In response to questions about reported cost-cutting measures by new Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon, interim coach Tiago Splitter said he is focusing on basketball.
Wembanyama will always be linked to Duncan and Robinson, but after Sunday night's dominant Game 1, it was another generational star to whom he was being compared: LeBron James.
Jamal Murray had a tremendous night at the free throw line, making all 16 of his attempts to carry the Nuggets past the Timberwolves in Game 1, during which Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon had a quiet first half.