Kurt Helin
Lead NBA Writer and Managing Editor at NBC Sports
Lead NBA writer/managing editor at https://t.co/wTce3VljGq Husband, father, hoops junkie, wanna be foodie.
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2 days ago |
nbcsports.com | Kurt Helin
The basketball gods chose to bail out Nico Harrison. The organization that inexplicably gave away Luka Doncic in a trade deadline deal entered Monday night with a 1.8% chance of winning the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery — and they got it. The Dallas Mavericks have the No. 1 pick, an ending to the lottery that will provide years of fuel for the conspiracy theorists around the league.
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2 days ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Kurt Helin
It's a big summer in Houston. This is a 52-win Rockets team that took a big step forward this season behind an entertaining and athletic young core led by Alperen Sengun, Amem Thompson and Jalen Green. Houston had the fourth-ranked defense in the league, but the playoffs highlighted how much this team needs an elite bucket getter to spark their half-court offense. Houston has the picks and young players available to assemble a blockbuster trade to get that player.
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2 days ago |
nbcsports.com | Kurt Helin
The one game the Cleveland Cavaliers won in their second-round series — the one game they looked like the 64-win juggernaut from the regular season — was when Donovan Mitchell scored 43 in Game 3. Whether Mitchell will play in Game 5 will be a game-time decision after re-aggravating an old injury in Game 4, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. Mitchell had an MRI on his bothersome ankle Monday, but the team has not formally released the results from that test yet.
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2 days ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Kurt Helin
The one game the Cleveland Cavaliers won in their second-round series — the one game they looked like the 64-win juggernaut from the regular season — was when Donovan Mitchell scored 43 in Game 3. Whether Mitchell will play in Game 5 will be a game-time decision after re-aggravating an old injury in Game 4, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. Mitchell had an MRI on his bothersome ankle Monday, but the team has not formally released the results from that test yet.
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2 days ago |
nbcsports.com | Kurt Helin
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been loyal to the Milwaukee Bucks for a dozen years. He’s used his contract leverage to pressure the franchise to make upgrades, but he always extended his contract with the team where he won a title and two MVP awards. That may be changing, something ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Get Up. He added that the Bucks front office and Antetokounmpo’s agents will sit down soon and discuss his future.
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Cavaliers vs. Pacers Game 4: Indiana dominates from opening tip in 20-point win, Donovan Mitchell injured https://t.co/M4Me4D45t5
2025 NBA Playoffs notes: Karl-Anthony Towns injures hand, Curry's return, Porzingis' illness https://t.co/Vm9cojfN4R
Celtics vs. Knicks Game 3: Boston shoots 50% from 3, never trails while cruising to first win in series The biggest adjustment the Knicks need to make for Game 4? Don't fall behind by 20+. https://t.co/0XKbodFH9N