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Getty Images As a general rule, NBA teams are hesitant to trade young, homegrown talent. This is particularly true if said talent was undervalued by the rest of the league. When executives find gems late in the first round, anywhere in the second or on the scrap heap, they get attached. These players' successes reflect well on their teams' scouting and development programs. Often they are diligent workers and beloved teammates, the kind of guys that bring good vibes to the practice facility and become fan favorites. Almost every team is obsessed with drafting and developing well, though, in part because this allows you to trade for stars. Typically, when a player like Donovan Mitchell is on the trade market, he will not be swapped for another multi-time All-Star at a similar stage of his career. He'll be swapped for draft picks and younger, cheaper players who could potentially turn into All-Stars one day. Enter 22-year-old Quentin Grimes . He's a 6-foot-4 wing with a … [Read more...] about The Quentin Grimes dilemma: Knicks’ promising wing makes trading for Donovan Mitchell tricky

This needs to be emphasized up front: Not only did this trade obviously not happen, but things also remain incredibly quiet on the trade front , and no deal similar to this appears close to happening anytime soon. If ever. However, the Lakers, Knicks, and Jazz discussed a three-team trade that would have sent Donovan Mitchell to the Knicks and Russell Westbrook to the Jazz to be bought out, with a lot of picks going to Utah and other players in the mix, reports Michael Scoto of Hoopshype . The proposed three-team trade scenario included Westbrook going to Utah and getting bought out. Utah would send Donovan Mitchell to the Knicks, a combination of two players, including Patrick Beverley and Jordan Clarkson , Bojan Bogdanovic or Malik Beasley to the Lakers, and the Jazz would receive significant draft pick compensation from the Knicks and Lakers. The Knicks also would’ve had to part with veteran salary filler(s), such as Derrick Rose to help make the salaries … [Read more...] about Report: Lakers, Knicks, Jazz talked massive Westbrook, Mitchell trade

Getty Images The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will head to the United Kingdom next season and meet in the second installment of the London Series, Major League Baseball announced on Thursday. The two National League Central rivals will meet at London Stadium for a two-game series on June 23 and 24 of 2023. "The Cardinals are excited and honored to be a part of the London Series next year.  The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry is one of the best in sports, and it will be exciting to bring it to Europe for a new audience to experience," Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt Jr. said in a statement released by the league. "I have no doubt that the passionate sports fans in London will love these games and we look forward to creating some new Cardinals fans overseas." The Cardinals-Cubs series in London was originally scheduled for the 2020 season, but the COVID-19 pandemic scuttled those plans. The first London Series took place in June of 2019 when the Boston Red Sox and New York … [Read more...] about Cubs, Cardinals set to square off in London during 2023 season as MLB heads back to U.K.

Getty Images UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira is headed to the realm of mixed martial arts and the main event of UFC 281. Adesanya vs. Pereira will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, Nov. 12. The promotion announced UFC 281's main event on Friday. Adesanya (23-1) has proven to be one of the most difficult puzzles to solve since making the full-time transition from kickboxing to UFC in February 2018. Pereira (6-1) made the jump in 2021 and quickly established himself as a major player in the middleweight division. Adesanya is undefeated at 185-pounds in MMA; however, Pereira defeated him twice in kickboxing and remains the only man in combat sports to ever knockout Adesanya. Adesanya is slowly building his case as the greatest middleweight in UFC history with wins over Jared Cannonier , Robert Whittaker (twice), Marvin Vettori (twice), Paulo Costa, Yoel Romero, Kelvin Gastelum and Anderson Silva. Pereira entered UFC … [Read more...] about UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira set for UFC 281

The Louisville basketball program named Justin Perez its new director of men’s basketball administration. Perez joins the staff under new head coach Kenny Payne . In the summer of 2021, Perez worked as an intern with the New York Knicks, working closely with office management in multiple areas including scouting, analytics and basketball operations. Perez most recently earned his Juris Doctorate in May 2022 at Columbia University School of Law. "I am extremely excited to join an organization and staff as prestigious as the one at the University of Louisville," Perez said. I'm ready to be a part of the Cardinal family!" Payne was also thrilled to add Perez to the staff. "I'm so excited to welcome Justin Perez to our Cardinal family," Payne said . "Justin is one of the brightest young men I've ever met, a person who is goal-oriented and has high character. We're thrilled to have him on our staff with his background both as an athlete and a recent law school graduate. … [Read more...] about Louisville hires Justin Perez as director of men’s basketball administration on Kenny Payne’s coaching staff

Getty Images After reflecting on his uncharacteristically poor performance in the playoffs, a star player decided that he wanted to be traded. He informed the team at a meeting in the summer. The perennial All-Star had chosen this organization in free agency with his eyes on a championship. In the two years that he'd been on the court, though, they'd come up short. He didn't like where things were going. The trade request put the front office in an uncomfortable position. It was not looking to rebuild. Getting swept had been unpleasant, but that's what happens when you're nowhere near full strength and you run into an elite opponent. With him, the team projected to remain a contender, as long as it could stay healthy. The near 7-footer had been drilling jumpers over helpless defenders since he was drafted No. 2 overall during George W. Bush's second presidential term. It's not as if it could simply swap him for a player of equivalent talent. And so the San Antonio Spurs … [Read more...] about A history of unfulfilled NBA trade requests, from Kareem to Hakeem to Pippen to Pierce to Kobe

Getty Images After reflecting on his uncharacteristically poor performance in the playoffs, a star player decided that he wanted to be traded. He informed the team at a meeting in the summer. The perennial All-Star had chosen this organization in free agency with his eyes on a championship. In the two years that he'd been on the court, though, they'd come up short. He didn't like where things were going. The trade request put the front office in an uncomfortable position. It was not looking to rebuild. Getting swept had been unpleasant, but that's what happens when you're nowhere near full strength and you run into an elite opponent. With him, the team projected to remain a contender, as long as it could stay healthy. The near 7-footer had been drilling jumpers over helpless defenders since he was drafted No. 2 overall during George W. Bush's second presidential term. It's not as if it could simply swap him for a player of equivalent talent. And so the San Antonio Spurs … [Read more...] about A history of unfulfilled NBA trade requests, from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Scottie Pippen to Kobe Bryant

Getty Images For the second straight season, NBA players who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 will not be allowed to play against the Toronto Raptors in Canada, according to Jake Fischer . Teams were sent a memo of the news Monday afternoon. These guidelines are similar to what MLB teams are dealing with as a handful of players over last season has been required to stay home while their team travels north of the border to play against the Toronto Blue Jays. For the NBA , this is the latest COVID-19 policy that it will be keeping intact for the upcoming season. It was recently reported the NBA will not have a vaccine mandate for the players for the second straight season, and will leave those mandates up to the cities each team plays in. Last season both San Francisco and New York City had vaccine mandates that required players of the Golden State Warriors , New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets to all be vaccinated. But ahead of the 2022-23, neither of those … [Read more...] about Unvaccinated NBA players will remain ineligible to play in Toronto for 2022-23 season, per report

Getty Images The Utah Jazz have a number of viable reasons for exploring a Donovan Mitchell trade. Even when they had Rudy Gobert , they'd proven on several occasions that they were not capable of winning a championship. Without him, they had no obvious way of rebuilding a contender before Mitchell's 2025 free agency. Outside free agents rarely want to come to Utah. Even if they did, the Jazz had no cap flexibility this offseason. Their only viable path forward is through the draft. Trading Mitchell would net a boat load of picks. The dream scenario with any draft pick is to land a player like Mitchell. That is what detractors of a possible Mitchell trade would say. Why trade him for players that might never be as good? Andy Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune offered one explanation: the entire NBA seems to believe Mitchell is on his way out the door. Larsen reports that "the overwhelming feeling among league insiders is that Mitchell is likely to sign outside of Utah at … [Read more...] about NBA insiders overwhelmingly believe Donovan Mitchell would leave Jazz as free agent in 2025, per report

Getty Images The Utah Jazz have a number of viable reasons for exploring a Donovan Mitchell trade. Even when they had Rudy Gobert , they'd proven on several occasions that they were not capable of winning a championship. Without him, they had no obvious way of rebuilding a contender before Mitchell's 2025 free agency. Outside free agents rarely want to come to Utah. Even if they did, the Jazz had no cap flexibility this offseason. Their only viable path forward is through the draft. Trading Mitchell would net a boat load of picks. The dream scenario with any draft pick is to land a player like Mitchell. That is what detractors of a possible Mitchell trade would say. Why trade him for players that might never be as good? Andy Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune offered one explanation: the entire NBA seems to believe Mitchell is on his way out the door. Larsen reports that "the overwhelming feeling among league insiders is that Mitchell is likely to sign outside of Utah at … [Read more...] about NBA insiders overwhelmingly feel Donovan Mitchell would leave Jazz as free agent in 2025, per report