For Lillard to match Steph in both 3PT and 3P%, he'd have to hit another 1,206 threes... at a 62% clip! Harden could hit his next 800 threes IN A ROW - and he'd still be behind Steph in both volume and efficiency!

Two winners and a loser

Hell yes to Mike Brown and Jalen Brunson and KAT winning a title together

EXCLUSIVE: Over the last three months, I spoke with PJ Hall, his parents, Clemson HC Brad Brownell and more to learn what makes the Hornets’ two-way standout tick. PJ’s story is one of injury, resilience, family, faith… and his mom’s cookies. My first-ever feature profile: si.com/nba/hornets/onsi/char…

The answer to "who says no to this hypothetical trade" is always "the team you're not a fan of, dumbass"

Those 2-3 seconds are worth more than the difference in expected value. No hindsight required for that.

June 11th, 2026 Spotlight Player OTD: Boris Diaw Before Charlotte, Diaw was drafted by the Hawks, and traded a few years later to Phoenix for Joe Johnson. Diaw completely reinvented his career with the Suns — Boris’ first go in Phoenix, he won MIP and evolved himself into the point forward he’d be known for the rest of his career. In his 3 PHX years before the Bobcats trade, Diaw won 54, 61, and 55 games, respectively. Once his minutes dwindled behind Amari Stoudemire, and Raja Bell wanted out in ‘08… Larry Brown got his first big roster move made as Bobcats HC: Charlotte traded Jason Richardson, Jared Dudley, and a 2nd for Boris Diaw, Raja Bell, and Sean Singletary. Larry Brown had been very forthright about wanting to fix the Bobcats frontcourt, and add more defense. Diaw was a starting 4, and Raja Bell — despite being older — was still only a year removed from 2nd Team All-Defense, and two removed from 1st Team at SG. Bell would ultimately be a piece that brought Stephen Jackson to Charlotte in ‘09, but it was this Diaw trade which was the catalyst for a ‘09-‘10 team which broke the playoff drought. Boris was massive for Brown from the very beginning after the trade, and Diaw finished his 59 games with Charlotte in ‘08-‘09 at 15.1 PPG; highest in his career. Then the three musketeer Bobcats came along ‘09-‘10, and Diaw found his way into being a critical cog once again to a winning team. Charlotte had the best defensive rating in the entire NBA this year. But so much changed the next year in 2010-2011. The league knew a lockout was looming. Raymond Felton left in FA. Tyson Chandler was gone… and Gerald Wallace was traded in February of 2011. Michael Jordan, having freshly bought the majority stake, saw the lockout coming and felt a roster of older players on big deals wasn’t going to cut it. Following a 9-19 start after a playoff year, Brown resigned as HC and Paul Silas would take over. The late Paul Silas taking the reins was the beginning of the end for Diaw. It wasn’t pretty between those two, and after a 35-win ‘10-‘11 campaign, things boiled over in the lockout season. Diaw was publicly a big fan of Larry Brown, as well as a publicly large hater of Silas’ coaching style. Silas was equally hateful on Diaw’s personality, effort, and most everything in between. Diaw publicly requested out of Charlotte early in the lockout season, and stopped… caring? Most reports even say Diaw even put on weight to further stick it to Charlotte. Silas on the other hand wasn’t afraid to let it fly. He didn’t like Diaw’s pass-first nature or care-free attitude at all. "Some of the things that would go on,” Silas said, “Like not shooting the ball (and) passing all of the time… I needed hoops and he could put the ball in the hoop. When that wouldn't happen it was very disturbing." Silas also said later that “Had (Diaw) played all out - the way he should have played - it would have been a much, much better club." This wasn’t a first for Diaw. Boris had reportedly told Mike Woodson while in Atlanta that “he couldn’t play for him.” Tony Parker, Diaw’s French National and Spurs Teammate, would later come to Diaw’s defense over the things said about him in Charlotte… But you won’t find many Charlotte fans who lived those days doing the same. Rick Bonnell said this after Diaw was traded: “Allan Bristow once said that if pro basketball was still played in armories and players were paid $10 a night, LJ would be the only NBA guy suiting up for every game. Newly-ex Charlotte Bobcat Boris Diaw isn’t LJ. Johnson considered basketball his identity. Diaw considers basketball his job.” After failing to find a trade partner before the deadline passed, Charlotte would buy Boris out in 2012 before he’d move on to his San Antonio years. Newspapers below:

Like I've said many times: Before G1: our opponent is really good and I have a lot of respect for them After G2: a bunch of war criminals is what they are

Having De'Aaron iso repeatedly vs OG in the second half is such an indictment of both Fox and Mitch Johnson. You run literally anything else and you never give the Knicks a chance to make heroic plays down the stretch

real life footage from @TheGarden tonight 🎥

Fox had 44 touches in the second half, the most of any Spur. Only 5 touched the paint. San Antonio scored 0.387 points per chance out of his touches. He shot 2-of-6 w/ 2 turnovers when defended by OG. No one for the Spurs attempted more than six shots against any match-up.

Spurs continue to just make automatic reads vs. the Knicks help. Josh Hart is at the nail showing help, Fox sees it and fires it right to Harper for 3.

Look at these numbers and ask if Wemby’s gonna sit games.

I get that it's NYC team x generational 22-year-old x great basketball But this is still an obscenely great number

Once in a while, you get the opportunity to write a special story where as an outsider, you simply hope to do the subjects justice. This is that story. On Dylan Harper, Jordan Clarkson, and what it means to be Filipino: sportingnews.com/us/nba/news…

Put Sabonis on the Hornets and we're seeing 160-158 games every night

Rooting hard for Trae to be able to stay healthy. Because a lot of fans seem to have forgotten how ridiculous an offensive player he can be.

The Knicks' Game 1 opener was excellent. ​ But Mike Brown has been drawing up elite opening possessions for years. ​ From Cyclone and Flex Bump to Double Drag Veer and Horns Flare Clear, his Sacramento playbook was loaded with creative ways to manufacture advantages from the opening tip. ​ Great coaches don't just script the first play—they script the first impression. ​ Huge credit to @coachinaddition for the video breakdown. 🎥🏀

And yes, the league should announce today that Wemby will be retroactively assessed a Flagrant 1 for the hit-and-shove to the back of Brunson's neck/head. The NBA can't allow that type of dirty play to be accepted. It could have injured the Knicks' best player in the NBA Finals. That would give Wemby 3 flagrant foul points this postseason. Accumulating 4 flagrant foul points results in an automatic one-game suspension.

Why home court advantage is less important now: - Better sleep, recovery, travel science - More auditing / quality control of officials reduces home bias - This generation of players f***s around less on the road - 3PT shooting variance generally leads to more chaotic outcomes

This is 1000% right. Rodman would've struggled today as a complete non-scorer when teams want to play fast and 5-out. But 90's NBA was slower and 4-in. Having the world's best possession monster was a massive advantage.