The Los Angeles Lakers officially announced over the weekend that Luka Doncic was the cornerstone of their franchise, signed a three-year, $165 million extension. LeBron James was clearly absent when teammates showed up at his press conference to support the 26-year-old star. This absence and the Lakers' organizational hub from James to Doncic have intensified…
Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Derek King Appointed as Hershey Bears head coach. King, 58, spent part of six seasons with AHL's Rockford Icehogs, working as an assistant coach since 2016-17. He helped the team to the Western Conference Finals in 2018 and was promoted to head coach on November 6, 2018 until he was promoted…
Just a year ago, Luka Doncic thought he would be a maverick of his life. Now, he is the Laker who travels a long distance, officially putting his pen to a maximum of three years of extension, worth up to $165 million. “I kind of thought, obviously not the moment I was traded, but then…
Damian Lillard is adding a new champion to Weber State's general manager of men's basketball. The seven-time All-Star team became the latest player in his role as general manager of etiquette at his alma mater, joining Davidson's Stephen Curry, Oklahoma's Trae Young, Patty Mills of Saint Mary's, Florida. But Lillard insists that he hopes it…
July 31, 2025 Hartford, Connecticut – Brendan Brisson experienced various first games in the 2024-25 season. The former first-round draft pick has trained the NHL with the Las Vegas Golden Knights for the first time in his career. He also experienced his first deal as he was acquired by the Golden Knights on the NHL…
Demarcus Cousins recently revealed what the NBA means to Nikola Jokic compared to life outside of basketball. Cousins had a surprising conversation with his former Denver Nuggets teammate. “A dangerous guy,” Cousins said of three-time league MVPs in the live podcast. “What I like most about Jokic is his personality. If you have the chance…
Kristaps Porzingis is now the Atlanta Hawks, but the veteran big man admits he thinks he went elsewhere this summer. “After the season, I talk to my agent and hope that one or more of us will be traded,” Porzingis said via BasketNews. “For a while, I thought I might run into the Spurs, but…
To give you a peek behind the curve, our kickoff in-office meeting for this book was on October 11, 2024. And as you can imagine, the last 10 months were an avalanche of nonstop heated debates (like, at each other's throats at times), a gazillion follow-up meetings, a pplethora of spreadsheets with updated iterations of…
Dallas shocked the NBA world by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers nearly six months later, Mavericks CEO Rick Welts is still defending the move, even as his explanation leaves many people's heads behind. Welts insists that the strong opposition from fans is not entirely negative. “You can’t have fear or regret in…
Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe shut down any serious beef idea between himself and the Dallas Mavericks. The prospect of the two top five stars was first of all the headlines from high school when the camera attracted them to swap words, but Edgecombe insisted it was never that deep. “It’s a friendly competition; on…