The Bulls may be the ninth-place team in the East. But in crunch time, they’re elite.
The 2024 Slam Dunk Contest concluded with Mac McClung taking the win over Jaylen Brown in the final round. Sealing his victory with a reverse dunk over NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, McClung has now won his second Dunk Contest in a row.
The New York Knicks have signed small forward Jacob Toppin to a second 10-day contract, the team announced. Toppin, 23, is 6-foot-9 and signed a two-way contract with the Knicks in October, then a 10-day deal earlier this month.
Two years ago, Obi Toppin won the NBA Dunk Contest while playing for the New York Knicks. He was in his second year in the league at the time, and he beat out three others to win the competition ahead of the All-Star Game.
INDIANAPOLIS — Obi Toppin's first NBA All-Star weekend as an Indiana Pacers player is a busy one. Now with the blue and gold in Indianapolis after a 2023 offseason trade, all of the All-Star events are in his playing city.
Pacers power forward Obi Toppin tried to make a highlight reel dunk against his former team on Saturday night, but ended up putting himself on the blooper reel instead.
A familiar plot has surfaced in the Obi Toppin saga. The New York Knicks' first-round pick from the 2020 draft is once again dealing with questions about his playing time, as he was removed from the Indiana Pacers' starting five prior to their Tuesday night tilt against the Houston Rockets.
When the Indiana Pacers acquired Obi Toppin from the New York Knicks in the summer, the expectation was that he would provide Tyrese Haliburton with a lethal lob threat.
Obi Toppin is shooting a career-high 36.1% from three-point range so far this season, and that is no accident. The Indiana Pacers forward, who was acquired by the blue and gold in the summer, is learning about the details that make shooting easier for players his size.
Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin had a big game on Tuesday night. He finished with 21 points and a career-high (tied) six assists against the Atlanta Hawks in a key win for the blue and gold.
The Indiana Pacers took down the Cleveland Cavaliers in preseason action on Friday night, and forward Obi Toppin had a solid outing. The now-Pacers forward finished with 17 points, nine rebounds, and one assist in a win.
One of the more intriguing moves that the Indiana Pacers made this offseason was acquiring power forward Obi Toppin from the New York Knicks. To land the No.
New Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin talked about his time with the New York Knicks and his expectations for the future.
Josh Hart has never been shy to speak his mind.
Hindsight, in this case, is literally 2020. The New York Knicks are set to officially close the book on the Obi Toppin era, as the eighth overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft is due to be transferred to the Indiana Pacers in a trade that will become official on Thursday.
Three years after making Obi Toppin a top-10 pick in the NBA Draft, the New York Knicks are giving up on him.
The Knicks have agreed to a trade that will send forward Obi Toppin to the Knicks for two second-round picks, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. This marks the second big move for Indiana, which also agreed to a deal with former Nuggets guard Bruce Brown, as we relayed here.
The Knicks and Pacers are finalizing a trade that will send forward Obi Toppin to New York, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The Pacers have emerged as “a leading trade suitor” for Knicks forward Obi Toppin, per Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Indiana is clearly being aggressive in the free agency period, having reportedly agreed to a trade that sent shooting guard Chris Duarte to the Kings, as we relayed here.
The New York Knicks find themselves at a crossroads this off-season, with challenging decisions to make about their roster. The key question is identifying a third star to accompany Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson, and what it would take to secure such a player.
The New York Knicks and Obi Toppin could work together on a trade if the team can’t find a way to create more minutes for the forward, according to NBA insider Ian Begley of SNY.
With the ex-lottery pick Toppin looking like a potential trade candidate, his spat with Thibodeau probably won’t end up helping his cause.
The dynamic athlete hasn't been able to showcase his talents to his fullest extent in HC Tom Thibodeau's system, playing mainly on the perimeter.
Toppin is eligible to sign a rookie-scale extension this offseason. He would become a restricted free agent in the summer of 2024 if the Knicks don't sign him to an extension.
The New York Knicks don't currently have a pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, but they could make a trade to get a rookie in this class if there's someone they really like.
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