Derek Fisher says Sasha Vujacic will start at SG tonight. Afflalo is out.
[h=1]Smith: Towns should be ROY favorite
[/h]Stephen A. Smith says of No. 1 overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns: "He's being schooled and tutored by KG. ... He's going to be in position to put up some decent numbers."
[/h]Stephen A. Smith says of No. 1 overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns: "He's being schooled and tutored by KG. ... He's going to be in position to put up some decent numbers."
[h=1]Donovan reinventing Thunder offense
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Royce Young writes of new Thunder coach Billy Donovan: "Movement. Spacing. Passing. Those are the unicorns of Thunder offense, empty words that have been bandied about the last few seasons by players and coaches when reality told a much different story ... Donovan's aim is to make the offense more inclusive, more versatile, more precise, more diverse and more effortless
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Royce Young writes of new Thunder coach Billy Donovan: "Movement. Spacing. Passing. Those are the unicorns of Thunder offense, empty words that have been bandied about the last few seasons by players and coaches when reality told a much different story ... Donovan's aim is to make the offense more inclusive, more versatile, more precise, more diverse and more effortless
[h=1]Legler: 'Anthony Davis is not Kevin Durant'
[/h]Tim Legler didn't like the way Anthony Davis started playing against the Warriors, but still thinks the big man can bounce back and improve his game.
[/h]Tim Legler didn't like the way Anthony Davis started playing against the Warriors, but still thinks the big man can bounce back and improve his game.
During the Heat's championship runs, Chris Bosh moved out to the perimeter, becoming the rare center who took 3-pointers. Now it's happening league-wide, leading Bosh to say: "It's not cool. I'm supposed to be the guy doing this stuff."
The Nets are expected to start Shane Larkin, Wayne Ellington, Joe Johnson, Thaddeus Young and Brook Lopez tonight against Chicago. Andrea Bargnani, who missed the entire preseason, says his hamstring feels good and he doesn't expect to have any minutes restrictions.
Morning shoot around. The Spurs expect an intense atmosphere tonight against Oklahoma City.
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Wayne Ellington will start tonight.
Erik Spoelstra says Amar'e Stoudemire will sit out the season opener tonight vs. CHA due to "maintenance." Stoudemire's debut will likely come Friday against Cleveland.
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Andrea Bargnani does not expect any restrictions tonight. Hamstring feels good.
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The rookie will start at power forward tonight against the Bucks in his NBA debut. The 7-foot-3 forward, drafted 4th overall this year, averaged 7.5 points on 37% shooting in four preseason games.
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The rookie will start at power forward tonight against the Bucks in his NBA debut. The 7-foot-3 forward, drafted 4th overall this year, averaged 7.5 points on 37% shooting in four preseason games.
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D'Angelo Russell will start tonight against Minnesota along with Jordan Clarkson, Kobe Bryant, Julius Randle and Roy Hibbert
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Pregame work.
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The Warriors center left in the third quarter of Tuesday's win over the Pelicans and did not return. He'll have to be cleared under the NBA's concussion protocol before returning to action.
LeBron James' back won't keep him out of playing tonight on the tail end of the Cavs' first back-to-back of the season, per coach David Blatt. The same goes for Timofey Mozgov's knees. CLE has everyone but Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert available.
Joakim Noah certainly looks like a guy who is going to try and play tonight. He's been warming up for about 45 minutes trying to get loose. He always gets excited to play in Brooklyn since it's so close to where he lived in NYC when he was younger.
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With Dwight Howard out for the season opener, Clint Capela, 22, gets the start at center vs Denver. "You have to remember, Clint has played a handful of NBA games," Kevin McHale said. "He had some playoff games but he's got a long way to go. So Clint is not a finished product. He's just a kid, pump the breaks on that. Let Clint develop and get better."
