Born in Siena, Italy, Nico Mannion decided to return home Tuesday following a year in the NBA, agreeing to a multi-season deal with Virtus Bologna of the Serie A Basketball League.
And his now-former teammate Draymond Green was cheerleading the guard’s decision to leave the Warriors, highlighting the benefits for Mannion’s career and rejecting critics saying the one-time Arizona backcourt player made the wrong choice.
Read MoreThis is how it’s going to go down. Most likely, Wiseman will be ready to go for training camp in September as he recovers from his meniscus injury in his right knee. Although the Warriors organization has mentioned publicly that they will take their time with the young center’s return, not rushing him into anything, my educated guess is that he will be cleared for action in time for training camp. That is extremely important as he needs to get on the court with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green as soon as possible. That time spent with the Golden State core will be vital for his basketball development heading into his second year. He can’t miss those opportunities to get on the floor and get better. The caveat here is obviously that this is all pending his health.
Read MoreThe Nico Mannion era in Golden State is being put on hold. Whether this is a permanent end or simply a pause remains to be seen.
Mannion, who was going to be on a two-way contract with the Warriors for this upcoming season, chose instead to sign with Virtus Bologna of the Serie A Basketball League in Italy. To fill his two-way slot, the Warriors have agreed to a deal with point guard Chris Chiozza. That move was reported prior to the announcement of Mannion’s departure.
Read MoreThree time NBA champion Stephen Curry will be the centerpiece of a documentary based on the superstar’s astounding NCAA Tournament run and subsequent rise to prominence during his college days at Davidson.
The documentary will be produced by 35 year old Oakland native, Ryan Coogler. The young film maker ‘s resume is already eye-popping with box office hits like Black Panther, Creed, and Judas and the Black Messiah. A24 will produce and fully finance the project. This will be the first time that the American entertainment company will work in development with Unanimous Media, Curry’s production company.
Read MoreAs sure as the the sun comes up every morning, an NBA rookie will get their old tweets pulled up in the first few weeks or so following draft night. The Rockets’ newly drafted Joshua Christopher was no exception.
I was alerted of an image someone put together which contained a tweet compilation of sorts of Steph Curry slander. There was multiple tweets from 2016, all bashing Curry, and they were all from Christopher, also known as JayGup’s twitter page. Naturally, I posted it to twitter as some of the tweets were hilarious. Like the “Steven Adams > Steph Curry” one for example.
Read MoreOne of the more notable missing names from Team USA’s Olympic run this past summer in Tokyo was Warriors guard and perennial MVP candidate Steph Curry. Curry opted out of the Olympics after Golden State’s heartbreakers against the Lakers and Grizzlies in the play-in. It appears that Steph chose to take the offseason to rest and gear up for another title run next year and beyond: He just signed a four-year extension with the Warriors and with his skillset, certainly has the longevity to be a dominant force in the league for years to come. But will he be playing in the 2024 Olympics?
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