UPROXXUtah Jazz The Jazz Agreed To A Contract Extension With Head Coach Quin SnyderUPROXX - Bill DiFilippoThe Utah Jazz have come close, but they’re one of the 12 NBA franchises that have never won a championship. There is optimism that the team’s title drought could be broken sometime soon, and on Saturday
UPROXXPascal Siakam Pascal Siakam And The Toronto Raptors Reportedly Agreed To A Four-Year Max ExtensionUPROXX - Bill DiFilippoPascal Siakam is getting paid. According to a report by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the league’s reigning Most Improved Player and the Toronto Raptors have agreed to a four-year max contract extension.
UPROXXKyrie Irving Kyrie Irving Spoke About China And Freedom After Pro-Hong Kong Protesters Appeared At Nets-RaptorsUPROXX - Ryan NagelhoutBROOKLYN — The Nets and the NBA hoped the controversy that occurred in China would largely be left behind overseas once they returned home, but Friday’s Nets-Raptors preseason game made it clear that the
UPROXXIndiana Pacers Report: The Pacers Are ‘Engaged In Active Trade Talks’ Centered Around Domantas SabonisUPROXX - Bill DiFilippoThe biggest question revolving around the Indiana Pacers this season, outside of when Victor Oladipo will make his return from a quadriceps injury, is how the two young standouts in the team’s frontcourt
UPROXXBasketball These Are The Top 100 Players In The NBA Entering The 2019-20 SeasonUPROXX - Brian SchroederThere’s been a lot of top-whatever rankings of NBA players lately, I know. It can be hard to do these in a way that is different, but here’s how I go about ranking guys. It’s based on my own 2K-style which
UPROXXNick Young Chiney Ogwumike And Nick Young Talk Their New Podcast And The Lakers/Clippers RivalryUPROXX - Sabreena MerchantThe UNINTERRUPTED network debuts a new podcast on Friday co-hosted by Los Angeles Sparks star and ESPN NBA analyst Chiney Ogwumike, NBA cult hero Nick Young, and actor Sarunas Jackson called “Certified
UPROXXDamian Lillard Dame D.O.L.L.A Plays ‘Money Ball’ In A Playful Video With Jeremih, Danny From Sobrante And Derrick MilanoUPROXX - joshua kellemDamian Lillard‘s (Dame D.O.L.L.A) third album BIG D.O.L.L.A came out in August, but, like with his “day job” (basketball), practice makes perfect. That said, Thursday night, Lillard released the deluxe
UPROXXZion Williamson Zion Williamson Is Slated To Miss A ‘Period Of Weeks’ Due To His Knee InjuryUPROXX - Bill DiFilippoThe basketball world received some potentially scary news on Thursday night. Zion Williamson, the prized No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, did not travel to New York to play in the New Orleans
UPROXXZion Williamson Zion Williamson Wants To Keep Shocking The WorldUPROXX - Bill DiFilippoZion Williamson has been blessed with some pretty broad shoulders. On them, he carries the weight of major expectations. Williamson enters the NBA with as much hype as any rookie in recent memory — since
UPROXXNBA Draft Top High School Prospect Makur Maker Will Reportedly Attempt To Enter The 2020 NBA DraftUPROXX - Brad RowlandThe 2020 NBA Draft is still more than eight months away but, as the 2019-20 NBA season rapidly approaches, it is time to start paying close attention to the incoming group of college freshmen and the intriguing
UPROXXZion Williamson Zion Williamson Didn’t Travel With The Pelicans To New York Due To ‘Knee Soreness’UPROXX - Robby KallandZion Williamson has looked spectacular in the preseason thus far for the Pelicans, which while that has to come with the caveat that is “it’s the preseason,” has only built even more hype for his upcoming
UPROXXAdam Silver Adam Silver Claims China’s Government And Businesses Asked For Daryl Morey To Be FiredUPROXX - Bill DiFilippoThe NBA found itself wading into geopolitical waters earlier this week following a tweet sent by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. While the tweet did not have any words, it did feature an showing
UPROXXNBA NBA GMs Believe The Clippers Will Win The Title And Giannis Antetokounmpo Will Repeat As MVPUPROXX - Bill DiFilippoThe NBA season is just around the corner. Preseason games are almost done, and in five days, regular season basketball will tip off, bringing the cold, dark, surprisingly hectic offseason to an end and
UPROXXLuol Deng Luol Deng Will Retire After Signing A Contract With The Chicago BullsUPROXX - Christian RivasAfter 15 years in the NBA, Luol Deng is calling it a career, and the former All-Star wing made sure to retire with the team that turned him into one of the best two-way players in the league. The Bulls
UPROXXNew York Liberty The New York Liberty Will Play At Barclays Center Starting Next SeasonUPROXX - Christian RivasWhen James Dolan and Madison Square Garden put the New York Liberty up for sale in 2017, there were concerns that the Liberty — one of the WNBA’s original franchises — would be relocated like the San Stars.
UPROXXBuddy Hield Buddy Hield On Sacramento’s Reported $90 Million Offer: ‘I See It Like An Insult’UPROXX - Bill DiFilippoThe ongoing contract negotiations between Buddy Hield and the Sacramento Kings have appeared to hit a strange impasse. Hield is eligible for an extension, and he’s made it clear that he’d like to cash
UPROXXDewayne Dedmon The Hawks Quest For A Defensive Identity Will Determine Their SuccessUPROXX - Robby KallandNEW YORK — The Hawks are high on the list of likely lottery teams worth watching as often as possible, but with a win total projection of 36 and expectations of fans in Atlanta high after a strong close
UPROXXBradley Beal Bradley Beal Has Signed A Two-Year Max Extension With The WizardsUPROXX - Robby KallandBradley Beal has emerged as one of the NBA’s best two-guards in recent years, and the Wizards have made it very clear they would like to compensate him as such to retain his services. The question facing
UPROXXVince Carter 42-Year-Old Vince Carter Caught Fire In The Second Quarter Against The KnicksUPROXX - Jamie CooperVince Carter is making history this season just by virtue of being on an NBA court. And on the cusp of his record-breaking 22nd year in the league, he’s proving early on that he’s still something left
UPROXXBuddy Hield Buddy Hield, Jaylen Brown, And The Ugly Side Of Restricted Free AgencyUPROXX - Robby KallandFor the 2016 NBA Draft class, this is a very important year. Some, like presumably Pascal Siakam, will have locked themselves into a long-term deal by the start of next week, but for many, this season
UPROXXJaylen Brown Jaylen Brown Reportedly Wants More Than The Four-Year, $80 Million On The Table From BostonUPROXX - Sabreena MerchantThe start of the NBA regular season is less than a week away, and that means the deadline to sign fourth-year players to a rookie extension is also fast approaching. The much-maligned 2016 draft class
UPROXXHollis Nick Nurse Was Brutally Honest When Asked About Rondae Hollis-Jefferson And Stanley Johnson’s DefenseUPROXX - Sabreena MerchantThe Toronto Raptors have some gaping holes to fill on their roster after the July exodus to Los Angeles of two of their starters. They’ve taken fliers on some young, second-draft worthy prospects like
UPROXXAllen Iverson Trey Burke Wants To Follow Allen Iverson’s Advice And Play His Heart Out In PhillyUPROXX - Bill DiFilippoTrey Burke grew up a huge Allen Iverson fan. Burke remembers watching sports growing up and being fascinated by this six-foot-nothing dude on the Philadelphia 76ers who, through pure force of will, was
UPROXXDenver Nuggets The Five Most Interesting NBA Players Entering A Contract YearUPROXX - Christian RivasIn exactly one week, the NBA regular season will tip off. However, the day before the regular season starts, almost every team around the league will have some business to attend to. From now until October
UPROXXCarsen Edwards Celtics Rookie Carsen Edwards Broke Out With A 26-Point Quarter Against The CavaliersUPROXX - Brad RowlandWhen Carsen Edwards slipped into the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft, it was a mild surprise. After all, the former Purdue guard was highly prolific at the college level and, under the bright lights
UPROXXLebron James LeBron James Knew People Would Take His Hong Kong Commentary Out Of ContextUPROXX - Ryan NagelhoutLeBron James once again responded to criticism after he finally spoke publicly about the fiasco the NBA found itself in after Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted support of Hong Kong protesters,
UPROXXNew York Knicks David Fizdale Says R.J. Barrett Will Play Some Point Guard For The Knicks This SeasonUPROXX - Jamie CooperDepending on the lens through which you view their offseason, things didn’t really go as planned for the New York Knicks this summer. They struck out on all the top-tier free agents, namely Kevin Durant,
UPROXXPodcasting ‘Knuckleheads’ Quentin Richardson And Darius Miles Talk About Their Hit PodcastUPROXX - Jamie CooperIn just two short years, the Los Angeles Clippers have closed the book on the Lob City era and hit the turbo boosters on the next phase of their evolution. The flawed but scrappy group they pieced together
UPROXXGerald Green The Rockets Reportedly Fear Gerald Green Could Miss The Entire Season With A Foot InjuryUPROXX - Bill DiFilippoThe Houston Rockets enter the 2019-20 season with their usual championship expectations. Despite the trade that saw them send Chris Paul to Oklahoma City, the Rockets believe that their 1-2 punch of James
