<!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>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.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><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs: Grading the Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-13T15:55:18-08:00">January 13th, 3:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-13T15:55:18-08:00">January 13th, 3:55pm</time><address><a>Sam Penix</a>NFL, NFL Draft, and NBA writer. Pro Football Focus Analyst.Obsessed with the Cleveland Browns to an unhealthy extent.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA trade deadline isn’t until late March, but the <a href="http://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-cleveland-acquire-jarrett-allen-as-part-of-james-harden-blockbuster-trade/">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> have already made a blockbuster trade. The Brooklyn Nets acquired superstar James Harden from the Houston Rockets (without giving up Kyrie Irving) in a massive four-team deal that included the Cavs as facilitators. Cleveland landed 22-year-old center Jarrett Allen and veteran wing Taurean Prince in a move that changes the long-term outlook of the franchise.</p><p>Here are the full terms of the trade from what we know so far:</p><p><b>BKN receives:</b> SG James Harden</p><p><b>HOU receives:</b> SG Victor Oladipo, SG Dante Exum, SF Rodions Kurucs, 2022, 2024, 2026 BKN first-round picks, 22 MIL first-round pick, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2027 BKN first-round pick swaps, future second-round pick</p><p><b>IND receives:</b> SG Caris LeVert, future second-round pick</p><p><b>CLE receives:</b> C Jarrett Allen, SF Taurean Prince</p><p>For the Cavs, they give up Dante Exum, the Bucks’ 2022 first-round pick, and a future second-rounder to land Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince. Yogi Ferrell and Thon Maker will reportedly be waived to make room for the new additions.</p><p>For a while, it seemed as if that Milwaukee first-round pick might hold some decent value, but once Giannis Antetekounmpo signed his extension, that hope went out the window. The pick will almost certainly be in the late first round, and while it’s still an asset, the odds of the player selected with that pick being as good as Allen are very slim.</p><p>Now, to the players. Prince was the 12th overall pick in 2016 and spent his first three seasons with the Atlanta Hawks before being traded to Brooklyn. He is in the first year of a two-year $25.5 million contract. Prince stands 6-foot-7, 218 pounds and while he doesn’t provide much defensively, he’s a solid scorer who should be able to find success in a depth role with the Cavs. His $13 million salary next season could be traded if the Cavaliers wish to continue the cycle of taking on bad contracts for assets. Prince was included in this deal in order to make salary work, but he’s far from a bad player. Perhaps head coach J.B. Bickerstaff will be able to work some defense into him.</p><p>The centerpiece of this deal (<a href="https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nba/cavaliers/jarrett-allen-cavs-trade/95-d09ee8cc-fb6c-47fc-a1c9-08c2969f1e75">at least for Cleveland</a>) is Allen, who will turn 23 years old in April. He’s in his fourth NBA season after being taken 22nd overall in 2017. At 6-foot-11, 243 pounds, he has great size for a big man, and it’s impossible to forget his trademark afro hairstyle. Allen is an excellent rim protector, and has the potential to develop into perhaps the NBA’s best defensive center, not because of his rim protection ability, but because of his quick feet and elite length (7-foot-6 wingspan). He has no issue switching onto smaller players on the perimeter, and more than holds his own out there.</p><p>Andre Drummond is a fine defender inside and holds the league’s top defensive rating so far this season, but he struggles to defend outside the paint. Allen does not have that limitation, and it’s why this trade is such a massive win for the Cavs. Drummond is going on 28 years old and is likely to be traded before this year’s deadline, as his $28 million expiring salary will be very attractive to teams in cap hell. Drummond has obviously had a huge role with the Cavs this season, but he’s never been a long-term piece. Allen is, and it’s a wonder he cost so little.</p><p>Allen has never averaged more than 26.7 minutes per game, which is why his numbers don’t look all that impressive: In 12 games this season, he’s putting up 11.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.6 blocks while committing only 1.8 fouls. He’s shooting 68 percent from the field (over 20 percentage points higher than Drummond) and 75 percent from the free throw line. Allen also ranks 14th in defensive rating, a number that should skyrocket once he starts playing with the best defensive team in the NBA.</p><p>Once Drummond is out of the picture, whether that that happens at the trade deadline or after the season, Allen will finally be a full-time starter with the Cavs for the first time in his NBA career and based on his per-36 averages, that is something to look forward to.</p><p>Allen per 36 minutes in 2020-21: 15.1 points, 11.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.1 blocks</p><p>What Allen does not offer right now is a refined offensive game or floor spacing. He’s almost like a significantly better version of Tristan Thompson, but with the potential to develop his scoring ability. Allen will be a restricted free agent next season, and extension talks between his camp and the team will likely begin immediately.</p><p>It’s unclear how much he’ll demand because he doesn’t have the pure stats to match up with other young players who are being paid handsomely.</p><h2><b>Final grade: A++</b></h2><p>There’s a very real chance that the long-term contract Allen plays on with the Cavs will be even more of a bargain than what the team gave up to get him, and that was highway robbery.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs: Grading the Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince trade

<!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>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.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><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Cavs-Jarrett-Allen-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs acquire Jarrett Allen as part of James Harden blockbuster trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-13T13:45:37-08:00">January 13th, 1:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-13T13:51:11-08:00">January 13th, 1:51pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="http://cavsnation.com/should-the-cavs-trade-for-john-collins/">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> were one of the teams involved in the James Harden sweepstakes Wednesday afternoon. The Cavs were one of the teams in an expanded, blockbuster deal sending Harden to the Brooklyn Nets. <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1349464741882814466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1349464741882814466%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcavsnation.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D61665action%3Dedit">The Cavs will receive center Jarrett Allen and swingman Taurean Prince from the Brooklyn Nets as part of the trade</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Reporting w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@RamonaShelburne</a>: Brooklyn’s acquiring James Harden in a three-way deal with Cleveland. Caris LeVert, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, four 1st round picks – including Cavs’ 2022 first via Bucks — and 4 Nets pick swaps to Rockets. Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince to Cavs. <a href="https://t.co/qM0ZDH4dH3" target="_blank">https://t.co/qM0ZDH4dH3</a></p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1349464741882814466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Cavs might have made out like bandits here, seemingly only forfeiting one first-rounder (via Milwaukee) to acquire a tremendously talented young center in Allen and a guy with decent floor-spacing capabilities in Prince.</p><p>Allen was part of Brooklyn’s two-headed monster at the center position, splitting time with DeAndre Jordan. He is averaging 11.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks through his first 12 games.</p><p>Not only will Allen immediately help Cleveland’s team defense, but he also can slide right in as Andre Drummond’s replacement when Drummond hits the free-agent market at the conclusion of the season. The 22-year-old is arguably a better individual defender and has just as high scoring and rebounding upside as Drummond.</p><p>Prince is more of an offensive-minded player who has been rather inefficient with the ball in the last couple of years. But he had the makings of a strong perimeter shooter in his years with the Atlanta Hawks and could provide a stretch-4 kind of presence for the Cavs.</p><p>Unlike the Nets, the Cavs are slowly building and stacking its assets as the franchise looks to reclaim future contender status. Acquiring a young and talented piece like Allen should absolutely be a step in the right direction.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs acquire Jarrett Allen as part of James Harden blockbuster trade

<!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>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Jarrett-Allen-Nets-.jpg"></figure><h1>Jarrett Allen hilariously reveals secret sauce after breakout performance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-06T09:34:17-08:00">January 6th, 9:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-06T09:35:10-08:00">January 6th, 9:35am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen had a tremendous showing Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz, and he joked a change in pasta sauce resulted in his big game.</p><p>Allen, who finished the game with 19 points and 18 rebounds, said after the game he made a slight alteration in his pregame meal, one he believes made all the difference:</p><blockquote>“Before the games, I’m normally a pesto on my pasta type of guy, but today, I went with alfredo sauce, so I really think that was the thing that turned my game on tonight,” Nets big Jarrett Allen said, via <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/1346662979513835521">Michael Scotto of HoopsHype</a>.</blockquote><p>“The ‘Fro” was everywhere on Tuesday. He went 8-for-9 from the field, and could have put up even better scoring numbers if not for an underwhelming 3-for-7 performance at the free-throw line.</p><p>Allen gave the Nets second opportunities with five offensive rebounds, and also racked up three steals and two blocks on the other end of the floor. It was the kind of all-around performance a struggling Nets team desperately needed.</p><p>The former Texas product has had an interesting year thus far. Allen is getting the majority of the minutes in the middle, but most of those minutes have come with the second unit. DeAndre Jordan has been the starting center, partially because of his chemistry with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.</p><p>But Allen got the start on Tuesday, and more than made the most of it. Whether he has done enough to convince Steve Nash he deserves to play heavier minutes with the first unit remains to be seen.</p><p>Perhaps more alfredo sauce <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-playoffs-no-bubble-huge-problems-for-the-postseason/" rel="noopener">will help matters.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jarrett Allen hilariously reveals secret sauce after breakout performance

<!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>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Steve-Nash-Nets.jpg"></figure><h1>Steve Nash gets honest about possible DeAndre Jordan-Jarrett Allen ‘mini-drama’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-04T20:31:18-08:00">January 4th, 8:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-04T20:31:18-08:00">January 4th, 8:31pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash has the enviable position of having two capable big men at his disposal in DeAndre Jordan and Jarrett Allen. At face value, the two seem to be jockeying for more playing time but Nash quickly dismissed rumors of a mini-drama brewing.</p><p>While Jordan has remained the starting center for the Nets, it’s Allen who’s logging in more minutes. Per <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/01/02/nets-trying-to-head-off-any-jordan-allen-center-controversy/">Brian Lewis of the New York Post</a>, Nash addressed the logic behind the strategy while also sharing a bit about Jordan’s and Allen’s relationship with certain teammates, including Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.</p><blockquote>“A bit of everything. He definitely has that relationship with Ky and Kevin. He has that experience as the older player. Caris (LeVert) and JA also have good chemistry. So, it’s a bit of everything. It’s just not something I’m belaboring. Jarrett’s going to play a lot. I love him on the floor. I want to be very careful not to make it like a mini-drama because it’s not.</blockquote><p>Jordan is averaging 4.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks in 19 minutes per outing, while Allen is putting up 9.6 points on top of career-highs of 10.7 boards and 1.7 rejections.</p><p>Nash reiterated there’s no rivalry between the two. For the former two-time NBA MVP, the arrangement the centers are in is what works and he’ll continue to stick to it.</p><blockquote>“They both play. JA has been outstanding and will play plenty, if not the bulk of the minutes, but for right now, he’s just playing those minutes from the second unit. He closed the game against Atlanta (on Wednesday). I just don’t want it to become some sort of thing where we’re pitting our own guys against each other because I think the group has got a pretty good vibe right now.”</blockquote><p>Steve Nash will look to lead the Nets against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-brooklyn-biggest-weakness-according-steve-nash/">snap a two-game losing skid</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steve Nash gets honest about possible DeAndre Jordan-Jarrett Allen ‘mini-drama’

<!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>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/allen-1.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Did Nets big man Jarrett Allen just force the ref into calling him for an illegal screen?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-27T20:13:15-08:00">December 27th, 8:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-27T20:13:15-08:00">December 27th, 8:13pm</time><address><a>Joseph Nocco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen is apparently on double duty on Sunday evening against the Charlotte Hornets. Allen was called for an illegal screen, and rightfully so, though it might have been the Nets big man that ultimately made the call rather than the referee.</p><p>How is that possible, you ask? As soon as Allen committed the foul, he looked directly at the referee along the baseline, who then promptly made the call with ease. Had Allen not looked right at the official upon making contact on the illegal screen, it would have been interesting to see if the call was still made in the end.</p><p>Here’s a look at the play in question, via <a href="https://twitter.com/bballbreakdown/status/1343380878232178689?s=20">BBALLBREAKDOWN</a> on Twitter:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s funny that Jarrett Allen looked to the ref as soon as he sets the (illegal) screen as if he knew, and that look told the ref he needed to blow the whistle <a href="https://t.co/Yzn6KO3BAp" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Yzn6KO3BAp</a></p><p>— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) <a href="https://twitter.com/bballbreakdown/status/1343380878232178689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 28, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>That’s easily one of the strangest play early in the season.</p><p>Even with fellow Nets center DeAndre Jordan in the mix, Allen remains an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-steve-nash-makes-bold-prediction-on-jarrett-allens-career/">integral piece</a> of the puzzle in Brooklyn. Not only do the Nets have a tandem of superstar-caliber players in forward Kevin Durant and point guard Kyrie Irving, but Brooklyn also possesses quite the young core and deep bench — a group that Allen is a big part of.</p><p>In addition to Jordan, Allen, Durant and Irving, the Nets also roll out swingmen Spencer Dinwiddie, Caris LeVert and Joe Harris alongside forward Taurean Prince, guard Landry Shamet, veteran swingman Jeff Green and several others.</p><p>The Nets lost out to the Hornets on Sunday, 106-104, marking Brooklyn’s first loss of the season after kicking off their campaign with back-to-back wins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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