However, Isaiah Thomas will be making his highly-anticipated debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers sometime this month which will make them even more dangerous. The Cavs are on a 13-game winning streak and seem like they’re poised to make their fourth-straight run to the NBA Fin

Popovich, however, disputed Parker's claims telling reporters that his assessment should be taken under caution, which just seems to add to the uncertainty around the whole situation and again shows that the organization is not willing to share much informat

The French point guard made his long-awaited return from a torn quad muscle in the team's home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night and revealed that Leonard is not too far behind having worked out with him recen

The 25-year-old has established himself as the face of the franchise since Gordon Hayward's departure to the Boston Celtics in the summer but has been unable to lead them consistently as his campaign continues to be marred by injur

Mahoney continued , "Something about being back at home turns us all into our former selves. By the time Jabari makes his way downstairs, breakfast sandwiches are made and wrapped in foil. Lola will pack him a plastic bag Full Piece of writing of grapes for the road, the same kind that a high school freshman might fish out of their sack lun

It's difficult to play good D on a rebuilding team filled with young players still learning their assignments, so it's unfair to point to Bledsoe's deficiencies on that end of the floor in a Suns unif

So, while the Spurs are certainly rooting for Leonard to get healthy as soon as possible, they're making the best of the situation. Given their unprecedented stability as the most consistent franchise in sports during the Popovich Era, they know exactly how to handle situations like t

Despite not featuring in the playoffs in the four years he spent in Arizona, he should still be able to deal with pressure situations better than some of the Bucks youngsters and take on more responsibility both on and off the fl

Forbes, Paul and Anderson have all shown glimpses of production in their expanded roles with the team. In a win over the Hornets on Friday, Forbes scored 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting in just 22 minutes. Paul dropped 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting along with five rebounds in 30 minutes in a loss to the Boston Celtics in October 30. Anderson dropped 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks over 26 minutes in a loss against the Golden State Warriors on Novembe

"So I think it is going end up being a great thing for the team long term," Ginobili explained . "Short term, we miss him. We need him out there. When he comes back, we are going to have to re-adjust. So it’s going to take a little bit of time. But at this point, it’s making those guys step up and play a bigger ro

In addition to his work with physical therapists, in the weight room and light work on the court, Parker revealed a major change that he made off the court that has undoubtedly helped him through his recovery so

In Wisconsin, however, those numbers would prove to be valuable for his new team as they would love to ease the scoring load on star player Giannis Antetokounmpo and rely on another player to create his own offe

Therefore, Hayward’s presence (if at full health) in the playoffs might be needed to overcome the plethora of talent on Cleveland’s roster. Although Hayward’s future is certainly important, hanging banner No. 18 in the rafters is what will probably take precedence in Bos

He admitted that his first ACL tear didn’t go well from a mental perspective. After all, he was just 19 years old and it was just a few months after his one-and-done season at Duke University. "I was by myself a lot… I've been in a very dark place," he not

Heading into this season, Leonard seemingly had his best shot at securing his first-ever MVP award since Paul George and Carmelo Anthony joined reigning MVP Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City and Chris Paul joined MVP runner-up James Harden in Hous

"He rebounds, blocks shots, is solid defensively, is athletic, deflects passes and stuff like that," Ginobili said of Green . "He’s been huge for the last three years, for sure, and is getting better. Now, he is our main guy defensively and he is going to be for a while. Even when Kawhi (is healthy), sometimes he takes the toughest opponent, so he’s been very reliab

"You know he hasn’t expressed that," he explained . "Just knowing professional athletes, I know that down inside he wants to be back faster than anybody has ever been back from this kind of injury … I know what’s going on in his mind, but I don’t think he’ll say anything about how fast he wants to get ba

The 27-year-old averaged a career-high 21.1 points, 6.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game on 43.4 percent shooting last season with Phoenix but his numbers didn't have much effect on the team as they were constantly losing ga