Hoops Hype

“You have a sandwich effect—the second apron pressing down,” said ESPN’s Brian Windhorst on The Hoop Collective Podcast. “The teams are in the second apron: Phoenix, Minnesota, Boston trying to get out of it. I think all three of them are going to try to get out of it. You got a couple of teams headed into the second apron—I think Cleveland, one more—but the second apron is not … [Read more...] about

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The Timberwolves undeniably had significant interest in Kevin Durant in February when Phoenix unexpectedly made him available. Question is: Have they identified greater needs in the wake of a five-game playoff exit to Oklahoma City in the West finals? … [Read more...] about Timberwolves had significant interest in Kevin Durant at trade deadline

Reid was the Sixth Man of the Year last season and has become a cult-like figure in the Twin Cities for his rise from undrafted rookie to impact player. He will turn 26 in August and likely will get interest from several teams looking for a dynamic big. The Wolves know how valuable Reid is to the team and the community and will have discussions in hopes of retaining him, team … [Read more...] about

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Sunday’s Knicks-Pacers NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 averaged a 3.2 rating and 7.1 million viewers across TNT and truTV, marking the largest audience in a decade for Game 3 of the East Finals — since Hawks-Cavaliers on TNT in 2015 (7.76M) — and the second-largest of the playoffs. (Lakers-Timberwolves Game 4 in the first round still holds the top spot with 7.35 million on … [Read more...] about

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