There are not too many players like Middleton and certainly nobody on the current Bucks roster. He makes everything better, like a great bass player to Antetokounmpo's lead singer.
It sounds like a broken record, but it feels even more true today: A midseason tournament seems more likely than ever. Plus, All-Star starters on Goodwill's ballot.
“It’s OK if you cry.”
“I wanted to have the chance to win at the highest level. Once I figured we weren’t gonna be able to do that in Houston, I tried to put myself in a situation to win at the highest level,” Harden told Yahoo Sports. “The ultimate goal for me is a championship.”
Banchero faced a lot of questions for someone with a proven pedigree and a polished game — perhaps too polished to believe he still has room to grow at the NBA level.
Detroit Pistons forward Marvin Bagley III will likely require surgery on his broken two fingers on his right hand and miss six to eight weeks, sources told Yahoo Sports.
The roster isn’t built for him to be an exceptional 38-year-old; it’s calling for him to be an exceptional player for any age, and that just doesn’t seem realistic at this point.
“We don’t get that grace. But we got to play through everything. With other teams, they get some of that grace, but I understand we haven’t earned it yet. We gotta work for that,” Durant told Yahoo Sports.
“He’s at home. He’s got a support system,” Durant told Yahoo Sports. “It could be worse when you’re away from home, and you don’t have that influence around you, and you’re running behind some other dudes. It’s good to see him balling out right now.”