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• After Midnight at the NBA Draft, Dreams Still Come True

  23-06-2023 08:42 via nytimes.com
  
  The crowds had thinned by the second round, but several players lingered in the stands waiting to hear their names called. Dozens of fans waited to cheer them on.
  
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• Rick Adelman, Hall of Fame N.B.A. Coach, Dies at 79

  02-06-2026 01:57 via nytimes.com
  His teams made the playoffs 16 times in 23 seasons, and he twice steered the Portland Trail Blazers to the league finals.
  
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• Chauncey Billups, N.B.A. Coach in Gambling Case, Pleads Not Guilty

  24-11-2025 21:17 via nytimes.com
  A hearing in Brooklyn was packed as Mr. Billups and 30 other defendants answered charges in a sweeping federal indictment involving rigged poker games.
  
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• U.S. Charges N.B.A. Figures in Gambling Schemes That Tainted Games

  24-10-2025 13:04 via nytimes.com
  Terry Rozier, a Miami Heat guard, and Chauncey Billups, coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, were among those arrested. Two indictments spanned the worlds of professional sports, Mafia families and online betting.
  
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• What We Know About the N.B.A. Betting Scandal

  24-10-2025 00:29 via nytimes.com
  Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic breaks down the bombshell gambling scandal that led to the arrests of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.
  
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• Who Is Chauncey Billups, the Basketball Coach Charged in an NBA Gambling Scandal?

  23-10-2025 22:38 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Billups earned the nickname Mr. Big Shot during a Hall of Fame N.B.A. playing career. He has been a head coach since 2021.
  
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• A Missing Woman, an N.B.A. Hopeful and an Arrest That Shocked a Team

  19-09-2025 11:01 via nytimes.com
  In 2023, Chance Comanche was playing some of the best basketball of his life. His teammates thought he was on his way to the N.B.A. Instead, he was accused of murder.
  
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• Bill Walton, N.B.A. Hall of Famer and Broadcasting Star, Dies at 71

  27-05-2024 22:58 via nytimes.com
  
  A dominant, colorful center when he wasn’t injured, he won championships in high school, at U.C.L.A. and with the Trail Blazers and the Celtics before becoming a TV commentator.
  
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• Scoot Henderson: ‘I’m hoping to get to play with Dame’ Lillard. Will he get the chance?

  23-06-2023 20:57
  
  What does drafting Henders mean for the future of Lillard with the Trail Blazers? In the short term, likely nothing.
  
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• Scoot Henderson: “I’m hoping to get to play with Dame” Lillard. Will he get the chance?

  23-06-2023 20:57
  
  What does drafting Henders mean for the future of Lillard with the Trail Blazers? In the short term, likely nothing.
  
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• Winners and losers from 2023 NBA Draft. Starting with the Spurs.

  23-06-2023 14:47
  
  It was not a good night for college basketball at the top of the draft.
  
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• 2023 NBA Draft tracker, with pick-by-pick analysis of selections, trades

  22-06-2023 23:55
  
  The night will begin with the coronation of Victor Wembanyama as the No. 1 pick and then get wild.
  
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• Wembanyama poised, confident, ready for his moment at NBA Draft

  22-06-2023 18:26
  
  Seeming poised and completely ready for what awaits him, Wembanyama's NBA chapter is now underway.
  
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• Winners, losers from blockbuster Porzings to Celtics, Smart to Grizzlies trade

  22-06-2023 14:33
  
  These Celtics are going to be quite different from the ones we saw the last few seasons.
  
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• Consensus NBA Mock Draft: The lottery picks, starting with Wembanyama

  21-06-2023 16:20
  
  It's Wembanyama at No. 1, and then things get interesting.
  
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• Is Leonard/George era ending? Rumor Clippers testing Paul George trade waters.

  21-06-2023 14:42
  
  The Clippers are reportedly considering trading George to the Trail Blazers for the No. 3 pick.
  
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• NBA Draft, trade rumors roundup: Minnesota not looking to trade Towns, is Raptors’ Siakam available?

  20-06-2023 23:13
  
  Also, if Clippers trade for Chris Paul, where does that leave Russell Westbrook?
  
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• Portland reportedly puts together trade offer for Miami’s Bam Adebayo. Good luck with that.

  20-06-2023 19:09
  
  Welcome to the NBA's silly season.
  
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• NBA Draft, free agency rumors roundup: What do Hornets do with No. 2 pick?

  20-06-2023 00:50
  
  For that matter, what will Trail Blazers do with No. 3 pick.
  
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• Winners and losers from Bradley Beal trade to Phoenix Suns

  19-06-2023 12:13
  
  The Suns can be winners in this trade, if everything goes perfectly o
  
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• Suns go for stars, to trade for Bradley Beal, send Paul, Shamet, picks to Wizards

  18-06-2023 23:07
  
  Suns owner Mat Ishbia makes another swing for a big star, but rounding out the Suns roster will be challenging.
  
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• Suns go for stars, reportedly trade for Bradley Beal, send Paul, Shamet, picks to Wizards

  18-06-2023 23:07
  
  Suns owner Mat Ishbia makes another swing for a big star, but rounding out the Suns roster will be challenging.
  
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• Wizards reportedly moving quickly toward Bradley Beal trade; Heat, Suns frontrunners

  18-06-2023 00:07
  
  Washington would like to get a deal done before the draft.
  
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• NBA Draft, trade rumors roundup: Beal talking to teams, Hornets prefer Ingram to Zion?

  17-06-2023 00:01
  
  The Pelicans want Scoot Henderson, but to the Hornets want Brandon Ingram?
  
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• PBT Podcast: Talking NBA Draft, what will Portland do with Sean Highkin

  16-06-2023 16:21
  
  Portland is open to trading the No. 3 pick, but will Scoot Henderson fall to them? What will teams offer?
  
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• Five potential trade partners for Bradley Beal, Wizards

  15-06-2023 20:40
  
  Miami should be the clear and obvious frontrunner.
  
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• Will Heat go big game hunting for another star this summer?

  13-06-2023 19:35
  
  Heat culture got Miami to the Finals, but they could use another star to take the final step.
  
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• Jokić, the reluctant MVP, ends narrative he hadn’t done enough in playoffs

  13-06-2023 13:33
  
  The narrative now is Jokic’s place in history, something that is still being defined by a 28-year-old in his prime.
  
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• Report: Pelicans want to trade up to No. 2, 3 in Draft to pick Scoot Henderson

  13-06-2023 00:27
  
  Would Zion be in play? More likely Brandon Ingram is.
  
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• Trail Blazers hope to trade No. 3 pick with Simons for star, want to re-sign Grant

  11-06-2023 15:54
  
  Is the No. 3 pick and Simons enough to get the Trail Blazers a star in return?
  
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