In one of the craziest trade in NBA history, the Dallas Mavs will trade Superstar Luka Luka Dončić for L.A. Lakers’ Anthony Davis, the breaking news was made by ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania.
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Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark has won the WNBA Rookie of the Year award and Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier has been awarded the Defensive Player of the Year, sources confirm.
Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson received MVP and Connecticut’s DiJonai Carrington won Most Improved Player.
Except for Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson MVP award, WNBA has yet to officially announce this years 2024 WNBA Individual Awards.
It would have been great if A’ja Wilson was also named as the DPOY, since Wilson lead the league in blocks, and top 5 in steal and rebounds.
As for the Rookie of the Year, with all other rookies sideline by the end of the regular season, Caitlin Clark will be the runaway winner for ROY, I was thinking that Cameron Brink could at least make it to a interesting race at the start of the season.
Shams Charania, reporting for The Athletics/NYTimes;
Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose is retiring, the 35-year-old guard told The Athletic. He made his announcement official Thursday morning via social media and by placing ads in local newspapers of the six NBA cities he played for: Chicago, New York, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Detroit and Memphis.
Derrick Rose, like Grant Hill, is one of those players that we did not get to see their full potential and their career are cut short because of injury.
The roster for the 2024 USA Basketball Women’s National Team have been leaked. In a tweet, Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that “Indiana Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark is expected to be left off the 12-player Team USA women’s basketball roster for the upcoming Summer Olympics”
Sources: Team USA women’s basketball roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics – no Caitlin Clark:
A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner, Alyssa Thomas, Napheesa Collier, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young, Sabrina Ionescu, Chelsea Gray, Kahleah Copper https://t.co/m3TWncAZY3
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 8, 2024
Charania then added and named the 12 players in the roster. Except for Kahleah Copper, Sabrina Ionescu, Kelsey Plum and Alyssa Thomas. All other players have Olympic experience. Fans also pointed out that rookie phenom Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever is missing from the roster. Despite receiving an invitation to the USA Basketball Women’s National Team training camp last April, Iowa Hawkeyes standout Caitlin Clark couldn’t attend due to her team’s Final Four run.
| Player | WNBA Team | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Napheesa Collier | Minnesota Lynx | Forward |
| Kahleah Copper | Phoenix Mercury | Guard/Forward |
| Chelsea Gray | Las Vegas Aces | Guard |
| Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | Center |
| Sabrina Ionescu | New York Liberty | Guard |
| Jewell Loyd | Seattle Storm | Guard |
| Kelsey Plum | Las Vegas Aces | Guard |
| Breanna Stewart | New York Liberty | Forward |
| Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | Guard |
| Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut Sun | Forward |
| A’ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces | Forward/Center |
| Jackie Young | Las Vegas Aces | Guard/Forward |
The final USA Women’s Basketball roster and list of potential alternates must be submitted to FIBA by June 24th. While no official announcement has been made by the USA Basketball on their official website or social media accounts.
After being traded to the Washington Wizard for Bradley Beal, Chris Paul is yet again part of another trade with the Golden State Warriors, that will send Jordan Poole, Ryan Rollins and two draft picks to the Wizards.
This was reported by ESPN Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Warriors receive:
- Chris Paul
Wizards receive:
- Jordan Poole
- Ryan Rollins
- 2030 first-round pick (protected)
- 2027 second-round pick
Stylistically, Paul plays a slower kind of basketball, which is different style from the the “fast pace and spaced the floor” that the Warriors are playing. Also, it does not address the “size” factor that the GSW need in order to content in the West, specially with now NBA Champs Denver Nuggets.
If Golden State does keep Chris Paul for the season, they will have at least 3 months to retool and fit Paul into their system or the Warriors to adapt to CP3’s kind of the basketball.
Source: NBA