2024-2025 NBA Team Season Recap Hub
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Newsweek
28 minutes ago
- Newsweek
Houston Rockets' Striking Trade Slammed for Poor Optics
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Houston Rockets shook the NBA landscape this offseason by swinging a blockbuster trade to acquire Kevin Durant, putting them at the forefront of championship contention. However, they also made another trade that isn't exactly getting rave reviews. A couple of weeks after landing Durant, the Rockets sent forward Cam Whitmore to the New Orleans Pelicans in a three-team deal that resulted in Houston receiving a couple of second-round draft picks, one of which won't even manifest until 2029. More news: Chicago Bulls Urged to Make No-Brainer Trade Involving Star Player Not exactly an enviable return. Bleacher Report's Dan Favale absolutely hates the trade, dubbing it one of the worst moves of the NBA offseason. "Cam Whitmore saw his role diminish as a sophomore and had no conceivable path to more playing time next season," Favale wrote. "His trade value this time next year likely would have been lower. Understanding and defending the Rockets' process doesn't change the potential long-term optics. Whitmore has real multi-level scoring ability." SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 02: Head Coach Ime Udoka of the Houston Rockets reacts against the Golden State Warriors during the fourth quarter in Game Six of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs... SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 02: Head Coach Ime Udoka of the Houston Rockets reacts against the Golden State Warriors during the fourth quarter in Game Six of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at Chase Center on May 02, 2025 in San Francisco, California. More Photo byWhitmore averaged 9.4 points and three rebounds over 16.2 minutes per game on 44.4/35.5/75.0 shooting splits last year. That followed a rookie campaign in which he logged 12.3 points and 3.8 rebounds across 18.7 minutes a night while shooting 45.4 percent from the floor, 35.9 percent from three-point range and 67.9 percent from the free-throw line. More news: Pistons Linked to Monster Trade That Could Swing NBA Championship Still just 21 years old, Whitmore is oozing with potential and could absolutely serve as a crucial piece in any team's rebuild. But that's just it: the Rockets aren't rebuilding anymore, and Whitmore's role would have been especially muddied with Durant now in the fold. Suddenly, Houston is a legitimate title contender, even in the stacked Western Conference. Unfortunately, Whitmore just wouldn't have fit. Not only did the Rockets acquire Durant, but they also brought in Dorian Finney-Smith, indicating that the team is moving more toward veterans rather than developmental talents. We'll see if Whitmore makes Houston regret this trade, much like Favale anticipates. For more on the Houston Rockets and general NBA news, head on over to Newsweek Sports.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Rick Carlisle agrees to multi-year extension with Indiana Pacers
Rick Carlisle has agreed to a multi-year extension with the Indiana Pacers, the team confirmed on Tuesday. Carlisle, 65, led the Pacers to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2000, and their second all-time, this past season. In pursuit of their first NBA championship, they fell to the 68-win Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games. Still, Carlisle piloted one of the more unexpected and memorable playoff runs in recent league history. In his fourth year leading the franchise, Indiana won 50 games and earned the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. A year removed from making a similar magical carpet ride to the Eastern Conference finals, the Pacers dazzled again and this time carried their mojo into June. Indiana knocked out the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, then ousted the conference's top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in five more. While both the Bucks and Cavaliers dealt with injury issues, the run-and-gun Pacers proved they belonged in the upper echelon of the East with a collection of dominant wins and a few others that went down to the wire, when star point guard Tyrese Haliburton thrived and wowed. Haliburton made a habit of delivering clutch shots in the postseason, ushering in dramatic victories and rendering an anonymous player poll from earlier in the year completely obsolete. The two-time All-Star was voted the "most overrated" player in the league. He flushed that narrative once more in the Eastern Conference finals with a game-tying, buzzer-beating bucket to force overtime against the New York Knicks in the series opener, and then again in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, thanks to a last-second, game-winning jumper that completed another comeback. Indiana took care of the Knicks in six games, but Haliburton's Achilles tear early in Game 7 of the NBA Finals was a gut punch to Indiana's underdog effort. The Pacers will be without Haliburton next season as he recovers from his devastating injury. They also won't have longtime center Myles Turner, who surprisingly signed with the Bucks in free agency. But Indiana will have plenty of other pieces from the 2024-25 team and Carlisle at the helm. Carlisle, who won an NBA championship as a player with the Boston Celtics in 1986, famously guided the Dallas Mavericks to a title in 2011. That Dirk Nowitzki-led, six-game triumph over the Miami Heat's LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh took place in Carlisle's third of 11 seasons coaching the Mavericks. He took the Pacers job, for the second time in his career, ahead of the 2021-22 campaign, which started an expedited rebuild in Indiana. After winning a combined 60 games the first two seasons of his second go-around as the franchise's head coach, the Pacers broke out in Year 3 with the first of their two straight Eastern Conference finals appearances. Carlisle's 81 playoff wins are currently tied for the 10th most all time among coaches in NBA history.
USA Today
an hour ago
- USA Today
How many miles will OKC Thunder travel during 2025-26 regular season?
It's August, which means the NBA has dropped its entire 2025-26 regular season. It's an oasis in a desert content, as the league is in the middle of its slowest two months of the calendar. The Oklahoma City Thunder learned when and where they'll play their opponents. The reigning NBA champions will kick off the 2025-26 season on Opening Night, as they host the Houston Rockets. That means Kevin Durant will be across the court as he sees his former team unveil their championship banner and receive their rings. The NBA schedule-makers are fully bought into the Thunder. They're tied with the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks for most national television games at 34. They enter the 2025-26 campaign as the consensus title favorite, as they run it back with mostly the same roster. Examining the schedule, the Thunder are around the middle of the pack for total mileage traveled this upcoming season. They're No. 18 with 42,235 miles. Considering OKC is smack-dab in the middle of the NBA map, it shouldn't be a surprise to see them be one of the most-traveled teams in the league. It's always interesting to see how much time the Thunder spends on the road. That's an invisible variable most fans aren't cognizant of when penciling out a team's win-loss record. That amount of travel — especially on lengthy road trips — adds to the wear and tear over time during the season's six months.
