Former Nuggets coach Michael Malone, who drew the ire of Denver fans when he said Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander “showed why he’s the MVP” earlier this week, said he would have picked Nikola Jokic if he had a vote this season.
Aditya Mittal, the CEO of steel giant ArcelorMittal, has agreed to invest $1 billion into a group purchase of the Celtics, according to multiple reports.
Evan Mobley (Cavaliers), Dyson Daniels (Hawks), Luguentz Dort (Thunder), Draymond Green (Warriors) and Amen Thompson (Rockets) made the NBA’s All-Defensive first team.
The new Asian University Basketball League hopes to bring together the top colleges across Japan, China and Korea and beyond — and also to produce the NBA’s next Asian superstar.