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NBA News: Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant Wins Rookie Of The Year Honors Over Zion Williamson

NBA News: Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant Wins Rookie Of The Year Honors Over Zion Williamson

Point guard Ja Morant — who joined the Memphis Grizzlies this season as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft — was officially honored as the association’s best first-year player on Thursday. Per an announcement from the league — seen at NBA.com — the 21-year-old has been named Rookie of the Year […]

4y ago

NBA News: New Orleans Pelicans Reportedly Fire Head Coach Alvin Gentry

NBA News: New Orleans Pelicans Reportedly Fire Head Coach Alvin Gentry

Alvin Gentry has reportedly been relieved of his duties as head coach of the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Andrew Lopez were the first to report on his official dismissal from the job via Twitter on Saturday. The Pelicans just wrapped up a season in which they compiled a 30-42 record and […]

4y ago

Zion Williamson, Pelicans Could ‘Enter The Championship Race As Soon As Next Season,’ Per ‘Bleacher Report’

Zion Williamson, Pelicans Could ‘Enter The Championship Race As Soon As Next Season,’ Per ‘Bleacher Report’

The New Orleans Pelicans may have lost the face of the franchise, Anthony Davis, last summer, but they managed to gather a group of young and promising talents that are expected to give them a bright future. Aside from the three players — Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Josh Hart — that they got in […]

4y ago

Barack Obama Surprises Zion Williamson, Luka Doncic, Trae Young And More At NBA All-Star Weekend

Barack Obama Surprises Zion Williamson, Luka Doncic, Trae Young And More At NBA All-Star Weekend

All eyes in the basketball world are on Chicago this weekend as the city hosts NBA All-Star Weekend. Three of the game’s most talented youngsters — Zion Williamson, Luka Doncic, and Trae Young — got a surprise of a lifetime when they were greeted at an NBA event by former President Barack Obama. Actors, musicians, […]

4y ago

New Orleans Pelicans Vs. Houston Rockets Preview, Odds: Zion Williamson Gets Test Against ‘Small Ball’ Houston

New Orleans Pelicans Vs. Houston Rockets Preview, Odds: Zion Williamson Gets Test Against ‘Small Ball’ Houston

Super Bowl Sunday in the NBA brings its own “super” matchup, as the league’s leading scorer, James Harden of the Houston Rockets, goes up against perhaps the most punishing defender to enter the league since Patrick Ewing 25 years ago, according to Sports Illustrated. Of course, that player would be the league’s 2019 top overall […]

4y ago

NBA Rumors: Rookies Pick Surprising Player To Have Best Career Of 2019 Draft Class

NBA Rumors: Rookies Pick Surprising Player To Have Best Career Of 2019 Draft Class

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson may be the hands-down choice for most people — including many players from this year’s NBA draft class — to win the league’s Rookie of the Year award in 2020. However, these same rookies chose someone else as the most likely 2019 draftee to have the best overall career, […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: Pelicans’ David Griffin Compares Zion Williamson To Former All-Star Forward In New Interview

NBA Rumors: Pelicans’ David Griffin Compares Zion Williamson To Former All-Star Forward In New Interview

As the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson will be entering the upcoming NBA season with high expectations. Despite the standout performance he showed in his one year playing for the Duke Blue Devils in college, it remains to be seen how the 6-foot-7-inch, 285-pound forward will […]

5y ago

Zion Williamson’s NBA Summer League Season Over, Pelicans Shutting Him Down After Injury

Zion Williamson’s NBA Summer League Season Over, Pelicans Shutting Him Down After Injury

The NBA Summer League season is over almost before it began for Zion Willamson. The New Orleans Pelicans announced on Saturday that they would be shutting down the top overall draft pick after he bruised his knee in a game on Friday night against the New York Knicks. As the team announced Saturday afternoon on […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: After Acquiring Zion Williamson, GM David Griffin Insists Pelicans Are ‘Jrue Holiday’s Team’

NBA Rumors: After Acquiring Zion Williamson, GM David Griffin Insists Pelicans Are ‘Jrue Holiday’s Team’

After seven straight years of working together, All-Star center Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans decided to part ways in the 2019 NBA offseason. The Pelicans recently reached an agreement to trade Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, and three first-round picks. The departure of […]

5y ago

NBA Draft Rumors: Pelicans Considering Trading Up To Draft R.J Barrett Second Overall, Per Marc Berman

NBA Draft Rumors: Pelicans Considering Trading Up To Draft R.J Barrett Second Overall, Per Marc Berman

With the 2019 NBA Draft just two days away, Duke forward Zion Williamson is still expected by most pundits to be taken by the New Orleans Pelicans with the No. 1 overall selection. Murray State’s Ja Morant and Williamson’s Duke teammate, R.J. Barrett, are generally thought of as the likely second and third overall selections, […]

5y ago

NBA Draft Rumors: At Least Four Teams Looking To Trade Their Picks, Move Out Of Top Spots

NBA Draft Rumors: At Least Four Teams Looking To Trade Their Picks, Move Out Of Top Spots

The 2019 NBA Draft is now just a month away, and already the rumors about draft-day moves are starting to swirl with a report that at least four teams are willing to deal top picks. This year’s draft comes with quite a bit of clarity at the top, with Duke big man Zion Williamson the […]

5y ago

NBA Trade Rumors: Knicks Move Ahead Of Lakers And Celtics In Race For Anthony Davis

NBA Trade Rumors: Knicks Move Ahead Of Lakers And Celtics In Race For Anthony Davis

Earlier this week, the New Orleans Pelicans knew what it felt like to have the stars align — and fate work for them — as they secured the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. It is pretty much a given that they will select Duke forward Zion Williamson, but now, what happens […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: Zion Williamson ‘Excited’ To Play For Pelicans, Stepfather Says

NBA Rumors: Zion Williamson ‘Excited’ To Play For Pelicans, Stepfather Says

In the hours following the news that the New Orleans Pelicans had won the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday — and with it, the chance to draft Duke star Zion Williamson first overall next month — speculation abounded that Williamson could somehow pull a power play to avoid going to the Pelicans. Such a power […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: Pelicans Still Don’t Want To Trade Anthony Davis To Lakers

NBA Rumors: Pelicans Still Don’t Want To Trade Anthony Davis To Lakers

The story is well-known by now — New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis, before the trading deadline in February, announced that he would not be re-signing with the Pelicans, and requested a trade. The Pelicans negotiated for the next few weeks with the Los Angeles Lakers, but reports indicated New Orleans wasn’t particularly inclined to […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: Celtics Still Plan To Pair Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving

NBA Rumors: Celtics Still Plan To Pair Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving

The Boston Celtics are still hoping to swing a trade for Anthony Davis and subsequently re-signing Kyrie Irving, per Frank Isola of The Athletic. This is despite Davis’ reported unwillingness to sign long term in Boston as well as Irving’s terrible performance in the team’s second-round playoff series loss to Milwaukee. No matter, Isola quoted […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: No Indication Zion Williamson Would Refuse To Play For Pelicans

NBA Rumors: No Indication Zion Williamson Would Refuse To Play For Pelicans

The New Orleans Pelicans won the NBA Draft Lottery Tuesday night, giving them the right to draft one of the most highly-touted prospects in years, Duke’s Zion Williamson. The Pelicans are already dealing with a trade demand from their current star center, Anthony Davis, who is also a former top overall draft pick. While some […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: Despite Zion Williamson Lottery Win, Anthony Davis Still Wants Trade

NBA Rumors: Despite Zion Williamson Lottery Win, Anthony Davis Still Wants Trade

The New Orleans Pelicans came away the big winners in Tuesday’s NBA Draft Lottery, landing the top pick and putting themselves in position to land Duke’s Zion Williamson, the consensus top player in the draft. Per The Inquisitr, the Pelicans’ win led some NBA observers to believe that the Pelicans’ Anthony Davis would rescind his […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: The Pelicans’ Shocking Lottery Win Could Drastically Change The Anthony Davis Trade Trajectory

NBA Rumors: The Pelicans’ Shocking Lottery Win Could Drastically Change The Anthony Davis Trade Trajectory

It was within seconds of the New Orleans Pelicans winning the NBA Draft Lottery and the chance to snag generational talent Zion Williamson that the rumors started — would Anthony Davis now be rescinding his trade demand and staying with what could be an immediate Western Conference contender? The consensus appeared to be yes. The […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: Zion Williamson Key To Knicks’ Acquisition Of Anthony Davis Next Summer, Per ‘New York Post’

NBA Rumors: Zion Williamson Key To Knicks’ Acquisition Of Anthony Davis Next Summer, Per ‘New York Post’

Without a legitimate NBA superstar on their roster, the New York Knicks suffered another huge disappointment in the 2018-19 NBA season, failing to reach the Eastern Conference Playoffs for the sixth straight year. However, the Knicks aren’t expected to remain at the bottom of the league next year. In the 2019 NBA offseason, the Knicks […]

5y ago

NBA Rumors: Zion Williamson Might Not Be A Good Fit For Phoenix Suns As Prospective No. 1 Pick, Per ‘ESPN’

NBA Rumors: Zion Williamson Might Not Be A Good Fit For Phoenix Suns As Prospective No. 1 Pick, Per ‘ESPN’

Duke forward Zion Williamson may be considered by pundits as the odds-on favorite to get picked first overall in the 2019 NBA Draft, but as most NBA fans would know, some teams turn out to be better suited for a blue-chip rookie prospect than others. The Phoenix Suns are one of three teams that have […]

5y ago

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