<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celtics-3-reasons-why-jaylen-brown-is-a-lock-for-all-nba');   ga('set', 'title', '3 reasons why Jaylen Brown is a lock for All-NBA');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/X-reasons-why-Jaylen-Brown-is-a-lock-for-All-NBA-Team.jpeg"></figure><h1>3 reasons why Jaylen Brown is a lock for All-NBA</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T21:34:11-07:00">April 1st, 9:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T21:34:11-07:00">April 1st, 9:34pm</time><address><a>Diego Vergel de Dios</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics are coming off an excellent 2022 NBA Finals run, wherein they build on it and reclaim their glory in the Eastern Conference. Their 2023 campaign began on a special note, and they have seemed to stable the ship despite the tough stretches they endured in January and March. One primary reason for their success is the consistent and stellar play of Jaylen Brown. </p><p>Brown is averaging a career-best 26.7 PPG, 6.4 RPG, and 3.4 APG. He was selected for the second All-Star Game appearance of his inspiring NBA career, and he will build on that for their postseason run. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-jaylen-brown-duo-hit-monstrous-milestone-not-seen-since-kobe-shaq" rel="noopener">Jaylen Brown</a> will be a free agent in 2024, and many individuals have speculated that he might not want to stay in Boston for the long term.</p><p>If Brown does indeed capture an All-NBA slot this year, he will be eligible for a five-year, $290 million super-max contract extension, which is a bag that no other organization can come close to offering him.</p><h2><b>Jaylen Brown’s usage is up, but efficiency remains</b></h2><p>Many squads focus on a heliocentric approach by revolving many of their schemes on their star players. Over the past two seasons, Jaylen Brown’s usage has been over 30%, but it does not affect his percentages and efficiency. His true shooting percentage last year was 57.4%, and now it is even at a higher rate of 58.5%.</p><p>Brown’s two-point percentage and free-throw shooting have been the main reason for the rapid increase in his production. The ball handling of Jaylen Brown was heavily criticized in the postseason, but his handle is tighter this year, and it is more difficult for opponents to strip it away from him. One incredible stat on Basketball Reference that encapsulates Brown’s ultra-aggressiveness is his 62 dunks converted, a far cry from his 31 jams last year.</p><h2><b>Winning is key</b></h2><p>When there are debates and arguments on particular awards, the winning record of their specific franchise can be the deciding factor for voters. Jaylen Brown’s elite performance this year is not due to the so-called “empty stats” because the Celtics continue to become one of the top-tier squads in the NBA. For instance, there were critical games against the New York Knicks or Miami Heat earlier this year where Brown could not suit up, and the Celtics suffered unfortunate losses.</p><p>His value on the team is tremendous, and there have been games wherein Brown carries the scoring load. Jayson Tatum had a slow start from the All-Star break, while guys like Marcus Smart and Robert Williams III have not had the best campaign for the Celtics. With a couple of games behind the Milwaukee Bucks for the No. 1 seed, Brown will have his case sealed if Boston can overtake the Bucks.</p><h2><b>Two-way prowess and availability</b></h2><p>Some of the contenders at the forward spot for an All-NBA team are not as talented as Jaylen Brown on the defensive end. Lauri Markkanen is one serious candidate for an All-NBA spot, but Brown is a much more superior defender than him. Conversely, if Brown is chosen as a guard, he will play much better defense than guys like Jalen Brunson or Damian Lillard.</p><p>Even if Brown gets some of the most challenging assignments, his health remains top-notch. Brown has played 66 games with four more contests remaining. That gives him a clear edge over guys like Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Kawhi Leonard. It is evident that these three stars have better careers than Brown, but Jaylen Brown’s impeccable 2023 production must lock him up for that super max extension in the offseason.  </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 reasons why Jaylen Brown is a lock for All-NBA

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-jimmy-butler-embarrasses-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving-with-epic-feat-never-seen-before-in-nba-history');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jimmy Butler embarrasses Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving with epic feat never seen before in NBA history');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jimmy-Butler-Luka-Doncic-Heat-Kyrie-Irving-Mavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Jimmy Butler embarrasses Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving with epic feat never seen before in NBA history</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T19:45:09-07:00">April 1st, 7:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T20:08:31-07:00">April 1st, 8:08pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat added to the woes of Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, as they defeated the Mavs at home <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-odds-mavericks-vs-heat-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-4-1-2023" rel="noopener">Saturday night</a>, 129-112. Butler was untouchable in that game to lead the Heat past Dallas despite big games from Doncic and Kyrie Irving.</p><p>In fact, Jimmy Butler just pulled off an incredible feat <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1642346427111153665" rel="noopener">never before seen</a> in the history of the NBA. According to StatMuse, Butler is the first player ever in the NBA to score at least 35 points, dish out 12 assists, and have zero turnovers while shooting 75 percent or better from the field.</p><p>Thanks to that explosive performance from Jimmy Butler, the Heat managed to snap a three-game losing skid.</p><p>Butler also got plenty of help from the likes of Cody Zeller and Max Strus. Zeller started <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-is-bam-adebayo-playing-vs-mavs" rel="noopener">in lieu of Bam Adebayo</a> and poured in 20 points with eight rebounds and a steal in 29 minutes of action, while Strus went off for 18 points on the strength of 6-for-9 shooting from behind the arc. Kevin Love made his presence felt as well, with 18 points coming off the bench.</p><p>The win over the Mavs put Jimmy Butler and the Heat just one and a half games outside of the top six in the Eastern Conference standings. They are going to need Butler to sustain that form if they are to keep their hopes alive of snatching a guaranteed playoffs spot in the East.</p><p>The Heat take two days of rest before getting back to work on Tuesday against the Detroit Pistons on the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jimmy Butler embarrasses Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving with epic feat never seen before in NBA history

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/san-diego-state-basketball-news-deaaron-fox-nba-stars-go-wild-after-lamont-butlers-buzzer-beater-in-final-four');   ga('set', 'title', 'De’Aaron Fox, NBA stars go wild after Lamont Butler’s buzzer-beater for San Diego State basketball in Final Four');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/san-diego-state-basketball-news-deaaron-fox-nba-stars-go-wild-after-lamont-butlers-buzzer-beater-in-final-four.jpg"></figure><h1>De’Aaron Fox, NBA stars go wild after Lamont Butler’s buzzer-beater for San Diego State basketball in Final Four</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T18:15:30-07:00">April 1st, 6:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T18:17:04-07:00">April 1st, 6:17pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Lamont Butler scored just nine points for San Diego State basketball in their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/final-four-news-san-diego-states-lamont-butler-sends-twitter-into-pandemonium-with-stunning-buzzer-beater-vs-florida-atlantic" rel="noopener">Final Four showdown</a> with Florida Atlantic. However, two of those are the most important, so much so that even the likes of De’Aaron Fox and several other NBA stars are left in awe.</p><p>Butler drained the game-winning jumper for the Aztecs as they completed their comeback against the Owls and secured a narrow 72-71 win. With less than 10 seconds remaining in the game and San Diego State trailing Florida Atlantic 71-70, Brian Dutcher’s men had one last shot to win the contest. Butler proceeded to bring the ball to their side of the court and then took matters into his own hands, using his dribbling to create some separation from his defender before hitting the game-winner.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">IT'S A SAN DIEGO STATE MIRACLE 😱</p><p>Lamont Butler drains the CLUTCH bucket for the Aztecs to move on to the NCAA Finals!<a href="https://t.co/AGMdt2dBFj">pic.twitter.com/AGMdt2dBFj</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1642324280619978752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Of course it sent the whole basketball world into a frenzy, with several NBA players unable to hold back in expressing their disbelief over what happened.</p><p>Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox was <a href="https://twitter.com/swipathefox/status/1642325505172176896" rel="noopener">among the first players</a> to react, tweeting “Big time f***ing shot Lamont!”</p><p>Indiana Pacers sharpshooter Buddy Hield could only say “Wow,” while Toronto Raptors guard Malachi Flynn exclaimed “LAMONT MF BUTLER!!!”</p><p>Here are other reactions on Butler’s epic shot from around NBA Twitter:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="qst">OMGGG</p><p>— Trendon Watford (@trendonw) <a href="https://twitter.com/trendonw/status/1642323518552408064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gotta run the shot clock all the way down</p><p>— ️Jacob Evans III (@JacobEvans_1) <a href="https://twitter.com/JacobEvans_1/status/1642324007532871681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">GAME</p><p>— Michael Carter-Willi (@mcarterwilliams) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcarterwilliams/status/1642324497847009280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Matt Bradley led the way for San Diego State basketball in the Final Four win, finishing with 21 points on top of six rebounds and two assists. However, we can all say that Lamont Butler is the hero of the contest. He had two rebounds and three dimes on top of his nine points.</p><p>As for Florida Atlantic, they deserved credit for putting up a great fight. They were just a second away from title contention, but in the end, the Aztecs wanted it more.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

De’Aaron Fox, NBA stars go wild after Lamont Butler’s buzzer-beater for San Diego State basketball in Final Four

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/alabama-basketballs-noah-clowney-charles-bediako-make-huge-nba-draft-decisions');   ga('set', 'title', 'Alabama basketball’s Noah Clowney, Charles Bediako make huge NBA Draft decisions');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/alabama-basketball-news-crimson-tides-noah-clowney-charles-bediako-make-huge-nba-draft-decisions.jpg"></figure><h1>Alabama basketball’s Noah Clowney, Charles Bediako make huge NBA Draft decisions</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T13:45:35-07:00">April 1st, 1:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T13:45:35-07:00">April 1st, 1:45pm</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Basketball</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/alabama-basketball-news-nate-oats-reveals-conversation-nick-saban-alleged-shade" rel="noopener">Alabama basketball</a> team could be losing two more starters. Crimson Tide freshman forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/noah-clowney-2023-nba-draft-profile-alabama" rel="noopener">Noah Clowney</a> and sophomore center Charles Bediako have <a href="https://twitter.com/NoahClowney/status/1642241268750118918">announced</a> that they will be entering the 2023 NBA Draft.</p><p>It remains to be seen if either of the two players will return to the Alabama basketball program for the 2023-2024 season. In his social media announcement, Noah Clowney didn’t indicate that he would keep his college eligibility. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/march-madness-alabama-team-to-beat-2023-ncaa-tournament" rel="noopener">Charles Bediako</a>, on the other hand, <a href="https://twitter.com/james_benedetto/status/1642244572028829698" rel="noopener">indicated </a>that he could play for the Crimson Tide next year.</p><p>“I am excited to announce that I will be declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft,” Bediako wrote in a statement. “I plan to sign with an NCAA certified agent to keep the option of returning to the University of Alabama men’s basketball team next season. I cannot wait to see what the future holds.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Love yall🫶🏾 <a href="https://t.co/D5sgRlEm7L">pic.twitter.com/D5sgRlEm7L</a></p><p>— Noah Clowney (@NoahClowney) <a href="https://twitter.com/NoahClowney/status/1642241268750118918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bediako averaged 6.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 20.8 minutes per game. A 7-footer, Bediako’s numbers didn’t improve much from his freshman campaign in the 2021-2022 season.</p><p>Clowney was third on the team with 9.8 points per game. The 6-foot-10 freshman was Alabama’s second-leading rebounder with 7.9 boards per contest.</p><p>It’s long been known that Alabama star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brandon-miller-2023-nba-draft-profile-alabama" rel="noopener">Brandon Miller</a> was headed for the pros. Miller is widely expected to be the No. 3 overall pick in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/alabama-basketball-news-brandon-miller-reveals-nba-draft-decision" rel="noopener">2023 NBA Draft</a>.</p><p>Senior guard<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/alabama-basketball-news-jahvon-quinerly-declares-for-nba-draft-with-a-twist" rel="noopener"> Jahvon Quinerly</a> is also entering the draft, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. Like Bediako, Quinerly is maintaining his college eligibility.</p><p>Alabama suffered a disappointing Sweet 16 exit at the hands of No. 5 San Diego State in March Madness. The Crimson Tide were the No. 1 overall seed in the 2o23 NCAA Tournament.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Alabama basketball’s Noah Clowney, Charles Bediako make huge NBA Draft decisions

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/houston-basketball-news-tramon-mark-follows-in-marcus-sasser-jarace-walkers-footsteps-with-nba-draft-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Houston basketball’s Tramon Mark follows in Marcus Sasser, Jarace Walker’s footsteps with NBA Draft decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/houston-basketball-news-tramon-mark-follows-in-marcus-sasser-jarace-walkers-footsteps-with-nba-draft-decision.jpg"></figure><h1>Houston basketball’s Tramon Mark follows in Marcus Sasser, Jarace Walker’s footsteps with NBA Draft decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T12:55:14-07:00">April 1st, 12:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T12:57:04-07:00">April 1st, 12:57pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Basketball</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Houston basketball continues to be well represented in the 2023 NBA Draft. After teammates <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jarace-walker-2023-nba-draft-profile-houston" rel="noopener">Jarace Walker</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marcus-sasser-gets-real-on-having-no-regrets-over-his-call-to-return-for-senior-season-with-houston" rel="noopener">Marcus Sasser</a> announced their intentions to declare in the last week, junior Tramon Mark <a href="https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1642239599282888708" rel="noopener">is following suit</a>, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.</p><p>The 6-foot-5 guard is maintaining his college eligibility in case he is not selected by a team this June. However, he will not be returning to the Cougars and has instead entered the transfer portal. It is another big loss head coach Kelvin Sampson will need to replenish during the college basketball offseason.</p><p>Houston appeared to be on the verge of winning that elusive National Championship the last few years thanks to this now departing trio. Still, ample exposure in the draft can only help the long-term recruiting success of the program. Mark was a key reserve on the Final Four team in 2021, but missed most of the following year with a shoulder injury. He came back with a vengeance this season.</p><p>Mark emerged as a valuable contributor, especially on the glass with nearly five rebounds per game. It is easy for him to be overshadowed by Houston’s top scorer Sasser and their freshman defensive juggernaut Walker, but Mark’s athleticism and high motor will also get scouts’ attention.</p><p>He gave them an early glimpse in the NCAA Tournament, scoring 26 points and pulling down nine boards in the Cougars’ Round of 32 victory against Auburn. Mark may not have accomplished everything he wanted to in college, but he will always be a pioneer of one of the country’s most impressive resurgence efforts.</p><p>It remains to be seen how much weight that fact will carry into the NBA Draft.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Houston basketball’s Tramon Mark follows in Marcus Sasser, Jarace Walker’s footsteps with NBA Draft decision

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Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">WNBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Candace Parker, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wnba-news-candace-parker-reveals-shes-joining-aces-in-free-agency" rel="noopener">previously signed a contract</a> with the WNBA reigning champion Las Vegas Aces, <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1642243839896489984" rel="noopener">recently blasted the league</a> for underpaying star players.</p><p>“In a lot of areas, the WNBA tries to do things like the NBA in their business plan… except that (revenue sharing),” Parker told Draymond Green during a recent podcast. “Let’s just be honest… We’re paying our coaches more than our star players, we’re paying our GMs more than our star players. I think that the way you have the product on display, says a lot about the product… There’s a lot of things that have grown in the WNBA, but there’s also a lot of things that need to change.”</p><p>Candace Parker also said that it should be easier for fans to find her jersey. She wants the league’s marketing to improve. The Aces, fresh off their championship, happen to feature some of the WNBA’s most popular players. Candace Parker is one of the faces of the league, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/aces-news-kelsey-plums-hilarious-reaction-to-candace-parker-news" rel="noopener">while Kelsey Plum</a> and A’ja Wilson also play in Las Vegas.</p><p>However, the league needs to find more balance. There is no shortage of overlooked talent around the WNBA that deserves more attention.</p><p>Parker has certainly done her part. She’s in a number of commercials and has worked as a broadcaster and analyst for the NBA. Additionally, being one of the best WNBA players of her generation helps matters. It will be interesting to see if the league can continue it’s growth.</p><p>And it goes without saying, but the more the league grows the more players will get paid.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Candace Parker puts WNBA on blast for underpaying star players

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-draymond-green-hilariously-asks-1-million-question-in-season-tournament');   ga('set', 'title', 'Draymond Green hilariously asks $1 million question after NBA reveals in-season tournament');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Draymond-Green-hilariously-asks-1-million-question-after-NBA-reveals-in-season-tournament.jpeg"></figure><h1>Draymond Green hilariously asks $1 million question after NBA reveals in-season tournament</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T10:35:15-07:00">April 1st, 10:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T10:38:05-07:00">April 1st, 10:38am</time><address><a>Colin Gallant</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Each player on the winning <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/what-is-the-nba-in-season-tournament" rel="noopener">NBA In-Season Tournament</a> team <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1642061058251603968" rel="noopener">will earn $500,000</a>, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported — which is <a href="https://twitter.com/Money23Green/status/1642206557499957249" rel="noopener">about half of what</a> Golden State Warriors star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-exits-locker-room-with-injury-after-scary-collision" rel="noopener">Draymond Green</a> was expecting. The 33-year-old took to social media to share a hilarious response to the prize money on Saturday.</p><p>“What happened to the 1mm they said when this idea was first introduced?!?!” Green wrote on Twitter. “Sheesh we lost 500k there too!”</p><p>Two years ago, there were rumors that the NBA was considering giving a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-league-in-talks-to-add-1-million-per-player-in-season-tournament" rel="noopener"> $1 million prize</a> to every player on the tournament championship team, so Green’s tweet makes sense.</p><p>Although the individual prize money will fail to reach seven figures, a total of $7.5 million will be awarded to the players on the winning team.</p><p>The controversial superstar has been active on the social media site on Saturday, sharing various thoughts about the NBA’s new CBA and how he thinks it will affect the players negatively.</p><p>As part of the new CBA, teams like the Warriors and LA Clippers will have their spending ability curbed, as the league is implementing a second salary cap apron.</p><p>The goal is to allow more spending and trade opportunities for teams at the middle and lower spectrum of spending, but it <a href="https://twitter.com/Money23Green/status/1642204723297267712" rel="noopener">does not sit well</a> with Green at all.</p><p>“Players lose again…. Smh!” the four-time NBA champion wrote. “Middle and Lower spectrum teams don’t spend because they don’t want to. They want to lose. So increase their spending capabilities, just to increase them. They continue to cut out the middle. And this is what we rushed into a deal for? Smdh! Never fails.”</p><p>And <a href="https://twitter.com/Money23Green/status/1642205606508634113" rel="noopener">he wasn’t done there</a>.</p><p>“Never seen someone go to a table with the assets that makes an entire machine go, and lose EVERY time! Blasphemous,” he continued. “I have <a href="https://twitter.com/Money23Green/status/1642205940509454338" rel="noopener">a lot more to say</a> about this!! Guess I’ll save it for the pod! I was excited…. A deal about to get done!!! TRASH!!! *Bubba Dub voice.”</p><p>Clearly, Warriors’ Draymond Green is not a big fan of the NBA In-Season Tournament or the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the next episode of his podcast figures to be worthwhile listening for NBA fans.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Draymond Green hilariously asks $1 million question after NBA reveals in-season tournament

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-odds-clippers-vs-pelicans-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-4-1-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Odds: Clippers vs. Pelicans prediction, pick, how to watch – 4/1/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/NBA_Odds_Clippers_vs._Pelicans_prediction_pick_how_to_watch_-.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Odds: Clippers vs. Pelicans prediction, pick, how to watch – 4/1/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T10:16:34-07:00">April 1st, 10:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T10:17:34-07:00">April 1st, 10:17am</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The second-half of Saturday’s NBA double-header will feature a close matchup in the Western Conference between two contenders. The Los Angeles Clippers (41-37) will make the road trip to face the New Orleans Pelicans (39-38). Don’t miss a second of this exciting showdown! Check out our NBA odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">series</a> for our Clippers-Pelicans prediction and pick.</p><p>The Los Angeles Clippers are currently in fifth-place in the Western Conference and will be looking to enter the playoffs healthy and ready for a run. They’ve been holding their own and have gone 6-4 in their last ten games coming in. Their last game was a road loss to the Grizzlies where they struggled to score most baskets. They’ll look to win their first game against the clippers this season down 0-2 in the series.</p><p>The New Orleans Pelicans are eighth in the Western standings and have caught fire as of late, making them a dangerous team coming into the playoffs. They’re winners of six of the last seven games and will be coming back home after a three-game road trip. Having beaten the Clipper twice this season, the Pelicans will be confident in remaining undefeated against them in front of the home crowd.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Clippers-Pelicans <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba" rel="noopener">NBA odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel</b></i></p><h2><b>NBA Odds: Clippers-Pelicans Odds</b></h2><p>Los Angeles Clippers: +3 (-106)</p><p>New Orleans Pelicans: -3 (-114)</p><p>Over: 226.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 226.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Clippers vs. Pelicans</b></h2><p>TV: Regional Coverage</p><p>Stream: NBA League Pass</p><p>Time: 8:30 p.m. ET/ 5:30 p.m. PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Clippers Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Clippers really struggled to shoot the ball in their last game as Kawhi Leonard and Russell Westbrook combined for 16 points. They have, however, been able to see success when Westbrook is playing aggressively and dishing the ball out to open shooters. Nicolas Batum shined recently with eight three-pointers against the Bulls as Westbrook had 10 assists. If he’s able to play smart and prioritize passing over getting his own shots, the Clippers’ offensive will thrive as a result.</p><p>The Clipper have been a decent away team at 21-18 ATS. They’re 8-4 in their last 12 games, but haven’t faired well in their meetings with the Pelicans. The Clippers will have to see an aggressive scoring attack from Kawhi Leonard. Look for Norman Powell to try and get going from three. Each of their two losses to the Pelicans have been by double-digits, so it’s interesting to see the spread this close.</p><h2><b>Why The Pelicans Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Pelicans are playing great basketball and recently beat the top-seeded Nuggets 107-88. In that game, Brandon Ingram went off with a 31-point triple-double as they beat Denver without Nikola Jokic. It gives them a ton of confidence as Ingram continues to add to his massive totals. They’re shooting a solid 48% from the field as a team and would benefit greatly from seeing CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy III have a good night shooting from three. Being at home after a long road trip will be a big boost for them as well so look for the Pelicans to get to a rhythm early.</p><p>The Pelicans have been a great home team at 24-13 SU. In those games, they’re 21-16 ATS. They’ll be working with a short spread here so they’ll have a great chance to cover at home, especially if we see a late-game fouling situation. If Ingram is guarded by Kawhi Leonard, look for him to get his teammates involved in the scoring. The Pelicans have been shutting teams down on defense, so look for them to frustrate the Clippers as the game wears on.</p><h2><b>Final Clippers-Pelicans Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Both teams will prove to be dangerous in the playoffs if healthy and match up very well here in this one. While Russell Westbrook has been playing exceptionally in recent games, the Clippers will suffer if he has an off-night. New Orleans is playing very balanced on the defensive end and has been seeing a ton of success in their offense. At home, let’s take the Pelicans with the prediction as they continue to be the hotter team.</p><p><b>Final Clippers-Pelicans Prediction &amp; Pick: New Orleans Pelicans -3 (-114)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Odds: Clippers vs. Pelicans prediction, pick, how to watch – 4/1/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-players-struggled-signing-big-contract');   ga('set', 'title', '10 NBA players who struggled after signing a big contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/x-nba-players-who-struggled-after-signing-a-big-contract.jpg"></figure><h1>10 NBA players who struggled after signing a big contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T10:00:36-07:00">April 1st, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T10:00:36-07:00">April 1st, 10:00am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spencersee10" rel="facebook">Spencer See</a>Spencer is a part-time NBA writer at ClutchPoints. In his free time, he either goes fishing or watches basketball. He is also a life-long fan of LeBron James.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA players are paid handsomely to perform at their best on the hardwood. Traditionally, a player is often rewarded with a lucrative contract after a great season. This often serves as motivation to maintain their rise. While some players have lived up to their contracts, unfortunately, there are times when a player struggles to live up to the contract. For this piece, let’s take a look at 10 NBA players who struggled after signing a big NBA contract.</p><h2>Buddy Hield</h2><p>Stats before contract: 20.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 46% FG, 43% 3FG (2018-2019)</p><p>Stats after contract: 19.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 43% FG, 39% 3FG (2019-2020)</p><p>Buddy Hield proved to be one of the best shooters in the league, especially after the 2018-2019 season. As a result, the Sacramento Kings wanted to secure their shooter by inking him to a four year extension, worth $94 million. Unfortunately, Hield had <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/hield-kings-trust-issues-coaches" rel="noopener">issues</a> with the team’s coaching staff a season later, per NBA.com. Furthermore, Hield saw his numbers drop. Since then, he has yet to match the scoring production from his 2018-2019 season.</p><h2>Duncan Robinson</h2><p>Stats before contract: 13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 44% FG, 41% 3FG (2020-2021)</p><p>Stats after contract: 10.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 40% FG, 37% 3FG (2021-2022)</p><p>Duncan Robinson proved to be one of the best pieces for the Miami Heat, especially during their Cinderella run in the 2019-2020 season. In fact, Robinson even broke the franchise record for most threes made in a single season. As a result in 2021, the Heat rewarded Robinson with a five year extension, worth $90 million. But after the lucrative NBA contract, Robinson has shot the three-ball poorly.</p><h2>Evan Turner</h2><p>Stats before contract: 10.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 46% FG, 24% 3FG (2015-2016)</p><p>Stats after contract: 9.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 43% FG, 26% 3FG (2016-2017)</p><p>Evan Turner was one of the solid pieces during the Boston Celtics’ playoff campaign off the bench. Given his impact in limited minutes, the Portland Trail Blazers hoped he would do the same for them by signing him to a four year, $70 million contract. Despite giving him the same bench role, Turner needed to acclimate in Portland for a few seasons before finally making an impact for the Blazers.</p><h2>Erick Dampier</h2><p>Stats before contract: 12.3 points, 12.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 54% FG, 0% 3FG (2003-2004)</p><p>Stats after contract: 9.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 55% FG, 0% 3FG (2004-2005)</p><p>Erick Dampier was a double-double machine for the struggling Golden State Warriors. After putting up the best numbers of his career before his NBA contract expired, the Dallas Mavericks signed him to a seven year, $73 million contract. After earning the deal, Dampier would never average a double-double again.</p><h2>Marcus Morris</h2><p>Stats before contract: 19.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 44% FG, 44% 3FG (2019-2020)</p><p>Stats after contract: 13.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 47% FG, 47% 3FG (2020-2021)</p><p>The New York Knicks failed to land Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving during the offseason. As a result, they signed Marcus Morris. Although the Knicks remained as cellar dwellers, Morris starred for the team, dropping career-high averages. However, Morris was eventually traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. To reignite their championship hopes after blowing a 3-1 lead at the NBA bubble, the team inked Morris to a four year, $64 million deal. While Morris played decently as a backup forward, playing alongside Paul George and Kawhil Leonard saw his production go down.</p><h2>Chandler Parsons</h2><p>Stats before contract: 13.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 49% FG, 41% 3FG (2015-2016)</p><p>Stats after contract: 6.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 34% FG, 27% 3FG (2016-2017)</p><p>Chandler Parsons dealt with injury concerns in his career. However, the Memphis Grizzlies took a chance on him by signing Parsons to a four year deal, worth $94 million. Although Parsons continued to be hampered by injuries, he also struggled mightily when he was healthy enough to play. In fact, Parsons wouldn’t even get close to scoring double figures after getting a huge contract.</p><h2>Luol Deng</h2><p>Stats before contract: 12.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 46% FG, 34% 3FG (2015-2016)</p><p>Stats after contract: 7.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 39% FG, 31% 3FG (2016-2017)</p><p>After Kobe Bryant’s retirement, the Los Angeles Lakers were in rebuilding mode. But in the pursuit of a star to lead the team, the Lakers signed Luol Deng to a four year, $72 million contract. Although Deng posted respectable numbers in his final season with Miami, he was also on a decline. Given his age and the Lakers’ youth, Deng struggled to make a name for himself in L.A.. In fact, he wouldn’t even average double digits before finding himself out of the rotation after playing only a total of 57 games in a Lakers uniform. But despite being benched, the Lakers still had to continue to pay him until the 2021-2022 season.</p><h2>Iman Shumpert</h2><p>Stats before contract: 9.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 41% FG, 35% 3FG (2014-2015)</p><p>Stats after contract: 5.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 39% FG, 31% 3FG (2015-2016)</p><p>Iman Shumpert was a starter for the Knicks and displayed so-so numbers. But his production immediately went down after he moved to Cleveland. No longer a starter, Shumpert served as a back-up to Kyrie Irving. Furthermore, with the Cavs having several offensive weapons, Shumpert was utilized more defensively. Despite his offensive struggles, Shumpert at least did enough to help James and the Cavs win the NBA championship.</p><h2>Russell Westbrook</h2><p>Stats before contract: 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 43% FG, 34% 3FG (2016-2017)</p><p>Stats after contract: 25.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 45% FG, 30% 3FG (2017-2018)</p><p>After leading the league in scoring while averaging a triple double for the 2016-2017 season, the Oklahoma City Thunder rewarded Russell Westbrook handsomely by giving him a five year, $206 million NBA contract. While Westbrook continued to be a triple double machine, he struggled to take Oklahoma City to the next level in the postseason. In fact, until today, Westbrook has yet to prove that he can find playoff success as he has failed to play like a champion that his contract pays him for. The nine time All-Star has yet to find postseason success with the Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets, or Los Angeles Lakers.</p><h2>Gilbert Arenas</h2><p>Stats before contract: 19.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 40% FG, 28% 3FG (2007-2008)</p><p>Stats after contract: 13.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 26% FG, 29% 3FG (2008-2009)</p><p>Gilbert Arenas had a decorated history with the Washington Wizards. But for some reason, the franchise still rewarded him with a six year extension, worth $111 million. While Arenas still posted decent numbers in the 2007-2008 season, injuries certainly bothered him even after the lucrative deal he signed. And when he played, Arenas was barely the shell of the star he once was.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

10 NBA players who struggled after signing a big contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-odds-mavericks-vs-heat-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-4-1-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Odds: Mavericks vs. Heat prediction, pick, how to watch – 4/1/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/NBA_Odds_Mavericks_vs._Heat_prediction_pick_how_to_watch.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Odds: Mavericks vs. Heat prediction, pick, how to watch – 4/1/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T08:52:22-07:00">April 1st, 8:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T09:00:20-07:00">April 1st, 9:00am</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Today’s NBA slate will only feature two games, but we’ll still be covering them wall-to-wall with our prediction and pick series for this cross-conference matchup between playoff hopefuls. The Dallas Mavericks (37-40) will be taking on the Miami Heat (40-37). The odds makers have this set as close as it can be, check out our NBA odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">series</a> for our Mavericks-Heat prediction and pick.</p><p>The Dallas Mavericks are in 11th-place in the Western Conference and sit just a half-game back of the Thunder for the final playoff spot. They looked like a playoff team for much of the season but have gone on some costly losing skids in the last month. They’re 1-5 in their last six games and will need a huge win here to stay in playoff contention. The Mavs won their only other meeting with the Heat 115-90.</p><p>The Miami Heat are seventh in the Eastern Conference and have their position locked up for the play-in tournament. As they sit just two games back of the six-spot, the Heat would love to close their season strong and avoid a play-in game if they are able. They’ll want this win more than ever as they’ve lost their last three consecutive games by sizable margins.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Mavericks-Heat <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba" rel="noopener">NBA odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel</b></i></p><h2><b>NBA Odds: Mavericks-Heat Odds</b></h2><p>Dallas Mavericks: +1 (-110)</p><p>Miami Heat: -1 (-110)</p><p>Over: 224.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 224.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Mavericks vs. Heat</b></h2><p>TV: NBA TV</p><p>Stream: NBA League Pass, fuboTV</p><p>Time: 7:30 p.m. ET/ 4:30 p.m. PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Mavericks Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Mavericks were looking like a solid playoff team for much of the season but have struggled to pick up wins as of late. The frustration is beginning to set in for Luka Doncic as the franchise star looks down the pipe of missing the playoffs after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-kyrie-irving-slams-dallas-blame-game-amid-luka-doncics-frustrations" rel="noopener">addition of Kyrie Irving</a>. In their last loss to the 76ers, Doncic and Irving were able to do their parts, but the Mavericks bench combined for just 30 points as they couldn’t stop the 76ers on defense. They’ll have another test offensively as they face a stingy Miami defense. The Mavericks will have to spread the ball and find open shots while avoiding one-on-one situations.</p><p>Dallas hasn’t been the best covering team on the road at 17-22 ATS. They’re 1-5 SU in their last six games coming in, but will have the upper hand in the matchup with Miami going 4-1 ATS in their last five games against them. With the star-power the Mavericks have, it’ll be crucial to find a sweet spot for the games of Irving and Doncic to blend. Look for them to get involved in the passing as it’ll take a team effort to beat the Heat.</p><h2><b>Why The Heat Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Heat haven’t been playing well during this three game stretch and have lost by a combined 52 points. They’ve been struggling with taking care of the ball, averaging more than 12 turnovers in the last five games. They haven’t been 100% healthy down the stretch and it’s been costing them, but they’re doing enough not to drop position in the standings. They’ll be without Nikola Jovic in this one. Key players Kyle Lowry and Bam Adebayo both remain ‘questionable’ as they nurse injuries. It’ll be interesting to see if they Heat will be healthy coming in and how their recent road trip may affect their fatigue.</p><p>The Heat have been a great home team this year, going 25-14 SU. However, they haven’t been covering those spreads at just 12-25 ATS at home. With them being the favorite by just one point here, odds makers are predicting that this will be a razor-thin matchup, giving the slight edge to the home team. To win this game, Jimmy Butler will have to be lights-out if his teammates can’t suit up. They haven’t matched up well against the Mavericks in the past, but will have a great chance to win if they can be the more disciplined team on defense.</p><h2><b>Final Mavericks-Heat Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Heat will be the better team on defense here, but their success will massively hinge on whether Bam Adebayo is available to play or not. Without him, the Mavericks could have too many weapons to penetrate the paint and get easy looks around the rim. This shapes to be a very close matchup, but we’ll give the slight edge to Dallas as they’re playing for more here. Look for Luka Doncic to score the ball at-will if he has to. Let’s take the Mavericks to win.</p><p><b>Final Mavericks-Heat Prediction &amp; Pick: Dallas Mavericks ML (-104)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Odds: Mavericks vs. Heat prediction, pick, how to watch – 4/1/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-what-we-know-so-far-about-nba-nbpas-new-cba');   ga('set', 'title', 'What we know (so far) about NBA, NBPA’s new CBA');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/NBA-What-we-know-so-far-about-NBA-NBPA_s-new-CBA.jpg"></figure><h1>What we know (so far) about NBA, NBPA’s new CBA</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T08:33:43-07:00">April 1st, 8:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T08:33:43-07:00">April 1st, 8:33am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard has been a writer for ClutchPoints for around a year now, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, and Gaming. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Rejoice, basketball fans! The NBA and the NBPA have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-nbpa-league-officially-agree-to-new-cba-for-2023-and-beyond" rel="noopener">officially agreed to terms</a> on a new CBA deal for 2023 ’till 2029. The period of CBA negotiation is always a worrying time for fans. After all, if both sides are not able to agree on a deal in time, the next season could <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-baseball-is-officially-back-after-league-players-come-to-cba-agreement" rel="noopener">potentially be in jeopardy</a>. The most extreme case is the 2012 lockout, where the regular season was essentially slashed in half.</p><p>While it’s not guaranteed yet, this new agreed-upon CBA between the NBA and the NBPA could signal a quick process for a deal to be ratified. Already, we’ve seen some rumors about potential additions to the regulations of the league. Let’s take a look at some of the notable changes we could see in the future.</p><h2>Wait, what IS the CBA?</h2><p>In a nutshell, a collective bargaining agreement (or CBA for short) is a document that forms the backbone of a sports league. It contains all of the rules for contracts in the NBA, rules and regulations for player conduct, and limitations on how much a team can spend, among others. It is the single most important document in a league, and it’s no surprise that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-cba-negotiations-with-nbpa-get-major-update-as-list-of-core-issues-emerge" rel="noopener">player union and the league work hard</a> to ensure that their parties get a fair deal.</p><h2>65-game requirement for individual awards</h2><p>This is a rather interesting change that has the potential to impact player’s contract. Discussions about award winners over the last few years have gotten more and more… engaging, so to speak. A common problem that some debaters run into is the injury talk: how many missed games can a player have before he’s “ineligible” for the award? Well, the new NBA CBA will likely put a hard cap.</p><p>Both Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim Reynolds <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nba-labor-players-0cf524b13e459eeb5853dad9a455e0e0" rel="noopener">reported</a> that there will be a new 65-game limit for potential NBA award winners. How does this impact player income? Well, players often have incentives built into their contracts for hitting certain milestones (All-NBA, All-Defense, and all the individual awards). If a player wants to get those bonuses, they need to hit that limit.</p><h2>In-Season Tournament</h2><p>One of Adam Silver’s biggest proposals is the addition of an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-mark-cuban-sets-record-straight-on-his-opinion-of-nba-in-season-tournament" rel="noopener">In-Season Tournament in the NBA</a>, and it seems that this will be official in the new CBA. It is similar to the WNBA’s Commissioner’s Cup, where a small “tournament” is held during the middle of the year. The NBA will adopt a similar format, but with more teams included (instead of a winner-take-all final, an eight-team knockout will be done).</p><p>Essentially, teams will play “Cup games” that count toward a separate leaderboard. The results of these games will also count towards the regular season regular. The teams with the best record in these “Cup games” will duke it out in a knockout playoff, while the 22 other teams won’t participate. It’s an interesting concept, but the execution could lead to some… less than ideal circumstances if done wrong. We’ll see if the NBA can stick the landing with this new tournament.</p><h2>Removal of marijuana testing</h2><p>With weed being much more accepted in a lot of states today, the NBA has decided to officially remove marijuana from the prohibited drugs list. More specifically, it’s been taken off the list of drugs to be tested in NBA players. Marijuana has slowly been decriminalized in many states, and the new NBA CBA is adjusting to these new rules, it seems.</p><h2>Extra luxury-tax barrier for teams</h2><p>Now this is a really interesting new addition for NBA teams in 2023. In an effort to increase parity in the NBA, the new CBA will reportedly add a new luxury tax threshold. When this threshold is reached, teams will be unable to sign players with the mid-level exception.</p><p>The luxury tax is meant to enforce parity by giving teams exorbitant penalties for keeping some of the players on the roster. Despite that, some NBA teams are still willing to go way over the tax to keep their cores intact. This new CBA rule is another way to dissuade already loaded teams from further adding talent at a reasonable rate. In a way, it’s a scheme to prevent the “rich” from getting even richer.</p><h2>Is this all official?</h2><p>Well, not quite. As Tim Reynolds noted, there’s still some things that need to be done before this new NBA CBA deal becomes “official”. For one, the owners and the players will review this document and, depending on their thoughts, could suggest amendments. There’s also the matter of writing the official language for this document: the details and exact wording matter, and both sides will go back and forth.</p><p>Still, the fact that the league and the player’s union have agreed to terms is a good thing. Now, it’s up to the NBA owners if they approve of these changes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What we know (so far) about NBA, NBPA’s new CBA

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-news-victor-wembanyama-opting-out-nba-draft-on-april-fools-day');   ga('set', 'title', 'Victor Wembanyama teases opting out of NBA Draft on April Fools Day');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nba-news-victor-wembanyama-teases-opting-out-of-nba-draft-on-april-fools-day.jpg"></figure><h1>Victor Wembanyama teases opting out of NBA Draft on April Fools Day</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T08:03:17-07:00">April 1st, 8:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T08:12:39-07:00">April 1st, 8:12am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If teams tanking for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2023-nba-mock-draft-lottery-only-victor-wembanyama-lands-with-spurs" rel="noopener">2023 NBA Draft</a> forgot that Saturday was April Fools Day, Victor Wembanyama’s latest tweet will have left them speechless. On March 30, an account called “Buttcrack Sports” <a href="https://twitter.com/ButtCrackSports/status/1641518429474627591" rel="noopener">tweeted that</a> Wembanyama would not be declaring for the draft this year. Wembanyama waited until April 1st, or April Fools Day, to <a href="https://twitter.com/vicw_32/status/1642135967745097734" rel="noopener">share his rather hilarious response</a>.</p><p>“BREAKING: Victor Wembanyama will NOT declare for the 2023 NBA Draft. He will play another season for Metropolitans 92,” Buttcrack Sports tweeted.</p><p>“Yes indeed @Metropolitans92,” Wembanyama wrote on Saturday. </p><p>The majority of teams struggling this season have their sights set on landing Wembanyama in the NBA Draft. Many people around the basketball world believe Victor Wembanyama has the potential to be a true superstar in every sense of the word. Wembanyama has expressed no shortage of confidence, stating that he wants to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-victor-wembanyama-goals-leave-front-office-execs-drooling" rel="noopener">exceed the expectations</a>.</p><p>In regards to Victor Wembanyama’s tweet, however, there was plenty of reaction. Some fans immediately realized what was happening, while others were left feeling confused.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">All the teams that have tanked all season: <a href="https://t.co/upTsjgd3yt">pic.twitter.com/upTsjgd3yt</a></p><p>— Felix_10_games (@Felix_10_games) <a href="https://twitter.com/Felix_10_games/status/1642158920234876929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Guess the Spurs will just have to tank for one more season,” <a href="https://twitter.com/BigItaly42/status/1642160439722409984" rel="noopener">one fan wrote</a>.</p><p>“Wait til y’all find out they don’t do April fools where he lives,” <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronCastleber2/status/1642143121575124993" rel="noopener">another fan added</a>.</p><p>Finally, a fan <a href="https://twitter.com/LiaudwinJr/status/1642155563881472001" rel="noopener">dropped a truth bomb</a> on the situation.</p><p>“You know how mad a tanking team would be if this were true.”</p><p>In the end, drafting Victor Wembanyama will continue to remain the No. 1 priority for teams near the bottom of the NBA standings. He has the talent to completely change the dynamic of an organization.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Victor Wembanyama teases opting out of NBA Draft on April Fools Day

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/what-is-the-nba-in-season-tournament');   ga('set', 'title', 'What is the NBA In-Season Tournament?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nba-what-is-the-nba-in-season-tournament.jpg"></figure><h1>What is the NBA In-Season Tournament?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T07:55:41-07:00">April 1st, 7:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T07:55:41-07:00">April 1st, 7:55am</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-cba-negotiations-with-nbpa-get-major-update-as-list-of-core-issues-emerge" rel="noopener">NBA</a> and the players <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nba-labor-players-0cf524b13e459eeb5853dad9a455e0e0" rel="noopener">have agreed</a> to a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement. The NBA <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-league-exploring-wild-in-season-christmas-tournament" rel="noopener">in-season tournament</a> is arguably the most significant part of the upcoming <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-nbpa-league-officially-agree-to-new-cba-for-2023-and-beyond" rel="noopener">CBA</a>. For years, there has been talk that the NBA would implement a tournament to make regular-season games more meaningful. Following the agreement between the league and the NBAPA, the NBA in-season tournament could make its debut for the 2023-2024 campaign.</p><p>NBA Commissioner Adam Silver first mentioned the idea of an in-season tournament in 2019, comparing it to the model that is used in European soccer. There have been plenty of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-im-definitely-not-a-fan-mark-cuban-goes-full-savage-on-nbas-rumored-plan-for-in-season-tournament" rel="noopener">detractors </a>and supporters within the league regarding a tournament in addition to the playoffs. After years of discussions and plenty of failed proposals, the in-season tournament is finally about to become a reality.</p><p>When will the tournament take place and what’s at stake for the players and teams? Let’s look at what there is to know about the NBA in-season tournament.</p><h2>What is the NBA In-Season Tournament?</h2><p>The NBA in-season tournament will feature all 30 teams and culminate with one champion. Each team will play a number of pool-play games that determine the eight teams that advance to a single-elimination tournament. The Final Four will be held at a neutral site. Las Vegas is <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/36025332/nba-nbpa-agree-new-7-year-collective-bargaining-agreement">in discussions</a> to host Final Four, ESPN reports.</p><p>Matchups that have already been implemented as part of the regular-season schedule will count as pool-play games. Even the single-game elimination contests will count toward the regular-season schedule. The two teams that reach the in-season tournament championship game will end up playing 83 games for the season.</p><p>Because all of the games count for the regular season, there will be no break for the in-season tournament. When the eight teams move on to the single-game elimination part of the tournament, the other 22 NBA teams <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1568325423456522242?s=20&amp;t=Hul3laP3HRt-93wzwAldnw">will continue</a> to play regular-season games.</p><p>Every team <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1598081295275511809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1598081295275511809%7Ctwgr%5E95f3957957ff79873c3fce732a2bfa2c5b4495e7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportingnews.com%2Fus%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Fnba-in-season-tournament-regular-season%2Fcn3fenkdydgijf189tjlaigg">will have 80 games</a> on their initial regular-season schedule, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Once the knockout round is set, the league will determine the rest of the schedule</p><h2>When is the NBA In-Season Tournament?</h2><p>The pool-play games for the tournament will start in November. The Final Four will take place at some point in December.</p><p>The 2023-2024 NBA regular season is scheduled to start on Oct. 24, 2023 and conclude on April 14, 2024. The in-season tournament is likely to be over within the first two months of the season.</p><p>The exact dates for the tournament games are not yet known. The tournament games are expected to take place before Christmas Day. For many casual basketball fans, Christmas Day has become the unofficial start of the NBA season. The league hopes that games played before the holiday will have more meaning for both players and fans if they are part of an in-season tournament.</p><h2>What is the prize for the NBA In-Season Tournament?</h2><p>Players on the in-season tournament championship team will earn $500,000 each, according to Charania. Coaches for the winning team will also be awarded prize money.</p><p>Two years ago, there were rumors that the NBA was considering giving a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-league-in-talks-to-add-1-million-per-player-in-season-tournament" rel="noopener"> $1 million prize</a> to every player on the tournament championship team. Even with the individual prize money failing to reach seven figures, a total of $7.5 million will be going to the players on the winning team.</p><p>When the idea of an in-season tournament was in its infancy, the league discussed giving the tournament-winning team<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-league-continuing-to-discuss-draft-compensation-for-winning-team-in-proposed-in-season-tournament" rel="noopener"> an extra draft pick</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What is the NBA In-Season Tournament?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-draft-news-kentucky-cason-wallace-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kentucky star Cason Wallace, projected top-10 pick, makes NBA Draft announcement'); 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   /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><h1>Kentucky star Cason Wallace, projected top-10 pick, makes NBA Draft announcement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T07:31:14-07:00">April 1st, 7:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T08:11:12-07:00">April 1st, 8:11am</time><address><a>Quenton Albertie</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kentucky-basketball-news-jacob-toppin-nba-draft" rel="noopener">Kentucky Wildcats</a> guard Cason Wallace has declared for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2023-nba-mock-draft-lottery-only-victor-wembanyama-lands-with-spurs" rel="noopener">2023 NBA Draft</a> and will forgo the remainder of his college eligibility, per Jonathan Givony of ESPN.</p><p>The 6-foot-4 and 193-pound defensive stud averaged 11.7 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game in 2022-23 on the way to an SEC All-Freshman selection.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cason Wallace, potentially the best defender in this draft, is intriguing to NBA teams with his combination of toughness, feel for the game, shooting, unselfishness and defensive instincts, giving him a high floor as a prospect. <a href="https://t.co/J6LTiVpze8">https://t.co/J6LTiVpze8</a> <a href="https://t.co/ieAqkRE0EC">pic.twitter.com/ieAqkRE0EC</a></p><p>— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) <a href="https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/1642166061519831040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Physical, athletic, and instinctual, Wallace could see himself drafted in the lottery by the right team. Especially if he shows that he has what it takes to be a reliable 3-point threat prior to the draft,</p><p>As of now, Wallace is solid catch-and-shoot option from deep but is much better inside of the arc. Should he find himself unable to get all the way to rim when the lane is packed, possible given that he isn’t especially advanced as a ball-handler, facilitator, or jump shooter, he has a made consistent use of a solid floater. However, if he does get to the tin, make no mistake about whether or not he would prefer to slam it home.</p><p>Another question about Wallace surrounds his high turnover rate, as <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/cason-wallace-1.html" rel="noopener">his 67 turnovers ranked 15th</a> in the conference. Although the additional space he should have to work with at the NBA level should make it easier for him to be a playmaker, advanced defenses and defenders will test his passing ability.</p><p>Nonetheless, Wallace is only 19-years-old and there’s no reason to doubt that he can build on his skillset. Furthermore, with perimeter defense as difficult as ever, any number of teams could see Wallace as a key piece of their future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kentucky star Cason Wallace, projected top-10 pick, makes NBA Draft announcement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-news-nbpa-league-officially-agree-to-new-cba-for-2023-and-beyond');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA, NBPA officially agree to new CBA for 2023 and beyond');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/nba-news-nbpa-league-officially-agree-to-new-cba-for-2023-and-beyond.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA, NBPA officially agree to new CBA for 2023 and beyond</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-01T06:16:46-07:00">April 1st, 6:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-01T06:16:46-07:00">April 1st, 6:16am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard has been a writer for ClutchPoints for around a year now, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, and Gaming. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Well, we’re one step closer to avoiding a lockout for the 2023 offseason. A few hours after Adam Silver’s deadline, the NBA and the NBPA have <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1642127943735410688?s=20" rel="noopener">officially agreed</a> on the details on a new collective bargaining agreement (or CBA) for 2023 until 2029, per Marc Stein. There was a lot of<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-nbpa-cba-friday-deadline-within-reach" rel="noopener"> good and hopeful news</a> about negotiations between the two sides leading up to the deadline. Now, there’s only a couple of steps needed before this is made official.</p><p>“The NBA and Players Association announced at 3 AM ET this morning that they have reached an agreement on a new CBA that begins next season, ensuring that free agency and summer league will begin on time in July and, in the larger picture, labor peace through at least 2028-29.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The NBA and Players Association announced at 3 AM ET this morning that they have reached an agreement on a new CBA that begins next season, ensuring that free agency and summer league will begin on time in July and, in the larger picture, labor peace through at least 2028-29. <a href="https://t.co/WOysqP3m2R">https://t.co/WOysqP3m2R</a> <a href="https://t.co/9G7ZxfYZ5G">pic.twitter.com/9G7ZxfYZ5G</a></p><p>— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1642127943735410688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s worth noting that this does not mean that there’s officially a new CBA in place for the next few years. The owners and the players themselves will need to ratify the details agreed upon by the NBA and the NBPA. Some might call for a change here and there. Then, there’s the matter of actually writing the legal documents. At the very least, though, this is an encouraging sign for the future of basketball. We are one step closer to avoiding a dreaded lock-out.</p><p>Some notable changes in this agreed-upon CBA are the implementation of an mid-season tournament, a hard requirement on games played for individual awards, and a new luxury-tax level. One of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-college-basketballs-one-and-done-future-gets-massive-update-amid-cba-talks" rel="noopener">biggest talking points</a> was left out though: there are reportedly no new rules allowing high schoolers to enter the league.</p><p>We will keep you updated on any new information about the new CBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA, NBPA officially agree to new CBA for 2023 and beyond

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/march-madness-news-jalen-brunson-nba-stars-react-to-caitlin-clark-41-points-for-iowa-vs-south-carolina');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen Brunson, NBA stars react to Caitlin Clark’s 41 points for Iowa in March Madness upset of South Carolina');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/March_Madness_news_Jalen_Brunson_NBA_stars_react_to_Caitlin_Clark_s_41_points_for_Iowa_vs._South_Carolina.jpg"></figure><h1>Jalen Brunson, NBA stars react to Caitlin Clark’s 41 points for Iowa in March Madness upset of South Carolina</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-31T21:53:35-07:00">March 31st, 9:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-31T21:54:04-07:00">March 31st, 9:54pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Iowa basketball star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/march-madness-news-iowa-caitlin-clark-sends-twitter-into-utter-chaos-after-south-carolina-upset" rel="noopener">Caitlin Clark sent</a> the whole sports world into frenzy as she led the Hawkeyes’ massive upset of South Carolina in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. In fact, even NBA stars such as Jalen Brunson, CJ McCollum and more couldn’t help but be amazed by the incredible March Madness showing.</p><p>Clark exploded for 41 points, six rebounds and eight assists as she powered Iowa to the 77-73 win over South Carolina. She got off to a strong starts and sustained her dominance throughout, becoming the only player in NCAA Tournament history with a back-to-back 40 piece. The 21-year-old also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/march-madness-news-caitlin-clark-historic-feat-in-iowa-vs-louisville-has-never-been-seen-before" rel="noopener">had 41 against Louisville</a> in the Elite 8.</p><p>Following the Hawkeyes’ stunning win over the Gamecocks, Brunson, McCollum and several other NBA stars reacted to Clark’s performance and Iowa’s victory.</p><p>“Caitlin Clark is tough,” Jalen Brunson <a href="https://twitter.com/jalenbrunson1/status/1642011428541329408" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. CJ McCollum added, “Clark so cold.”</p><p>“THE GOATTTTTTTTTTTTT #1MORE LFG HAWKSSS,” Luka Garza added.</p><p>Cole Anthony furthered, “Caitlin Clark something different.” Meanwhile, Isaiah Roby said, “Caitlin Clark is a DOG.”</p><p>Clark has been the catalyst for Iowa basketball to become the best team to watch in March Madness, and there’s no denying that the Hawkeyes made the NCAA Tournament a lot more fun.</p><p>Iowa is now set to play LSU in the NCAA Tournament title game, and sure enough, all eyes will be on Clark and her team as they try to get the job done and cap off a historic run with the championship. It sure won’t be easy, but no one is doubting Clark and the Hawkeyes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen Brunson, NBA stars react to Caitlin Clark’s 41 points for Iowa in March Madness upset of South Carolina

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He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Basketball</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dan-hurley-drops-a-key-hint-on-uconns-game-plan-for-this-miami-star-in-final-four" rel="noopener">March Madness Final Four</a> all set, the majority of college teams have ended their season by now. For many players, this means their attention now turns to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/march-madness-four-best-2023-nba-draft-prospects-in-final-four-jordan-hawkins-donovan-clingan-isaiah-wong-andre-jackson" rel="noopener">the NBA draft</a>. Eligible underclassmen have until Apr. 23 to declare for the draft. That would include Alabama star Jahvon Quinerly who is a junior. On Friday, Jahvon Quinerly announced that he would <a href="https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1641888312053977107?s=20" rel="noopener">declare for the NBA draft</a> while still maintaining his college eligibility as per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Alabama's Jahvon Quinerly tells me that he will enter the 2023 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility.</p><p>— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1641888312053977107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In order to maintain college eligibility, players like Jahvon Quinerly would need to withdraw from the NBA draft by May 31 while not signing with an agent. Quinerly has one season left of college basketball eligibility due to the extra COVID year granted to all NCAA athletes. Quinerly has been considered an NBA prospect for a while and had thought about testing the NBA draft waters in 2021 until he suffered an ACL injury in the NCAA Tournament.</p><p>This season, Quinerly mostly came off the bench for Alabama and averaged 8.8 points per game, 2.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists with shooting splits of 40.6 percent shooting from the field, 36.1 percent shooting from three-point range and 83.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line. Quinerly began his college career at Villanova as a highly-touted high school player. He was originally committed to Arizona but  withdrew his commitment after his name was mentioned in the FBI’s college basketball investigation into bribery surrounding various assistant coaches. Quinerly has played the last three seasons at Alabama after inconsistent playing time at Villanova.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Alabama star Jahvon Quinerly declares for NBA draft, with a twist

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   /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NBA-Draft-news-Jayhawks-star-Gradey-Dick-makes-intriguing-draft-decision.jpg"></figure><h1>Jayhawks star shooter Gradey Dick makes crucial NBA Draft decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-31T15:21:17-07:00">March 31st, 3:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-31T15:21:17-07:00">March 31st, 3:21pm</time><address><a>Quenton Albertie</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kansas Jayhawks flamethrower Gradey Dick is projected to be a lottery pick in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/alabama-basketball-news-brandon-miller-reveals-nba-draft-decision" rel="noopener">2023 NBA Draft</a> and teams will be glad to know that he’s decided he’s ready to take the next step in his basketball journey.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gradey Dick announces live on NBA Today that he's declaring for the NBA Draft. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kubball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kubball</a> <a href="https://t.co/NO98yG4NQc">pic.twitter.com/NO98yG4NQc</a></p><p>— Vince Lovergine (@Vince_Lovergine) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vince_Lovergine/status/1641888841417084951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Having played just one season with the Jayhawks, Dick shot 40.3 percent from the 3-point range in his freshmen season on his way to averaging 14.1 points per game.</p><p>Scoring on a heavy diet of jump shots, Dick didn’t only dot the eyes of his opponents from beyond the arc but inside of it as well. With that skillset, perhaps the best NBA comparison for Dick is a taller version of NBA sharpshooter and current analyst <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-austin-reaves-dk-jj-redick" rel="noopener">JJ Redick</a>.</p><p>Dick is also a smart team defender. So, at 6-foot-8 and 205 pounds, there’s definitely a lot to like about the 19-year-old.</p><p>While every team could use another shooter, the teams in the lottery that could legitimately wind up drafting him in the lottery are many.</p><p>In the Eastern Conference, the Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards, New York Knicks, and Toronto Raptors could all add use the help from outside.</p><p>If the Magic (who have <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/" rel="noopener">two picks in the lottery</a>) draft him, they would be adding a worthwhile off-ball player to complement a group of players that are better scoring inside. The Raptors, who could lose 3-and-D wing Gary Trent Jr. this offseason, are another team to watch in particular.</p><p>Looking west, the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder are teams to watch. The Los Angeles Lakers, currently projected to have the 16th overall pick, are as well.</p><p>The Lakers, a woeful shooting team, would undoubtedly be excited to add a player like Dick. The Thunder, a promising young team, have too many playmakers to have so few shooters.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jayhawks star shooter Gradey Dick makes crucial NBA Draft decision

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-nba-trade-2023-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', '1 perfect NBA trade Hornets must make in 2023 offseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1-perfect-NBA-trade-Hornets-must-make-in-2023-offseason.jpg"></figure><h1>1 perfect NBA trade Hornets must make in 2023 offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-31T15:12:25-07:00">March 31st, 3:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-31T15:12:25-07:00">March 31st, 3:12pm</time><address><a>Quenton Albertie</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Crazier things have happened.</p><p>Still, when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-michael-jordans-sale-franchise-intriguing-update-adam-silver" rel="noopener">Charlotte Hornets</a> trade their top pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, veteran guard Terry Rozier, and veteran forward Gordon Hayward in a three-team blockbuster involving the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>Said trade would require the Lakers to want to blow it up, seeing a future with their current franchise cornerstones to be one with unappealing endings.</p><p>In fact, there’s already speculation that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-revenge-motivation-destroying-bulls" rel="noopener">Anthony Davis</a> is on hot coals in L.A. There’s a legitimate chance that they do move him this offseason if the end to their regular season or playoff run is disappointing enough,</p><p>If so, the Hornets should be one of the first teams calling.</p><p>Not just because L.A. could be tempted to move Davis regardless. Thanks to his uninspiring injury history, and the potential to add a player they’ve been trying to get for a year, this is a trade that might only need the right incentivization.</p><p>Here’s why trading their top overall pick in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-nba-draft-prospects-2023-ncaa-tournament" rel="noopener">2023 NBA Draft</a> is a move that the Hornets must make in the offseason.</p><h1>1 perfect NBA trade Hornets must make in 2023 offseason</h1><p>Given the legal situation with Miles Bridges and P.J. Washington’s impending free agent status, there could be a major hole at power forward moving forward.</p><p>If the Lakers are perceptive to moving him, he would instantly be the best big man in Hornets history.</p><p>Not just <i>Charlotte</i> Hornets history either.</p><p>Davis’ excellence with the New Orleans Pelicans (formerly the New Orleans <i>Hornets</i>) shouldn’t be forgotten though his time in L.A. may have clouded many people’s memory.</p><p>His length, athleticism, three-level scoring, defensive ability, and basketball IQ don’t come around every day, and he’s truly so good that a good young player could only hope to live up to him as an NBA draft comparison.</p><p>That said, he’s frequently injured and hasn’t always been a model teammate.</p><h2>Anthony Davis’ Fit With Hornets</h2><p>Nonetheless, in Charlotte, Davis would be the best overall player on the team and have a chance to lead them in their post Michael Jordan-era. He may prefer being on a championship team but there’s potential for the Hornets to at least make noise in the playoffs with him on board.</p><p>Charlotte might be tanking right now amid the absence of Bridges and injury to star guard LaMelo Ball. Still, they finished 10th in the Eastern Conference last season after going 43-29. Had they advanced through the play-in tournament, they would have made the playoffs.</p><p>Speaking of Ball, there’s a chance that he and Davis can bring out the best in one another.</p><p>LaMelo is an electric passer that can zip the ball over the court, a big man’s dream. Davis, with his ability to impact shots around the rim, allows Ball to use his 6-foot-7 frame more at the perimeter. Taking more gambles and taking away ball-handlers space at the point-of-attack with the confidence that Davis and starting center can make up for his mistakes if he gets beat, the Hornets could be an aggressive defense under head coach Steve Clifford.</p><p>While they’ll be giving up savvy playmakers in Rozier and Hayward that impact the game in multiple ways on both ends, Rozier incentives the Mavs to trade Kyrie Irving to L.A. to complete the deal. Hayward also fulfills this purpose, though the fact that he’ll only have one season remaining on his contract is another reason to move him while he can.</p><h2>Will The Lakers Make The Trade?</h2><p>Although the Lakers might consider a trade for Kyrie involving A.D., they’re unlikely to make this type of mood straight-up even if offered. Irving’s trade value has diminished across the league due to his off-court behavior and the media circus that surrounds him. In addition, though Irving is a more skilled scorer, Davis is an important defender for L.A.</p><p>That said, with the Hornets trading what will <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/" rel="noopener">likely be a top-four pick</a> to the Lakers in this scenario, Charlotte will be receiving L.A.’s 2023 first-round pick. That pick, which they’ll receive from the Pelicans, is currently projected to be the 17th overall pick.</p><p>With Davis and a near lottery talent on board, it’s as close to any even trade as any of the involved teams can ask for. Especially with the number of draft night steals teams could have in a draft that’s surprisingly strong throughout the first round.</p><p>This is a move that could still spell the beginning of the end of the Lakers, as LeBron James will reach free agency in 2024. Yet, that’s similar to another reason that L.A. could make the trade.</p><p>James is unlikely to play for the Lakers for the rest of his career, however long that will be for the 38-year-old. Drafting a player with a top-four pick could leave them with a player that’s not only capable of being third or fourth fiddle for the Lakers but of eventually becoming the face of the franchise.</p><p>The Hornets may want more young talent, especially with new ownership in town.</p><p>But why stretch out the rebuild?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 perfect NBA trade Hornets must make in 2023 offseason

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-odds-clippers-vs-grizzlies-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-3-31-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Odds: Clippers vs. Grizzlies prediction, pick, how to watch – 3/31/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NBA_Odds_Clippers_vs._Grizzlies_prediction_pick_how_to_watch_-.jpg"><figcaption>3-31-23</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA Odds: Clippers vs. Grizzlies prediction, pick, how to watch – 3/31/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-31T14:39:28-07:00">March 31st, 2:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-31T14:40:19-07:00">March 31st, 2:40pm</time><address><a>Aidan Cotter</a>Aidan Cotter is a freelance Sports Betting/Fantasy writer for ClutchPoints. He specializes in NBA and NFL betting but also contributes towards College Football and College Basketball predictions.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers (41-36) visit the Memphis Grizzlies (48-28) on Friday night! Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Clippers-Grizzlies prediction, pick, and how to watch.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Clippers-Grizzlies <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba" rel="noopener">NBA odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel</b></i></p><h2><b>NBA Odds: Clippers-Grizzlies Odds</b></h2><p>Los Angeles Clippers: +5 (-110)</p><p>Memphis Grizzlies: -5 (-110)</p><p>Over: 236.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 236.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Clippers vs. Grizzlies</b></h2><p>TV: Bally SoCal, Bally Southeast</p><p>Stream: NBA League Pass</p><p>Time: 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Clippers Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p><i><b>Last 10 &amp; Standing: 7-3 (Fifth in the West)</b></i></p><p><i><b>ATS Record: 39-38 (51%)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Over Record: 36-41 (47%)</b></i></p><p>Los Angeles gets their second crack in as many nights at Memphis. After handling the Grizzlies 141-132 despite missing both of their stars, the Clippers maintained their fifth-place spot in the West. Additionally, they ensured a series win over the Grizzlies thanks to a 135-129 win earlier this month. Despite all of that, the Clippers enter tonight as five-point underdogs and thus have a great chance to cover given their track record.</p><p>The Clippers feature a well-balanced team that gets most of its work done on the defensive end. The Clippers allow just 112.8 PPG – the 12th-best mark in the league. They’ve been getting gradually better on the offensive end as well despite their 20th ranking in scoring. The Clippers are especially strong from beyond the arc as they shoot the fourth-highest percentage from deep and average the ninth-most threes per game. That bodes well for their chances of covering tonight considering the Grizzlies allow the eighth-most threes per game.</p><p>If the Clippers are going to cover tonight they’re going to need another big night from one of their guards. Russell Westbrook stole the headlines with 36 points in Wednesday’s win, but Eric Gordon (14 points), Terrance Mann (11 points), and Bone Hyland (20 points) all played critical roles as well. Los Angeles’ biggest strength is its depth as they have a plethora of NBA veterans on their roster. With all that talent in one place, it can be hard for both betters and the opposition to figure out who is going to be a focal point. That being said, with Kawhi still questionable, look for one of their ball handlers to have another big night.</p><h2><b>Why The Grizzlies Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p><i><b>Last 10 &amp; Standing: 8-2 (Second in the West)</b></i></p><p><i><b>ATS Record: 35-39-2 (47%)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Over Record: 34-40-2 (46%)</b></i></p><p>Memphis suffered a shocking loss to Los Angeles earlier this week – especially considering neither Kawhi Leonard nor Paul George played. That being said, this Grizzlies team is still rolling as they’ve won six of their last seven games. They’re essentially locked into the No. 2 spot in the West barring a complete collapse by either Denver or themselves. While Memphis hasn’t beaten LA yet this season, they have a strong chance to cover the spread now that more of their full squad is back in the mix.</p><p>Memphis had a rough stretch there for a few weeks but appeared to be back and firing on all cylinders prior to Wednesday’s loss. Even still, the Grizzlies have been playing like one of the most well-rounded teams in the league as they rank eighth in scoring and 11th in points allowed. They are especially strong in the interior as they average the most points in the paint per game while holding the opposition to the fifth-fewest. Consequently, the Grizzlies have been stellar on the offensive glass, averaging the fourth-most offensive rebounds per game while holding the sixth-highest offensive rebound rate. That being said, Memphis’ has struggled to rebound since the injuries to Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke. Nevertheless, they dominated LA on the glass this week to the tune of 45-32.</p><p>If the Grizzlies are going to break through a cover (winning their first game against the Clippers this season), they’re going to need Ja Morant to have another big night. Ja’s counting stats were solid in Wednesday’s loss as he racked up 36 points and nine rebounds. However, he shot just 11/28 from the floor and turned the ball over eight times. A player of Morant’s caliber can’t afford to shoot that poorly and turn the ball over that much. With Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson back in the fold to help take some of the load off Ja, look for Morant to have a much more efficient performance.</p><h2><b>Final Clippers-Grizzlies Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Although LA just beat Memphis (for the second time this month), it took Russell Westbrook turning the clock back to 2017 and having his best game of the year. I don’t anticipate that happening twice in a row – especially with Jaren Jackson, Desmond Bane, and Tyus Jones available tonight.</p><p><b>Final Clippers-Grizzlies Prediction &amp; Pick: Memphis Grizzlies -5 (-110)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Odds: Clippers vs. Grizzlies prediction, pick, how to watch – 3/31/2023

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