What Giannis did and did not say
Giannis Antetokounmpo insisted he won't request a trade. He has not yet said he'll sign a contract extension. That makes it unclear whether he'll suit up for the Bucks again.
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LaMelo is not having a ball
The flashy star reportedly would be open to moving on from Queen City. This can go a couple different ways.
The cold, calculating Clippers are paying a different Norm Powell price
Los Angeles did the cap-savvy thing by trading their 32-year scorer before he needed an extension. The result is a 4-10 record.
Beam me down
The Sacramento Kings are once again the bleakest franchise in the NBA.
Good for Willie Green
Joe Dumars and Troy Weaver put a coach they didn't trust in charge of a roster no one could fully trust with a couple of huge bets on the line. How did it possibly go wrong?