The Heat, in the interim, have added several players th…
Mike Singer: News: #Nuggets scouting coordinator Jon Wallace is headed to Minnesota, per source. He’ll be the director of player personnel for the Timberwolves and the GM of the Iowa Wolves.
Marc Stein: Players who currently wear No. 6 will be allowed to keep doing so, according to the league, but Russell’s jersey number will not be issued again by any NBA team to any player.
Speaking on a recent episode of The Draymond Green Show, the former Defensive Player of the Year made sure that Warriors teammate Stephen Curry was on his list. So was Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. Shaq, Tim Duncan, and of course, the one and only Michael Jordan rounded out Dray’s list (h/t Arjun Julka of The Sportsrush): “Shaq at the 5, Steph at the 1,” Green started. “I got LeBron James at 3, Timmy D at the 4, and if you think I was gonna have anyone other than MJ as the 2, you gotta be out of your mind. Although I must say Kobe was a very close 2nd from being on my starting 5.”
Former Lakers teammate Shaquille O’Neal, who himself is an all-time great, recently spoke out about how Kobe was motivated by none other than the GOAT himself, Michael Jordan. According to Shaq, Bryant just had to do everything in his power to try and one-up his idol: “Kobe emulated his game after Mike,” Shaq said. “And every time Mike scored he knew he had to score. That’s what you do when you go against a great player, aka your idol.”
Huge victory for Lamar Odom — the ex-NBA star is finally in possession of his own Instagram page again … after claiming his former management refused to give him access. Odom shared his relief on the social media platform on Wednesday … saying, “I’m back! Got access to my account thanks to Instagram.”
Jason Dumas: The Larry O trophy continues to make its rounds across the country. After recent stops in Toronto & Louisville, it finds itself in Milwaukee with Kevon Looney at his annual basketball camp. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/SOemeA3Hox
August 12, 2022 | 2:51 am EDT Update
Detroit a potential landing spot for Draymond Green?
In turn, they could be forced to consider sign-and-trade deals involving one or more of their top stars. And with Green reportedly eyeing a max contract next year, Golden State may choose to draw their line in the sand. And according to an Eastern Conference executive who spoke with Sean Deveney of Heavy.com, the Detroit Pistons could be a potential landing spot for Green.
But this is less about the trade and more about the fact that Green could legitimately choose to leave Golden State for Detroit. While it’s weird to think about Green playing anywhere other than with the Warriors, he’s always wanted to play for Detroit, according to sources.
