Tag: Aaron Nesmith
Ranking NBA’s 10 most interesting contract extension candidates: Devin Booker, Trae Young on star-studded list
Once upon a time, the NBA’s best players used to move through free agency. Think about how many offseasons in the 2010s were dominated by where LeBron James or Kevin Durant would sign. Those days are over. No reigning All-NBA player has changed teams through free agency since 2019, when Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Kemba…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ‘flips the switch’ in historic fourth quarter as OKC wins Game 4 the hard way
Heading into the fourth quarter on Friday, the Oklahoma City Thunder were on the brink of falling down 3-1 in the NBA Finals. Given that they’d shot 2 for 14 from 3-point range and had four more turnovers (12) than assists (8), they were fortunate to be trailing the Indiana Pacers by only seven points….
NBA Finals: Pacers have one simple path to upsetting Thunder, and the math didn’t add up in Game 2
Miracle comebacks don’t happen for one reason alone. But if you were to point to a single number that most defined the Indiana Pacers‘ against-all-odds 111-110 Game 1 NBA Finals win, which required a 15-point fourth quarter rally, 18 would tell you a lot. That was the number of 3-pointers the Pacers hit, six more…
NBA Finals: Pacers found their offense after a disastrous start to Game 1, now it’s OKC’s turn to do the same
The Indiana Pacers spent several days leading up to the NBA Finals preparing for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s ultra-aggressive defense. None of that seemed to matter when they had to experience it for themselves. In the first half of Game 1 on Thursday, the Pacers turned the ball over 20 times. This was a historically…
NBA Finals 2025: Pacers’ Aaron Nesmith says he needed extended break to heal sprained ankle
Getty Images Aaron Nesmith battled a sprained ankle in the last three games of the Eastern Conference Final, but he is ready to go for the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Thanks to a five days off between series, Nesmith says his ankle has improved. In Game 3 of the conference finals, Nesmith…