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It is a rarity in NBA history to see a franchise shun headline-grabbing trades, focus on patience, and still capture a championship on its first real run. The Oklahoma City Thunder are that exception: a youthful core built through the draft and refined by unconventional coaching ideas surged from a...
Five Minutes That Changed Finals Lore Until the last TV timeout of Game 4 in the 2025 Finals, the series looked set to tilt toward Indiana. By then the Thunder had failed to find any rhythm between shots and passes: just 2-for-14 from deep, double-digit turnovers and only eight assists, all whil...
Injury That Turned the Decisive Game Late in the opening quarter of the Finals decider against Oklahoma, Indiana’s offensive maestro suddenly crumpled to the floor with no contact from an opponent. The medical staff quickly laid the guard flat on the hardwood while the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crow...
Неудачное начало года: что произошло на закрытом празднике Традиционная новогодняя тусовка в особняке Джеймса Хардена в Хьюстоне внезапно превратилась из светского события в потенциально уголовную историю. По словам Марисы Уотли, приглашённой на вечер, племянник знаменитого защитника «Лос-Анджелес...
1. A Surge That Never Became a Comeback The script of Game 5 of the NBA Finals looped an old story: the Pacers, like a wind-up toy, crawled from a hopeless -16 to a nerve-tingling -2, posing as a team capable of flipping the game at any moment. This time, however, they lugged around a sack of...
Doubt and Pain: When a Leader Has No Time to Heal Ahead of Game 6, it seemed the Thunder needed only to step onto the floor and collect the trophy. The Pacers had dropped two straight, and their maestro Tyrese Haliburton was battling a sharp calf pain—during the regular season he would have sat at...
25 июня в «Барклайс-центре» Нью-Йорка комиссар НБА Адам Сильвер объявил, что форвард университета Дьюк Купер Флэгг выбран «Даллас Маверикс» под первым номером драфта-2025. Болельщики получили именно тот исход, которого ждали весь год: 18-летний винг с рекордным набором наград официально начинает про...
Deadline Sensation: The Trade That Changed Everything At the very end of the season, the front offices of the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets set off a fireworks display on the trade market. Thirty-six-year-old sharpshooting forward Kevin Durant, a two-time NBA champion and one of the most skille...
Bold Opt-Out: A Step Toward Long-Term Stability Star combo guard Kyrie Irving made a strategic move by declining the $43-million option in his previous contract and choosing a longer horizon of cooperation with the Dallas Mavericks. The gesture signals the player's desire for a sustainable proje...
Not Just Anyone, but the Best: The Journey From Overlooked High Schooler to NCAA Star When city high-school championships were held in Hamilton, Canada, the name of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did not appear on the shortlist of top prospects. Coaches praised his wingspan and coordination but sighed at...