12 the one, 2024, 2:48 PM ET
The NBA, from the exemplary to the ridiculous in the Draymond Green case. Is the golden era of the Warriors over? Masterful movement by coach Erik Spoelstra; week of records, great plays and many injuries. This and more in the Top 10…
1.- Now it turns out that you have to beg him. Last Saturday the NBA announced that the suspension to the veteran forward of the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Greenwas revoked and the player could rejoin the franchise to return to the court once he was in rhythm.
Beyond the fact that the punishment was only 12 games in the end (too short compared to the violence of this player), what was ridiculous (in my opinion) was that the NBA commissioner, Adam Silver, met with him to almost almost beg him not to retire.
According to the ‘repentant’ D-Green The situation was too difficult to handle and he considered retirement; However, Silver, words more, words less, said that he was not going to allow it.
Draymond Green saw his suspension ended after 12 games and will soon be able to play with the Warriors again. Photo: Getty
One thing is that Draymond Green be a good player, but a bad competitor; That his team needs him to get out of the bad moment, but what the league needs the least are players like him. With all the importance that he had in winning the Warriors’ titles, his deplorable behavior was classified as a shame for the NBA and it was even more shameful that Silver asked him not to retire.
If we count all the attacks, violent plays and acts of indiscipline that Green has had on the court during his career, we add up to more than 12, but sure! So those 12 little games of ‘punishment’ were not even a blow to the supposedly repentant person. Do we believe him?
2.- End of the Warriors era? The season that the aforementioned Warriors are having, who are in 12th place in the West with a record of 17-20 and last Wednesday they took a humiliating 141-105 defeat by the New Orleans Pelicans at Chase Center, was the last straw. It spilled the camel’s back and according to journalist Shams Charania, the franchise is willing to listen to offers for all its players, except Stephen Curry.
Will this be the end of the Warriors’ most successful era?
3.- Open your wallets. The NBA started with everything in 2024 and it doesn’t stop for money. If not, ask Kawhi Leonard and coach Erik Spoelstra, who signed juicy contract extensions this week.
The forward of the LA Clippers, three years and $153 million, while the head coach of the Miami Heat, will have an agreement for 8 years and $120 million dollars. Thus, ‘Spo’ sets a record because his contract will be the most committed money in the history of United States coaches.
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And this is the beginning of many other financial moves around the league between now and the trade deadline, so numbers will come and go in the coming days.
3.1.- Coach Spoelstra, genius on and off the court…
Coach Spoelstra is considered one of the best coaches in the NBA, but the movement he made off the court was genius level.
‘Spo’ and the Heat waited for the coach to finish his divorce process so they could sign the million-dollar contract extension and not have to share it with his now ex. Standing applause!
4.- Pacers 50 assists. Those who continue to give something to talk about are the Indiana Pacers, who not only remain in the Top 5 of the Eastern Conference, as if that were not enough last Friday they set a record during the 150-116 victory against the Atlanta Hawks.
At the end of that game, the Pacers recorded a total of 50 assists, a record not only for a franchise, but in the NBA.
5.- Week of many injuries and casualties. It wasn’t all good news in the league. Several teams will be without important players for a good amount of time and for others, 2023-24 has come to an end.
Over the past few days Joel Embiid, Chris Paul, Cade Cunningham, Tyrese Haliburton and Ja Morant have had to leave the court or miss some games due to injury.
The most affected was the Memphis Grizzlies point guard, who will miss the remainder of the season because he will undergo surgery on his right shoulder.
The news is bad for Memphis, which had to wait 25 games to have its star and after his return began to rebound in the West.
6.- Wemby, with a firm step to the Rookie of the Year. Since his thunderous and long-awaited arrival to the NBA, Victor Wembanyama has shown signs of his potential, almost in every game he provides glimpses of what he can become and despite the poor campaign of the San Antonio Spurs, the French center has stood out.
And last Wednesday, Wemby took another step toward potential Rookie of the Year recognition by recording the first triple-double of his NBA career. During the game between the teams with the worst record in the league, Spurs and Detroit Pistons, the Frenchman had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Perhaps the figure does not impact, but if we take into account that he did it in 21 minutes of play, the thing already has greater relevance.
7.- The one who laughs last is always the ‘Joker’. It was not a good week for the Warriors, who after the crushing defeat against the Pelicans and everything that has surrounded the Green case, began the week by falling to the current champions, the Denver Nuggets.
The news of the defeat is not so important, but the manner is. The ‘creators’ of tripler basketball were given a taste of their own medicine. The person in charge of this ‘joke’ was none other than Nikola Jokic…
8.- It’s here to stay. In his visit to Paris for the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver indicated that the In-Season Tournaament or NBA Cup will return for the following season.
According to the manager, the league and the teams’ long-trousers are analyzing some changes, such as the best date to carry it out and the distinctive color of the courts, but after the success of the first edition, everything seems to indicate that the contest is here to stay.
9.- And everything for what! The Pistons are more sleepless than ever and in addition to their poor record (3-35) it seems that the team does not want to win.
Last Tuesday they set a franchise record by scoring 47 points, yes 47, in the first quarter of their duel against the Sacramento Kings. That first period ended 47-29 in favor of Detroit, which could not keep up the pace and in the end ended up losing 110-131.
10.- Fortaleza TD Garden. The good campaign that the Boston Celtics are having must be given a little star, since the team remains perfect playing at home with a record of 18-0, which enhances their chances of validating the predictions that place them as big favorites to the championship.
Our best start EVER on the parquet ☘️ pic.twitter.com/gQkY9VuLhp
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) January 11, 2024
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