Hoops Rumors

The Warriors remain the NBA’s most valuable team, according to Kurt Badenhausen of Sportico, who unveiled the website’s updated NBA franchise valuations for 2024 on Wednesday. Badenhausen projects the Warriors’ value at $9.14 billion, making them one of three teams to surpass the $8 billion mark this year. The Knicks have a projected worth of $8.3 billion, while the Lakers come … [Read more...] about Warriors Remain Atop 2024 NBA Franchise Valuations

The NBA has scheduled an arbitration hearing regarding the Knicks/Raptors dispute for late July, reports Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (Twitter link). As Bondy points out, that means the hearing will occur nearly two years after the Knicks initially filed a lawsuit against the Raptors and over a year after a U.S. District Court judge referred the matter back to the … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Knicks/Raptors Dispute, Shamet, Simmons, Beekman, Celtics

Jordan Walsh impressed Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla with his willingness to play in Thursday’s win over Detroit, writes Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. The second-year forward was given the option to miss the game because of bruised ribs, but the team was already without Jayson Tatum and Sam Hauser. Walsh decided to play, even though it meant additional stress on his aching … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Walsh, Porzingis, Pritchard, Springer

Sam Presti and the Thunder were voted as the NBA’s best front office by a panel of 40 executives (team presidents, general managers, VPs, and assistant GMs) across the league who were polled by Sam Amick, John Hollinger, and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. As The Athletic’s trio explains, each respondent picked their top five NBA front offices and points were awarded in the same … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Top Front Offices, Daniels, NBA Cup, Rookies

Celtics star Jayson Tatum will be sidelined for Thursday’s matchup vs. Detroit due to right patella tendinopathy, per Souichi Terada of MassLive.com. Tatum, who also missed his first game of the season last week against the Pistons, was initially listed as questionable before being ruled out. As Terada writes, Boston is likely just being cautious with the All-NBA forward — the … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Tatum, Raptors, McCain, Sixers

Nets coach Jordi Fernandez struck a threatening tone after their loss to the Bucks on Sunday. After seeing his defense allow 67 second-half points, Fernandez had a pointed message for his players. “If our guys who wear a Brooklyn Nets jersey don’t play harder defense, they don’t have a place in our roster,” he said, per Jared Schwartz of the New York Post. The Nets shot over … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Fernandez, Nets Trade Talks, Celtics Offense, Hart, Towns

Ahead of an eventual win for his new team over his old one, Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart reflected on the Celtics’ decision to trade him as part of the three-team deal that sent center Kristaps Porzingis to Boston. The Celtics went on to win the title in the first year after the trade. As Bobby Manning of CLNS Media (Twitter video link) relays, Smart was surprisingly generous … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Smart, Grizzlies, Sheppard, Thompson

Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has been fined $25K for making a throat-slash gesture during Wednesday’s game against Detroit, the NBA announced (via Twitter). As Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe describes, Brown’s reaction came after he dunked the ball, and it was directed at Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart to send a message that the Celtics wouldn’t be intimidated. “Just caught … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Brown, Porzingis, Hauser, Pritchard

Klay Thompson is averaging just 12.6 points per game with career-worst shooting percentages of 38.1% from the field and 36.8% from beyond the arc through his first 19 games with the Mavericks. As ESPN’s Brian Windhorst writes in an Insider-only story, Thompson has started every game he has played so far for Dallas, but hasn’t always been part of the team’s closing lineup. “Klay … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Thompson, Mavs, Smart, Wembanyama