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May 24, 2021 With the playoffs underway, offseason preparation has begun in earnest around the NBA, with the draft and free agency looming. Here’s a look at what’s to come for the 14 teams that missed the playoffs. Houston Rockets (17–55) Key free agents: None 2021 draft picks: Own first (if 1–4) OR Miami first via swap; Portland first; Milwaukee first The post–James Harden Rockets became what one might have expected: a fast-sinking experimental testing ground for young talent that finished with the league’s worst record. There were multiple silver linings for the franchise, which...

With the Wolves veering toward the sixth-worst record in the league after being the worst team in the NBA for much of the season, here is the lottery outlook.

Defensive Player Ladder: David Vanterpool on how to develop defensive skills Rudy Gobert and Ben Simmons stay on top as Minnesota's defensive coordinator explains the art of coaching defense. Steve Aschburner April 13, 2021 5:27 PM Minnesota associate head coach David Vanterpool is the only coach in the NBA with the title of ‘Defensive Coordinator’. Half of every player’s performance, on average, is spent playing defense. Whether they like it or not, realize it or not, or prepare for it or not. That preparation part often gets overlooked, from a player’s earliest moments in a gym, sai...

Wolves volleyball coach Lauren Hale-Miller (right) in 2019. (GPRC) GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB – Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves women’s volleyball coach Lauren Hale-Miller struck the motherlode recruiting four Dawson Creek Volleyball Club members for next year. Without being able to get into the high school gyms to see players live, Hale-Miller had to depend on the relationships she built in her short two years at the helm of the Wolves. “I definitely miss being there in person. I think that’s the fun and exciting part of recruiting when you’re there in person, even though it takes u...

Mar. 16—After experiencing the best of Northwest Missouri State for 40 minutes Sunday, Washburn coach Brett Ballard admitted that the Bearcats probably should've earned the No. 1 seed in the Central Region. Northwest's chance to prove its MIAA rivals right comes at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the NCAA Division II Central Region Championship as the No. 2 seed against No. 1-seeded Northern State, the ...