Barry Jackson: Celtics Are the Most Worrisome Threat to Miami in the Giannis Sweepstakes

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Barry Jackson: Celtics Are the Most Worrisome Threat to Miami in the Giannis Sweepstakes

"Among teams that could easily top a Heat trade offer for Antetokounmpo, the Celtics always loomed as the most worrisome," Jackson wrote in the Miami Herald. Boston could simply offer Jaylen Brown straight-up for Giannis, giving Milwaukee an All-NBA return Miami cannot match with a Herro-led package. "Boston hypothetically could offer six-time All-Star Jaylen Brown for Antetokounmpo."

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Chris Webber Calls Spurs’ Game 4 Collapse Dumbest and Most Arrogant Game

Webber called San Antonio’s collapse “probably the dumbest game” and “most arrogant game” with the Finals stakes so high. He credited New York’s “heart” for the comeback, but said the Spurs ignored common sense by taking early threes instead of slowing down or going inside. Webber called their decision-making “unforgivable” for a skilled team.

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Jalen Duren Expected to Command More Than $30 Million Per Year

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Jalen Duren Expected to Command More Than $30 Million Per Year

League sources expect Duren to command more than $30 million per year in restricted free agency this summer, per Tim Bontemps. The Pistons big man averaged 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in the regular season but struggled in the playoffs. "A hefty price tag for Duren cuts down on the Pistons' future flexibility quite a bit," Bontemps wrote.

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Spurs’ 3-1 Finals Hole Gets One-Game-at-a-Time Message From Iman Shumpert

Shumpert said San Antonio’s 3-1 deficit requires “an insane amount of focus,” but warned the Spurs cannot compare themselves to Cleveland’s 2016 comeback with Kyrie Irving and LeBron James. He said Game 5 at home is a “statement game” and “back to the wall game.” For New York, Shumpert said, “this has to be over in San Antonio.”

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De’Aaron Fox’s Missing Floor Generalship Draws Stephen A. Smith’s Ire

Smith said Fox should have been San Antonio’s “calm beneath the storm” as a 29-point lead disappeared in Game 4. “You are the point guard,” Smith said, arguing Fox needed to slow the offense, tell Victor Wembanyama to post up, and demand no shots before “eight to six seconds” left. “You guide them,” Smith added.

By Raahib Singh

LeBron James Could Join Steph Curry and the Warriors This Summer

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LeBron James Could Join Steph Curry and the Warriors This Summer

There is "curiosity on both sides" about a LeBron James move to the Golden State Warriors, a well-connected league source told Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area. LeBron becomes an unrestricted free agent this month. "It might not happen, but there's enough there that we shouldn't ignore the possibility," the source said. "It's mostly up to LeBron."

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