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Mike D'Antoni: Victor Wembanyama Will Win 10 MVP Awards

"He can be back and impact the shot anyway. He's the only guy who can do that," D'Antoni said, explaining that Wembanyama's length lets him break the fundamental rule of screen coverage. "You can't teach that, and you can't get around that. That's why he's going to be the two-time defending MVP for the next 10 years."

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Paul Pierce Warns OKC's Injury Crisis Could End Their Championship Hopes

"You got to be healthy at this time of the year," Pierce said, with Mitchell ruled out for Game 4 with a calf strain and Williams questionable with a hamstring as OKC leads the Spurs 2-1. "If they not going to be able to come back and be full throttle against the Spurs, it could be over."

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Brian Windhorst Says Victor Wembanyama's Game 4 Should Raise Alarm Bells For Thunder

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Paul Pierce Says Karl-Anthony Towns Has Unlocked a New Dimension of the Knicks' Offense

"He's open up the offense, he's finding guys," Pierce said, noting Towns is averaging 5.2 assists in the playoffs, up from 3.7 in the regular season. "It looks like since the playoffs this is a whole another dimension of the offense that the Knicks are given that we didn't see in the regular season or even flashes of it."

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ESPN Appears To Have Leaked Coach Of The Year Winner

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ESPN Appears To Have Leaked Coach Of The Year Winner

ESPN appeared to reveal J.B. Bickerstaff as Coach of the Year before Tuesday’s announcement, listing Detroit’s coach alongside other award winners in an All-NBA article. The screenshot said the league’s annual awards were “capped” by All-Defensive, All-Rookie, and clutch honors, then included Bickerstaff in end-of-season rundown. If accurate, this is the 2nd award they leaked, after Shams prematurely revealed MVP.

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