1.ג'יימס טאטום 'מרגיש מצויין לגבי המשחק השביעי במיאמי'

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I asked Jayson what his confidence level was in the #Celtics winning Game 7 in Miami:

Tatum: "On a scale of 1 to 10?"

Me: "Yes."

Tatum: "10."

— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) May 28, 2022

2. לברון קיבל את מבוקשו כשהלייקרס שכרו "מאמן צעיר בעל ידע שלא היה אף פעם מאמן ראשי ב-NBA". למעשה הוא קיבל יותר: מאמן שפעם שיחק נגדו ב-NBA!

הסרטון הזה של לברון משחק נגד מאמן הלייקרס החדש DARIAN HAM הלך VIRAL!:

Darvin Ham guarding 19-year-old LeBron James, November 24, 2004 pic.twitter.com/AxLrgxw6ON

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 28, 2022

3. מה עוד יעשה סילבר לליגה הזאת? הפעם מיאמי היט נקנסה כי שחקני הספסל נעמדו ועודדו את הקבוצה נגד הסלטיקס ברגעים האחרונים

קנס של $25,000 על ש"שחקני הספסל של מיאמי היט נעמדו ועודדו את קבוצתם כשהמשחק היה בעיצומו"

The following was released by the NBA. pic.twitter.com/EVoTuRpdQ6

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) May 28, 2022

4. פטריק בולדווין יהיה בדראפט 2022

אם אתם זוכרים הוא היה מועמד להיבחר 4-6 במוק-דראפטים של השנה שעברה, ופציעה חסמה לו את הדרך. אתמול הוא הודיע שהוא AVAILABLE לדראפט של 2022. לדעתי אין לו כל סכוי להיבחר בלוטרי. מקום 17 עד 30 יהיה הרבה יותר ריאלי. הוא היה חבר, אגב, בנבחרות ארה"ב U17 ו-U18.

In our latest HoopsHype aggregate mock draft, Baldwin Jr. projects as a late first-round pick, but he believes his stock will rise after he begins team workouts.

Baldwin Jr. told HoopsHype he plans on staying in the 2022 draft and has an upcoming workout with the Oklahoma City Thunder

5. ג'ימי באטלר מגלה מה דוויין ווייד אמר לו לפני המשחק הששי

זה מה שג'ימי (שהיה חבר קבוצה עם דוויין ווייד בשיקגו בעונת 2016-17) מגלה על הטלפון של דוויין ווייד אליו:

Honestly, I got a phone call and text message from D. Wade earlier today (the morning of game 6, M.L) And he was telling me that I could do this. Knee a little banged up, but nobody cares. ‘Go out there, continue to build your legacy.’ That meant the world to me, so I appreciate you, D. Wade,” Butler said.

6. המאמן אריק ספואלסטרה מחמיא מ-א-ד לקייל לאורי

ספואלסטרה:

“I can’t say enough about Kyle and his veteran leadership,” Spoelstra said. “It means so much to us and you can’t put an analytic [to] what it means to your team of the feeling of calm and confidence that he can give everybody.

“He’s one of the all-time clutch players in this league.”

Erik Spoelstra talks about what makes Kyle Lowry so special, so valuable to his team and so unique. pic.twitter.com/9CR8BesJSV

— NBA (@NBA) May 28, 2022

7. הפליקנס לא יסכימו לחתום עם זאיון ויליאמסון על חוזה חמש שנים מובטח

מ-YARDBARKER:

New Orleans is known as “The Big Easy,” but the Pelicans' contract negotiations with Zion Williamson this summer may be anything but.

Brian Windhorst of ESPN reported this week on the impending contract talks between Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. As a member of the 2019 draft class, Williamson has until the start of the 2022-23 regular season to reach an extension with New Orleans or else become a restricted free agent in 2023.

“From what I have been told, the Pelicans, at this point, are not willing to offer [Williamson] a full five-year guaranteed deal,” said Windhorst. “And a lot of it is flowing down from ownership. Gayle Benson, the owner, is also the owner of the New Orleans Saints. And I have been told they’re going to take a football-style, Saints-style mentality with this contract negotiation.

“They will offer him a huge contract but will not guarantee all of it,” added Windhorst. “If Zion accepts those terms, he still protects himself, and maybe gets $100-plus million guaranteed, he signs, everything’s fine. If he doesn’t sign and wants the full guarantee, we could have some drama into the fall.”

The Pelicans’ stance here makes sense. The former No. 1 overall pick Williamson is not exactly bargaining from a position of strength right now. He missed all of this season with a foot injury and has appeared in just 85 total games through his first three NBA seasons. Williamson has also faced questions over his weight, his work ethic and whether or not he even wants to be in New Orleans at all.

8. הנטס מוכנים ל-SIGN-AND-TRADE על קיירי אירוינג

9. Oddschecker.com  נותן 50% לדיאננדרה אייטון להיות בדטרויט בעונה הבאה

Suns Center Deandre Ayton Given 50% Chance to Land in Detroit | Y

10. Trae Young clowns FOX Sports host over on-air mistake

Trae Young is only 6-foot-1, but he had no problem this week dunking on a FOX Sports host.

Kevin Wildes, who is a co-host on FS1’s “First Things First,” was speaking during a segment comparing the Atlanta Hawks star Young to fellow 2018 draftee Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks. Wildes correctly stated that Doncic won one game in the conference finals this year but incorrectly stated that Young got swept in the conference finals last year.

Did he just lie on Trae Young / Atlanta Hawks just to make it seem Luka Mavs won more? Trae “Got swept” in the Eastern Conference Final???😳 smh https://t.co/s6i65NL5So pic.twitter.com/LcIy29IfUA

— Roy Harris 💨 (@Brotha2ThaNite) May 27, 2022