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New Orleans Pelicans, Jonas Valanciunas reach 2-year, $30.1 million extension​


New Orleans Pelicans center Jones Valanciunas has agreed to a two-year extension worth $30.1 million, agents Aaron Mintz, Mitch Nathan and Drew Morrison of CAA Basketball told ESPN on Wednesday. Valanciunas, who had one year left on his contract after being traded to New Orleans this offseason, is now tied to the franchise for three years and $44.1 million. The Pelicans acquired Valanciunas from Memphis in the deal that sent Eric Bledsoe and Steven Adams to Memphis. Bledsoe was ultimately dealt to the LA Clippers. He's also coming off his most productive season after averaging 17.1 points and 12.5 rebounds while shooting a career-best 59.2% overall in just 28.3 minutes a game. Valanciunas finished third in the league in rebounding last season and second in offensive rebounds per game (4.1) -- two spots ahead of Adams. He also was tied for third in the league in double-doubles (49) just behind Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook.

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Michael Jordan game-worn rookie sneakers sell for record $1.47M​


A pair of game-worn Michael Jordan sneakers from his rookie season sold for $1.472 million to high-end card collector Nick Fiorella on Sunday during Sotheby's Icons of Excellence & Haute Luxury auction in Las Vegas, shattering the record for most expensive game-worn footwear. The sneakers were donned in Jordan's fifth NBA game, a 17-point, 5-rebound and 5-assist outing against the Denver Nuggets. Photo-matching purports that the sneakers could've been worn even earlier. The shoes are Nike Air Ships, designed by sneaker icon Bruce Kilgore -- who created Nike Air Force 1s in 1982 and went on to design the Air Jordan IIs. The legend is that when Nike first made a deal with Jordan in 1984, his first signature shoe (Air Jordan 1s) wasn't ready. In the meantime, Nike supplied Jordan with Air Ships -- but Jordan's were so colorful that the NBA informed him they violated the uniform clause.

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The previous record for game-worn sneakers was, unsurprisingly, also a pair of Jordan's. In a preseason exhibition in Italy in 1985, Jordan shattered a backboard with a dunk. The Air Jordan 1s he was wearing that game -- still with a piece of glass in the sole of the left shoe -- sold at a Christie's auction in August 2020 for $615,000.


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2021-22 NBA Standings - Conference

Conference Leaders
Eastern Conference
No.1: New York (4 - 1)
No.2: Miami (4 - 1)
No.3: Chicago (4 - 1)
No.4: Washington (4 - 1)
No.5: Charlotte (4 - 2)
No.6: Milwaukee (3 - 2)
No.7: Atlanta (3 - 2)
No.8: Philadelphia (3 - 2)

Western Conference
No.1: Utah (4 - 0)
No.2: Golden State (4 - 1)
No.3: Minnesota (3 - 1)
No.4: Dallas (3 - 2)
No.5: Sacramento (3 - 2)
No.6: Portland (3 - 2)
No.7: Denver (3 - 2)
No.8: Memphis (3 - 2)

2021-22 NBA Standings - Division

Division Leaders
Eastern Conference
Atlantic: New York (4 - 1)
Central: Chicago(4 - 1)
Southeast: Miami (4 - 1): Washington (4 - 1)

Western Conference
Northwest: Utah (4 - 0)
Pacific: Golden State (4 - 1)
Southwest: Dallas (3 - 2). Memphis (3 - 2)
 

2022 NBA mock draft: Where do Paolo Banchero and Duke stars land after Champions Classic?​


The 2021-22 college basketball season got underway Tuesday, with the Champions Classic from Madison Square Garden not only ending a monthslong drought for college hoops fans but also offering significant evaluation opportunities for the scouts and NBA decision-makers in attendance. The Duke Blue Devils, Kentucky Wildcats, Kansas Jayhawks and Michigan State Spartans collectively featured a large group of players with the ability to play at the next level.

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2021-22 NBA Standings - Conference

Conference Leaders
Eastern Conference
No.1: Washington (10 - 3)
No.2: Chicago (10 - 4)
No.3: Brooklyn (10 - 4)
No.4: Miami (9 - 5)
No.5: Cleveland (9 - 6)
No.6: New York (8 - 6)
No.7: Philadelphia (8 - 6)
No.8: Charlotte (8 - 7)

Western Conference
No.1: Golden State (11 - 2)
No.2: Phoenix (10 - 3)
No.3: Dallas (9 - 4)
No.4: Denver (9 - 5)
No.5: Utah (8 - 5)
No.6: LA Clippers (8 - 5)
No.7: Los Angeles Lakers (8 - 7)
No.8: Memphis (7 - 7)

2021-22 NBA Standings - Division

Division Leaders
Eastern Conference
Atlantic: Brooklyn (10 - 4)
Central: Chicago (10 - 4)
Southeast: Washington (10 - 3)

Western Conference
Northwest: Denver (9 - 5)
Pacific: Golden State (11 - 2)
Southwest: Dallas (9 - 4)
 

Atlanta Hawks trade Cam Reddish to New York Knicks for Kevin Knox and first-round pick, sources say​


The New York Knicks are acquiring forward Cam Reddish in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks, sources told ESPN on Thursday.The Knicks are sending forward Kevin Knox II and a 2022 first-round draft pick via the Charlotte Hornets to the Hawks for Reddish, Solomon Hill and a 2025 second-round pick, sources said.

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2021-22 NBA Standings - Conference

Conference Leaders
Eastern Conference
No.1: Chicago (27 - 14)
No.2: Brooklyn (27 - 15)
No.3: Miami (27 - 16)
No.4: Milwaukee (27 - 18)
No.5: Philadelphia (25 - 17)
No.6: Cleveland (26 - 18)
No.7: Charlotte (23 - 20)
No.8: Toronto (21 - 19)
No.9: Washington (22 - 21)
No.10: New York (22 - 21)

Western Conference
No.1: Phoenix (33 - 9)
No.2: Golden State (31 - 12)
No.3: Utah (29 - 14)
No.4: Memphis (30 - 15)
No.5: Dallas (24 - 19)
No.6: Denver (22 - 20)
No.7: Minnesota (21 - 22)
No.8: Los Angeles Lakers (21 - 22)
No.9: LA Clippers (21 - 23)
No.10: Portland (17 - 25)

2021-22 NBA Standings - Division

Division Leaders
Eastern Conference
Atlantic: Brooklyn (27 - 15)
Central: Chicago (27 - 14)
Southeast: Miami (27 - 16)

Western Conference
Northwest: Utah (29 - 14)
Pacific: Phoenix (33 - 9)
Southwest: Memphis (30 - 15)
 
San Antonio Spurs' Bryn Forbes traded to Denver Nuggets in three-team deal.

The Denver Nuggets have acquired San Antonio Spurs guard Bryn Forbes in a three-way deal with the Boston Celtics, the teams announced Wednesday.The Nuggets sent Bol Bol and P.J. Dozier to the Celtics, and the Spurs acquired Boston forward Juancho Hernangomez and Denver's 2028 second-round pick.

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