Cousins: Spurs are Almost Like the Perfect Team

DeMarcus Cousins on the San Antonio Spurs talent: “They’re almost like, the most perfect team”. Source: Sean Cunningham of ABC 10 on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Post-Trade-Deadline 2016-17 Cap Projections

Salary cap guru Eric Pincus breaks down the best and worst cap scenarios for every team after the deadline.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: Nets Extend GM Offer to Spurs’ Sean Marks

The Brooklyn Nets have offered their general manager’s job to San Antonio Spurs assistant GM Sean Marks, league sources told The Vertical. Marks, 40, has emerged as the Nets’ choice through a two-month process, but there’s no assurance they will come to terms on an agreement. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
VIDEO: LaMarcus Aldridge – 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend

LaMarcus Aldridge says it’s an honor to play alongside Kobe Bryant during his last All-Star game, his thoughts on Coach Popovich being so relaxed this past weekend and the dunk contest.

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
VIDEO: Kawhi Leonard – 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend

Kawhi Leonard talks about having fun during All-Star Weekend, the cold weather in Toronto and switching gears to the second half of the season.

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron Wishes He Could Be Around Popovich Every Day

But (LeBron) James was asked about (Gregg) Popovich at Friday’s All-Star media day, and with all due respect to Tyronn Lue, James all but admitted his deep admiration for the Spurs coach. “I’ve studied a lot from the outside looking in,” James said. “I can’t be there on a day-to-day basis. I wish I could. […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
VIDEO: Kawhi Leonard – NBA All-Star Weekend

Kawhi Leonard talks about having fun this weekend, dreaming about being an All-Star since he was in high school and shares his favorite Kobe Bryant memory.

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Whiteside Ejected After Elbow to Spurs’ Marjanovic

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside’s All-Star break got started early when he was sent home by the team soon after he was ejected from Tuesday’s blowout 119-101 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Whiteside was immediately tossed at the 9:35 mark of the fourth quarter when he swung an elbow in apparent frustration toward the […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Watson Wants to Pattern Suns After Spurs’ Program

(Suns’ Earl) Watson’s repeated use of “pounding the rock,” a long-lasting San Antonio Spurs mantra, is no slip of the tongue or mistaken mention. Social reformer Jacob Riis’ classic quote about a stonecutter’s diligence is entrenched in the Spurs culture, which Watson intentionally chose as his first coaching destination last season when he assisted their […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021