Author: Michael

The 2025 NBA draft is less than a month away. Which means it’s that time of the year when prospects visit teams across the league to improve their stock.
The Oklahoma City Thunder enter the 2025 NBA draft with three draft picks. They own the No. 15 pick (via Heat), No. 24 pick (via Clippers) and the No. 44 pick (via Hawks).
The two first-round selections are interesting. The Thunder already have one of the deepest rosters and are a championship contender right now. Adding on several rookies might be impossible. But that’s all a pure assumption.

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The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the “New Jersey Americans”.
Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today.

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The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.

Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by the players who have suited up for the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Thunder Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.

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Raiders DC Patrick Graham Breaks Silence on Working With Pete Carroll originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
When the Las Vegas Raiders hired Pete Carroll as head coach, there was plenty of excitement about bringing the Super Bowl champion to the franchise. However, some fans were very concerned about who he’d hire for his coaching staff.
One of the most important decisions was who was going to be his defensive coordinator. There was some speculation that he’d hire a retread like Gus Bradley, Ken Norton Jr. or Kris Richard.

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Apple TV+ could be taking advantage of ESPN’s bizarre decision to end baseball broadcasts after the 2025 season.
The streaming giant already has a package of Friday night games with Major League Baseball, but a new report says it could be looking to add significantly more. 
Recently, news broke that NBC could be bidding for a package of MLB games. It was assumed that the network was interested in the package ESPN gave up, Sunday Night Baseball, Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game.

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Shaquille O’Neal wants an answer to a question we all had back in February: why the hell didn’t the Kansas City Chiefs use Travis Kelce more in the Super Bowl?
The NBA great was a guest on the Kelce brothers’ New Heights podcast, and he asked about Travis Kelce being underutilized in the Chiefs’ 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.
If you don’t remember, Kelce had just 4 receptions for 39 yards.
“I have a question, how come they didn’t use you a lot in the Super Bowl?” Shaq asked, per The New York Post.

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