"We'll mix it in, take it game by game and see what happens," Davis said. "We were very successful when I was at the 5, so maybe it's something that we still kind of wait for the playoffs again, then over the course of the season kind of toy with it game by game."

The new Clippers coach said Sunday that Leonard will have opportunities to emulate Jordan and Bryant -- two players Leonard has studied and patterned his midrange game after.Boston Celtics Face Masks

"The Rockets turned the organization over to James, and now they have to live with the fallout."Minnesota Timberwolves Face Masks

Towns and Russell, who first met when they played against each other in high school, were selected first and second, respectively, in the 2015 NBA draft by the Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers. Early in their careers, the two bonded like brothers despite playing in different cities.Orlando Magic Face Masks Face Masks

Enes Kanter traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in three-team trade with Memphis Grizzlies
"The Boston Celtics finally completed their draft night trade with the Memphis Grizzlies, but with a twist. Boston will send Enes Kanter, who recently opted in for just over $5 million for the 2020-21 season, to the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team deal.

The deal will also see Boston send the draft rights to Desmond Bane to Memphis. Bane was drafted with the 30th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.

The Celtics will reportedly receive two future second round picks from Memphis. The Grizzlies will also acquire Mario Hezonja from Portland.

Kanter played one season in Boston and averaged 8.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. He played 16.9 minutes per game, mostly as a backup to Daniel Theis.

In 23 games with the Trail Blazers at the end of the 2018-19 season, Kanter averaged 13.1 points and 8.6 rebounds. He then started for Portland during the 2019 playoffs after Jusuf Nurkic was injured.

Boston will create a trade exception of $4.767 million in this deal, as they are taking no salary back for Kanter.

This deal, combined with the recent opt out decision by Gordon Hayward, has Boston well below the luxury tax. That gives Boston plenty of wiggle room to use the full Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception of $9.258 million, as well as possibly the Bi-Annual Exception of $3.623 million.

In addition, the increased flexibility creates room for a potential sign and trade involving Gordon Hayward. That would allow the Celtics to take back additional salary in a deal. Or if Hayward re-signs in Boston, the Celtics could still have the ability to use the full MLE without worry of crossing over the hard cap.

Because this transaction between Boston, Memphis and Portland is taking place at the tail end of the 2019-20 league year, it is now official. Free agent negotiations open at 6:00 PM ET on Friday evening, and then the league year changes over on Sunday, November 21 at 12:01 PM ET."

"I guess the bull's-eye just becomes even greater, if that's even possible," James said when asked about the challenge of repeating. "For me personally, the bull's-eye has always been on my back -- or my front -- since I entered the league. You add in the Laker name on top of that, the Lakers franchise, the bull's-eye has been on this franchise for a long time as well."Los Angeles Lakers Face Masks

The league has an idea of which cities have the infrastructure in place to host an NBA team, but there isn't an official list of alternate cities at this point. Potential relocation cities would be evaluated solely on health and safety issues, as factors such as fan support would not be relevant. -- MacMahon