During radio interviews in the days that followed, McDonough questioned Bledsoe’s leadership and continually stated that he was receiving bad advice. Bledsoe chose not to respond directly to McDonough’s comments, but said he wanted to clear his name. “Not really,” he said when asked if he wanted to respond to being perceived as dishonest. “The situation is over with. What’s done is done. I can’t wait to join the Bucks, but I’m not a liar.”
During radio interviews in the days that followed, McDo…
July 6, 2022 | 6:01 pm EDT Update
Expectation is that Jalen Brunson deal with Knicks won't be finalized today

Marc Stein: The expectation, I’m told, is that Jalen Brunson’s new deal to join the Knicks is unlikely to be finalized today as part of the Day 1 wave of signings and trades after the NBA moratorium was lifted. More on Brunson and a slew of around-the-league topics: marcstein.substack.com/p/more-nba-fre…
Rudy Gobert believes he was traded because Jazz felt their window to win with that group was closed

Ryan Miller: Rudy Gobert on why he thinks he was traded: “The window for winning is not always big. … I think the organization felt like we had maybe past that window. … I think they just felt like with the assets that they could get with me, it was better for them to go that way.”
Jon Krawczynski: Gobert: The goal is to win a championship. That’s what I came here to do.