Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry continues to lead NBA jersey sales, securing the top spot for the first half of the 2024-25 season, according to NBAStore.com. Following Curry, the top five players in jersey sales are: **LeBron James** (Los Angeles Lakers) **Jayson Tatum** (Boston Celtics) **Jalen Brunson** (New York Knicks) **Victor Wembanyama** (San Antonio Spurs) Notably,
The lynchpin of the Raptors zone offense is, of course, Dick. Not only are the Raptors actually one of the 6 best teams in the league scoring against zone (1.182 ppp, very strong), but they have a huge reliance on Dick’s spacing. Also, by his lonesome he’s responsible for nearly 40% of the Raptors 3-point makes against zone this season.
Two New York Knicks, Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, were selected as 2025 NBA All-Star starters. The league announced the starters for each of its conferences on Thursday. The two Knicks will be accompanied by Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks,
Entering the 2024-25 season, Knicks fans were extremely excited about their team for many reasons. It looked destined to be their first true contending roster in over a decade after several transformative moves in the calendar year 2024.
The New York Knicks are in a position unfamiliar to anyone who wasn't around for the Patrick Ewing era—or perhaps the 1970s. After decades of inconsistency, New York has officially made the leap to true contender status.
A lot of eyebrows were raised when the Knicks gave up a chest of first-round picks to the Nets to acquire Mikal Bridges last summer.
Young finished with a team-high 27 points but shot an inefficient 8-of-22 from the field. He turned the ball over nine times to just six assists, his decision-making troubles exacerbated under the pressure Bridges applied from the opening tip.
So some like Alperen Sengun, Domantas Sabonis and Jaren Jackson might get reserve spots. But the real tough decision is measuring Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Anthony Davis against Victor Wembanyama. I’ll go with Durant and LeBron this time — and assume the other two will be in the game.
Zion Williamson highlighted a 24-point, 14-rebound performance with an array of thunderous dunks during a dominant fourth-quarter stint, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Utah Jazz 136-123 on Friday night to open a two-game set.
Nikola Jokic posted his league-leading 17th triple-double of the season, bundling 24 points with 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the Denver Nuggets' 133-113 road win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.
Anthony Edwards had 36 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-99 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night. Edwards made eight 3-pointers and reserve Naz Reid was 6 for 6 behind the arc as the Timberwolves matched their season best with 22 3-pointers in 40 attempts (55%).
Mark Williams scored a career high 31 points and had 13 rebounds to help the Charlotte Hornets beat the Utah Jazz 117-112 on Wednesday night. LaMelo Ball added 27 points, nine assists and three blocks to help Charlotte snap a seven-game road losing streak.