LeBron James , Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard stand atop The Bounce’s Top 40 Wings rankings, according to The Athletic’s Zach Harper , classifying them as all-time legends who are still elite. The second tier, comprised of All-NBA level performers, includes Jimmy Butler , Jaylen Brown , Paul George and Jalen Williams .
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- Which NBA teams will exceed their predicted win total? Which will fall below expectations? ESPN’s Tim Bontemps makes his selections on five teams for each side of the ledger, with the Thunder and Clippers among the clubs on the plus side and the Pistons and Mavericks that won’t reach their forecast records.
- Former NBA player and coach Kim Hughes has died, Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report tweets . Hughes, 73, played in the ABA and NBA from 1975-81. Following his playing career, Hughes worked as a scout and assistant coach, mostly recently with the Trail Blazers through the 2014/15 season. He also had a 33-game stint as the Clippers head coach during the 2009/10 season.
- The Noblesville Boom, the Pacers NBA G League affiliate recently acquired the returning player rights to forward Jalen Slawson from the Birmingham Squadron, the Pelicans G League affiliate, in exchange for returning player rights to center Garrison Brooks , according to a Noblesville press release . Slawson played for the Osceola Magic last season, averaging 11.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists. Brooks has played in Lithuania the past two seasons.