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Draymond Green says the Cleveland Cavaliers are outfighting the Warriors through three games of the NBA Finals, and it’s showing in Golden State’s 2-1 series deficit. “They’re playing like a team that’s desperate and needs something,” Green said Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the Cavs earned a 96-91 Game 3 win. “We’re playing like […]

The Lakers are going through the motions with other draft prospects—D’Angelo Russell and Emmanuel Mudiay have been in for workouts—but multiple league sources say L.A. is locked in on (Jahlil) Okafor. Despite being overtaken by Towns, scouts still see Okafor as a franchise center—one with an enormous upside. Source: Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated

The Cleveland Cavaliers got good news on the injury front on Wednesday as both Iman Shumpert and Matthew Dellavedova are expected to play in Game 4 on Thursday Source: Brian Windhorst of ESPN

It’s believed potential candidates to replace (Pete) D’Alessandro include Ryan West and Travis Schlenk. West, son of NBA legend Jerry West, is assistant scouting director for the Los Angeles Lakers. Schlenk is assistant general manager for the Golden State Warriors. Schlenk interviewed with the Kings in 2013 for the position that went to D’Alessandro. Source: […]

“I would say it’s shown at times,” (Steve) Kerr said. “Can we do a better job of allowing that depth to be a factor? We’ll see. But it’s been our strength all year, and we’ve got to keep throwing bodies out there. Over the course of seven games, I’m confident that that will have an […]

For the Warriors, the loss was another harsh lesson about the rigors of a championship chase. Bereft of any players with finals experience, the Warriors spent 36 minutes looking completely out of sorts before Stephen Curry nearly engineered a comeback in the fourth quarter. “Very urgent,” the Warriors’ Klay Thompson said when asked about the […]

A friend of Dwyane Wade has been telling people that Miami’s preference is to give Wade $36 million over three years — $16 million this season, then $10 million and $10 million. That’s quite a difference from Wade’s preference for $60 million over three, according to that friend. Neither the Heat nor his agent is […]

Wearing a cast and using crutches, (Kyrie) Irving spoke to reporters Wednesday for the first time since breaking his left kneecap last week in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, an injury that seemed to doom the Cavaliers’ title hopes. “Obviously, there was a risk going out there playing anyway, no matter what,” he said. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers expect to pick up center Robert Sacre’s veteran-minimum team option, league sources told RealGM. Source: Shams Charania of Real GM