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[Krawczynski] Nickeil Alexander-Walker is widely expected to leave Minnesota this offseason. NAW is expected to land a deal for at least the NTMLE. The Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, and Miami Heat are among teams in the hunt for Alexander-Walker. — [Source](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/nba-free-agency-2025-offseason-trade-rumors-news/fnwUjcuMFEqi/fnx8PolHSRuc/) >With Naz Reid and Julius Randle in place, the Wolves will likely have to say goodbye to their other key free agent. Nickeil Alexander-Walker has likely priced himself out of Minnesota, which is trying to stay under the second apron to avoid repeater penalties on roster construction. Alexander-Walker is expected to land a deal for at least the nontaxpayer midlevel ex

Grizzlies GM Zach Kleiman's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year — Zach Kleiman has received a ton of praise over the years as a standout GM for the Memphis Grizzlies. His draft history is undeniable. Late first hits in Clarke, Bane, and Aldama. Second round hits in Vince Williams, GG Jackson, Jaylen Wells. I don't think there's a better drafting GM in the league than him. His prowess has earned him Executive of the Year honors in the past and he has a hell of a career ahead of him. What can't be ignored however, is just how bad he's been this year. Let's sta

Top Eight in the West: Records vs Each Other Going Into Sunday — Below are the records of the top 8 teams in the Western Conference vs the the other seven (win% included). While this definitely won’t be a clear indicator of postseason results, I think this does show that not only was the west tightly contested seeding-wise, but also that these teams have beat up on each other record-wise — outside the Cozy Corner BBQ (so tasty) outlier — all year. It was the regular season. I get it. So many factors affected results: injuries, back-to-backs, load management,

Official /r/nba Power Rankings #0 (10.24.2023) — [26/30 rankers reporting this week.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17bF--yJIj8G5O32Ii3aQ5QYAsUf45P6q46mKE4JZbKg/edit?usp=sharing) /R/NBA's Power Rankings are published every two weeks which is a bit different from most rankings. Other than that we rank the teams the same way as our competition. If write ups are left blank the team rep decided not to submit. We encourage any user to fill in the blanks in the comment section. [We are looking for Clippers, Pelicans and Raptors rankers, A

Can Desmond Bane keep the Grizzlies afloat? — Desmond Bane is even better than you think. The Grizzly with the beach ball biceps isn’t just a shooter, although he certainly is that. Few do it better. His 7.0 three-point attempts per game were the 26th-most in the league; of players who shot more, only Klay Thompson, Buddy Hield, and Michael Porter Jr. had a better shooting percentage than Bane’s 40.8%. 40.8% is somehow the lowest percentage of Bane’s short career; he shot 43.2% as a rookie and 43.6% as a sophomore on a similar number of a

Official /r/nba Power Rankings #10 (3.6.2023) — [24/30 rankers reporting this week.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1--xX0VpsDJBfsTPlnpVkF2IRD0RMEfIzX1wEyOxDP7Q/edit?usp=sharing) /R/NBA's Power Rankings are published every two weeks which is a bit different from most rankings. Other than that we rank the teams the same way as our competition. If write ups are left blank the team rep decided not to submit. We encourage any user to fill in the blanks in the comment section. \# | Team | Δ | Record | Comment | --: | :

[Clark] With Zion back in the lineup this season, Jonas Valanciunas has had to sacrifice shots. “It's not a time to put your egos and hunt the shots and create that imbalance. It's time to lock in, know your role, know what you can do to win.” — > "We have a great chance. It's not a time to put your egos and hunt the shots and create that imbalance. It's time to lock in, know your role, know what you can do to win. We all are really talented players. We can all probably score on a night 15, 20, 25. Sometimes you have to sacrifice something for bigger picture. For winning. For going for the playoffs. For going deep in the playoffs. Playoffs is different animal. It's not about scoring 45. It's going to be about stops, doing little things,

[Post Game Thread] The Memphis Grizzlies (12-8) defeat the New York Knicks (9-11), 127-123 led by Ja Morant’s triple double including a career-high 14 assists — || |:-:| |[](/MEM) **127 - 123** [](/NYK)| |**Box Scores: [NBA](http://www.nba.com/game/MEM-vs-NYK-0022200296/box-score) - [Yahoo](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/scoreboard/)**| || |:-:| | | |**GAME SUMMARY**| |**Location:** Madison Square Garden (19524), **Clock:** Final| |**Officials:** Tony Brothers, Nick Buchert, and Jonathan Sterling| |**Team**|**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Total**| |:---|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| |Memphis Grizzlies (12-8)|25|29|39|34|127| |New York Knicks (9-11)|26|26|31

FiveThirtyEight's 2022-23 Player Projections — With [538](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2023-nba-player-projections/)'s newest player projections just released, I scanned through all the players list in [nba.com](https://www.nba.com/players) with their respective projection. (the projections don't represent my own personal viewpoints) **MVP Candidate** * Nikola Jokic * Giannis Antetokounmpo * LaMelo Ball * Luka Doncic * Joel Embiid **All-Star** * Devin Booker * Jimmy Butler * Stephen Curry * Anthony Edwards * Darius Garland * Pa

2022-23 NBA Free Agents and Team Roster Tracker — EDIT: Updated as of 12:20PM CST - 02 July. Now that the draft is over I'm back again to update this all long offseason long. Let me know if I'm missing anything! [Last year's post]( https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/os753b/202122_nba_free_agents_and_team_roster_tracker/) UFA - Unrestricted Free Agent RFA - Restricted Free Agent TO - Team Option PO - Player Option ETO - Early Termination Option S&T - Sign & Trade (INT) - Playing Internationally (FA) - Ended last s

GAME THREAD: Golden State Warriors (29-8) @ New Orleans Pelicans (13-25) - (January 06, 2022) — ##General Information **TIME** |**MEDIA** |**LOCATION** | **BROADCAST**| :------------|:------------------------------------|:-------------------|:-------------| 7:59 PM Eastern |**Game Preview**: [NBA.com](http://www.nba.com/games/20220106/GSWNOP#/preview) | Smoothie King Center | **US**: | 6:59 PM Central |**Game Matchup**: [NBA.com](http://www.nba.com/games/20220106/GSWNOP#/pbp) | **Team Subreddits**| **Canadian**: |

Here are the Preseason Stats for EVERY player on EVERY Team — ***Eastern Conference*** ***Atlanta Hawks (2-2)*** - Trae Young: 20.5 PPG, 1.5 REB, 9.0 AST, 1.0 STL - John Collins: 14.2 PPG, 10.0 REB, 1.2 AST, 1.2 STL - De'Andre Hunter: 13.5 PPG, 2.5 REB, 2.5 AST - Danilo Gallinari: 12.5 PPG, 6.0 REB, 1.0 AST - Kevin Huerter: 12.3 PPG, 3.0 REB, 2.3 AST - Cam Reddish: 11.5 PPG, 2.0 REB, 2.2 STL - Bogdan Bogdanovic: 11.3 PPG, 2.7 REB, 3.0 AST, 1.7 STL - Lou Williams: 10.5 PPG, 2.5 REB, 1.0 AST, 1.0 STL - Clint Capela: 10.0 PPG, 10.0 REB - AJ Lawson: 8.0 PPG,

Here are the Stats for EVERY player in the Preseason for every team — ***Eastern Conference*** ***Atlanta Hawks (2-2)*** - Trae Young: 20.5 PPG, 1.5 REB, 9.0 AST, 1.0 STL - John Collins: 14.2 PPG, 10.0 REB, 1.2 AST, 1.2 STL - De'Andre Hunter: 13.5 PPG, 2.5 REB, 2.5 AST - Danilo Gallinari: 12.5 PPG, 6.0 REB, 1.0 AST - Kevin Huerter: 12.3 PPG, 3.0 REB, 2.3 AST - Cam Reddish: 11.5 PPG, 2.0 REB, 2.2 STL - Bogdan Bogdanovic: 11.3 PPG, 2.7 REB, 3.0 AST, 1.7 STL - Lou Williams: 10.5 PPG, 2.5 REB, 1.0 AST, 1.0 STL - Clint Capela: 10.0 PPG, 10.0 REB - AJ Lawson: 8.0 PPG,

What's the ceiling on this small ball team? — PG James Harden/ Cam Payne SG Fred VanVleet/ Jordan Clarkson SF Royce O'Neale/James Ennis/Trevor Ariza PF- Brandon Clarke/Cameron Johnson/PJ Tucker C- Ben Simmons/ Mitchell Robinson Scheme- Switch everything 2020 rockets aggressive style. Everyone on the starting lineup is a decent to great perimeter defender with guys like Harden Simmons and Clarke being able to switch inside. Isolation, mismatch hunting offense, emphasis on pace with Simmons in transition. Been messing around in 2k and

My 2021-2022 NBA Season Preview: #23 Memphis Grizzlies — Grizzlies Ok, here’s my NBA preview/power rankings. In this, I’ll go from team to team talking about them in detail and talking about how they did last season, their guards, forwards, and their centers, their head coach, their best case scenario and worst case scenario, a bold prediction about them, and a final prediction on how they’ll do for each team. I’ll also have one specific paragraph about an interesting player. Seems like a lot, but it’s certainly easier done than said, if anyone ever

2021-22 NBA Free Agents and Team Roster Tracker — Hope people still enjoy these posts every year. Back again to update it all (short) offseason long. [Last year's post](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/jbehct/202021_nba_free_agents_and_team_roster_tracker/) UFA - Unrestricted Free Agent RFA - Restricted Free Agent TO - Team Option PO - Player Option ETO - Early Termination Option S&T - Sign & Trade (INT) - Playing Internationally (FA) - Ended last season not on an active roster ***** ####ATLANTIC [](/BOS) **B

(Long Ass Post) Grading Every Danny Ainge Pick... Ever — **This was shared here from r/bostonceltics** The last page of Danny Ainge’s book has been written and we can finally put his career into perspective. While some of his draft picks haven’t fully realized themselves, it’s safe to look back on his drafting career and evaluate how he did from start to finish. Some of my grades may be through rose tinted goggles as I’m very fond of some of these players and while looking back on the draft pick. Some of the things that will impact a grade are: Contr

The Daily Run-Down, Jan 11th Edition — ​ Hey y'all back again here, also want to say again that to whoever sent me a DM yesterday on here, I swiped on the notification but the message disappeared, so I am not blowing you off and if you could send it again that would be appreciated. Thanks and hope you enjoy today's edition: ​ ​ * Kings and Pacers Battle it Out in Sacremento * Harrison Barnes and De'Aaron Fox lead the Kings as Barnes poured in a season high 30 points on 10/14 shooting to go along with 8 boa

11 Miscellaneous Tidbits about the 2019-20 NBA season you probably knew about but I decided to write about anyway, PART THREE — (reupload because I f-ed up the title) **Previous "Miscellaneous tidbits" posts, if you're interested:** [Part 1](https://np.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/gy7bqg/miscellaneous_tidbits_from_the_201920_season_that/) [Part 2](https://np.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/gyvtxm/miscellaneous_tidbits_from_the_201920_nba_season/) --- #Some terms# **per 75** = per 75 possessions, i.e. **points per 75 possessions** = measure of a player's **scoring rate**, an alternative to PPG. Each team plays at a different

Official /r/NBA Power Rankings #6 (01.13.2020) — [27/30 rankers reporting this week.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QhvdjbhF6jxcm9hDdKt9L2uzNlS8o_AU8cethaCQTjs/edit?usp=sharing) /R/NBA's Power Rankings are published every two weeks which is a bit different from most rankings. Other than that we rank the teams the same way as our competition. If write ups are left blank the team rep decided not to submit. We encourage any user to fill in the blanks in the comment section. \# | Team | Δ | Record | Comment | --: | :-

[OC] The current battle for the western 8th seed is the most exciting thing in the NBA. Who are you rooting for? — #What is the battle for the western 8th seed? There is only one team with a W/L record between .430 and .621 and that is OKC (.568) because this season, there happens to be a clear and massive gap between teams who are good and teams who are bad. While all of the good teams sit comfortably in playoff positions, we are nearing the All-Star Break and the Western conference has seven teams battling it out to secure that 8th seed. Those teams from 8th to 14th are the San Antonio Spurs, Portland Tr

[OC] "Hinge" players from the Southwest Division (Dallas, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans, San Antonio) — When a team is projected to win 35 games, they're most likely to go fall somewhere in between that 30 to 40 range. And that variance depends on a variety of factors: injuries, the streakiness of 3-point shooting, etc. However, each team also has some high variance *players* that will influence their upside and downside more than others. We're calling this a "hinge" player. It's not necessarily the "X-factor," because that hinge player may be the star of the team. He may be a rookie. He may be

Top Free Agent Predictions — This is just my personal predictions - my list is probably excluding people: Atlanta - Stays put. Potentially re-signs Dedmon. Will make a splash next year with the rookie deals. Boston - Malcolm Brogdon - fits their timeline, makes it impossible for Milwaukee to match, allows them to still target a young veteran big on a team that can't afford him. Carsen Edwards fills the role of Rozier, who they probably can't afford to pay, and Brogdon was probably more valuable than Bledsoe in the playoff

Every Player from the 2017-2018 NBA Season, rated in dollars per minute played. — Injuries, Demotion to G-League, and other exclusions from the active roster account for much of the higher DPM (dollars per minute) players, but there are notable top 30 contenders such as Meyers Leonard, who did not suffer from any of these. Player|Total Minutes|Salary|Dollars Per Minute| :--|--:|:--|:--| Gordon Hayward|5|$ 29,727,900.00|$ 5,945,580.00| Mindaugas Kuzminskas|2|$ 3,028,410.00|$ 1,514,205.00| Luol Deng|13|$ 17,190,000.00|$ 1,322,307.69| Josh McRoberts|6|$ 6,021,175.00|$ 1,003,529

2018 NBA Free Agent Tracker — #The winner of the 2018 Ring Chaser Award goes to.. Day|Player|New Team|Contract|Source|Old Team|Pos|Age|Type|2017-18 Salary| -:|-:|-:|-:|-:|-:|-:|-:|-:|-:| 2|DeMarcus Cousins|**GSW[](/GSW)**|**1yr/$5.3M**|[Charania](/8vnrvy)|NOP[](/NOP)|C-F|27.9|UFA|$18,063,850| ---- #"Must Bookmark" Reddit pages for the offseason. 1. Please visit /u/MrMittenz fantastic [2018-19 Team Roster Tracker](/8skfre). This has every team's current signees and roster holes in a very easy to read format. His page is