In an unexpected yet exciting collaboration, Real Madrid’s head coach, Chus Mateo, joined the Toronto Raptors’ coaching staff for the NBA Summer League. This partnership saw the Spanish tactician traveling to the United States to lend his expertise to the Raptors’ developmental squad ..read more

His involvement was seen as a strategic move, aiming to bridge European coaching philosophies with the NBA’s approach, potentially fostering a unique learning environment for the players and staff alike ..read more

The team boasts a carousel of long-limbed athletes of all shapes and sizes: power-based wing stoppers in RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks, Lu Dort, and Ejim; more rangy and nimble point-of-attack defenders in SGA, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Andrew Nembhard. Frontcourt size and depth are the team’s most apparent deficits; the team has no natural rim protector, and its bigs are among the oldest players on the roster. “We can be dominant at a bunch of positions, but everybody’s going to have to be involved in the rebounding,” Triano, who has coached alongside Fernández on the Kings bench over the pas ..read more

“Evan Mobley signed his five-year max extension this week. I don’t know how many of the details have been reported, but like Cade Cunningham, like Scottie Barnes, and like Franz Wagner, there is no player option in the fifth year. Teams successfully pushed back against that. From what I’ve heard, the All-NBA language is as follows: If he makes first and second team, first or second Team All-NBA, he will get bumped up to 30% of the cap. If he makes third team, it’s 27.5% of the cap ..read more

In what was viewed as a down year — slogging through adductor, ankle, calf, leg and shoulder injuries — Johnson still averaged 13.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in 58 games. He shot 39.1 percent from deep, just off his 39.2 career mark. His size (6-foot-8), age (28) and shooting ability combine to make Johnson valuable. Only 10 NBA players 6-7 or taller averaged more than his 2.4 made 3-pointers last season. While the Kings, Magic and Lakers are interested, one recent report claimed the Spurs, Raptors or Warriors could be a “dark horse.” Source: New York Post More on this storyline “It’s the ..read more

In what was viewed as a down year — slogging through adductor, ankle, calf, leg and shoulder injuries — Johnson still averaged 13.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in 58 games. He shot 39.1 percent from deep, just off his 39.2 career mark. His size (6-foot-8), age (28) and shooting ability combine to make Johnson valuable. Only 10 NBA players 6-7 or taller averaged more than his 2.4 made 3-pointers last season. While the Kings, Magic and Lakers are interested, one recent report claimed the Spurs, Raptors or Warriors could be a “dark horse ..read more

Mogbo was raised in Wellington, FLA, about 16 miles west of West Palm Beach. His mom is Jamaican and his dad, Chuck, is of Nigerian descent. He’s the baby of the family. His two stepbrothers, Charles and Bryan, are both two decades his senior and were already adults and out of the house by the time he and his older brother Zach grew up. He and Zach are three years apart. “I was very spoiled, I’ll say that,” Mogbo admitted. “Very spoiled ..read more

He was quiet; polite but reserved. The two boys were enrolled in private Christian school, so initially, their only friends were the ones they made at church. Their first taste of sport came when they were put into football. Mogbo, five years old at the time, played running back and linebacker. He was a husky kid, with “chunky cheeks” and an awkward stride, as his mom tells it, but once he got onto the field he would “tear it up.” The other kids nicknamed him Terminator. He would play a little basketball and soccer between football seasons but didn’t take up organized hoops until the fourth gr ..read more

That’s all Mogbo had to hear. He was all in. No matter how unlikely the dream seemed, he was going to find a way to make it happen. “I would always tell my mom, I’m going to play against Steph Curry one day,” Mogbo remembered. “She’s like, ‘You’ve gotta put in the work to play against him.’ So, that [was] the challenge.” “We had our struggles, but he was always determined,” Ms. Mogbo said. “He was always ready. He would say, ‘Mom, I need my breakfast at whatever time, I’m training with the coach at LA Fitness at such and such time, please be ready,’ and he would be sitting in the car before me ..read more

The Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks are two teams that showed interest in Brown last season, sources said, and Los Angeles maintains interest in him this offseason. One team whispered to have interest in Brown and was quietly mentioned as a possible suitor months ago is the Golden State Warriors. While unlikely to occur, the Warriors have the ability to move Andrew Wiggins, who is making more than $26 million this season, in a package from Toronto that includes Brown and other assets. This would open up more financial flexibility for the Dubs moving forward. Source: Clutch Points More on this stor ..read more