NBA Rumors

October 28, 2024 | 10:56 am EDT Update

Dwyane Wade on his new statue: Personally I’m biased, I think it’s one of the best statues that’s been created

As soon as the Miami Heat unveiled Dwyane Wade’s bronze statue in front of Kaseya Center on Sunday, the critiques began coming in on social media. But the most important opinion belongs to the one who the statue depicts. Wade is happy with how the 8-foot statue turned out. He’s also appreciative of the honor, as it’s the first Heat statue to go up at its home arena in the franchise’s 37 seasons. “I was just like, ‘That’s beautiful,” the Heat icon said of his initial reaction to the statue after it was unveiled on Sunday during a ceremony at Kaseya Center. “Personally I’m biased, I think it’s one of the best statues that’s been created because of what it represents for us and for me.”
– via Miami Herald

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Wade was heavily involved in the creative process of designing the statue, collaborating with Rotblatt Amrany Studio sculptors Omri Amrany and Oscar León. Wade traveled to Chicago multiple times to visit with the sculptors, offering his feedback along the way. “It was a beautiful process to be a part of,” Wade said. “I think I visited Chicago about four times. I think I stayed in probably about four hours. Each time, it was just a great collaborative process with the Miami Heat, with Fine Art Studio and also myself and my family. So it was cool.”
– via Miami Herald

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The sculpture is first made with clay before the bronze is applied for the final touch. “Dwyane was visiting multiple times,” León said, with the Heat celebrating “Dwyane Wade Statue Night” during Monday’s matchup against the Detroit Pistons at Kaseya Center. “It was that last visit with those last little tweaks that he got to see firsthand. After that, we really do kind of trust the process. The bronze brings out a level of depth and shine and this vibrancy that you cannot get in the clay. The clay absorbs a lot of light, where this bronze has this nice quality that you just can’t picture what that’s going to look like. But we trust the process.”
– via Miami Herald

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All of his teammates and coaches told him to not stop shooting after he missed those seven straight attempts. Some of his teammates only began building a bond with him in September. But they know the talent he possesses from watching or playing against him. The teammates and coaches who have been around beyond this season have seen Maxey will them to victories. “So they were like, ‘Dude, you know who you are?’” Maxey said. “Reggie Redding, one of our player development coaches, came up to me and said, ‘Listen, you know who you are. Be who you are. Stop overthinking. If you think you are going to make it, shoot it. If you think you are going to make a play, make the play. You always play like the right way.’”
– via The Philadelphia Inquirer

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– via The Philadelphia Inquirer

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It’s only been five days since Ron Holland II’s first NBA season started, but he’s already feeling the love from the Detroit Pistons. “I think it’s been an amazing experience,” Holland told RG.org in a sit-down interview at a morning shootaround at Rocket Mortgage FieldHohuse before taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers later that day. “I’m just really getting to know these guys, getting familiar with their games and just seeing the brotherhood that this franchise has, being able to build everybody and knowing that everybody’s got the heart and the right amount of grit to help turn this franchise around.”
– via Responsible Gaming

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– via Responsible Gaming

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The 19-year-old wasted no time putting his defensive prowess on display, shuffling his feet, staying in front, and forcing a jump ball against a driving Bennedict Mathurin. He also recorded a couple of steals. There were hustle plays, too, including his first bucket in the league via a putback off the glass. He wound up with just six points but was active off the ball and got three good looks from distance in his 15 minutes of action. “I wouldn’t say it felt the same as Summer League, but it definitely felt like I’ve been there before for sure,” Holland said. “Bright lights, big stage. We did so much preparing for the game weeks prior. I was just ready, and I went out there, and I feel like I gave energy and effort and I gave my team the best chance.”
– via Responsible Gaming

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October 28, 2024 | 9:50 am EDT Update

Giannis Antetokounmpo: 'We’ve gotta find an identity. We don’t have that right now'

Following the second straight team’s defeat after losing to Chicago, Giannis Antetokounmpo touched on Milwaukee’s current status in the post-game aftermath. “Right now, we don’t have an identity”, the Greek national team’s superstar first commented about Doc Rivers’ team. “How are we going to win the game? Are we going to defend for 48 minutes? Are we going to move the ball for 48 minutes? Are we going to attack? We’ve gotta find an identity. We don’t have that right now”, the Greek Freak extended his thoughts on the start of the season, which sees the Bucks at 1-2.
– via EuroHoops.net

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“When I hear other shows model themselves after us, I take it as a compliment,” said Tim Kiely, the clever executive producer of “Inside the NBA” for nearly 29 years. “I mean, that’s my first rule with all on-air talent: I do not want you looking at cameras. Just talk. And talk to each other. Don’t talk to the cameras. And when other shows do that, too, I kind of say, ‘That’s one for our side.’”
– via Sports Business Journal

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