Kings could use draft to address awful defense

Edit Sacramento Bee 15 May 2016
... forward said at the NBA draft combine. “I just can’t wait to get to the NBA and lock guys up ... Last season, they ranked among the NBA’s worst defensive teams, and shoring up the defense must be a priority to end a decade of losing seasons....

Malcolm Delaney Wants To Come Over From Russia, Brooklyn And Houston Have Expressed Interest

Edit Inquisitr 15 May 2016
Malcolm Delaney has had a successful run in Europe the past few seasons but now wants to return state side and try his hand in the NBA this upcoming season ... However, Delany told Nikos Varlas of Eurohoops that he has a strong desire of returning to the United States and playing in the NBA ... The NBA is the big priority and I’m not going to respond to any of the offers until the NBA matter clears up ... NBA Rumors....

Why Stephen Curry's 'Shot' in OKC will last no matter who wins Thunder-Warriors

Edit The Oklahoman 15 May 2016
The 31-year-old Thunder season ticket holder is then broached about the topic ... “I think it's the most memorable regular season shot I can think of,” Littleton says ... It was Curry's signature moment of his second MVP season — the Thunder playing well against the defending champions in the highest-rated NBA regular-season game since 2013 ... Thus far "The Shot" is the indelible image of this entire NBA season....

3-point bombers of the NBA playoffs are bringing hope to earthbound amateurs

Edit Deseret News 15 May 2016
SALT LAKE CITYRemember when Dominique Wilkins soared, Michael Jordan floated and the NBA was everything schlubs like us could never be? ... To his credit, Sloan made use of sharpshooter Jeff Hornacek, whose arrival nudged the Jazz twice to the NBA Finals ... No foreign-born player was among the top 10 in NBA 3-point shooting this season ... They’re no closer to the NBA than they ever were....

The Thunder's playoff success is NBA rare air

Edit The Oklahoman 15 May 2016
Winning in the NBA playoffs is hard ... Been just one trip to the grand stage of the NBA Finals ... But to set yourself up and be in position to fight for one every single season, and to go deep in the playoffs … is definitely something we should be proud of ... No team in NBA history ever won the title without making the conference finals ... It just shows how treacherous is the NBA playoff road....

Night of legends (PSG - Paris Saint-Germain Football SA)

Edit Public Technologies 15 May 2016
… when, after Javier Pastore had swung in an inch-perfect pass, Ibra got his head to the ball and sent it past Dupe to underline his - and his side's - stellar season by scoring his 38 goal of the league campaign (4-0, 89') ... After setting a new record last season, with 89 points, Paris Saint-Germain have this season done it again with a mammoth haul of 96 points (30 wins, six draws and two defeats)....

Flyers' Giroux, Gostisbehere scheduled for hip surgery

Edit The Miami Herald 15 May 2016
It turns out there was a reason center Claude Giroux and defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, the Flyers' best players in 2015-16, weren't as effective late in the season ... General manager Ron Hextall gave the medical update Saturday and said both players will be ready for the start of the 2016-17 season ... He finished second in the NHL in points (89) and third in goals (41) this season....

Rising cap suggests Drummond worth max deal

Edit Detroit Free Press 15 May 2016
The cap for NBA teams is set at $92 million for the 2016-17 season; a max deal for Drummond takes up 25% of Pistons' cap ... ....

BDL's NBA 2015-16 Playoff Previews: Warriors vs. Thunder

Edit Yahoo Daily News 15 May 2016
a 67-win San Antonio Spurs team that boasted the NBA's No ... • and that Oklahoma City either led or was tied in the fourth quarter of all three of the regular-season games, before falling prey to both the Warriors' steamrolling excellence and the infamous late-game offensive stagnation and lapses in focus that led to the Thunder losing an NBA-high 15 games in which they led in the final frame....

John Clay: The Calipari-Krzyzewski rivalry goes beyond Marques Bolden

Edit The Miami Herald 15 May 2016
It popped up again this past week. Duke vs. Kentucky. Or is it Kentucky vs ... Kentucky tried to sell Diallo on the path-to-the-NBA angle ... That's a shame ... When Calipari started openly courting players who would only stay a year or two in the college ranks before heading on to the NBA, it was seen as a bad thing ... 1-ranked freshman class for next season with Duke No ... Most of the preseason prognosticators for next season have Duke ranked No ... ....

Jim Souhan: Torii Hunter got out in the nick of time

Edit The Miami Herald 15 May 2016
The Twins shouldn't miss a 40-year-old corner outfielder who hit .240 last season, and who probably made the right decision to retire before he was relegated to a backup role ... After Hunter left the Twins in free agency following the 2007 season, the franchise didn't suffer ... But after Hunter left the Angels, they went from 89 victories with him to 78 without him ... Firing a general manager in the middle of the season makes no sense....

Simmons Says: Raps' Lowry not getting star treatment from refs

Edit Toronto Sun 15 May 2016
Lowry isn’t being treated like an NBA star in the playoffs, the way stars are normally treated ... The rule of thumb in the NBA is there are two sets of rules ... The NBA was not impressed ... My bet is only one of the five will be back with the Blue Jays next season and I keep changing my mind on which one it will be ... Louis has been a quality team for five seasons ... The Sharks have been quality for 11 of the past 12 seasons....

There is no pressure on the Heat now; it is all on the Raptors

Edit The Miami Herald 15 May 2016
Toronto has done close to nothing in its 21 seasons, never advancing further in the playoffs than it is right now ... Miami? The Heat in its 28 seasons has played 72 games bigger than this Game 7 — 72 games deeper into the playoffs, including those three ending in NBA championships ... At 34 he has enjoyed his best and healthiest season in years....
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