For his media day press conference ahead of the 2018/19 NBA season, Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors talks about the upcoming year, his possible contract extension, the Los Angeles Lakers and other teams challenging them for a spot in the NBA Finals, the addition of DeMarcus Cousins, winning the 2018 NBA title, Andre Iguodala, Kevin Durant and his contract, and more. ✔ Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔ Subscribe to ESPN FC on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoESPNFC ✔ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ✔ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV ESPN on Social Media: ► Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/espn ► Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/espn ► Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/espn Visit ESPN on YouTube to get up-to-the-minute sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary for NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, College Football, NCAA Basketball, soccer and more. More on ESPN.com: http://www.espn.com
With Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala claiming that the 1995/96 Chicago Bulls, and not his team, are the greatest of all time, Rachel Nichols, Amin Elhassan and Paul Pierce of The Jump debate whether the group that also has Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and DeMarcus Cousins is better than the team that featured Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis rodman, Toni Kukoc and coach Phil Jackson. ✔ Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔ Subscribe to ESPN FC on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoESPNFC ✔ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ✔ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV ESPN on Social Media: ► Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/espn ► Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/espn ► Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/espn Visit ESPN on YouTube to get up-to-the-minute sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary for NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, College Football, NCAA Basketball, soccer and more. More on ESPN.com: http://www.espn.com
No matter how many shots he took, Allen Iverson couldn't beat the Atlanta Hawks by himself. Iverson scored 53 points, the fifth-highest total of his career, but Joe Johnson had 24 to lead the Hawks over the Philadelphia 76ers 111-108 on Friday night. "I'm as disappointed as everybody else on my team," Iverson said. "We wanted to go into the holidays with a win. We'll have to get this one out of our system and come back to work." Zaza Pachulia added a career-high 23 points, including the go-ahead free throws, and Al Harrington scored 22 for Atlanta, which won its fourth straight at home and its fifth in the last seven games overall. "We shared the ball," Pachulia said. "We had 29 assists, and that's great. We shot pretty good also, 54 percent. It's tough to beat a team like that." Iverson, who entered with a league-best 33.5 scoring average, had 21 points and six rebounds in the first half. He shot 17-of-31 and hit 19 of 21 free throws, the last coming on a three-point play that cut the Atlanta lead to 101-100 with 5:20 remaining. He broke the record that Shareef Abdur-Rahim set at 7-year-old Philips Arena with a 50-point performance against Detroit on Nov. 23, 2001. Iverson has scored 50 in nine games, including a career-best 60-point effort in a 112-99 win over Orlando last Feb. 12. Iverson gave the Sixers their last lead when his runner over Johnson and Pachulia made it 105-104 with just under 3 minutes remaining. Pachulia then made two free throws, then added a jumper for a three-point lead. On Philadelphia's last five possessions, John Salmons missed two straightaway 3-point attempts and had a fast-break layup blocked by Atlanta's Josh Smith. "When someone is scoring like that, everybody else isn't involved," Harrington said. "When they do shoot, they're ice cold, so that worked in our favor." Iverson drove past Salim Stoudamire and Harrington after a steal for the Sixers' last basket, a layup that cut Atlanta's lead to 110-108 with 36 seconds remaining. Philadelphia had the ball with 2.4 seconds left when Iverson made an inbounds pass in front of the Atlanta bench to Chris Webber, who missed an 8-foot turnaround jumper. "I told him before the play that if both men went to me, to go to the basket and get a good shot," Iverson said. "Things didn't go the way we wanted tonight." Johnson made one free throw, then jumped to intercept Andre Iguodala's long pass from the Hawks' baseline. Two free throws by Iverson gave the Sixers their biggest lead at 82-70 in the third quarter, but the Hawks went on a 26-9 run to go up 96-91 on Stoudamire's fast-break layup. "We showed a lot of character coming back from 12 down," Atlanta coach Mike Woodson said. "I thought Iverson was tremendous tonight. He created so many problems for us, but I like that we found a way to overcome that and get the win. We had a number of guys step up in the fourth quarter." Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks could tell a big difference when center Samuel Dalembert picked up his fifth foul with 9:02 remaining. "Our defense is a lot better with Sam in the game, because he can block shots and rebound the ball," Cheeks said. "They're a jump-shooting team, with the exception of Harrington. We just have to get better in all areas defensively." Game notes Iverson stayed home Thursday night to take care of an undisclosed personal matter before joining the Sixers for the morning shootaround Friday. ... Philadelphia F Michael Bradley did not make the trip because his wife was expecting to give birth. ... Johnson had eight assists. ... Webber added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Sixers. ... Iverson, who leads the NBA in minutes, played the entire second half
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Where is Anthony Davis headed to? Rick Strom breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Read more here: https://thesportspost.com/nba-pelicans-davis-celtics-dynasty/ “As I wrote in contextualizing Paul George’s free agency, 24 players have become free agents in the summer after reaching the All-Star Game since 2010. Of those 24 players, 14 changed teams. More damning, though, is that of the 19 players on that list who became free agents without reaching the NBA Finals the year before, 13 changed teams. Of the five times that those free agents did reach the NBA Finals, they stayed in four of them. The message here is clear: when stars reach free agency without playing for an NBA Finals-caliber team, they tend to leave. That is equally true of players who are traded before they ever reach free agency. Since 2010, 13 players (Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and Deron Williams in 2011, Joe Johnson, Dwight Howard, Andrew Bynum and Andre Iguodala in 2012, Jrue Holiday in 2013, Kevin Love in 2014, Paul George, DeMarcus Cousins, Isaiah Thomas and Kyrie Irving in 2017) have been traded with time left on their contract after playing in the most recent All-Star Game before the deal. Wipe away Thomas, Iguodala and Bynum because there were traded simply to facilitate the greater stars in their deals. Johnson and Holiday were traded on purely basketball terms. The remaining eight players on that list all pushed to be traded because they were unhappy in their situations. In six cases, all but Howard and Irving, the player involved had never made it to the NBA Finals before." SUBSCRIBE to TYTSPORTS for more free sports news and content! ► https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=tytsports Rick Strom TWITTER: https://twitter.com/rickstrom INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/rickystrom FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/RickStromSports/ TYT Sports - one of the most dynamic sports shows on YouTube - is coming to Tune In! We cover all the latest need to know NBA, NFL, MMA, World Football [soccer] and breaking news specifically tailored to the young, dialed-in, and pop-culture savvy sports fan. Subscribe today and prepare to get hooked. #TYTsports #TYT #TYTnetwork
We talk: Carmelo Anthony *finally* signing with the Rockets Joakim Noah being a marquee free agent soon (it's the middle of the offseason, alright?) Andre Iguodala being right on about Kevin Durant being the most skilled scorer in NBA history. A little talk on why any preseason prediction hype is ultimately futile. Tune in!
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Kevin Durant is—as the kids would say—a bucket. At 6'11" with handles like a guard and lethal outside shooting ability, KD is like a scientifically designed matchup problem for practically every defender in the league. His teammates know just how special Durant is. In a recent interview with Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated, Andre Iguodala went so far as to say Durant is the most talented scorer ever to play the game. "People don't appreciate him enough," Iguodala said. "He's the most talented scorer of all time. Hands down. He's a walking 30 points. He'll get 30 on 12 shots. That's very, very hard to do. Very efficient. Most guys need to feel the ball in their hands a lot to get a rhythm. He doesn't." Watch Open Late here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN_sqFdhQx0&list=PLNE967m3_UeTvZgxvxj7a2gMA_i4iVYUP Subscribe to Complex News for More: http://goo.gl/PJeLOl Watch 'Complex Live' on Go90 here: https://www.go90.com/shows/11cHKK3D2iU Check out more of Complex here: http://www.complex.com https://twitter.com/Complex https://www.facebook.com/complex https://www.instagram.com/complex/ https://plus.google.com/+complex/ COMPLEX is a community of creators and curators, armed with the Internet, committed to surfacing and sharing the voices and conversations that define our new America. Our videos exemplify convergence culture, exploring topics that include music, sneakers, style, sports and pop culture through original shows and Complex News segments. Featuring your favorite celebrities, authoritative commentary, and a unique voice, our videos make culture pop.