Good morning friends of the NBA! As the NCAA finals kick off today, the league didn't schedule a game today, and this season's NCAA finals are played against both sides of the University of Kansas and the University of North Carolina. Although there is no match today, the following morning news is also worth paying attention to:
1. The league announces last week's player of the week. Today's league announced last week's East-West Player of the Week, Jokic averaged 34.8 points, 17.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game last week, leading the Nuggets to a 3-1 record; Trae Young averaged 30.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 10.8 assists per game last week, leading the Hawks to a record of 4-0.
2. The latest issue of the team strength list was announced. Today the league officially announced a new issue of the team strength list, the top ten are as follows: Suns, Bucks, Grizzlies, Celtics, Heat, Lone Rangers, Warriors, 76ers, Nuggets, Raptors. In addition, the Nets are ranked 15th and the Lakers are 23rd.
3. Simmons will miss this season's play-offs. Nash said in an interview today that Simmons is currently only doing light training and we are not going to let him play directly without skipping three high-intensity training sessions, so he will miss the play-offs this season.
4) The probability of Murray coming back in the regular season is low. ESPN reporter said that nuggets Murray still has sore knees, and his probability of returning in the regular season is very low. Note: Murray suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his knee in April 2021.
5. Allen is expected to make a comeback in the final moments of the regular season. ESPN reporter said that Allen has begun training at present, the next step is to gradually increase the intensity, he is expected to return in the last 1 or 2 games of the regular season. Note: Aaron has been absent for a month due to a broken finger.
6. Morant will make a comeback at the start of the playoffs. ESPN said Morant is expected to make a comeback at the start of the playoffs, where he will continue to get a break during the playoffs. Note: Morant has been absent since March 19 due to a knee injury. Fan comments: Without Morant's Grizzlies playing well, should the Grizzlies wait until after losing a playoff game before letting Morant come back?
7. Bobo: Ginobili pioneered the European step. Bobo said Ginobili's induction into the Hall of Fame was well-deserved and expected. The European step was pioneered by him, and now a lot of players on the pitch are using it, but that's his mark.
8, Handy: James and Kobe Bryant, Leonard is the same kind of people. Handy has been Kobe Bryant's trainer in the Lakers, worked with Leonard in the Raptors, and worked with James in the Cavaliers and Lakers so far. He said I've been training with James for 7 years, and James is one of the hardest-working players I've ever seen, which reminds me of Kobe Bryant and Leonard, the kind of guys who are the kind of guys who practice on and off the field day in and day out.
9. Embiid: If the selection criteria are ok, I am the MVP. Embiid said it would be really nice if I could get the MVP, and if I didn't get it, it was that the judges were biased against me or that there was a double standard between me and the other players.
10. Magician: James should be responsible for the Lakers' introduction of Wei Shao. Magic recently said on espn show that if the Lakers can't play in the playoffs this season, I feel sorry for James, but James should also take some responsibility. DeRozan's agent called me offseason to say DeRozan wanted to play for the Lakers, and I called the Lakers to tell them that DeRozan wanted to go home. I thought the deal was set in stone, but when Westbrook and James communicated, the Lakers canceled the deal and chose Westbrook. I think if the Lakers had chosen DeRozan and only traded Kuzma for Hilde, we would be playing the Western Conference Finals by now.