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That’s not to say that Ainge is perfect and never makes mistakes (I really wish he had addressed the bench more last season, I don’t know how he hasn’t consolidated picks in the last few years, his recent record of mid-to-late draft picks has been suspect). I mean, if Hayward was willing to take $20M less to go home to Indy and the deal fell through because Ainge got greedy, that’s certainly an “L” (as they say). That’s a big “if” though and I kind of doubt it played out that way. Charlotte came with the big bags of cash late in the game and that was the end. Good for Gordon and his agent.Sacramento Kings Face Masks

On that front, the Celtics moved rather quickly. After flirting with Paul Millsap (who eventually signed in Denver again) Boston signed longtime nemesis Tristan Thompson with the MLE. Then they were able to sign Jeff Teague to be the veteran guard we’ve needed for years.Phoenix Suns Face Masks

How much pressure is on the Lakers to repeat? Stephen A. weighs inStephen A. Smith explains that there isn't as much pressure on the Lakers to win back-to-back championships as there was to win last year.
What's happening with the All-Star break?
The NBA will not hold an All-Star Game this season, but there will be a break in the action from March 5-10, separating the two halves of the season. Players will get six days off in the middle of what figures to be a hectic schedule. Whether All-Star teams will be named is yet to be determined.Los Angeles Lakers Face Masks

The NBA's health and safety protocols for the upcoming season mandate all coaches, including head coaches, wear masks at all times while coaching -- a change from the in-game mask policy used during the league's summer restart in Orlando. The guidelines warn that coaches "must not regularly pull down their facemasks more than is occasionally necessary under the circumstances to perform essential coaching duties."New York Knicks Face Masks

"I think Donovan is thinking the same way, Coach Q is thinking the same way, [new Jazz owner] Ryan Smith is thinking the same way. We really want to build something and create something and create our way. We want to make something that has never happened before, and for me, that's also the exciting part about it. I believe that we're going to win a championship in Utah."

“As crazy as it is to say, change is happening. So much change is happening,” Russell said. “It may not look like it. But everywhere we’ve been, everywhere I’ve been, everything I see on social media, it’s a continuous fight. That is all you can ask for right now is continue to keep fighting and raise awareness to that when you have the platform to do so.”

This season, however, revenue is all but certain to be lower than the 10% withholding could make up. As part of the negotiations to bring the league back for the 2020-21 season, the two sides agreed to have an escrow of no more than 20% this season and to spread the losses out over the next three years to make sure that no single class of players was impacted too heavily. -- Bontemps

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