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Amen Thompson Q&A: On his ankle injury, jump shot and the comforts of soup
The anticipation is bursting at the seams. After being drafted fourth overall by the Houston Rockets in June, Amen Thompson…
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Grading each NBA team’s summer moves (and non-moves)
With preseason right around the corner, The Athletic’s NBA staff was tasked with assigning a letter grade to each team’s offseason.…
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The Bounce: Lakers? Raptors? Spurs? Where does Buddy Hield fit?
This is the digital version of The Bounce.If you want it earlier, start every day with The Bounce delivered to…
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Key NBA storylines as training camps open: Lillard, Harden trades, load management and more
By David Aldridge, Sam Amick and John Hollinger The most painful of waiting games is almost over, gentlemen. Maybe not…
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Amen Thompson’s injury, Ziaire Williams’ conundrum, Wemby and more: Southwest Division mailbag
The Southwest Division doesn’t quite stack up against the rest of the league in terms of talent but there are…
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NBA Jam turns 30: A classic arcade game, an iconic voice and basketball Hall of Famers
Tim Kitzrow figured a copied article, spotted in the cafeteria at the headquarters of Midway Games Inc. about one year…
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The IkoSystem: Rockets’ Dillon Brooks on offense, Marcus Smart’s fit in Memphis
When word broke this past summer that veteran wing Dillon Brooks was taking his talents to a rebuilding Houston Rockets…
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Rockets working to trade Porter Jr. after assault, strangulation charges
Content warning: This story contains details about alleged domestic violence. The content may be difficult to read and emotionally upsetting.…
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NBA Draft’s top prospects flash potential near Vegas. Who stood out?
HENDERSON, Nev. — Now? Already? We really did this in September? Yes, apparently, we did. There were two honest-to-goodness, real…
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Kevin Porter Jr. arrested, charged with assault and strangulation
Content warning: This story contains details about alleged domestic violence. The content may be difficult to read and emotionally upsetting.…
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dillon Brooks star as Canada beats Team USA to win bronze at FIBA World Cup
MANILA, Philippines — Mikal Bridges made one of the greatest basketball plays you didn’t see, but it was only enough…
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Canada outlasts Slovenia, advances to FIBA World Cup semifinals
MANILA, Philippines — Canada’s dream basketball summer rolls on, and there is only one last step to take for its…
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Cam Whitmore Q&A: On winning summer league MVP, learning from mistakes and more
With training camp just a few weeks away, several new faces in Houston will be eager to etch out roles…
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NBA position group rankings: How does each team stack up?
The hard work of the 2023 NBA offseason is mostly over, especially if you aren’t in a holding pattern because…
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Brilliance of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dillon Brooks take Canada to Olympics
With each loss against a team with inferior talent, the question only got louder for the Canadian men’s senior national…
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The NBA salary cap wasn’t for fans. Meet the man who made it famous
There’s a language to basketball — let’s call it NBAnglish — that’s still evolving. To hold a fluent conversation, you…
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NBA free agency: Way-too-early look at 2024 landscape for all 30 teams
While the 2023 NBA offseason is far from resolved, this is a good time to take a preliminary look ahead…
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These 10 teams had the best offseasons in the NBA
Ask Philly. Every summer, I make it clear that ranking a team in the top 10 in its offseason moves…
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What are Rockets getting in Fred VanVleet? A savvy veteran or player past his prime?
For those of you that have held on strong through the dark days of the NBA offseason, I commend you.…
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The IkoSystem: Jalen Green’s Team USA stint and playmaking potential in Year 3
After the first practice with the USA Basketball Select Team, an exhausted Jalen Green sat in the corner of the…
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NBA Player Tiers 2023: Why Kevin Durant dropped to 1B; and who are the three in 1A?
This is the fourth annual NBA Player Tiers project, in which Seth Partnow names the top 125 players in the…
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40 NBA games I’m looking forward to in 2023-24
They said it couldn’t be done, but once again, the NBA is holding an 82-game regular season. This time, however,…
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2023-24 NBA schedule release: What we know
Get your calendars ready: The NBA is set to release the full 2023-24 season schedule Thursday. Here’s everything we know…
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2023 NBA Player Tiers: LeBron James (yup), Anthony Davis and Jimmy Butler highlight Tier 2
This is the fourth annual NBA Player Tiers project, in which Seth Partnow names the top 125 players in the…
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NBA Player Tiers 2023: Why are Kyrie Irving, Zion Williamson in Tier 3? It’s a matter of trust
This is the fourth annual NBA Player Tiers project, in which Seth Partnow names the top 125 players in the…
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NBA in-season tournament schedule to be revealed Tuesday
The NBA is set to unveil the schedule for its first-ever in-season tournament Tuesday afternoon. Ahead of the reveal, The…
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NBA Player Tiers 2023: Victor Wembanyama is the Tier 4 rule breaker
This is the fourth annual NBA Player Tiers project, in which Seth Partnow names the top 125 players in the…
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NBA Player Tiers 2023: The data behind them and why Klay Thompson dropped to Tier 5
“Who are we? Where are we going? What do we need to get there?” As we close the book on…
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Jae’Sean Tate unplugged: On getting healthy, Rockets’ locker room vibes and more
Since earning first-team All-Rookie honors in 2021, Rockets forward Jae’Sean Tate has been chasing offensive consistency the last two seasons.…
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Rockets fan survey results: Draft additions, Ime Udoka inspiring optimism
The good people of Houston, Texas (and anywhere else on the globe Rockets fan exist) have made their voices heard.…
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Dillon Brooks, Lu Dort leading a more physical Canadian team into World Cup
TORONTO — Lu Dort’s face softens, and his eyes brighten. “Anytime I get a chance to be more physical, I…
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2024 NBA Mock Draft: The prospects you need to know next season
With the 2023 NBA Draft behind us, it’s time to prepare for 2024. And while you don’t want to overemphasize…
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Cunningham, Select Team dominate Team USA in scrimmage
LAS VEGAS – Following a “time honored tradition,” Team USA was summarily dumped Friday in a scrimmage against a collection…
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Houston Rockets fan survey: What will phase 2 bring? Voice your opinion
Throughout the course of this rebuild, the modus operandi for the Rockets has been growth — or at least the…
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Rockets’ Ben Sullivan 1-on-1: On coaching summer league, Cam Whitmore’s upside and more
The Houston Rockets ultimately fell short of a summer league title, losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the final, but…
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Q&A with Rockets’ Tari Eason: On defensive improvement, adding Dillon Brooks and more
During his rookie season, Tari Eason always seemed to find his way to the basketball. Whether it was crashing the…
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NBA All-Sickos Team: My favorite way-under-the-radar guys from Vegas
The first weekend of NBA Summer League brought us perhaps the most entertaining matchup of the entire event, as top…
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Summer-league rookie takeaways: Good, bad and unclear from NBA’s rookie class
I was in Las Vegas for seven days scouting and evaluating all of the teams that were there and came…
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Cunningham, Green, more tabbed for U.S. Select Team
Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons, Jalen Green of the…
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NBA Power Rankings: Champs on top; one pressing question for all 30 teams
We’re a few weeks into the offseason, and a lot has changed since we last checked in with the NBA…
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It’s time we start discussing NBA contracts in a different way
It’s late July, and NBA free agency is all but over. All the big names have signed and billions of…
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Jabari Smith Jr.’s steps to defensive greatness, from NBA stars who paved the way
HOUSTON — Shortly before an early December 2022 fixture against the Milwaukee Bucks, then-Rockets lead assistant John Lucas summoned the…
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2023 summer-league standouts: Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren, Nuggets rookies and more
Here’s the thing about summer league: It’s virtually impossible to put up big numbers over the entirety of the, um,…
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Rockets mailbag: Cam Whitmore’s minutes, Dillion Brooks’ shot selection and more
Summer in July is scorching, but the Rockets in summer league have been hotter. Let’s not waste any time with…
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Hollinger: The eight nerdiest things that happened in NBA free agency
LAS VEGAS – Summer league is here and, in a rarity, we’re actually talking mostly about summer league while it…
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Silver: NBA to weigh expansion in coming years
LAS VEGAS — Adam Silver gave his latest indications that the NBA will heavily weigh expansion in upcoming years, if…
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Rockets Dillon Brooks Q&A: On working with Ime Udoka’s defense, speaking his mind and more
LAS VEGAS — As Dillon Brooks nestled in his seat next to Jaren Jackson Jr. at halftime of Saturday’s Grizzlies–Bulls…
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NBA in-season tournament details revealed
LAS VEGAS — The NBA will roll out its new in-season tournament this upcoming season, unveiling a championship it hopes…
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Rockets’ Amen Thompson impresses in Las Vegas start: Summer league observations
LAS VEGAS — One summer league game is hardly enough to lend credence to bold regular season claims, but the…
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Scoot Henderson, Amen Thompson exit Summer League game with injuries
LAS VEGAS – Portland Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson left his NBA Summer League debut with an unspecified right shoulder…
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