One of those awards will be the Sixth Man of the Year award. In 2019, the finalists for this award are Montrezl Harrell, Lou Williams (both of the L.A. Clippers), and Domantas Sabonis (Indiana Pacers). Lou Williams is a 2-time winner of this award and is actually the reigning 6th man of the year from 2018. It is conceivable he could win his third and 2nd straight accolade in this category....
This movement placed franchises in the position to pick and choose from a pool of capable players. Many of them have found new NBA homes, and we took a look at how they fit with their current teams. Buyout teams are in parentheses: Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis, PF, Clippers (Magic). The Clippers have one of the NBA’s better frontcourt tandems in Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, but their bench has left much to be desired....
“I think the one thing you know not to do as a coach is to talk about another job while it is still occupied,” one veteran NBA coach told Sporting News. “You just don’t do that. This is a tough business, there are only 30 jobs and no matter what you think of a guy, every one of us puts his heart and soul into what we do every day....
Rosters are currently limited to 12 players from each conference, but in the wake of the controversies surrounding the initial snubs of Sacramento’s DeMarcus Cousins and Portland’s Damian Lillard, Silver said he’d like to create “another slot.” MORE: SN editor recreates Curry’s workout | Rondo suffers orbital fracture | MJ vs. Kobe “I rely heavily on our basketball folks in terms of where the coaches’ (voting) came out,” said Silver, now in his second year as commissioner....
May 6 is also National Nurses Day in the U.S., and May 12 marks international nurses day across the world and Florence Nightengale’s birthday. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), the first Nurses Week was observed between October 11 through 16, 1954, to mark the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s mission to Crimea. But it wasn’t until 1974 when President Nixon issued a proclamation that a week would be designated by the White House as National Nurse Week....
With the early signing period, some of the nation’s top recruits will sign a national letter of intent to play for the school of their choice. Several of the top players have already committed to their schools. MORE: SN’s 2018 All-Americans Sporting News — using 247Sports’ Composite rankings — lists the top 10 uncommitted recruits for the class of 2019. Keep an eye on these 10 players when the early signing period opens:...
NATO foreign ministers said Friday that they are focusing on how to safely evacuate their citizens and Afghans thought to have their safety compromised because of the Taliban. Stoltenberg said the “big challenge” for NATO is working “harder on how we can get more people…into the airport, then processed and then onto the planes.” “As long as evacuation operations continue, we will maintain our close operational cooperation through Allied military means,” said a joint NATO statement about evacuation efforts at the Kabul airport....
In an exclusive interview with Newsweek, Adomenas said the Nord Stream 2 project poses a danger to the security of the European Union, NATO, and Ukraine, which is fighting Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country and demanding the return of the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Moscow in 2014. “The fact that the project is going ahead is quite deplorable,” Adomenas said. The $11 billion Nord Stream 2 is going ahead despite objections from successive American administrations and a host of EU member states, among them the Baltic nations along the frontier with Russia....
The concerns of NATO’s diplomats came before the organization’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said its pullout is “progressing” on Tuesday. Less than 9,000 troops from NATO and the U.S. are still in Afghanistan ahead of the set withdrawal date of September 11. The alliance of 30 nations will continue their “civilian diplomatic presence in Kabul, to provide advice and capacity-building support to Afghan security institutions,” Stoltenberg said. NATO, which has been involved in Afghanistan since 2003, will continue to provide funding to Afghanistan’s security force despite the troop pullout....
Exercise Exercise is probably the single most important thing a woman can do to improve her overall health and well-being throughout her life. Regular weight-bearing exercise helps prevent and reduce bone loss and plays a key role in reducing your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and many types of cancer. You need to get at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week, such as brisk walking, jogging, gardening, or dancing....
Avatar opened to near-universal acclaim and set the bench-mark for the modern theater experience, only to be followed months later by a horrendous post-conversion Clash of the Titans. Similar highlights (and lowlights) have occurred in the gaming industry but, if Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception developer, Naughty Dog is to be believed - the best is yet to come. The in-house Sony team was quoted in the most recent issue of Edge - with Uncharted 3 lead designer Jacob Minkoff asserting that the upcoming triple-A title won’t just push the boundaries of third-person action-adventures, it’ll also push sales of 3D TVs:...
Despite its reputation as a developer of single-player only experiences, Naughty Dog has included multiplayer modes in many of its flagship titles. Naughty Dog games feature a signature combat style that works well in multiplayer, and the modes usually attract a lot of players. In fact, the developers just announced shutting down the PS3 servers for the first Last of Us game earlier this month. RELATED: The Last of Us 2 Has Hilarious NSFW Crash Bandicoot Easter Egg...
The reason is simple. The Pelicans probably can’t keep him, even though they’d dearly love to, and every team across the league is eager to get their hands on arguably the league’s best big man. Throughout the season so far, he’s averaging 28.5 points, 13 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game on 50.7% FG. Those are MVP numbers in an ordinary season and he’d easily be a frontrunner for the award if the Pelicans didn’t have such a poor record....
The hosts dominated the visitors throughout the game and never showed any signs of slowing down as they went on to win this game, 116-108. Draymond Green made his return to the starting lineup after an 11-game absence due to a toe injury. Curry was once again the key for Warriors as he scored 38 points and showed why he is the best guard in the league. Throughout the course of this article, let us take a look at three of the talking points from the Warriors’ easy win against the T-Wolves....
The team finally managed to sign a superstar in LeBron James this summer, and the 33-year-old’s arrival has managed to quickly propel the Lakers back into playoff contention. The Lakers are currently 5th in the Western Conference standings, with an impressive record of 16-10, and there is now genuine belief among the fanbase that the team will soon return to their former glory. #3 LeBron shows no signs of slowing down Despite turning 34 later this month, LeBron James remains the NBA’s best player....
Also, there are teams who are making playoffs push, trying to somehow sneak in. This week saw some of the league’s biggest superstars have disastrous performances. In this article, we take a look at the five most disappointing performances from week 20. #5 Kyrie Irving - Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics had a terrible week as they further slipped in the conference standings. One good thing, however, is the fact that there is a huge gap between them and the Brooklyn Nets who are at the sixth spot and therefore, the Celtics can’t further regress unless they go on some really terrible losing streaks....
It was a tremendous offensive performance by the Bucks and they outperformed the Nets in every department. Bucks looked substantial right from the word go as Brook Lopez knocked down a couple of three-pointers and helped Bucks finish the quarter with a 6-point lead. The second quarter could not get any better as Bucks routed the Nets. They had a 9-0 run to finish the half which took the lead to 19 points....
The Bucks are the best team in the NBA at the moment. They have a 48-15 record and are the first team to qualify for the playoffs. They also hold the best road record in the NBA. The Bucks have been superbly led by Giannis Antetokounmpo. Giannis is having an elite MVP-like season. He is averaging 27.1 points, 12.6 rebounds and 6 assists per game for the season on an outstanding 58% shooting from the floor....
But at the end of the night, 60 players were drafted by the various teams to play in the NBA. The 2018 NBA Draft did not have a flurry of trades happening throughout the night, but it did have its own set of star players that joined the teams but then for some reason or the other, had an underwhelming rookie season. Let’s take a look at the top 5 rookies from the 2018 draft that should and need to demand a trade to reinvigorate their young careers once again....
RELATED: NBA 2K22: Best Center Build Dribbling skills, post moves, passing ability, and body control all fall under the category of playmaking. Players that invest in these abilities benefit the team, but they also can benefit themselves by getting open and breaking down defenders. In NBA 2K22, these are the ones who always seem to find the open shots, and these are the badges they use to get them....
