Bateman should now be set for life. The deal is also short enough, and he's young enough that he can get another good contract if he performs.
This is great news.
This "face of the NBA" talk is such a stupid, media driven story. They just want to fill airtime.
The NBA can't force anybody down the public's throat. It's all about who the fans like and accept. It happens organically.
Michael Jordan wasn't the man until the early 90's. He built the...
Yep. That's why the narrative that they didn't score enough is a fallacy. They took all the attention, and everyone else lit OKC up. The Wolves' offense was unstoppable. They had zero answers, and they're supposed to be the best defense in the NBA, supposedly in decades.
The Wolves lost because...
The Wolves are a very good team, maybe the 2nd best in the NBA.
OKC won 68 games. They're a historically great team and the best in the NBA this year. They're just better than the Wolves. Any other teams loses to the Wolves by a lot tonight.
The Wolves need to turn it over less. That's their...
Turnovers were the story. Commit 2 less, and the Wolves probably win. Had they only committed 14 like Saturday, and they probably win by double digits.