Devin Booker, Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant will earn $150M next season.

The salary of the three players is more than 14 teams total payroll in 2024-25.

Kawhi Leonard said his right knee “just didn’t respond the way we wanted it to after the first game, but we’re going to get it right.” The plan was for him to play limited minutes tonight.

Tax Teams and the Playoffs

1. Golden State- eliminated in the play-in
2. LAC- down 2-1
3. Phoenix- down 2-0
4. Boston- tied 1-1
5. Milwaukee- down 2-1
6. Denver- up 3-0
7. Miami- tied 1-1
8. LAL- down 3-0

Damian Lillard said Pascal Siakam landed on his foot, which twisted his knee in the first quarter. He said he then aggravated an Achilles injury in the 4th quarter

He's hoping to get out ahead of the rehab/treatment process to get some explosiveness back for Game 4

If there was a golden opportunity to foul up 3, Indiana just had it.

Especially with Milwaukee having no timeouts.

NEWS: Liam McNeeley, a top-10 recruit and the top available high school prospect in 2024, has committed to UConn, he told ESPN.

'It felt like a perfect fit. There's no reason we can't contend for a three-peat.'

The offseason in Portland

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Not only is Holmgren the 1st rookie with 15 points and 100% FG in any playoff quarter in the last 25 years... he's the first rookie with 15 points in a first quarter in the last 25 years.

h/t ESPN Stats & Info

30 points for Caleb Martin and Haywood Highsmith.

Highsmith is a FA and Martin has player option.

Priority this offseason is carving out financial flexibility to bring both back.

Miami is a projected 2nd apron team.

That was one of the great road playoff wins that I’ve seen in a long time, considering the circumstances:

- No Butler
- No Rozier
- Blown out in game 1
- Boston 37-4 at home
- Best regular season team

The complete voting results for the 2023-24 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year.

Minnesota Timberwolves center-forward Naz Reid is the recipient of the John Havlicek Trophy as the 2023-24 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year.

The offseason in Houston

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With the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in the books, we look ahead to the two-month sprint toward the 2024 NBA draft.

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Phoenix is running on fumes right now.

Maxey is a restricted FA this offseason.

He is eligible to sign a five-year $205M max contract with the 76ers.

Why does Rudy Gobert — “the odd guy from France who’s winning a lot of awards” — receive so much scorn from other players? He has his theories. He’s also at peace.

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Watching the Knicks send all 5 players crash the offensive boards was like listening to this podcast with JJ and Coach Hurley.

Same philosophy of going after offensive rebounds but also limiting your opponents points in transition.