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JJ Redick Expresses Gratitude to Team, Players and Staff After Series Win vs. Rockets

The Lakers closed out their series against the Rockets 4-2 and JJ Redick spoke on how it's a team effort and the gratitude he is feeling. "I'm so grateful to represent the Lakers, I'm so grateful for our players. I'm so grateful for my staff," Redick said, highlighting the effort put in to win one single basketball game.

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Houston Rockets Not Expected to Fire Ime Udoka This Summer

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Houston Rockets Not Expected to Fire Ime Udoka This Summer

Despite a first-round exit to the Lakers, Udoka is not expected to be fired this summer, per Amick. Houston lost the series 4-2, scoring a season-low 78 points in the finale. "While Udoka will certainly be under fire...he signed a lucrative multiyear extension last summer that most league observers believe should shield him from being fired," Amick wrote.

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Rockets Expected to Chase Giannis, Kawhi, or Donovan Mitchell This Summer

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Rockets Expected to Chase Giannis, Kawhi, or Donovan Mitchell This Summer

Rival executives expect the Rockets to chase another star this summer, per Amick. Houston has five tradable first-round picks and young assets to offer. "But whether it's chasing Antetokounmpo, or perhaps Leonard or Mitchell, that approach runs the risk of backfiring if they come up short while sending the wrong kinds of signals to this current core," Amick wrote.

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about 2 months ago

Gilbert Arenas Calls Out the Double Standard Being Used Against Nikola Jokic

"It's presented as a team game until you want to run the narrative on how bad a player is doing...We're removing the rest of the players on his team," Arenas said after Denver's first-round exit. Arenas, while mimicking the media, said: "Jokic, you fu*ked up. Jokic, you lost. Jokic, you can't get over the hump."

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Chet Holmgren Says Sam Presti Deserves the First Statue Outside OKC's New Arena

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Chet Holmgren Says Sam Presti Deserves the First Statue Outside OKC's New Arena

Holmgren wants the first statue outside OKC's new arena to belong to the man who built the defending NBA champions. "I think the first statue outside the new arena is probably going to be a Presti statue," he said. Holmgren has previously called Presti the best GM of all time. "If there was a vote, I'd vote for it."

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Nikola Jokic Expected to Sign Four-Year $278 Million Extension With Denver Nuggets

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Nikola Jokic Expected to Sign Four-Year $278 Million Extension With Denver Nuggets

Jokic is expected to sign a four-year, $278 million extension with Denver this summer, per Shams Charania. He passed on a $212 million deal last offseason to wait for the larger figure. Jokic averaged 27.7 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 10.7 assists on 56.9% shooting this season and said after elimination he still wants to be a Nugget forever.

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