Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Can teams like Toronto and Portland stay hot? We’re back for another weekend preview of the bubble in Orlando, with a few main story lines emerging. For one, Phoenix and Portland look like the two best teams vying for the 8th spot in the West, and by a large margin. At this point, Memphis may be lucky to get into the play-in tournament as … [Read more...] about Orlando Bubble Weekend Preview
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Lynx 87, Fever 80: What Can Brown Do for You?
Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images Lexie Brown’s game is coming alive as she leads the Lynx past the Fever to move to 5-1. After yet another slow start, the Lynx righted the ship in the second quarter, and led throughout the second half before putting away the Indiana Fever 87-80. The win pushes the Lynx to 5-1 on the season, making them one of the biggest … [Read more...] about Lynx 87, Fever 80: What Can Brown Do for You?
Training camps for “delete 8” reportedly might happen inside Orlando bubble
Whether the eight teams not invited to the NBA restart will have training camps and get together for scrimmages depends on who you ask. There are some teams adamant they will be at a massive disadvantage if their young teams go nine months without playing competitive NBA basketball. The problem is bringing teams together creates … [Read more...] about Training camps for “delete 8” reportedly might happen inside Orlando bubble
Minnesota Timberwolves: A glimmer of hope for a second bubble
There’s renewed hope that the Minnesota Timberwolves could be part of a second bubble. After weeks of “will-theys” and “won’t-theys” regarding the NBA’s creation of a second bubble, we now … have another “will they?” situation. But at least it includes the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was just earlier this week that The Athletic reported that […] Minnesota Timberwolves: A glimmer … [Read more...] about Minnesota Timberwolves: A glimmer of hope for a second bubble
NBA Explores Idea Of Bottom Eight Teams Conducting OTAs At Disney Campus
A report earlier this week suggested that the idea of creating a second “bubble” this summer for the NBA’s bottom eight clubs to conduct organized team activities appeared to be losing steam. However, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic, league officials made it clear in a Wednesday conference call that they’re still trying to figure out as solution that will allow those … [Read more...] about NBA Explores Idea Of Bottom Eight Teams Conducting OTAs At Disney Campus
Fifteen minutes later, Taylor received a phone call from Silver. Twenty-six years later, Silver and more than a dozen others still have a clear picture of those harrowing days during the summer of ’94 when the future of the Timberwolves was hanging in the balance. Every person interviewed includes their job title at the time of the transaction. “It was a difficult situation, … [Read more...] about
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On the other side of the table, a former state senator from rural Minnesota who had built an empire thanks to business success in printing and agriculture stared right back at him after handing over an 8 1/2-x-11 sheet of paper with his offer to buy the team. After listening to his accountants and attorneys tell him there was no way they could consider an offer presented in … [Read more...] about
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A few weeks before it became known that he is seriously exploring selling the Timberwolves, Taylor reflected on the chaotic process that thrust him into the owner’s chair back in 1994. It is a wild tale filled with visions of runaway horses, vampire sightings and white-knuckle negotiations that prevented the team from hopping a riverboat down to New Orleans just five years … [Read more...] about
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The twists and turns are befitting a franchise that has spent the vast majority of its 32 years of existence trying to find its way. That lifespan — at least in Minnesota — would have been a lot shorter had Taylor not emerged out of nowhere to hammer out a deal during a breakneck week of negotiation, and without speaking to a single soul at the league office. After shaking … [Read more...] about
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