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Timberwolves Shopping Ricky Rubio; Kings Have 'strong Interest

... Most regrettable NBA Draft picks in every first-round spot. DETAILS: The Kings reportedly have "strong interest" in a trade for Rubio, who is making $13.5 million for this season and will be owed $29 million through 2019. Minnesota, however, is looking for a better deal than what the Kings are offering. THIS SEASON: Rubio, 26, is averaging 7.6 points, 7.9 assists and four rebounds per game this season and ranks 34 th among point guards with a 14.40 player efficiency rating. Muhammad is a quality small forward backup who was on a bit of a tear for his standards before laying two duds against the Mavericks and Thunder. From Dec. 25 to Jan. 11, Muhammad averaged 12.4 points compared to his season average of 7.8 points per game. Dunn, 22, was Minnesota's fifth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. He's still getting his feet wet in the NBA, playing just 16 minutes a game with averages of 3.9 points and 2.3 assists. OUR TAKE: Right now is the perfect time ...

City Officials Deny Report That Louisville Is Finalist For Nba Expansion Team

... 893-9000 or the anonymous police tip line at (502) 498-CLUE. Monday, January 16 2017 5:18 PM EST 2017-01-16 22:18:54 GMT. Doctors are encouraging people to take extra precautions to prevent the spread of norovirus. Tuesday, January 17 2017 1:02 PM EST 2017-01-17 18:02:41 GMT. Brooks explained he's all about "People Loving People" and is "praying" for Trump but due to a scheduling conflict, he ultimately had to turn down performing on January 20. Tuesday, January 17 2017 6:12 PM EST 2017-01-17 23:12:50 GMT. Tristan Ballinger. A father from Oldham County is fighting with his health insurance company to keep his son at Frazier Rehab after a he sustained brain injuries from a "freak accident.". Tuesday, January 17 2017 5:14 PM EST 2017-01-17 22:14:37 GMT. An unexpected call put a maintenance worker in Jeffersonville, Indiana, on a first-name basis with President-elect Donald Trump. Tuesday, January 17 2017 4:13 AM EST 2017-01-17 09:13:32 GMT. John Yarmuth. Louisville Congressman John Yarmuth will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Friday. Tuesday, ...

Nba Capsules

... shooting. Jabari Parker and Giannis Antetokounmpo each scored 23 points for Milwaukee, which led 54-46 at halftime. PACERS 98, PELICANS 95. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jeff Teague had 16 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, helping Indiana win for the fifth time in six games. The Pacers shot 50.6 percent from the floor and had five players score in double figures. Paul George had 19 points, and Myles Turner added 18 points and 12 boards. All-Star center Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 16 points despite missing the final 19 minutes after hurting his right hip and left thumb. Team officials said X-rays were negative. NUGGETS 125, MAGIC 112. DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored a career-high 30 points, Emmanuel Mudiay dished out a career-best 13 assists and Denver followed its "home" win in London with another victory at the Pepsi Center. Jokic also grabbed 11 rebounds and Kenneth Faried scored 20 points for the Nuggets, who certainly packed their surging offense with them when they returned home from London. They routed Indiana 140-112 last Thursday in England and remained on that sort of shooting streak, hitting a season-high 58.4 percent from the floor. They also had 33 ...

How Many Of The Nba's 7-footers And Other Bigs Developed Their Pretty Good 3-point Shots

... up. I shot for long time this summer, I tried to shoot as much as possible just to keep my touch.”. Myles Turner, who was a good 3-point shooter in high school , shot just under 2 3-pointers a game in college and went from shooting only 12 3-pointers last season to over 55 this season already. He echoed what Lopez said about the value of repetition. No matter how good of a shooter a player is in college, he pointed out, the college 3-point line is just a mid-range jumper in the NBA. “I worked a lot this summer. I shot about 800 to 1000 shots a day,” he said. “I was working with my (former AAU) coach back home. He really said, ‘You have the ability to do it, so let’s prove it to everyone.’ When I think about it, it sounds like a lot but it really wasn’t that much at the time. It was something I liked to do, so it was just fun.”. USA TODAY Sports Images. Hornets center Frank Kaminsky, who has shot over 150 3-pointers this season and put up 202 in 2015-16, said he built on a skill he’s always had to have – he wasn’t really that tall until a huge growth spurt late in high ...

Draymond, Durant Have Turned The Warriors Into The Nba's Best Defensive Team

... the odds-on favorite for Defensive Player of the Year, but this season has also been a showcase for Durant's abilities on that end of the floor. Kevin Durant has the length to contest shots easily. USATSI. For the past few years, the Warriors have had size, but it looks like their length, quickness and versatility have been more important all along. Golden State is still capable of switching just about any pick-and-roll, and, dating all the way back to the Mark Jackson days, it has been one of the best teams in the league when it comes to defensive communication and trust. In the wake of Monday's blowout, there will be an effort to assign all sorts of meaning to one regular-season game. I reject the idea that this one matchup was any more or less significant than the Warriors' one-point loss to the Cavs on Christmas Day. More relevant is the fact that ...

These Cavs-warriors Games Are Not Previews Of The Nba Finals

... we likely still haven’t seen what the teams will look like if they meet for the third Finals in a row this June. More Sports. Basketball matchups aren’t really between teams, they’re between lineups. Fans are familiar with the famous five-man units, like the Warriors’ Death Lineup of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala and Harrison Barnes, or the Megadeath Lineup, which swaps out Barnes for Kevin Durant. But the ramifications of more minor adjustments can be profound: In last season’s Finals , Le Bron James, Kyrie Irving, Richard Jefferson, J. R. Smith and Tristan Thompson outscored opponents by 26.9 points per 100 possessions in 66 minutes; but when they swapped out Thompson for Iman Shumpert for 14 minutes, the Cavs were outscored by 16 points, or 56.6 points per 100 possessions. So lineups matter. And during the regular season, the Cavs’ and Warriors’ Finals lineups don’t play each other very much. The Cavs’ five most-favored lineups against the Warriors during the regular season have played a combined two minutes against them in the Finals. Two minutes! Obviously, injuries ...

Chris Paul To Undergo Surgery For Torn Ligament In Thumb

... Brooklyn Nets 119-109 on Tuesday night. Toronto won its fourth straight game and extended Brooklyn's losing streak to 11 in a row. The Nets have not won since Dec. 26. Terrence Ross added 15 points for the Raptors, who opened the game with an 11-0 run but fell behind after the first quarter. Brook Lopez had 28 points for the Nets. Caris Le Vert and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored 14 apiece. Toronto took a 92-85 lead into the fourth quarter and never looked back. De Rozan led the way with 10 points in the third period, equaling Le Vert's total in the quarter. Lopez and Joseph each scored 14 in the second (see full story). Mavericks edge Bulls, 99-98, for 3 rd straight win on late Matthews' 3. CHICAGO - Wesley Matthews made a go-ahead 3-pointer from the wing with 12 seconds left, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 99-98 on ...

Tonight Is Closest Thing To An Nba Iowa-fest

... 1999. Monday January 16, 2017. Columnist giving commentary and information about sports in Iowa. Tuesday January 17, 2017. Covering Iowa State and central Iowa for Eastern Iowa. Monday January 16, 2017. Kernels baseball, Rough Riders hockey and a lot of things in between. Tuesday January 17, 2017. I cover high school sports and Iowa women's basketball. Tuesday January 17, 2017. Your source for all things auto racing in Eastern Iowa. Tuesday December 20, 2016. Sharing community and high school contributed stories. Sunday January 15, 2017. New-look Iowa City West swimmers embrace tradition, high expectations. CEDAR RAPIDS - When a boys' swimming team graduates 85 percent of its points from a state runner-up squad, one might expect a significant drop-off. The Iowa City West Trojans seek to dispel that notion with a splash of experience, a few new. ». Tuesday stuff: Tonight is closest thing ...