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USA Today
15-04-2025
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- USA Today
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New York Times
15-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Dyson Daniels on film: Why Hawks' All-Defense contender is NBA's sneakiest pickpocket
Larry Nance Jr. is editing old tweets. The news of a trade that would send him from New Orleans to Atlanta last summer was still incomplete when it hit the public. Nance saw the post on X (formerly Twitter), where a reporter wrote that the Hawks were sending All-Star point guard Dejounte Murray to the Pelicans for Nance and a couple of draft picks. Advertisement 'Now, I'm sitting here like, 'Probably should've mentioned the other guy,'' Nance joked in a recent conversation with The Athletic. 'The other guy' is Dyson Daniels, a first-rounder who couldn't find a comfort zone in Louisiana. All he needed was a change of scenery. Now, with the 2024-25 regular season done, Daniels is on the shortlist for Most Improved Player. Various awards voters say they plan to choose him for Defensive Player of the Year. He is a shoo-in for All-Defensive First Team, the league's leader in steals (229) and deflections (443) — the first player to reach this many takeaways in a season since Gary Payton 29 years ago. The Great Barrier Thief, as they call the Australian guard, did not float to the top by accident. Daniels is the protagonist in any heist movie, the one so confident in his preparation that he will make the steal, then walk right out the front door without anyone being the wiser. He copies moves from his favorite defenders, memorizes each team's playbook and can recall what all 10 guys on the court did during random plays from months-old games. He turns himself into an expert on an upcoming opponent's five most-used plays, along with all the riffs the offense could include from there. 'That's where I'm able to pick apart when I can gamble,' Daniels said. 'You love the game; you've got to study it.' GO DEEPER Dyson Daniels' grand heist: Inside how he became the NBA's deflections king What might seem like a risky decision isn't one, if only because Daniels can often predict what's coming next. 'I watch so much basketball,' he said, almost as if he were confessing he had a problem. The Hawks take on the Orlando Magic to open the Play-In Tournament on Tuesday. The winner receives the No. 7 seed. The loser plays for No. 8 later in the week. And for Atlanta to stand a chance, Daniels will have to shut down scorers — and maybe grab some pick-sixes in the process. Advertisement Earlier this month, the 22-year-old sat down with The Athletic for a film session, watching two of his best steals from the season and breaking down his transformation into the league's most sly pickpocket. Here are his secrets: The nerdiest subplot to Tuesday's Hawks-Magic game is whether Orlando runs the above play. The Magic will go into this set every so often, sending a couple of screeners up high with the hopes of getting Wendell Carter Jr. to the elbow. During this early-February match, Daniels didn't just mangle the basketball away from Carter. He also tore a go-to action straight out of Orlando's playbook. Ten days later, the Hawks and Magic met again. And the Magic didn't try this play once with Daniels on the court. 'I get a lot of steals like this,' Daniels said. 'That's one of the things that when I study teams, I look at. I see if they do that. If they put their big on the elbow, then I can come from behind.' This is one of Daniels' most common thefts: sneaking up on a player who prepares to field an entry pass, back turned to the defense, only for a rogue hand to rip away the rock. It's a calculated risk. On this play, Daniels' primary assignment was Magic guard Cole Anthony. If he didn't end up with the ball, there was a strong possibility Anthony would. Look at how open the lane to the basket could have been had Carter caught the pass cleanly. But it's no accident he didn't. When Daniels launches himself toward passes like such, he gives himself two seconds before a cutter can burn him. He rarely needs that much time. Look above at when he takes off for Carter, abandoning Anthony as the pass is still far from the Magic center. 'They have two, three seconds to get together before they see it,' Daniels said. 'If you go straight away — like, he just caught the ball. He's still trying to gather it. I'm there on the catch, so it's gonna be a lot harder. If you hesitate, that's when you usually get caught. If you're gonna go, you gotta go.' Advertisement And Daniels goes. He's given up a backdoor cut on these types of plays only a few times this season, rare for a defender who gambles as often as he does. If he's late, he'll detonate an opponent before allowing a dime for an easy layup, beelining straight into him for a hard foul if he knows he doesn't have the steal. 'I know I'm not supposed to talk about gambling, but I feel like Dyson knows when to double down,' Hawks head coach Quin Snyder said. 'He doesn't hit on 18. He counts cards in some respects.' This is the Daniels Zone, the narrow area between the half-court line and just in front of it. Few people turn half court into a foreboding boundary like Daniels does. The same way coaches teach young players to use the baseline as a sixth defender — that's what Daniels does with midcourt. 'Once he crosses the halfway line, he can't go back there,' Daniels said. 'That's why I like to go up there, because if they take that backwards dribble, then I'm able to really corner them. I can really get into his body and am able to poke it loose.' Per usual, Daniels could pull off a potentially perilous step because he knew what was coming. As Reaves dribbled up the court, Lakers coach JJ Redick called out the same play Los Angeles had scored on two possessions earlier. Fool Daniels once, shame on him. But the expression ends there. So instead of conceding ground to Reaves, Daniels jolted toward him. 'It's gonna be hard for him to cross over (after he goes left), because if he crosses, I can get my left hand in there,' Daniels said. Most defenders open up their feet in situations like this, sliding them along with Reaves, hoping to keep the ball away from the middle. But Daniels thrusted forward and squared to the dribbler, a skill he learned while watching the Golden State Warriors' Gary Payton II. '(Payton) is able to hold his arm on the hip and he's able to poke the ball loose,' Daniels said. Advertisement The move works for Daniels, too, in part because of how he angles his hands. Most defenders go for steals either with a side or overhand swipe. But Daniels and fellow Defensive Player of the Year candidate Amen Thompson have branded a special type of robbery, an underhand pokeaway, like this one on Reaves. Guarding Jenny Finch-style is far more difficult. It limits a defender's reach, since he doesn't stick his arm all the way out, which also means he has to inch closer to the dribbler, opening up the chance for a blow-by. But Daniels is quick enough to stay in front of playmakers. His hands are quicker than a three-card monte hustler's, which he attributes to playing Australian rules football as a kid. And guarding underhanded gives him another advantage. 'In the NBA today, you see so many guards now trying to draw fouls, and that comes from overhand swipes. I think that sweeping through, swiping at the ball, that's a killer,' Daniels said. 'You're putting a guy on the foul line just from silly mistakes like that. So I think for me, I'm reaching under.' He has three reasons he won't swipe down. First, dribblers aren't usually expecting it from that underhanded angle. Second, it helps him avoid obvious fouls. But the third bullet point might be the most important one. 'You get away with a lot of stuff,' Daniels said. 'You tap them on their underarm, the refs don't see that as much.'
USA Today
15-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NBA games today: Play-In Tournament gets underway with Magic, Warriors hosting
NBA games today: Play-In Tournament gets underway with Magic, Warriors hosting Show Caption Hide Caption Harden, Lillard, or SGA — who deserves their first ring? The For The Hoops crew breaks down the ringless NBA players they most want to see win a championship. The NBA Play-In Tournament gets underway Tuesday night with a pair of matchups that will send two teams directly into the playoffs and set the stage for more drama over the next few nights. Although the tournament has been in place for several seasons, the rules and format may still be confusing to some fans. It takes the teams ranked seventh through 10th in each conference and has them face off in what's essentially a playoff before the playoffs. The format was launched before the 2021 postseason and has injected some competition and excitement to the bottom quarter of the respective brackets in the Eastern and Western conferences. What NBA games are tonight? Tuesday's slate features the No. 7 and No. 8 teams in their respective conferences playing for the right to fill the No. 7 seeds when the NBA playoffs officially begin Saturday. Atlanta Hawks (40-42) at Orlando Magic (41-41) Where: Kia Center, Orlando, Florida Kia Center, Orlando, Florida Time: 7:30 p.m. ET 7:30 p.m. ET TV: TNT Memphis Grizzlies (48-34) at Golden State Warriors (48-34) Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, California Chase Center, San Francisco, California Time: 10 p.m. ET 10 p.m. ET TV: TNT What NBA games are up next? The winner of tonight's games will advance to face the No. 2 seeds in their respective conferences in a best-of-seven series that will begin Sunday. The Hawks-Magic winner will take on the Boston Celtics, while the loser will host the winner of tomorrow's game between the No. 9 Chicago Bulls and No. 10 Miami Heat. The Grizzlies-Warriors winner will take on the Houston Rockets, while the loser will host the winner of tomorrow's game between the No. 9 Sacramento Kings and the No. 10 Dallas Mavericks.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Game 1 of Celtics' Round 1 series will be on Sunday
Photo byTD Garden will host Game 1 of the Celtics' first round series on Sunday. We just don't know who it will be yet. The NBA announced the weekend's first slate of games with Boston and Cleveland, the top seeds in the East, both playing on April 20th. Advertisement Both teams of course are awaiting the results of the Play-In Tournament that starts Tuesday. The Celtics will face the winner of Hawks-Magic (7:30 pm) where as the Cavaliers will have to wait until Friday to see who shakes out as the 8th seed. Boston will certainly take advantage of the extended prep time to get ready for opening seres. There's also the matter of Jaylen Brown's sore knee. ESPN's Ramona Shelburne reported that Brown has received pain management injections for his bone bruise that forced him to miss the final two games of the regular season and twelve overall since mid-February. The Celtics were 1-2 against both Atlanta and Orlando this season, but should be heavy favorites against whoever wins tomorrow. Since February 1st, the team is 27-6 with the second highest net rating (+10.2) and one of only two teams (including the Oklahoma City Thunder) with a top-5 offense and defense. More from
USA Today
14-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NBA play-in predictions: Which teams advance?
NBA play-in predictions: Which teams advance? Show Caption Hide Caption The future of the NBA after LeBron & Curry: Who will step up? Shaq discusses the challenge of finding the next face of the NBA after legends like LeBron and Steph eventually retire. The NBA play-in game has added early and extra tension to a long playoffs season. The Golden State Warriors went all in to acquire Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline and capitalize on a championship window with Steph Curry still playing at an All-NBA level. But the Warriors need to win a play-in game just to get the seventh or eighth seed in the Western Conference. They play the Memphis Grizzlies, who on Feb. 6 were 35-16 and in second place. They fired their coach with a week left in the season and finished eighth with the same record as the Warriors (48-34), who were 25-25 on Feb. 6. The pressure is palpable and the stakes are considerable. Let's take a look at the play-in games with TV info, tip-off times and predictions from USA TODAY Sports experts: NBA play-in game predictions No. 8 Atlanta Hawks at No. 7 Orlando Magic Date: Tuesday, April 15 Tuesday, April 15 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET 7:30 p.m. ET TV: TNT Noteworthy: Winner gets the No. 7 seed and a first-round series against the Boston Celtics. The Magic won the season series against the Hawks, 2-1, including a 119-112 home victory April 8. Predictions: Lorenzo Reyes: Magic Heather Tucker: Magic James Williams: Hawks Jeff Zillgitt: Magic No. 8 Memphis Grizzlies at No. 7 Golden State Warriors Date: Tuesday, April 15 Tuesday, April 15 Time: 10 p.m. ET 10 p.m. ET TV: TNT Noteworthy: The Warriors won the season series, 3-1, including a 134-125 victory April 1, a game in which Steph Curry scored 52 points (36 on 3-pointers) and had 10 rebounds and eight assists. The winner earns the No. 7 seed and a first-round matchup against the Houston Rockets. Predictions: Lorenzo Reyes: Grizzlies Heather Tucker: Warriors James Williams: Warriors Jeff Zillgitt: Warriors No. 10 Miami Heat at No. 9 Chicago Bulls Date: Wednesday, April 16 Wednesday, April 16 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET 7:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN Noteworthy: The Bulls swept the season series, 3-0, and in the Bulls' 119-111 victory on April 9, Josh Giddey had 28 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists, three blocks and two steals. The winner plays the loser of the Hawks-Magic game for the No. 8 seed and a first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Predictions: Lorenzo Reyes: Bulls Heather Tucker: Heat James Williams: Bulls Jeff Zillgitt: Bulls No. 10 Dallas Mavericks at No. 9 Sacramento Kings Date: Wednesday, April 16 Wednesday, April 16 Time: 10 p.m. ET 10 p.m. ET TV: ESPN Noteworthy: The Kings won all three games against Dallas this season, including a 129-128 overtime victory on Feb. 10 and a 122-98 victory on March 3. The winner plays the loser of the Grizzlies-Warriors game for the No. 8 seed and a first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Predictions:
