NBA Rumors: Pelicans View Celtics As ‘Most Obvious’ Anthony Davis Trade Partner

The New Orleans Pelicans will look to the Boston Celtics to resolve their Anthony Davis downside. NBA sources outlined the Pelicans’ offseason plans, which is able to focus on Davis, to the The Boston Herald’s Steve Bulpett on Thursday on the NBA Draft Combine. They declare the Pelicans first will try and persuade Davis to rescind his commerce request and think about signing a long-term contract extension when he meets with newly appointed basic supervisor David Griffin subsequent week. Davis reportedly stays decided to depart the Pelicans this summer season, regardless of the actual fact they gained the NBA Draft Lottery and are anticipated to pick Zion Williamson with the primary general decide. < ... NESN.com

NFL Top 100: J.J. Watt Blasts Annual List As ‘A Joke'(For Obvious Reason)

NFL Top 100: J.J. Watt Blasts Annual List As ‘A Joke'(For Obvious Reason)

The high esteem J.J. Watt’s peers have for him is puzzling. The Houston Texans defensive end is ranked 35th on the NFL Network’s “Top 100” players list in 2017. But he ripped the annual list Monday, telling his Twitter followers they shouldn’t read too much into the pecking order. Watt spent most of the 2016 season on injured reserve due to a back injury. However, He was No. 3 on the 2016 Top 100 and No. 1 in 2015. The players whose votes determine “Top 100” rankings obviously didn’t forget the impact Watt can make on the field. Even if his previous standings seem to have slipped his mind.

Potential Aaron Hernandez Trial Juror Wears Patriots Hat In Court, Dismissed For Obvious Reason

Potential Aaron Hernandez Trial Juror Wears Patriots Hat In Court, Dismissed For Obvious Reason

One New England Patriots fan didn’t bother pretending to be impartial in Aaron Hernandez’s looming double-murder trial. A potential juror in Hernandez’s trial wore a New England Patriots hat to Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday, according to The Boston Herald’s Laurel J. Sweet. Court officers made him take off the hat. Needless to say, he was among the 64 people who were dismissed from the jury pool. That leaves 119 potential jurors remaining in the pool, with another 200 expected to arrive for vetting Wednesday. Hernandez, a former Patriots tight end, is accused of shooting Daniel Jorge Correia de Abreu and Safiro Teixeira to death o... NESN.com