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I've heard that same trade sentiment floating around the league ahead of potential contract extension talks this summer and I've likewise been advised by sources close to the situation to regard Portland as a potential Davis suitor should it fall short in its Antetokounmpo pursuit.
Whitmore, only 21 years old, said he nearly lost much more than his NBA career. “That was a life-threatening type of illness I had,” he said. “I’m just grateful to be alive, to be honest, and to be alive and talk to my family and talk to you guys and be around my teammates.”
Whitmore was first listed as out due to right shoulder soreness while doctors worked towards a diagnosis. As Whitmore explained to Miller, the problem was caused by his ribs restricting blood flow to his right arm. That led to a blood clot, which caused him to wake up with discomfort in his shoulder. A few more days would pass before Whitmore airballed a series of midrange shots at shootaround in Memphis on Dec. 20. “I knew something was wrong,” Whitmore said. The symptoms worsened as Whitmore made several trips to the hospital before the blood clot was found on an ultrasound. He then had three surgical procedures before he was on the road to recovery. As Whitmore tells it, he’s “fine now” but only after a long and difficult process. His parents were integral in helping him get through it, as they took shifts to be by his side during his hospital stints.
Whitmore also felt immense support from his teammates and others in the Wizards organization. “[Before] going into surgery, I got videos from like each and everybody separately. Even in the group chats they were wishing me a healthy recovery and a successful surgery. Some teammates came to visit me in the hospital, coaches, coaching staff, even the front office. So, everybody was there. I felt love from afar even when I wasn’t in the building, but when I came back everybody welcomed me with open arms so I was really grateful for that,” he said.
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Knueppel helped the Hornets (44-38) finish with a winning record for just the second time in the past decade. Cooper Flagg’s Mavericks (26-56) finished in 12th place in the Western Conference. The Mavericks entered the season with high hopes but had to adjust their expectations after star big man Anthony Davis dealt with calf and hand injuries and was traded to the Washington Wizards in February. “Coming into this year, we all had different expectations in how we thought the year would go,” Flagg said. “But all of that is in the past. I think it’s time to move forward. Continue to grow, continue to get better and have a high outlook on how next year can go. We are just going to put in the work all summer long. I think we’re all excited for it.”
Shams Charania: Wall played for the Washington Wizards from 2010-20 after being the franchise’s No. 1 overall pick out of the University of Kentucky. For Wall, the idea to partner with Howard began on Jan. 31, when he served as the team’s honorary captain of the day and expressed to the school a desire to be a president of basketball operations at the NBA level one day. Wall has already taken a hands-on approach to the role at Howard, playing an active role in team meetings, evaluations of recruits and transfer targets and helping shape the program’s overall strategic vision with focus on roster management, name, image and likeness deals, revenue sharing, agent negotiations and player mentorship.
Craig Melvin: How could you say that you’re not where you want to be right now? You’re an NBA champion, All-Star, like NBA 75. You’ve got gold medals. Seems like you’ve kind of got it. What’s left? Anthony Davis: It’s a lot. I haven’t got MVP. I haven’t got Defensive Player of the Year. I want the parade for a championship, so I want to be able to do that again. Craig Melvin: That’s right, because when you won, that COVID year— Anthony Davis: Yeah. So, I mean, it’s still things I want to try to get. I want to get 20,000 points. I want to play 20 years. Craig Melvin: So you’ve got a list. Anthony Davis: Yeah, I have a list of things that I still want to do.
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Anthony Davis: When you’re looking at the Washington Wizards from the outside looking in, everybody’s right. But when you get into the organization and see how great of an organization it is, the owner is amazing. Obviously, the city — D.C. is amazing. We are a very bad basketball team, for sure. On the flip side, I think it’s very tough to go from a bad team to a championship contender. It takes time, and that’s with anybody. I mean, it could be a team who’s just won and then is suddenly not good. So it takes time. It takes a couple of years.
Anthony Davis: I go out to the tryouts, and these guys are running faster than me, jumping higher than me, making more shots, blocking shots, stronger. And I’m like, “I stand no chance.” I get in the car and I tell my dad, “I quit. I don’t want to play AAU basketball,” because I felt that I wasn’t good enough. These guys are way better than me. He’s like, “Play the first tournament. Let’s see how it goes.” Okay, first tournament is that weekend. I play the first tournament. The very first game is against LeBron’s team, right? At this time, I’m 17 years old. The first six minutes of the game, I roll my ankle. I only play six minutes, roll my ankle bad, out for the rest of the weekend. I have six points, six rebounds, and like three blocks. Done for the tournament.
Draymond Green: Joker has always — the one thing he has struggled with is length. If you go back and look at when the Lakers were able to beat them in 2020, the only reason they were able to beat them is because they had three guys that they could throw at Joker with length: Dwight Howard, JaVale McGee, and obviously, at times, Anthony Davis. They were able to throw length at Joker — length after length after length — and that’s why they were ultimately able to take the Nuggets down then, but haven’t been able to take the Nuggets down since. So Rudy’s doing a great job. You have to give him credit. In saying that, Joker’s still getting a lot of the shots he wants, but the length is bothering him. But he also can make these shots. So, yes, he could come out and go for 40 tonight. That does not mean Rudy hasn’t been causing him to have a tough time. The length is what he does have some problems with, if he has any problems at all.”
Jorge Sierra: Jayson Tatum (age 28) has passed NBA legends Reggie Miller and Clyde Drexler in playoff scoring. Jrue Holiday moved ahead of Anthony Davis. Also: Scottie Pippen is now closer to Michael Jordan in playoff scoring than MJ is to LeBron James. Pippen is No. 20 all-time.