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• Boston Celtics Daily Links 6/18/26

  18-06-2026 22:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - APRIL 03: A detail view of the Nike basketball shoes of Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks before a game against the Boston Celtics at Fiserv Forum on April 03, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) | Getty Images Globe Trading for Giannis
  
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• NBA Draft Predictions & Odds: Best Kalshi Picks Before Draft Night

  19-06-2026 05:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.With the NBA Draft set for Tuesday, June 23, all basketball eyes turn to Milwaukee.The Bucks insisted Giannis Antetokounmpo would either be traded — or decisively not traded — before the NBA Draft, and yet here we are, simply waiting.As we wait, studying the NBA Draft odds reveals a few chances at profit, though prudent betting is likely the smartest betting ahead of Tuesday night.Even Shams Cha
  
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• 2026 NBA Draft Order: Full list, dates, start times and how to watch

  19-06-2026 03:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The 2026 NBA Draft will begin with the first round on Tuesday, June 23 and conclude with the second round on Wednesday, June 24. The event will take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, with both nights starting at 8 p.m. ET.The lottery to order the draft's top 14 picks was held May 10. The Washington Wizards, who had the league's worst record, won the lottery to be awarded the first overall pick.Utah will pick second, followed by Memphis, Chicago and the Los Angeles Clippers (in a pi
  
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• Stephen A. Smith believes Jalen Brunson ‘literally saved NBA’ from a Victor Wembanyama evolution

  19-06-2026 02:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Knicks Spurs SASStephen A. Smith is calling Jalen Brunson a hero. On a segment of the “Stephen A. Smith Show” on Thursday, the ESPN talking head said Brunson “saved the NBA” by winning a championship, and that if the Spurs won, the league would’ve focused solely on how to stop Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama. “He [Brunson] literally saved the NBA because if Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs had captured an NBA championship, everybody would
  
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• Lakers offseason latest rumors: Reaves, LeBron deals, Doncic wants team to get 'A-list' center

  19-06-2026 01:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Behind the scenes, there have been sweeping changes to the Lakers this offseason: New assistant general managers, new scouts in place, dramatic changes to the business operations side and staffing. New owner Mark Walter is putting his stamp on the organization.On the court next season... will things look that much different?The Lakers are focused on re-signing Austin Reaves, they appear likely to re-sign LeBron James, and reports have them working to keep Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard. What will
  
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• Why Stephen A. Smith is downplaying the Knicks’ chances to repeat as champs

  19-06-2026 00:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAS KnicksDon’t start planning another parade in 2027 just yet.As millions gathered in Lower Manhattan to celebrate the Knicks’ first NBA title in 53 years Thursday morning, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith declared the team as a heavy favorite for another deep postseason run next season – but not necessarily a championship.“We’re gonna keep it a buck. [The] New York Knicks shouldn’t be the favorites next season, even if they are the champions,” Smith said
  
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• Knicks' Tyler Kolek stopped by cops during championship parade: 'I swear I'm on the team bro'

  19-06-2026 00:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  New York Knicks player Tyler Kolek celebrates the team's NBA championship Thursday during a ticker-tape parade down Lower Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes" on Broadway. (Jason DeCrow / Alliance For Downtown New York via AP)He’s not NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson.He’s not OG Anunoby, whose last-second tip-in will forever be etched into the minds of New York sports fans.He’s not Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges or any of the other players that helped the Knicks defeat
  
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• Here's how New York City Hall mixed up Patrick Ewing's retired number during Knicks' parade

  19-06-2026 00:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Here's how New York City Hall mixed up Patrick Ewing's retired number during Knicks' parade originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaPatrick Ewing’s jersey number was on display during the New York Knicks’ championship parade…but it had the wrong name above it.Banners hung on the outside of City Hall in Manhattan on Thursday honoring each player on the 2026 roster that helped bring the franchise its first NBA title in 53 years.That included…No. 33?That number, last
  
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• Tyler Kolek Almost Got Arrested At The Knicks Parade

  18-06-2026 23:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Thoughts on TK drinking a Michelob Ultra? | Photo by Pamela Costello/NBAE via Getty Images In case you missed it, former Marquette guard Tyler Kolek recently won an NBA championship with the New York Knicks.It was a whole thing, as the Knicks turned into the most dominant team in NBA history (by way of aggregate margin of victory) for about six weeks and rolled through the playoffs after falling behind 2-1 to the Atlanta Hawks in the first round.After the Knicks won Game 5 on June 13th, New York
  
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• NBA Draft Odds & Predictions: Best Kalshi Picks Before Draft Night

  18-06-2026 23:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.With the NBA Draft set for Tuesday, June 23, all basketball eyes turn to Milwaukee.The Bucks insisted Giannis Antetokounmpo would either be traded — or decisively not traded — before the NBA Draft, and yet here we are, simply waiting.As we wait, studying the NBA Draft odds reveals a few chances at profit, though prudent betting is likely the smartest betting ahead of Tuesday night.Even Shams Cha
  
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• NBA Draft: AJ Dybantsa vs. Darryn Peterson, and what to do with Cam Boozer and undersized guard prospects

  18-06-2026 23:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  With the basketball part of the 2025-26 season now concluded, with the New York Knicks ending a 53-year championship drought, focus will now turn to the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday and Wednesday.Let's dive into three draft considerations that center on some of the projected high-lottery players and can shape the direction of the draft — and franchise futures.High floor or high ceiling?AJ Dybantsa vs. Darryn Peterson is a classic NBA discussion, yet again, but it’s one worth having give
  
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• Raptors Reacts Survey: From super-sub to sophomore starter?

  18-06-2026 23:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO, CANADA - MAY 1: Collin Murray-Boyles #12 of the Toronto Raptors stands for the National Anthem before the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Round One Game Six of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on May 1, 2026 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2
  
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• The Western Conference may not be as scary as everyone thinks

  18-06-2026 23:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX - MAY 29: Detail view of Spalding basketballs and Western Conference Finals logo before the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Phoenix Suns in Game Six of the Western Conference Finals during the 2010 NBA Playoffs at US Airways Center on May 29, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: C
  
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• NYPD momentarily stops Knicks' Tyler Kolek after mistaking him for a fan during NBA championship parade

  18-06-2026 22:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  New York Knicks faithful know Tyler Kolek well. He's a beloved reserve who just finished his second NBA season as part of a Knicks team that won the franchise its first NBA championship since 1973. And although the 25-year-old Kolek started only one game during the 2025-26 campaign, he made 70 total appearances, including the playoffs, and notably scored 16 points in a Christmas Day win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.A couple of New York Police Department officers must not have been watching that
  
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• Knicks parade shows the chaotic, joyous, and adaptable spirit of New York City and its title-winning team

  18-06-2026 22:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The City That Never Sleeps had good reason to be up all night on Wednesday. On the eve of the Knicks' tickertape parade to celebrate their NBA Championship win, some New Yorkers began holding their spots before the bars had even closed for the night. Others stayed in hotel rooms right off the parade route so they could roll out of bed and into the scrum, while others boarded trains from New Jersey, Long Island, and Westchester as early as two or three a.m. to get to Battery Park City in time.Man
  
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• How the Warriors can acquire another first-round pick in the NBA Draft

  18-06-2026 22:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT, MI - MARCH 20: Brandin Podziemski #2 of the Golden State Warriors shoots the ball during the game against the Detroit Pistons on March 20, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty
  
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• Steph Curry makes appearance at a San Francisco Costco to promote new whiskey drink

  18-06-2026 22:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Wherever Steph Curry goes in the San Francisco area, people are sure to follow.Curry was spotted by a large group of Golden State Warriors fans at a Costco in South San Francisco, near the San Francisco Airport, to promote his new whiskey brand, Gentleman’s Cut Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.As Curry walked past the mob of Warriors fans awaiting him, he addressed them, saying, “I just wanted to say hi to everybody,” leaving the crowd cheering and chanting his name.Steph Curr
  
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• Knicks heralded as kings of NYC as millions attend estimated largest ticker-tape parade — and party — in city’s history

  18-06-2026 22:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  They’re the kings of New York City!The Knicks were heralded as royalty Thursday in what is estimated to be the largest ticker tape parade — and biggest party — in Big Apple history, with ravenous fans arriving hours ahead of the event to catch a glimpse of the champions.An estimated 2 million fans flooded lower Manhattan for the blockbuster event, forming a sea of orange and blue that extended blocks beyond the Canyon of Heroes and swelled with unadulterated joy.The epic champi
  
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• Lakers have done ‘due diligence’ on Jalen Duren, Walker Kessler, Peyton Watson

  18-06-2026 22:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT, MI - MARCH 23: Jalen Duren #0 of the Detroit Pistons ddribbles the ball as Deandre Ayton #5 of the Los Angeles Lakers plays defense during the game on March 23, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty
  
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• 4 hints about who the Raptors will take in the NBA Draft

  18-06-2026 21:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO, ON - June 20 - Dan Tolzman, Toronto Raptors Assistant General Manager & Vice-President, Player Personnel, speaks to media at the OVO Athletic Centre in Toronto, June 20, 2023. (Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images) | Toronto Star via Getty Images The Raptors have given us some clues as to who they might end up taking with the 19th and 50th picks in this year’s draft.The 2026 NBA Draft is shaping up to have one of the most seemingly loaded classes in a long time
  
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• Recapping the Knicks championship parade

  18-06-2026 21:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 18: Jalen Brunson #11 and Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the New York Knicks celebrate with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy during the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory rally celebrating winning the 2026 NBA Finals on June 18, 2026 in New York City. The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games to win their first NBA Championship in 53 years. (Photo by Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images) | Getty Images It’s been one hell o
  
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• Luka Dončić has had ‘constant communication’ with Lakers, wants ‘A-list center’

  18-06-2026 21:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 11: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts from the bench against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Four of the Second Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 11, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) | Getty
  
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• NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, James Dolan, Leon Rose address Knicks fans during championship parade: 'We did it for you'

  18-06-2026 21:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Knicks championship parade made its way from Battery Park through the Canyon of Heroes, culminating with a ceremony outside City Hall.There, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Knicks owner James Dolan, president Leon Rose, and head coach Mike Brown — among others — thanked Knicks fans, players, executives, and every one else who helped along the way as the Knicks ended a 53-year championship drought. Here are some of the top quotes from Thursday's ceremony...Mayor Zohran Mamdani"They giv
  
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• Know the draft prospect: Zuby Ejiofor

  18-06-2026 21:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: Zuby Ejiofor #24 of the St. John's Red Storm reacts after dunking against the Duke Blue Devils during the second half in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) | Getty Images Depending on how the board falls, St. John’s big man Zuby Ejiofor could be available when New York is on the clock on draft night next week. Should the Knicks consider him w
  
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• Knicks’ Jeremy Sochan goes shirtless to accept key to city from Mayor Mamdani

  18-06-2026 20:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jeremy Sochan appears shirtless at Knicks parade. Jeremy Sochan has a flashy new ring, but a shirt still escapes him.The Knicks’ midseason acquisition, who spent the first of half the season with the Spurs before coming to New York as a reserve, has been partying hard since the Knicks eliminated his former team and won the NBA Finals — going shirtless throughout their celebration after Game 5.Sochan appeared during the Knicks’ NBA Finals parade down the Canyon of Heroes and was
  
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• Sean Sweeney takes over in Orlando, and says Magic wound up convincing him that the fit was right

  18-06-2026 20:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sean Sweeney landed interviews for more than a few NBA head coaching vacancies over the last few years, and many of them seemed the same.Talking to Orlando, he said, was different.Sweeney was introduced Thursday as the new coach of the Magic, which was the obvious proof that he won them over by his answers during the interview process. Turns out, the Magic won him over with their questions as well.“The Magic were the most thorough and they did the best job of ask
  
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• Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. previews the NBA Draft

  18-06-2026 20:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Prior to upcoming NBA draft, Golden State Warriors' general manager Mike Dunleavy addresses the media at Chase Center in San Francisco on Monday, June 23, 2025. (Photo by Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) In today’s Dub Hub:Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. held a press conference Wednesday, previewing the team’s approach to next week’s NBA Draft.The Stein Line’s Jake Fischer reports on the possibility of a Trey Murphy III trade between t
  
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• Knicks star Jalen Brunson’s swipe to haters at City Hall: ‘Don’t have to say s–t to them’

  18-06-2026 20:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jalen Brunson gave his most pointed dig yet at his doubters.The Knicks star delivered a message to the haters at City Hall after the team paraded through the Canyon of Heroes on Thursday morning as they celebrated winning their first NBA title in 53 years.As Brunson stepped up to the microphone, he received “MVP” chants from the crowd.Jalen Brunson says when people with negative opinions are proven wrong, 'You don't have to say s–t to them!' pic.twitter.com/jFNxDGMwMO— Ne
  
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• Jalen Brunson silences critics at Knicks parade: 'When you prove them wrong, you don’t have to say s--t'

  18-06-2026 20:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jalen Brunson has been proving people wrong his entire life and last Saturday he added another accomplishment to his mantle when he led the Knicks to their first championship in 53 years after toppling the San Antonio Spurs in five games.It was on the back of Brunson's 45-point barrage in Game 5 that steered New York to another one of its notorious comebacks and sealed his case to be NBA Finals MVP — his third MVP trophy this season after taking home Eastern Conference Finals MVP as well a
  
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• Cops stop Knicks’ Tyler Kolek thinking he’s a fan during parade

  18-06-2026 20:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Knicks guard Tyler Kolek had a run-in with police after they seemingly mistook him for a fan during the team’s championship parade in New York on Thursday.The 25-year-old Kolek was running along the parade route and greeting fans while holding a Michelob Ultra in one hand when he was stopped by two police officers who grabbed him. One officer was seen shaking his head, appearing to say “no,” while another turned him around an pointed for him to leave the area. Cops mistook Tyle
  
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