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It’s still too early to tell if the Warriors selection of Damian Jones was a succession plan for Festus Ezeli’s departure, or whether the pick was truly the best player available. But the stars are aligning for Golden State to swap out one 26-year-old Vanderbilt center for another 20-year-old less expensive version. Selected with the 30th pick, the […]

Dwyane Wade Age: 34 Height: 6-foot-4 Career stats: 35.7 mpg; 23.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 5.8 apg, 1.7 spg, 0.9 bpg; 48.8/28.4/76.7 shooting splits 2015-16 stats: 74 games, 30.5 mpg; 19 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.6 bpg; 45.6/15.4/79.3 shooting splits Strengths: • Scoring: Wade is a versatile, explosive scorer who gets to the […]

Dwight Howard Age: 30 Height: 6-foot-11 Career Stats: 35.3 mpg, 17.8 ppg, 12.7 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.0 spg, 2.1 bpg; 58.2/9.3/56.8 shooting splits 2015-16 Stats: 32.1 mpg, 13.7 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.0 spg, 1.6 bpg; 62/0/48.9 shooting splits Strengths:  Elite rim protector Rebounding Efficient finisher in the paint Weaknesses: Can’t shoot outside the paint; abysmal free […]

DeMar DeRozan Age: 26 Height: 6-foot-7 Career stats: 33.9 mpg; 18.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 0.9 stl, 0.3 blk; 44.2/28.3/82.5 shooting splits 2015-16 stats: 35.9 mpg; 23.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4 apg, 1 spg, 0.3 bpg; 44.5/33.8/85.0 shooting splits Strengths: • Scoring: DeRozan is a true scorer. In 2015-16 he averaged 23.5 points, first […]

Hassan Whiteside Age: 27 Height: 7 feet Career stats: 24.1 mpg; 11.7 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0.5 spg, 2.9 bpg; 60.9/0/59.8 ft shooting splits 2015-16 stats: 73 games, 29.1 mpg; 14.2 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 0.4 apg, 0.6 spg, 3.7 bpg; 60.6/0/65.0 shooting splits Strengths: • Rebounding: In two seasons with the Heat, Whiteside has […]

San Francisco Opera partners with the San Francisco Giants and presenting sponsor Taube Philanthropies for Opera at the Ballpark—a free live simulcast of Georges Bizet’s Carmen—on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. Baseball fans, opera lovers and tens of thousands from the Bay Area community will have the chance to experience a live performance […]

Al Horford Age: 30 Height: 6-foot-10 Career stats: 33.5 mpg; 14.3 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 2.7 apg, 0.8 spg, 1.2 bpg; 53.5/34.0/74.3 shooting splits 2015-16 Stats: 82 games, 32 mpg; 15.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 3.2 apg, 0.8 spg, 1.5 bpg; 50.5/34.4/79.8 shooting splits Strengths: • Versatile: He can run an offense through the post or elbow […]

Latest News July 2 – Mavs intend to sign Barnes to four-year max offer sheet [report] July 2 – Celtics bring Tom Brady to along to pitch Durant July 1 – Warriors showing interest in Andrew Nicholson June 30 – Two Warriors targets close to signing elsewhere June 29 — Durant’s close friends say 90 percent chance […]

Kevin Durant Age: 27 Height: 6-foot-9 Career stats: 37.8 mpg; 27.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.0 spg, 1.2 bpg; 48.3/38.0/88.2 shooting splits 2015-16 Stats: 72 games, 35.8 mpg; 28.2 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.0 spg, 1.2 bpg; 50.5/38.6/89.8 shooting splits Strengths: Relentless scoring ability Pure ball handler Tree trunk length Burgeoning leadership skills […]

NEW YORK (JUNE 20, 2016) – Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas “Hitman’’ Hearns might be uniquely qualified to talk about what WBA welterweight champion Keith “One Time’’ Thurman and “Showtime’’ Shawn Porter are thinking and feeling heading into their battle that pits two men against each other who are in their primes in a highly […]