Alder Almo

Knicks Writer at Heavy

covering NBA & WNBA for @HeavyOnSports | Knicks for @StarSportsHub | trending news for @AthlonSports | @AAJA member | 📧 [email protected]

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Articles

Warriors Flip Jonathan Kuminga for $55 Million Star in Blockbuster Trade Pitch

6 days ago | heavy.com | Alder Almo

The writing’s on the wall for a Jonathan Kuminga–Golden State Warriors breakup this summer. Golden State coach Steve Kerr’s move to yank Kuminga out of the rotation in their most important games of the season—a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers for the No. 6 seed and a win over the Memphis Grizzlies for the No. 7 seed—just confirmed what has been bubbling for the past two years. Kuminga was not and will never be Kerr’s type of player.
Rockets’ Dillon Brooks Throws Subtle Jab at Warriors’ Draymond Green

6 days ago | heavy.com | Alder Almo

Houston Rockets rugged forward Dillon Brooks threw what looked like a subtle jab at Draymond Green, his Golden State Warriors counterpart, in his ejection prediction for their first-round playoff series. “I don’t know,” Brooks told reporters. “I’m not gonna get ejected. I’ll leave that to someone else.”Green has 23 ejections in his career, the second-most in NBA history, behind Rasheed Wallace’s 29.
Lakers' Luka Dončić Sends Strong Message to Timberwolves Star

6 days ago | heavy.com | Alder Almo

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić is looking forward to one particular matchup in their first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, which begins on Saturday, April 19. Facing French center Rudy Gobert. “Since I came to the league, I like to play pick-and-roll,” Doncic said on Thursday, per ESPN. “I like to get a center on me.”Dončić’s most iconic shot to date was his game-winning 3-point shot against the Timberwolves’ star center in last year’s Western Conference Finals.
Warriors' Bizarre Move Is 'All-Time Like Whoa,' Says NBA Analyst

6 days ago | heavy.com | Alder Almo

The Ringer’s Zach Lowe was as perplexed as everyone else about why Jonathan Kuminga was bizarrely yanked out of the Golden State Warriors‘ rotation in their must-win games of the season. “Benching Kuminga is an all-time like ‘Whoa’ in the biggest game of the year,” Lowe said on his podcast “The Zach Lowe Show” on April 14 after Kuminga’s first CD-DNP in the Warriors’ overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Warriors Star Draymond Green Moved by Benched Teammate's 'Selfless Act'

6 days ago | heavy.com | Alder Almo

Golden State Warriors veteran forward Draymond Green made special mention of seldom-used center Trayce Jackson-Davis for his selfless act during their 121-116 win over the Memphis Grizzlies that clinched them the No. 7 seed. “I want to mention something that I saw today that no one will give a [expletive] about,” Green told reporters. “Trayce Jackson-Davis did something on the bench today. He didn’t play in the game.
Ex-Knicks GM Scott Perry Favored Over Champion Exec for Kings Job

1 week ago | heavy.com | Alder Almo

Former New York Knicks general manager Scott Perry has emerged as the frontrunner to lead the Sacramento Kings front office following the departure of Monte McNair, The Athletic reported. McNair and the Kings mutually agreed to part ways, according to The Athletic, after a meeting with franchise owner Vivek Ranadive after their season ended with a lackluster 120-106 loss to the Kyrie Irving-less Dallas Mavericks at home on Wednesday, April 16, in the play-in tournament.
Rockets Have 'Mutual Interest' With Ex-James Harden Teammate

1 week ago | heavy.com | Alder Almo

The Houston Rockets are back in the playoffs for the first time in the post-James Harden era. And unlike those Harden Rockets teams who played with a high-octane offense, this new Rockets iteration has done it by the exact opposite way — playing smothering defense. An early flameout could lead them to trade for Kevin Durant, Harden’s former teammate in Oklahoma City and Brooklyn, according to ESPN’s NBA insider Shams Charania.
Warriors' Jonathan Kuminga's Reaction Revealed After 2 Straight DNPs

1 week ago | heavy.com | Alder Almo

The likelihood of Jonathan Kuminga remaining with the Golden State Warriors beyond this season is decreasing by the day. ESPN’s NBA insider Shams Charania reported on Wednesday, April 17, that Kuminga’s camp is “exhausted” by the disrespect after two straight CD-DNP (coach’s decision-did not play). How do they go from here? This is the biggest question hanging over the Warriors and Kuminga as they prepare to face a young, hungry, athletic Houston Rockets team in the first round of the playoffs.
Lakers Make Key Playoff Roster Decision

1 week ago | heavy.com | Alder Almo

The Los Angeles Lakers made a key roster decision ahead of their first-round playoff series against the bigger Minnesota Timberwolves. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka opted not to convert any of their two-way centers Christian Koloko and Trey Jemison III to a standard contract, making them ineligible to play throughout the playoffs.
Warriors' Draymond Green Makes Bold Statement on Jonathan Kuminga Benching

1 week ago | heavy.com | Alder Almo

Jonathan Kuminga was benched for the second straight game as the Golden State Warriors survived the Memphis Grizzlies‘ late push with a 121-116 Play-In Tournament victory on Tuesday, April 15, to clinch the No. 7 seed in the playoffs. As Kuminga has fallen out of favor, Draymond Green, his biggest supporter within the team, defiantly said the 22-year-old forward will have a meaningful role in their first-round playoff series against the No. 2 seed Houston Rockets.