CP3, Kawhi, LaMelo oh my: NBA (news) never sleeps

If the NBA were my internet I would have unplugged and attempted to reboot the router hours ago.

In a four-game sweep of the Denver Nuggets, 36-year-old Paul averaged 25.5 points on 61.8% shooting, 58.3% from 3, 100% from the free throw line, plus a 41-to-5 assist-to-turnover ratio.

In the first round, Leonard became the first player since Shaquille O’Neal in 2000 to both score 200 points and shoot 60% or better in a single series.

Here for a good time, not a long time? After one season at the helm in New Orleans, Stan Van Gundy is out as the head coach of the Pelicans.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it’s the fifth time in the past 30 seasons that multiple teams have changed coaches who were with the franchise for just one season.

The Washington Wizards announced that they will not extend the contract of coach Scott Brooks, which expired after their first-round loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Just last month, Brooks led the Wizards to the playoffs for the first time in three seasons despite a 34-38 season.

It’s the end of an era for the Dallas Mavericks as the team announced longtime president of basketball operations and general manager Donnie Nelson is out after 24 seasons with the franchise.

According to sources, Nelson’s departure comes after internal friction due to the increasing decision-making influence of Mavericks director of quantitative research and development Haralabos Voulgaris.

Ball averaged 15.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game for Charlotte this season, shooting 35.2% from 3-point range and was an immediate factor in the Hornets playing winning basketball in a way uncommon to rookies.

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