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Many years, there is some debate about who should be Rookie of the Year (Ben Simmons or Donovan Mitchell last year), and once every decade or so that debate is intense and a coin flip. Only once has it ever ended tied — 1995. Jason Kidd and Grant Hill. Next weekend those two will enter...
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• Jazz poised to have next big 3?
The Jazz already have one of the better rosters in the Western Conference, but Jordan Hicks of Basketball Insiders believes that they can get even better if and when Dante Exum can become the team’s third star behind Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert.Per Hicks, Exum has elite size and length for his position at a height of 6-foot-6 with a wingspan o...
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• Remaining offseason questions: Northwest Division
NBA teams have now completed the brunt of their offseason work, with the draft and free agency practically distant memories. Still, with training camps more than a month away, most clubs around the league have at least one or two outstanding issues they’ve yet to address.We’re in the midst of looking at all 30 NBA teams, separating them by division...
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• Fellow rookies pick Ayton, Sexton as RoY favorites
For the 10th time in 12 years, John Schuhmann of NBA.com got the opportunity to ask the NBA’s incoming crop of rookies a series of questions related to their fellow draftees.Historically, the NBA rookies haven’t been particularly clairvoyant when it comes to their predictions — they haven’t accurately identified a Rookie of the Year winner since Ke...
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• Donovan Mitchell gifts young cancer patient with shoes
Utah Jazz superstar guard Donovan Mitchell is a man of the people. During his rookie season with the team, the all-everything youngster helped a fan land that important date.Now, he’s doing something even more worthwhile. After learning that a young Jazz fan named Maya is stricken with cancer, Mitchell took time out of his offseason to hang out wit...
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• Top 10 NBA Rookie of the Year candidates for 2018-19
Ben Simmons entered the 2017-18 season as Vegas’ favorite to win that year’s Rookie of the Year Award, and he made the sportsbooks look wise. Simmons looked ready to dominate at the ripe age of 21, averaging 15.8 points, 8.2 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game and helping the Sixers mount a late charge for East supremacy.Many predicted the Aussie wou...
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• Michael Porter Jr. in the hot seat after alleged Doncic shade
Step aside Donovan Mitchell and Ben Simmons, there’s a new rookie feud in town, and it’s between Michael Porter Jr. and Luka Doncic.The Denver Nuggets forward caused tensions to rise this week by allegedly liking a comment on Instagram calling fellow rookie Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks “overrated.” Dino Radoncic, who was teammates with Donci...
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• Michael Porter Jr. under fire for alleged Luka Doncic shade
If you think that the rookie-on-rookie feud between Donovan Mitchell and Ben Simmons was so last year, Michael Porter Jr. appears to have you covered.The Denver Nuggets forward caused a bit of a ruckus this week by allegedly liking a comment on Instagram calling fellow rookie Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks “overrated.” Porter’s “like” was supp...
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• Curry continues to back LeBron
Stephen Curry isn’t going to stop supporting LeBron James. And he certainly isn’t going to stop defending him from baseless attacks.In response to a recent comment attacking LeBron’s intelligence, NBA Commissioner came to the King’s defense.“LeBron is one of the all-time greatest NBA players and one of the most accomplished athletes,” he starts. “H...
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• Lauri Markkanen has reportedly put on 14 pounds of muscle
Outside the buzz of Donovan Mitchell, Lonzo Ball and others — Lauri Markkanen proved himself in his first season in the Windy City. But, as he continues to develop in the offseason — he is looking to get much better.According to what Markkanen told K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, the second year forward has put on nearly 14 pounds of muscle du...
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• NBA players support LeBron James
We know how a certain man in Washington D.C. feels about LeBron James.That said, we also know how NBA Commissioner Adam Silver feels about the king. But as it (unsurprisingly) turns out, Silver isn’t the only one who feels this way. James has plenty of support from players around the league as well. Per ESPN, the likes of Karl-Anthony Towns, Stephe...
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Donovan Mitchell has shown why talking to strangers sometimes pays off. The Utah Jazz point guard paid to fix a... »...
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Now the wait is on to see how fellow Rookie of the Year candidates Donovan Mitchell and Ben Simmons score when 2K Games releases their ratings....
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• Ranking the 20 best players in the NBA’s Western Conference
It won’t come as news to anyone that the NBA’s Western Conference is loaded.LeBron James’ decision to join the Los Angeles Lakers puts the topper on the most loaded conference in basketball. Beyond James, you have a Golden State Warriors team that will eventually be able to start five All-Stars if they choose to do so. That doesn’t even encompass a...
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• Watch: Donovan Mitchell, Jordan Bell in hilarious 'spat' after 'incident'
Golden State Warriors forward Jordan Bell is in the midst of living his best life. Fresh off earning an NBA title during his rookie season, the former second-round pick is taking part in the Warriors’ Summer League action in Vegas this summer.It shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that Bell is dominating lesser opponents in the exhibitions. No...
Donovan Mitchell - 2018 NBA Slam Dunk Contest (Champion)
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Awesome double pass, though Donovan Mitchell wins dunk contest...
Donovan Mitchell has been trying to make a statement in his rookie season. The 21-year-old has had two 40-point games, is averaging 20 points per game and has been an instrumental part of the Jazz’s 11-game winning streak. He’s played well enough to earn himself two spots at All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles. He’ll be […] The...
Donovan Mitchell only stands 6-foot-3, but make no mistake: He might be the filthiest dunker in the NBA. The Utah... »...
It was a night for the ages as Donovan Mitchell took home his first-ever Verizon Slam Dunk Contest crown. Check out all the night’s dunks below. DONOVAN MITCHELL WITH A 48/50 ON THE FIRST DUNK OF THE NIGHT 🕷 (via @nbaontnt) pic.twitter.com/73WG6Q1tHn — SLAM Magazine (@SLAMonline) February 18, 2018 GET ⬆️ JUNIOR (via @dallasmavs) pic.t...
Also, Donovan Mitchell stepped into the spotlight and Larry Nance Jr. had the dunk of the weekend....
It wasn't just Donovan Mitchell throwing down over the weekend (but he may have stolen the show)....
As a young boy going to school in the area, Donovan Mitchell was one of the kids in the audience when LeBron James made his infamous “decision” to “take his talents to South Beach” at the Boys and Girls Club in Greenwich, Connecticut, via Yahoo Sports‘ Dan Devine: “It was in Greenwich, Conn., and I went […] The ...
Jazz fan Josh Buhler took a bold shot on Twitter, asking rookie stud Donovan Mitchell to hook him up with tickets to a game so he could bring a classmate on a date. And Mitchell, the 2018 Slam Dunk Contest champ who has lit up the League so far, was happy to provide the assist: […] The post Donovan Mitchell Got Jazz Tickets For Fan To Take C...