Mike Prada
NBA Staff Editor at The Athletic
@TheAthleticNBA editor. Author of "SPACED OUT: How the NBA's 3-Point Revolution changed everything you thought you knew about basketball.”
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | John Hollinger |Mike Prada
Hello basketball fans! Welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of the final day of the NBA regular season, with postseason implications galore. By day's end, with all 30 teams in action, playoff seeding will be solidified. We already know the first-round matchups and Play-In tournament participants in the East. In the West, four teams (Nuggets, Clippers, Timberwolves, Warriors and Grizzlies) remain separated by one game, with one doomed to join the Grizzlies in the Play-In tournament.
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2 months ago |
nytimes.com | Mike Prada
Beyond the blockbusters - and one blockbuster in particular - there were a number of other intriguing moves involving key role players. There were also the usual salary dumps, pick swaps and efforts to duck under the luxury tax. Here's a list of every trade made this season, from the massive to the mundane.
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Jan 24, 2025 |
nytimes.com | Mike Prada |John Hollinger |Michael Charles
Follow along for live updates regarding all things NBA trade deadline, including the dynamic saga surrounding Jimmy Butler We've already seen a few trades this seasonHere is a full list of NBA trades that have already taken place:Jan. 21: Phoenix acquired three future first round picks from Utah in exchange for a 2031 first round pick.
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Jan 22, 2025 |
nytimes.com | Kelly Iko |Mike Prada
With 2.8 seconds left of their game against the Houston Rockets, the Cleveland Cavaliers seemed fated to complete a furious fourth-quarter rally Wednesday at Toyota Center. With the Cavaliers down two points, Darius Garland, their potential All-Star guard and 90 percent free-throw shooter, sat alone at the free-throw line with three chances to give Cleveland the lead. Even if he failed, Cleveland would have the ball with a chance to seal the game.
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Jan 15, 2025 |
nytimes.com | Mike Prada |Sam Vecenie
The Hornets will also receive three second-round picks from Phoenix — one in 2026 and two in 2031 — while sending back one in return: the least favorable 2025 second-rounder between the Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets. ESPN was first to report the news. The addition of Richards, 27, will add a new wrinkle to a Suns frontcourt currently in flux. The fifth-year big man is averaging 8.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game in 21 minutes per contest.
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Not a fan of this at all. A better idea: Extend the 3-second violation to the corners. Keep the 3-point arc, but don't allow players to stand in the corner for more than three seconds at a time.
It's time to act. 1 in 9 shots are now corner 3s. https://t.co/Uz3xB0WciH
