The Giants have a well-earned reputation of being one of the most data-driven teams in Major League Baseball. So how is it there wasn’t an algorithm to forecast their spectacular success? Before the season, the Giants were forecast to finish 75-83 according to their PECOTA ranking from Baseball Prospectus. For the uninitiated, PECOTA stands for…
SF Giants blow past 75-win projection, but still forecast to finish behind Dodgers — Chico Enterprise-Record
Lakers star LeBron James – who often gets his way on these things – became the leading voice against the NBA’s play-in tournaments.
Adam Silver says he spoke to LeBron James about play-in tournament, open to tinkering after full season — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Last season, Raptors forward Pascal Siakam lagged behind the high level of play he displayed a couple years ago.
Report: Raptors told Pascal Siakam they’re not looking to trade him — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The score-first guard has looked good in Las Vegas.
Watch Nuggets’ Nah’Shon Hyland go for 28 at Summer League — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Results of Friday’s action at the NBA Summer League at the Thomas Mack Center and Cox Pavilion and a look ahead to Saturday.
NBA Summer League roundup: Two top five picks shut down — Las Vegas Review-Journal
On draft night 2003, the Nets sold the rights to No. 51 pick Kyle Korver to the 76ers for cash used to fund summer league and buy a new copy machine.
Kyle Korver apparently retires — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Kawhi Leonard agreed to re-sign with the Clippers. The big question: How long would his contract last?
Report: Kawhi Leonard locking in three more years with Clippers on new contract — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Bobby Marks believes the Boston Celtics made out like bandits in reportedly agreeing to a one-year contract with Dennis Schröder worth the $5.9 million mid-level exception. The ESPN front office insider on Tuesday called the move the “best bargain” of the NBA offseason. “Certainly the market dictated all of this but the Celtics got a […]
Ex-NBA Exec Offers Clear-Cut Take On Dennis Schröder Joining Celtics — NESN.com
Paul Pierce will enter the Hall of Fame with some help from one of his most influential teammates. The Celtics legend chose Kevin Garnett to present him at his Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony, the Hall announced Wednesday. Garnett, who entered the Hall in May as a member of the Class of 2020, […]
Paul Pierce Picks Legendary Celtics Teammate As His Hall Of Fame Presenter — NESN.com
GLENDALE — Lauren Cox was driving home to Texas earlier this season, unemployed and out of the WNBA on June 29 less than two seasons after she was drafted No. 3 overall by the Indiana Fever. Two days earlier, the Fever stunned the league by cutting Cox, who’d been a starter on Baylor’s 2019 national…
Sparks’ Lauren Cox meets former team in Sunday’s re-opener — Press Telegram
Stephen Curry’s journey from being a skinny shooting guard at a small private college in North Carolina to NBA superstardom and worldwide fame is set to be turned into a documentary. “Underrated,” a movie about Curry’s rise to prominence, will be directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Pete Nicks and produced by New York-based company A24…
Warriors star Steph Curry’s rise to be turned into documentary — Monterey Herald
The Suns and Jazz are ranked higher, but will the Lakers come out of the West?
NBA Power Rankings, summer edition: Everyone is chasing the Nets — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The view from left field 