Key takeaways from 2023 NBA All-Star Media Day

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SALT LAKE CITY — The constant handwringing regarding changes for the NBA All-Star team selection process drew chuckles from the players Saturday at NBA All-Star Media Day, but little else in terms of negative reaction. But for this year’s NBA All-Star Draft, captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo will pick their teams in a live, televised segment Sunday just before tipoff. Either way, the All-Stars – with most having spent a chunk of their youth hooping in playground settings – pointed to the fact that participation in the 2023 NBA All-Star Game overshadows the prospect of becoming one of the last players selected by the captains. It don’t matter, man, as long as you are out there on the floor.”Here are four takeaways from Saturday’s NBA All-Star Media Day at the Jon M. Huntsman Center at the University of Utah:LeBron unavailable for Media DayThe NBA announced Saturday that James would miss his team’s All-Star practice and media availability due to personal reasons. The league added that the 19-time NBA All-Star would be available to the media ahead of Sunday’s game at Vivint Arena.
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Orlando Magic at New York Knicks: Game Preview

The Magic (0-3) will look to change that narrative on Monday when they visit the New York Knicks (1-1) at 7:30 p.m. “We have to understand the early parts of the game impact the later parts of the game,” said Magic Head Coach Jamahl Mosley. (For example), maybe an early turnover impacts (the game) later.”While they’ve yet to accrue a victory, Orlando has steadily improved. After live-ball turnovers, fouls, and rebounding plagued the Magic in their first two games, Orlando not only responded, but did so against the reigning Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. So, the areas of growth.”Those areas of focus will once again be a priority against the Knicks.

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Wiseman on start to his career: 'I had a lot of hurt inside of me'

I had a lot of hurt inside of me that was stealing my spirit over and over because I couldn’t play.” — Warriors center James WisemanWilliamson and Holmgren, like Wiseman, were high Draft picks. Wiseman did play in the 2022 NBA Summer League and a stint in the NBA G League before this season’s tip. “He’s had a summer league, he’s had a training camp, he’s working every day and he’s healthy. He’s starting to feel a little more comfortable with his role.”He did drop hints before the injury. I had a lot of hurt inside of me that was stealing my spirit over and over because I couldn’t play.

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Celtics Look to Bounce Back at Home vs. Streaking Cavs

The Celtics will host a battle between two 3-1 teams Friday night, as the Cleveland Cavaliers come to Boston riding a three-game winning streak. Combined, they’re averaging 29.0 points, 16.3 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game while anchoring the second-best defense in the NBA. “Defensively we’re going to have to be right,” said Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon. We got big guards, we got physical guards, we got smart guards. We’re the team to be able to guard them.”Boston is going to have to be right offensively as well.

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Jazz, Nuggets Meet in Rematch of Improbable Season Opener

The Utah Jazz pulled off what seemed like a stunning victory over the favored Denver Nuggets when the two teams squared off in their season opener on Oct. 19. Since that stunning 123-102 victory, during which Collin Sexton led seven Jazz players in double figures with 20 points, Utah has gone on to win three of their next four. The Nuggets looked less confused against the winless Los Angeles Lakers during a 110-99 win Wednesday night in Denver. Lauri Markkanen continued to be a force for Utah after being traded to the Jazz from Cleveland in the offseason. Markkanen, or "The Finnisher" as the Jazz are playfully calling their standout player from Finland, scored 24 points with nine rebounds.

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Coup’s Notebook Vol. 29: Tyler Herro And Bam Adebayo Spur An Offensive Change And More From The First Week Of The Season

The action, with Robinson or Strus flying around Adebayo once, twice or even three times, was a staple of the offense. But the flashes have been there, with Herro and Adebayo at the center of those bursts of light. And so in the first quarter, there it was, Herro the threat, Adebayo getting his Draymond Green on. Toronto switches plenty, too, and within the switch there are still those moments of two-on-one for Adebayo to slip and Herro to identify. If Miami is right about how Herro is going to be treated this season, they’ll eventually want to see it much more.

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USA Basketball tops Columbia, now 1 win away from FIBA World Cup berth

USA Basketball’s magic number for clinching a World Cup berth is down to one. “And we’ve got a high-character group, guys that care.”The World Cup will be held in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia next summer. Wembanyama, France winVictor Wembanyama may very well be on his way the World Cup next summer. “The NBA will be a whole new world, but I want to be at the World Cup in 2023,” Wembanyama said Monday. France was among six teams that qualified for the World Cup on Monday.

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Coup’s Takeaways: Adebayo Returns But Cavaliers Ride Second-Quarter Run To Comfortable Victory

Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland combined for 38 points on 24 shots and Cedi Osman scored 18 off the bench as Cleveland finished with an Offensive Rating of 121.5 (to Miami’s 93.5). For as much as we expect the HEAT to always be competitive, even fully healthy teams have nights like this when just about nothing goes right. And in fairness to Cleveland, the Cavaliers are probably going to be a tough matchup for the HEAT – they were last year even before acquiring Mitchell – when both sides are full. On to another big team in Minnesota Monday night. And with Jarrett Allen adding a persistent lob threat along the baseline, the zone’s edge defenders were constantly drawn into the paint.

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Halftime Rewind: Pacers 48, Kings 62

In the first half, the Pacers shot just 32 percent from the field on 50 attempts, including making just 5-of-21 3-pointers. The Kings shot 43 percent overall while hitting 10 of 28 attempts from beyond the arc. In the first quarter, Pacers point guard Tyrese Halliburton's historic streak of assists without a turnover ended with 2:56 on the clock. The Pacers shot 8-for-25 (3-of-11 3-point) while the Kings shot 12-for-25 (5-for-14 3-point). At the half, Hield leads the Pacers with 13 points and Barnes has as many points for the Kings.

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