Nba All Star Game 2017

Pre-all Star Game Edition

... Marc Stein ) or opts out after the season, the Denver Nuggets could use Jackson's skill set on the wing. To go at No. 15, he may need a big March for North Carolina, though that hasn't been an issue for him over the past two years. 16. Detroit Pistons: John Collins (Wake Forest, PF, Sophomore). 17 of 31. Lance King/Getty Images. Make that eight straight 20-plus-point games for John Collins, one of the country's breakout stars. At No. 16, he'd give the Detroit Pistons some extra bounce at power forward alongside center Andre Drummond. Collins has consistently picked up easy buckets for Wake Forest by beating teams down the floor and backdoor for lobs. Defense and basketball IQ aren't strong suits for Collins, but that won't matter outside the lottery. An exciting athlete, lively rebounder and developing shooter in the mid-range, he has emerged as an enticing mid-first-round option. 17. ...

Starters, Reserves, Injury Updates On Top Stars

... anywhere else," Anthony recently told Marc Berman of the New York Post. “You were thinking that? You were writing about that?” I didn’t give any indication of that.”. If the Knicks do decide to move Anthony, they'll now be able to sell him as a 2017 all-star. Stevens Embracing Role as All-Star Coach. The man who will be coaching Anthony in New Orleans the weekend is Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens. The fourth-year NBA coach has never been to an All-Star Game but is extremely excited about the opportunity to coach the Eastern Conference this year. The most exciting part for Stevens, though, isn't the honor, it's the opportunity to share it with his family. He recently explained his outlook , per AP basketball writer Tim Reynolds. My 11-year-old son is really excited. My 7-year-old daughter is just as excited but for different reasons. She hasn't gotten the basketball bug like my 11-year-old. She's just ...

Nba, New Orleans Stand Tall Together As All-star 2017 Nears

... the NBA commissioner. There was little time for him to dwell on the stubbornness of karma and paying it forward. His problem had reached a stage of urgency. NBA All-Star 2017  was seven months away, and Silver didn’t know where it was going to be played. There was more to his assignment than finding an open gym for a few hours on a Sunday night. Over the years, All-Star weekend has grown up to dwarf any traveling circus. "It’s an opportunity for people to participate in community service events,’ says Silver, ticking off the ancillary functions that bring together the "family’ of NBA employees, sponsors, media and fans. "We have our Technology Summit, which is a business gathering; we have a forum on Saturday morning where we’re often talking about critically important societal issues. The doctors are meeting, the trainers are meeting, the players are getting a chance to catch up with each other. The Players Association holds one of their most important meetings. It’s an opportunity for our team owners and executives to catch up with each other.’. The requirements include an NBA-ready arena, 6,000 hotel rooms, a transportation ...

Sb Nation's Guide To The 2017 Nba All-star Game

... behind his back, and finishing with a finger roll. Joel Embiid. ore myth than man until this year, the slow-developing process has been worth the wait. The question isn’t what can he do, but what he can’t do, and no one has an answer yet. Embiid is exploring his abilities in real time, unveiling aspects of his game no one knew he had. Only artificial time constraints can slow his rise, but even under those strict parameters his game has no boundaries. That is he is playful and fun only adds to the allure. Evolutionary moment: Recording a chase-down block on James Harden at one end and dribbling the length of the court for a short jumper at the other. Kristaps Porzingis. e came from Latvia, fully formed and ready to conquer the world. While others waited for him to assimilate, Porzingis was already here, armed with unlimited range and no small amount of self-assuredness. His quest has been made harder by the dysfunction that surrounds him in New ...

2017 Nba All-star Game Betting Lines, Preview And Game Mvp Odds Roundup

... the previous two years, with Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder named MVP both times. Westbrook may or may not be the fifth player in the lineup along with the four Warriors, including Stephen Curry , Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and former teammate Kevin Durant , when Kerr puts his own guys in the West's lineup, but he is listed as the +350 favorite (bet $100 to win $350) on the All-Star Game MVP odds. Westbrook will be looking to win that award for the third straight time. Outside of Westbrook and the four Warriors, the Western Conference squad also includes James Harden (+700 to win MVP) of the Houston Rockets and Anthony Davis (+650) of the hometown New Orleans Pelicans. Curry is the +600 second choice to win MVP, while Durant is also +700 and Green is +5500. The Eastern Conference team is led by Le Bron James (+700) and Kyrie Irving (+750) of the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers, who saw a ...

Nba All-star Weekend 2017 Brings In New Wave Of Players

... KD Has His Best Game of the Season vs. Thunder. Was the NBA Right or Wrong to Reduce Fan Influence on All-Star Starters. Who Should Star in the Remake of 'White Men Can’t Jump'. The Greek Freak vs. the Beard: Harden and Giannis Face Off in Houston. Allen Iverson Will Reportedly Coach Former NBA Stars in 3-on-3 Tournament. Mr. December: See John Wall Once Again End the Year as NBA's Player of the Month. Greg Anthony's Starting 5: the Top 5 Trade Targets in the NBA. Jordan Clarkson Fouls Goran Dragic & James Johnson Isn't Having It. Top 3 Landing Spots If the Chicago Bulls Move All-Star Jimmy Butler. Giannis vs. Porzingis: Battle of the International Unicorns. James Harden vs. Russell Westbrook: Who's the Real MVP. Ric Bucher's NBA Power Rankings: New Year Sees a New Team at #1. Bucher Buzz: the Reason the Hawks Are Likely to Trade Paul Millsap and Others. Bucher Buzz: League Sources Say Bulls Have Begun Shopping Jimmy ...

Nba Power Rankings Heading Into 2017 All-star Game

... ↑ 3 Spots. Just when you thought it was safe to give up on the New Orleans Pelicans, they go and close out the pre-break schedule with a 3-1 road trip culminating in a victory against the playoff-bound Memphis Grizzlies. Solomon Hill showed actual signs of life against Memphis, scoring a season-high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting, but the Pels' success stemmed mainly from the Anthony Davis-Jrue Holiday pairing. In 134 minutes together last week, those two posted a plus-8.9 net rating, which is a hugely encouraging sign considering they're only at plus-0.1 on the season. Davis and Holiday have to be dominant in order to offset the roster's lack of depth. And if they can crush opponents like they did this past week, New Orleans will get away with the minus-3.1 net rating (good for 19 th in the NBA) its bench produces. Also helpful: The Pelicans own the third-best defensive rating in the league since Feb. 10. 21. Philadelphia 76 ers. Sorry, but I'm never going to stop being delighted by the Sixers finding ways to win. Their T. J. Mc Connell-led defiance is ...