Jack Winter Articles - Page 49

The best basketball of his career wasn’t just indispensable to the Golden State Warriors’ championship run, but also earned Kevon Looney the league-wide respect he has deserved ever since emerging as a key cog for basketball’s latest dynasty a few years ago. He obviously isn’t Stephen Curry, Draymond Green or Klay Thompson, and sits a […]

Celebrating his pivotal role in another Golden State Warriors title less than two years removed from being sent to the G-League, Jordan Poole apparently let champagne do the talking about his forthcoming payday. Jordan Poole: "Where we going?" Andrew Wiggins: "I'm going toooooo… Maf*ckin Spain." JP: "What? What, yes! Yes, we can do that! You […]

John Wall, unsurprisingly, has exercised the option on his contract for next season. Still, don’t expect his tenure with the Houston Rockets to last much longer. Shams Charania of The Athletic and STADIUM reported on Tuesday that Wall picked up the $47.4 million player option on his contract for 2022-23, hardly shocking considering that exorbitantly […]

No player in the NBA has burnished his reputation over the last 18 months better than Jordan Poole. And after cementing himself as a crucial cog during the Golden State Warriors’ title run, the electric guard is up for a contract extension this summer—one poised to make him the among highest-paid reserves in basketball. According […]

No one had more fun at the Golden State Warriors joyously raucous championship celebration than Klay Thompson. As he downed Hennessy from the bottle, turned Market Street into an impromptu dance floor with his best Michael Jackson impression and even bowled over one fan after tripping on his feet, it’s safe to say the years […]

Andrew Wiggins knows the Golden State Warriors couldn’t have won the championship without him. His suffocating individual defense on Jayson Tatum left the Boston Celtics consistently stuck in the mud offensively. Wiggins’ 8.8 rebounds per game in the NBA Finals not only led the Warriors but afforded Steve Kerr the license to downsize without risk […]

Andrew Wiggins cemented himself as an indispensable member of the Golden State Warriors en route to their fourth title in eight seasons. Not only did he hound the likes of Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum as a one-on-one stopper and consistently take advantage of space created by Steph Curry and Klay Thompson on the other […]

The Golden State Warriors were down 2-1 to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals when Steve Kerr changed his starting lineup, inserting Otto Porter for Kevon Looney. They won the next three games in convincing overall fashion, winning an incredible fourth title in eight seasons. Golden State’s first championship of this ongoing dynasty, remember, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies played the Golden State Warriors as tough as anyone during the postseason, pushing the eventual champions to a hard-fought six games in the second round. They even led Golden State midway through the fourth quarter of Game 6, on verge of taking the series to a decisive final game before Steph Curry […]

The Golden State Warriors are officially back, shoving their championship window wide open once again after taking down the Boston Celtics in six games to win a fourth Larry O’Brien Trophy in eight seasons. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson aren’t going anywhere, obviously, re-cementing themselves as one of the greatest trios of all […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was in tears before the NBA Finals were over, so overcome with emotion that he was brought to the TD Garden floor with several seconds left until the final buzzer of Game 6 sounded. Camera crews surrounded him, getting every angle of the emotions brought forth by the latest […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry didn’t need to prove anything in Game 6 against the Boston Celtics. He entered 2021-22 with three Larry O’Brien Trophies and two MVP awards, universally recognized as the greatest shooter in league history. The Warriors’ postseason dominance had already signaled the extension of a dynasty that dates back to […]

No coach in the NBA believes in the collective value of playing deep into the bench and spreading the ball around more than Steve Kerr. After guiding the Golden State Warriors to their fourth title in eight seasons, though, even the notoriously equitable Kerr couldn’t help but single out Stephen Curry. “I’m obviously thrilled for […]

Stephen Curry continued filling his overcrowded trophy case on Thursday night, leading the Golden State Warriors to their fourth title over the last eight seasons and winning Finals MVP for the first time in his career. Team hardware and individual accolades, obviously, aren’t the only way to measure a player’s historical worth. Andre Iguodala believes […]

There’s no doubt what matters most to Stephen Curry. But on a night he led the Golden State Warriors to an incredible fourth championship in eight seasons, even Curry can almost admit some long-awaited official individual glory meant a lot to him. Curry was crowned Finals MVP on Thursday after the Warriors beat the Boston […]

The Boston Celtics’ most impactful player of the NBA Finals—in terms of plus-minus, at least—is finally close to full health as they look to force a Game 7 against the Golden State Warriors. During a Thursday appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that Boston’s high-flying, shot-blocking center […]

Stop the madness now. Just because Andrew Wiggins has acquitted himself against the Boston Celtics better than pretty much anyone could’ve anticipated doesn’t mean he’d be a worthy Finals MVP. Steph Curry is a shoo-in for that elusive honor should the Golden State Warriors win the title, and could have a convincing argument for it […]

The Golden State Warriors are focused firmly on the present. Staying in the moment, after all, isn’t exactly difficult when a team is just one more victory away from hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Unlike the young Boston Celtics, though, Golden State has been to the NBA Finals many times before. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green […]

Klay Thompson knows what’s expected of him on Thursday night against the Boston Celtics. Instead of intentionally indulging his ever-iconic penchant for massive Game 6 performances, though, the Golden State Warriors star will be far more focused on helping his team achieve its ultimate goal. “I would like to have a big night and win […]

The Golden State Warriors are one win away from hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the fourth time in eight seasons. Down 2-1 to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, the Warriors have responded with the type of precise, unrelenting aplomb that’s led to two straight victories and makes them favorites to win yet […]

The box score was much kinder to Draymond Green on Monday night than it was in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Still, his eight points, eight rebounds, six assists, one steal and two turnovers on 3-of-6 shooting hardly suggest the type of two-way impact we’ve come to expect from the greatest star role player […]

The Golden State Warriors are on the brink of an incredible fourth title in eight seasons. Stephen Curry is an easy favorite to win his first Finals MVP, Klay Thompson has shaken off early struggles to be a major factor on both ends in the NBA Finals and Draymond Green remains the Warriors’ emotional tentpole. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have already been linked to every major name who could be changing teams this summer. Zach LaVine and Bradley Beal could be the star Portland so desperately wants to pair with Damian Lillard. Jerami Grant and OG Anunoby are the versatile three-and-D forwards who’d give the Blazers some much-needed point-of-attack defense. […]

Damian Lillard has spent almost his entire career as the better half of one of basketball’s most dynamic yet smallest backcourts. After finally trading C.J. McCollum at the trade deadline, the Portland Trail Blazers are nevertheless poised to keep Lillard in those confines for the foreseeable future by signing Anfernee Simons to a massive, multi-year […]

The Washington Commanders announced on Friday that head coach Ron Rivera has fined defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $100,000 for his inflammatory recent comments that called the January 6th, 2021 insurrection being a “dust-up” and compared rioters at the capitol to protestors for racial justice. In his statement, Rivera said he met with Del Rio […]

Fallout continues from Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio’s ridiculous comparison of January 6th insurrectionists to protestors of racial justice. On Thursday, NAACP president Derrick Johnson released a statement calling for Del Rio’s resignation or firing in wake of the veteran coach’s “offensive and ignorant” comments. “It’s time for Jack Del Rio to resign […]

It’s safe to say Draymond Green wasn’t thrilled with the play of himself or the Golden State Warriors after the Boston Celtics won Game 3 of the NBA Finals 116-100. Don’t mistake that understandable disappointment for any doubts about Green’s belief in his team’s ability to come back from a 2-1 hole, though. Green ran […]

Ime Udoka pared down the Boston Celtics’ rotation to seven players in Game 3, committing further to small ball and asking more of Robert Williams III while leaving Daniel Theis on the bench from the opening tip to the final buzzer. Steve Kerr, meanwhile, is still clearly searching for the Golden State Warriors’ optimal lineup […]

Derek Fisher’s time in Southern California appears to be over. The Los Angeles Sparks announced on Tuesday they have parted ways with Fisher as head coach “following a thorough evaluation” of the team’s current state. Assistant Fred Williams will serve as the Sparks’ interim coach for the remainder of the 2022 season. NEWS: @LASparks Part […]

Physicality of the NBA in the 1980s and 1990s wasn’t nearly as overt as the loudest retired players would have you believe. Just ask Golden State Warriors enforcer Draymond Green. A cramped court, allowable hand-checking defensively and more leeway on fragrant fouls indeed made the game more of a grind decades ago than it is […]

The Golden State Warriors bounced back from a dispiriting fourth quarter collapse in the opener of the NBA Finals to take Game 2, evening the championship series against the Boston Celtics with an utterly dominant third quarter. Steph Curry was the best player on the floor, by far, Draymond Green set a brash, aggressive tone […]

One of the NBA’s biggest open secrets is the Portland Trail Blazers want another star to pair with Damian Lillard. And according to sources, Pacific Northwest native Zach LaVine isn’t the only big fish general manager Joe Cronin could try to lure to Portland before next season. The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor reported on Monday that […]

Draymond Green definitely is hardly the one who bears culpability for the Golden State Warriors’ collapse in the opener of the NBA Finals. There’s no denying, however, that his substandard performance in Game 1 played a major role in the Boston Celtics’ stirring comeback victory—and won’t be good enough for Golden State to even the […]

The New York Knicks aren’t exactly being subtle. Just because they hired Jalen Brunson’s father as an assistant coach, though, doesn’t mean the Dallas Mavericks are any more concerned about losing the free agent guard to New York in free agency. One day after the Knicks added Rick Brunson to Tom Thibodeau’s coaching staff, veteran […]

Larry Nance Jr. has been close to fame since he was born, and continued making a name for himself in the NBA after being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, thriving in the postseason. Even the son of a three-time All-Star who’s enjoyed his own seven-year stint in the league, though, apparently isn’t the most […]

Pump the brakes on the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers. Less than three hours after reports surfaced about a $2 billion offer to buy the team from Nike founder Phil Knight and Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky, the Blazers released a statement to reporters indicating the franchise is not for sale. Blazers statement: […]

Maybe Zach LaVine really does just want to get wined and dined by NBA executives after all. On the latest edition of ESPN’s The Hoop Collective, host Brian Windhorst shared his updated opinion that the Chicago Bulls guard has no desire to actually leave the Windy City when he hits free agency this summer. https://twitter.com/ChiSportUpdates/status/1532378277758771202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1532378277758771202%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fchicago%2Fbulls%2Fbrian-windhorst-believes-zach-lavine-will-not-leave-bulls […]

Despite winning back-to-back NFL MVPs, Aaron Rodgers is still openly pondering stepping away from football. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday after winning The Match, an exhibition golf event featuring Rodgers, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen, the Green Bay Packers signal-caller admitted that he “sees the end coming.” “I think about it all the […]

Nike founder Phil Knight and Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky have made an offer over $2 billion to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Nike founder Phil Knight and Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky have made a $2 billion-plus written offer to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell ESPN. Discussions […]