Playing at the power forward position , Karaman was a regular in Turkey’s youth teams and even played for the senior team in the qualifying matches for Eurobasket 2013 , averaging 10.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 10 games played. Ilkan Karaman was even drafted 57th overall by the Brooklyn Nets in 2012 , although he would never play a single game in the NBA.
Playing at the power forward position , Karaman was a …
November 5, 2024 | 10:38 am EST Update
Joel Embiid to return Wednesday vs. Clippers?
The hope, as team sources shared Monday, is that Embiid could play as soon as Wednesday’s game against the LA Clippers (unless he’s suspended by then). He recently began practicing in five-on-five action, worked out extensively before the game against the Suns and is expected to take part in individual workouts Tuesday in Los Angeles that will set the stage for what comes next. Barring a setback, it seems likely there is an end in sight here very soon.
As it relates to Embiid’s availability and the latest round of media/fan pressure being applied for him to play, team sources say this time has been made all the more difficult because the Sixers truly believed he would be ready at the start of the regular season Oct. 23. That’s why they made so many rose-colored-glasses statements publicly about his health, glossing over the truth about the left knee problem that the league ultimately deemed a legitimate concern. In doing so, they honored Embiid’s well-known wishes of being as private as possible when it comes to his health.
Damian Lillard: “Just because it’s a 1-6 start, its ugly. But when you look at the big picture it’s such a long season. It’s 75 games left. I’ve been part of teams that have won 16 straight, 14 straight. Sometimes you just get in a ditch. Sometimes it can happen in the middle of the season, it can happen toward the end of the season, and I think because it’s happening at the beginning and we’ve got one win and six losses it just looks different. But I think because of who we have on our team – Giannis, Khris (Middleton), myself, Bobby (Portis), Brook (Lopez) – we’ve got an experienced, talented team. We can get a lot of things done.
Jorge Sierra: As expected, Buddy Hield is a Top 10 NBA player this season, per HoopsHype Global Rating. pic.x.com/4ahQRneBOb
Adebayo became a full-time starter during the 2019-20 season. Since then, Miami has two NBA Finals appearances and sports the NBA’s seventh-best win percentage in that time (.581). The 27-year-old Adebayo, who was drafted 13th in 2017, is the only player in the NBA to finish top five in Defensive Player of the Year voting in each of the last five seasons. “He’s much different,” Spoelstra said about Adebayo’s comfort as a team leader. “He’s gotten more comfortable. And he’s accepted the responsibilities that are given as a leader … as any face of the franchise, as the captain. And he knows he can’t do it just by his actions. He also has to used his voice more. And that’ll continue to get better. You have to do things within your personality. He’s not going to lead in the same way as U.D. [Udonis Haslem], and that’s totally fine. Everybody in the locker room respects him and responds to him. I love seeing the growth that he’s made. He’s in probably, what, his eighth season already? It’s going by so fast. Each year, he develops more, and he makes more of an impact.”
Mike Vorkunov: Nets have been interesting this season. Have the 8th-best offense + 8th-highest locational eFG% (via @cleantheglass) in the NBA. Have wins over Milwaukee & Memphis. Schedule over the next month is brutal, so record could crash but you can see what Jordi Fernandez is trying to do.
Dwayne Bacon's top five scorers of all time: 'Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving'
Dwayne Bacon: My top five scores of all time? It’s gotta be Jordan. Michael Jordan number one. Kevin Durant. Kobe Bryant, for sure… That’s tough. I know them three is like the back of my hand, but of all time? Q. Is James Harden up there? DB: Things he was doing in Houston was like never done… To me bro I gotta go with Kyrie Irving. Kyrie is a better scorer than Allen Iverson. And I love AI’s game.
SBWells: Tomorrow 12PM EST! @jaytatum0 x @club520podcast Tap In ! Evan Turner: If this tweet gets 100k likes then I’ll release the video footage of me beating Tatum 5-0 back in 2021
The NBA has regular-season games on Halloween, Christmas, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Inauguration Day and President’s Day. As for today, Election Day, the NBA and the leader of its players prefer the focus be on the polls and not the court as the President of the United States and local government officials are elected. “It was important,” New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum, who is also the president of the NBA Players Association, told Andscape about being off on Election Day. “It was something that [the NBPA] talked about and I was vocal about. There is an importance of us being able to spread information to others. It’s important for us to take the time off to make sure everybody goes out and votes and point a spotlight to that.”
McCollum stated that he planned on voting for Harris and had a conversation shown on social media to push for more African American male voting. When asked why he voted for Harris, McCollum said: “Have you seen Trump and how divisive he is? All those things that we have seen historically with the disrespect to certain populations, it’s an easy decision [for Harris].”
November 5, 2024 | 3:43 am EST Update
Anthony Davis day-to-day
Davis has not been ruled out of the Lakers’ game at the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday to conclude the trip, sources told ESPN. However, those sources cautioned, with the foot issue plaguing the All-Star big man from the end of last season through the Paris Olympics, it will be a day-to-day situation.
