Yesterday the Warriors were out, and the big score was also 1-4. The Timberwolves really have two brushes and have reached the Western Conference Finals two years in a row. James Curry Durant failed to enter the Western Conference finals for two consecutive years. And Durant, since leaving the Warriors, hasn't touched the floor of the division finals for 5 years.
Is the era that belongs to them really coming to an end? But James is still going from strength to strength, and since the 2004-05 season, James is the only player to be named to the All-Season Team every year. Since joining the Lakers in 2018, only him, Jokic and Antetokounmpo have been selected to the All-Star team every year in the league.
The rookie who participated in this year's draft was interviewed about the current No. 1 player in the league, with Jokic getting the most votes and James coming in second.
Many players grew up watching Lao Zhan's ball, not to mention these 19-year-old and 20-year-old boys. Haliburton, who is currently competing in the Eastern Conference Finals, has been a fan of Lao Zhan since he was a child. So with the Cavaliers out, I'm going to back the Pacers to win the championship.
Two days ago, James tweeted praise for Haliburton's performance, and Haliburton said yesterday that he and James had been exchanging messages that night.
This year's top pick is a hot pick, and when Flagg entered the draft, he was only 9 days older than when James entered the draft in 2003, and if Flagg was born 11 days later, he would not be able to participate in this year's draft due to age issues. According to the rules, players must be 19 years old in the draft year, and Flagg's birthday is December 21, 2006.
NBA Draft Room, the U.S. draft media, today updated its 2025 NBA mock draft rankings, predicting that Chinese player Yang Hansen will be selected by the Suns with the 29th pick in the first round.
In April of this year, another foreign mock draft website predicted that the Lakers would select Yang Hansen with the 55th pick.
Recently, The Athletic's authoritative draft expert Sam Vecenie predicted that Yang Hansen would be selected by the Grizzlies with the 50th pick. Jonathan Wasserman, an authoritative draft expert on bleachers sports, predicted that Young Hansen would be drafted by the Bucks with the 47th pick. Yahoo Sports predicts that Yang Hansen will be picked by the Thunder with the 44th pick.
With Yang being predicted to be picked with the 29th pick today, his draft market has been rising and unstoppable. The joint trial is still ongoing, and if it continues like this, it is not impossible that he will be selected in the first round. The Lakers only have the 55th pick this year, and the chances of selecting Yang Hansen are getting smaller and smaller.
In the NBA joint trial that ended today, Yang Hansen played 13 minutes, shooting 3 of 4 and 5 of 7 free throws, and got 11 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block. Yesterday, he played 19 minutes, shooting 5-of-7 and 1-of-3 from three-point range, finishing with 12 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.
The 19-year-old is 2.16 meters tall and averages 16.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in the CBA this season, as well as the league's No. 1 average of 2.7 blocks per game.
Including Young, more than 20 young centers from around the world are expected to participate in the draft. And the Lakers only have one second-round pick, should they pick a forward or a different position?
The last topic to talk about every day is about the Lakers' signings. NBA reporter Mike Scotto reported today that the Lakers could be interested in trading Jacob Poeltl if he can't reach a contract extension with the Raptors this summer.
This season, Poeltl averaged 14.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. He has a salary of $19.5 million for the 2025-26 season and a player option for the same amount for the 2026-27 season. The Lakers are currently looking to strengthen the center position, and if the Raptors' negotiations with Poeltl reach an impasse, he could be one of the targets for the Lakers to pursue.