Kenny Kluska

3 days ago | lastwordonsports.com | Kenny Kluska

It is not often that a player goes from being named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team to out of the league just three years later. That was the case though for guard Kendrick Nunn. The 6-foot-2 guard received those first team honors in the 2019-20 season. He last played in the league in the 2022-23 season. Joining Panathinaikos in 2023, he became a star overseas. It resulted in Kendrick Nunn being named the EuroLeague MVP for the 2024-25 season.

3 days ago | lastwordonsports.com | Kenny Kluska

With all Game 1s of the opening round of the NBA playoffs taking place over the weekend, eight players finished with at least 30 points. Remarkably, the top three scoring outputs resulted in a loss. Here are the top Game 1 scorers in the opening round of the NBA playoffs. Top Game 1 Scorers In The Opening Round Of The NBA PlayoffsDespite being the highest scorer over the weekend, Luka Doncic saw his team lose by 22 points.

4 days ago | lastwordonsports.com | Kenny Kluska

You often hear that the NBA playoffs is a different animal. Yes, things are learned during the grind of the 82-game regular season. The postseason though is where coaches may stray from what they have grown comfortable with. Rotations are often shrunk as they want to win (or lose) with the players they trust most. Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau has been a successful head coach (at least in the regular season), but he can also be seen as stubborn.

5 days ago | yardbarker.com | Kenny Kluska

With the completion of the Play-In Tournament, we now know the draft lottery odds for each team sitting home for the playoffs. The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery will take place on May 12. There is a near-consensus top overall prospect in the 2025 NBA Draft in Cooper Flagg. In a little less than a month, the team that will have the opportunity to take him will be found out.

5 days ago | yardbarker.com | Kenny Kluska

If a player shoots 50/40/90 for the season, it is considered a magnificent season. That means they would have connected on at least 50% of their field goals, 40% of their three-point tries, and 90% of their free-throws. It would be unheard of and completely unprecedented to have a shooting split of 68.9/58.6/93.3. The Milwaukee Bucks finished with those marks in a team record performance on Tuesday night.