Around the NBA: Weeks 24 & 25 (3/31 - 4/13)

[Mori Chu]

Nationally televised games this week
(all times EST)

Mon 3/31
7:30 pm Boston Celtics vs Memphis Grizzlies TNT, truTV, Max
10:00 pm Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers TNT, truTV, Max

Tue 4/1
7:30 pm Phoenix Suns vs Milwaukee Bucks TNT, truTV, Max
10:00 pm Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets TNT, truTV, Max

Wed 4/2
7:00 pm New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers ESPN
9:30 pm Detroit Pistons vs Oklahoma City Thunder ESPN

Thu 4/3
7:30 pm Memphis Grizzlies vs Miami Heat TNT, truTV, Max
10:00 pm Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers TNT, truTV, Max

Fri 4/4
7:30 pm Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics NBA TV
10:00 pm Denver Nuggets vs Golden State Warriors NBA TV

Sat 4/5
7:00 pm Memphis Grizzlies vs Detroit Pistons NBA TV

Sun 4/6
1:00 pm Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets NBA TV
3:30 pm Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder NBA TV
6:00 pm Sacramento Kings vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA TV
8:30 pm Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors NBA TV

source: https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/tv-sch ... -schedule/


NBA News
ESPN: Pelicans shut down Zion, McCollum for rest of season:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/444 ... -rest-year

Yahoo: Playoff picture with just 2 weeks to go:
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/20 ... 15791.html

CBS: Trae Young returns to Oklahoma as assistant GM:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... personnel/

SI: Zach Lowe to join The Ringer (yay)!
https://www.si.com/nba/zach-lowe-announ ... e-thrilled

The Guardian: What it feels like to be on a hopeless NBA team:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/ ... basketball

SI: Lebron James and Nick Wright vs Stephen A Smith (who fucking cares about this??):
https://www.si.com/nba/lebron-james-emb ... en-a-smith

Power Rankings

NBA.com (Suns #21): https://www.nba.com/news/power-rankings-2024-25-week-24

HoopsHype (Suns #20): https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-power-r ... -and-more/

Bleacher Report (Suns #18): https://bleacherreport.com/articles/251 ... eft-season

[ShelC]

[SunsRIt]

Has a current player ever done something like this?

[ShelC]

Not yet as far as I know. Interested to see what his responsibilities will be. Maybe some recruiting but at the very least NIL money.

[Mori Chu]

Has a current player ever done something like this?

Steph Curry agreed to a similar thing with his alma mater, Davidson, a few weeks ago.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... dson-hoops

[Mori Chu]

[SunsRIt]

The Sonics always were a storied franchise.

[The Bobster]

They also have the highest scoring differential in NBA history.

[Mori Chu]

Steph Curry's stat line at HALFTIME:

[Kryptonic]

Steph Curry's stat line at HALFTIME:

April fools

[Mori Chu]

This is a pretty crazy stat. All three of Lebron, Luka, and Reaves are averaging 20/5/5 in the month of March since the Luka trade:

[Split T]

Moving away from the suns for a sec…anyone think Giannis might get traded this summer? I feel like Milwaukee is likely headed for another 1st round exit and I think they should trade him. They’d get an absolute haul and it would be fun to see Giannis on a team that matters.

[ShelC]

It's possible. I thought for sure he was going to traded before they got Dame. That bought the Bucks 2 years but now that that window's closed he may look for an out. The Knicks will make a big push for him, probably before they talk KD. The Nets also seem to think they have a shot at him.

[Split T]

The Knicks don’t have picks, so I don’t see that happening unless a 3rd team gets involved…The nets have some picks, but they don’t seem ready to make that kind of move. Houston and San Antonio seem more likely to me…or maybe OKC if they lose.

[Superbone]

KD for Giannis anyone? (In before TOO's dreaming is free comment.)

[Split T]

Maybe you can trade KD to Houston for a haul…then offload Grayson and Royce for picks…then send everything you got in those trades to Milwaukee, plus Dunn and Oso and any other assets we had for Giannis.

[Kryptonic]

Maybe you can trade KD to Houston for a haul…then offload Grayson and Royce for picks…then send everything you got in those trades to Milwaukee, plus Dunn and Oso and any other assets we had for Giannis.

Would be amazing.... However, if we keep bud I'm not sure that would work. Didn't they have beef in MIL?

[Split T]

I don’t know if they did or not…he got fired while Bud was there. But someone will beat our offer anyways.

[specialsauce]

I don't want Giannis.
Sure I'd root for him if we got him. But I can't stand watching him play.

Franz Wagner me if we're looking for young all star.
Zion for the risky feelin frisky if NO wants off his contract for Beal and a couple picks.

Mikal and Josh hart me maybe

[JeremyG]

Booker for Giannis. Get it done.