...

Long wait nearly over as Zion Williamson set for debut on January 22


METAIRIE, La. — Zion Williamson, the top choice in last summer’s NBA draft, is scheduled to make his regular season debut for the Pelicans on Jan. 22 when New Orleans hosts the the San Antonio Spurs, Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin said Wednesday (Thursday, Manila time). “Everything’s moving in the right direction,” Griffin said. “I really believe very strongly he is a radically improved physical version of himself in way that frankly we took the extra time to ensure.” The former Duke star has missed New Orleans’ first 41 games this season while rehabilitating from arthroscopic surgery to repair the lateral meniscus in his right knee. The timeline set for his return calls for him to miss three more games,...

Cone needs only to recall 2006 loss to Purefoods to prove 3-1 lead not safe


BARANGAY Ginebra coach Tim Cone knows full well that now is not the time to celebrate, even though the Kings hold a commanding 3-1 lead over Meralco in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals. While Cone has won more championships than any other coach in league history, he also had major setbacks, including blowing a 3-1 lead in the semifinals. Cone recalled the time he lost a 3-1 lead when the Alaska Aces were stunned by Purefoods Chunkee Giants in the semifinals of the 2006 Philippine Cup, the final two games of which were decided by an average of just two points. The Chunkee Giants eventually won the championship in six games in the finals against Red Bull Barako with Marc...

XIZT LEAVES FNATIC


fnatic have announced that they have bid farewell to Richard "Xizt" Landström with immediate effect. The Swedish tactician leaves fnatic after spending the last four months on the bench, with a recent report linking him with a move to Dignitas to reunite with three of his former NiP teammates. Xizt returned to fnatic in May 2018 following a first stint with the organization between 2010 and 2012. He led the team to victory at PLG Grand Slam and to runner-up finishes at StarSeries i-League Season 7 and IEM Sydney 2019 before stepping down from the active lineup in August together with Simon "twist" Eliasson after run of poor form that culminated with a failed qualification campaign for the StarLadder Major. Xizt parts ways with fnatic. fnatic ended the year on a high note with Maikil "Golden" Selim and Robin "flusha" Rönnquist back on the...

WePlay!’s next event will feature Team Secret among seven other teams


WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon is set to take place in little over a month and the first of four teams to receive a direct invite to the event has now been confirmed as Team Secret. After the amazing success of the recent WePlay! Bukovel Minor, which became the most watched Minor in Dota 2 Pro Circuit history, the organisation will return next month with their next event. The WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon event will take place from 19th to 23rd of February and will feature eight of the best teams from around the world fighting for a prize pool of $300,000. Four of the teams are winners of previous Tug of War events; Radiant,...

ESL, DREAMHACK SIGN FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH CSPPA FOR ESL PRO TOUR


ESL, DreamHack and the Counter-Strike Professional Players' Association (CSPPA) have reached an agreement for the participation framework for players competing in the ESL Pro Tour. The agreement, described by all parties involved as the first of its kind in esports, is modeled after similar deals in traditional sports and represents "a group effort to ensure continued growth and professionalization for competitive CS:GO in a way that accounts for the needs of players as well as tournament organizers." The partnership between CSPPA and the two MTG-owned tournament organizers is effective immediately and will cover all competitions in the ESL Pro Tour, a new global circuit that will be launched by ESL and DreamHack later this month and will combine over 20...

Na’Vi considering benching GuardiaN


The 28-year-old has been a target of criticism since leaving FaZe to rejoin the Ukraine-based organization in September, with poor displays at StarSeries i-League Season 8 and EPICENTER 2019 seeing his average rating drop to 0.95 over the four-month period. After the Berlin Major, Natus Vincere had decided to part ways with his historic leader of the team, Danylo "Zeus" Teslenko. Teslenko was retiring after about ten years with Na'Vi, with the exception of a spell with Gambit. It was Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov who took over the lead under the tutelage of Andrey "B1ad3" Gorodenskiy as coach. To replace him, the Ukrainian organization brought in Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács, a former member of the organization who had just been dropped by FaZe Clan....

RENEGADES CLINCH FINAL IEM KATOWICE BERTH


Renegades conquered the IEM Katowice 2020 Oceania Closed Qualifier going through the upper bracket and winning the final against ex-Genuine to secure a spot at the $500,000 event in Poland. Renegades made their first online qualifier count after bringing on Jordan "Hatz" Bajic, the former ORDER player who has taken over Ollie "DickStacy" Tierney’s spot on the roster. They did so by beating Airborne, Paradox and the aforementioned ORDER in the upper bracket on their way to the grand final. ex-Genuine on the other hand lost their first upper bracket match to ORDER and had to claw their way back through the lower bracket, taking revenge on Ricardo "Rickeh" Mulholland, Karlo "USTILO" Pivac and company in the lower bracket final to face Renegades in the qualifier's final match. The grand final kicked off on ex-Genuine’s map pick, Train. The underdogs, who started a map down due to coming from the...

1 … 41 42 43 44 45 … 55