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Lakers trade Russ in three-team deal

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February 13, 2023

A massive three-team deal is at work between the Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Utah Jazz.

According to ESPN’s senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the deal will send Russell Westbrook and a lightly protected 2027 LA first-round pick to Utah, Mike Conley and picks to Minnesota, and D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt to Los Angeles.

The development happened a day after LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the no. 1 spot in the all-time scoring list where they saw the OKC Thunder winning in the end.

Currently, Westbrook, who is coming off the bench for LA, is averaging 15.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 7.5 assists per game but this Lakers experiment remained unsuccessful as they continue to stay behind in the NBA standings.

Meanwhile, Russell’s output in Minny is at 17.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 6.2 assists.

Although they are producing almost equal output, Russell is shooting on a much-higher percentage at 46.5% compared to the 41.7% of Westbrook.

The trade will also send the former no. 2 overall pick to return to the Lakers, the team that drafted him in 2015.

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Jokic-Murray make history as Nuggets take Game 3

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June 8, 2023

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Jokic-Murray make history as Nuggets take Game 3

Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray just became the first duo to score 30+ points and 10+ assists in an NBA Finals game to lead Denver to a 109-94 win in Game 3 for a 2-1 series lead.

The two stars also finished with a triple-double as Jokic grabbed 21 big boards and Murray with 10.

Aside from this, the Joker personally made history for himself becoming the first player to record a 30-20-10 triple-double in the Finals.

The big win put them ahead and stole a win on the road against Miami.

Jimmy Butler had 28 points for the Heat while Bam Adebayo added 22 on a losing effort.

They have a chance to even the series once again come Game 4.

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Kyrie Irving courts LeBron James to join Mavs

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1 day ago

June 7, 2023

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Kyrie Irving courts LeBron James to join Mavs

The stories have been LeBron wanting Kyrie back, but this time it’s Irving who reached out for James to come to Dallas and play for the Mavericks next season.

The report quickly went viral as a potential Irving-James-Doncic big three is now brewing.

However, trading for LeBron James means a lot of players and future round picks for the Mavericks.

It can be recalled that James was trying to land Irving in the middle of the regular season, but the Lakers failed to do so which put Irving from Brooklyn to Dallas to team up with Luka Doncic.

They fell short of a playoff spot and now it seems Irving seriously wants another trophy with him luring James for an epic reunion.

Whether this fails due to the cap restriction, Irving could still possibly join James in the Lakers as LA looks to revamp its squad despite reaching the conference finals after a slow start of the season.

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Gabe Vincent comes through as Miami even Finals series with Denver

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3 days ago

June 5, 2023

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Gabe Vincent comes through as Miami even Finals series with Denver

The Miami Heat were confident and they proved us why as they steal Game 2 from Denver to even the NBA Finals series at 1-1.

Undrafted Gabe Vincent played a huge game for Miami finishing with a team-high 23 points while Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo chipped in 21 points apiece.

Duncan Robinson only had 10 points, but all came in the fourth quarter to rally the Heat.

Meanwhile, Nikola Jokic dropped 41 points for the Nuggets but they lost, Denver is 0-3 in the postseason when Jokic scored 40+ points.

Jamal Murray was only contained by the Heat with only 18 points.

Game 3 will be in Miami.

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