<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nuggets-news-chandler-parsons-roasts-denver-loss-cavs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chandler Parsons roasts Nuggets after loss to Cavs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Nuggets-news-Chandler-Parsons-roasts-Denver-after-loss-to-Cavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Chandler Parsons roasts Nuggets after loss to Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-06T09:36:18-08:00">December 6th, 9:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-06T09:36:18-08:00">December 6th, 9:36am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Since winning five in a row earlier in the season, the Denver Nuggets have struggled to find consistency on a night-to-night basis. And while Nikola Jokic escapes much of the blame, many fans and analysts, including former NBA player Chandler Parsons are pointing the finger <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-charles-barkley-nikola-jokic-demand-denver">at Denver’s supporting cast</a>.</p><p>Despite Jokic recording another triple-double, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-overtakes-magic-johnson-all-time-triple-double-list">passing Magic Johnson on the all-time list</a> in the process, the Nuggets lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-114 last night, which puts Denver at 4-6 over the last 10 games.</p><p>After the defeat, Parsons called out the Nuggets.</p><p>“This is Jokic’s best year… and the craziest thing about him is when you watch this Nuggets team play, when he goes out of the game, they stink,” Parsons <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1865049150318088330" rel="noopener">said on</a> FanDuel’s ‘Run It Back’. “They are a completely different team. They go from — the other day, I think they were plus-8 when he was in the game and within like a five-minute span, they were like minus-13. The numbers don’t lie.</p><p>“…I’m just a little worried just because the overall feel of this team feels like they’ve lost a step.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"The overall feel of this team feels like they've lost a step…when he goes out of the game, they stink."</p><p>Chandler Parsons on the Nuggets with Nikola Jokic on the bench 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>)<a href="https://t.co/MIxEZdCkNc">pic.twitter.com/MIxEZdCkNc</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1865049150318088330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Nuggets continue to struggle with Nikola Jokic on the bench</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Nikola-Jokic-during-a-game.jpg"><figcaption>© Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The team’s record would certainly indicate the Nuggets have lost a step as well. Last season, Denver was 14-6 through the first 20 games of the season. This year, the Nuggets are 11-9.</p><p>Part of the dip in production can be attributed to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-kentavious-caldwell-pope-leaving-nuggets-for-orlando">departure of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope</a>, who signed with the Orlando Magic over the offseason. However, Christian Braun has done an admirable job replacing Caldwell-Pope in the starting lineup.</p><p>The concerns mainly stem from a lack of cohesiveness when Jokic is off of the floor. Although most teams with superstar players expect a drop-off when the player is sitting on the bench, the Nuggets are barely able to keep their proverbial head above water when Jokic rests.</p><p>According to Inpredictable, Jokic is the NBA’s second biggest difference-maker in terms of on/off win probability metrics. The Nuggets’ win probability increases by 4.12 when Jokic is on the floor and decreases by 2.71 when he is off the floor, accounting for a 6.83 swing in win probability. The only player <a href="http://stats.inpredictable.com/nba/onoff.php?season=2024&amp;team=ALL&amp;pos=ALL&amp;po=0&amp;frdt=2024-10-22&amp;todt=2024-12-04&amp;rate=tot&amp;grp=1&amp;mpos=700&amp;sort=sdf_wpa&amp;order=DESC" rel="noopener">to have a greater difference</a> than Jokic is Braun (7.60), who plays the majority of his minutes alongside Jokic.</p><p>However the Nuggets go about fixing or at least limiting the on-off disparity, they should do so as quickly as possible. Jokic, who will turn 30 this season, is averaging a career-high 37.7 minutes per game this season and has taken on an even greater offensive load as a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-kendrick-perkins-jamal-murray-not-supporting-nikola-jokic">result of Jamal Murray’s slump</a>.</p><p>Jokic is currently averaging 29.9 points, 13.4 rebounds, and 10.4 assists on shooting splits of .559 FG / .500 3P / .817 FT. He leads the league in rebounds, player efficiency rating (PER), box plus/minus (BPM), and value over replacement player (VORP), in addition to ranking in the top 10 of the NBA in points, assists, steals, and three-point percentage.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chandler Parsons roasts Nuggets after loss to Cavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-joel-embiid-hit-season-ending-prediction-chandler-parsons');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Joel Embiid hit with season ending prediction from Chandler Parsons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Joel-Embiid-hit-with-season-ending-prediction-from-Chandler-Parsons.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Joel Embiid hit with season ending prediction from Chandler Parsons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-13T13:50:36-08:00">November 13th, 1:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-13T13:50:36-08:00">November 13th, 1:50pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers will face the Cleveland Cavaliers without its two stars, Joel Embiid and Paul George. Due to injury management, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-paul-george-out-vs-cavs-due-to-injury-management" rel="noopener">Embiid and George are ruled out</a> for Wednesday’s matchup. The news wasn’t well received by ESPN’s Chandler Parsons, who <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZO3i4cOtFU&amp;t=297s" rel="noopener">suggested</a> the 76ers end the 2023 Most Valuable Player’s campaign altogether in a recent debate with Lou Williams on First Take.</p><p>“You have to start planning this season without Joel Embiid. How many times more are you going to put him out there when they know how severe it is? I can’t not trust my eyes. I see Joel Embiid,” Parsons said. “He’s in pain, he’s not running back, he’s not sprinting, he’s not changing directions, he’s doing nothing that he was doing when he was the MVP. So, this is a completely different player.</p><p>“He’s not himself, which is why I feel for the guy, and I know him media-wise he’s getting scrutinized. He wants to play, and I’m telling you, it’s just going to make it worse, so I see this coming to an end here real soon,” Parsons concluded.</p><p>For Chandler, a season-ending Embiid shutdown is inevitable.</p><p>“I think this is going to get shut down here soon,” Parsons added. “They have to plan with going with Drummond, going with Yabusele, they have to go with these guys because I just don’t see a world this season where Joel Embiid is back to himself without some sort of operation.”</p><p>Williams doesn’t see how ending Embiid’s season is beneficial for the 76ers but suggested the superstar center take additional time to recover instead.</p><p>“I hate to be the negative person up here, but I don’t see what that does for 76ers if you sit him down for 2 months,” Williams said, to which Chandler Parsons replied, “No, I think it’s this season or nothing.”</p><h2><b>Joel Embiid’s honest assessment of season debut versus Knicks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/76ers-superstar-Joel-Embiid.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After signing a three-year, $192 million extension, 76ers’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-honest-assessment-of-season-debut-vs-knicks">Joel Embiid made his 2024-25 debut against the Knicks</a>. He finished with 13 points, five assists, and three rebounds in the 111-99 loss.</p><p>After the game, Embiid <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WY4G4E-ZVow" rel="noopener">talked</a> about his mediocre performance.</p><p>“I felt okay,” Embiid said. “First five minutes were rough, but I guess that’s what happens when you haven’t played in a while. I thought after that, still extremely rusty. That’s expected. Thought overall, I felt pretty good health-wise. I think it’s just about trusting myself. Thought I was a little timid, so I stuck with a lot of jumpers just to get myself a little comfortable.”</p><p>Without Emiid or Paul George, the 2-8 76ers will host the undefeated Cavs on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Joel Embiid hit with season ending prediction from Chandler Parsons

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-lou-williams-chandler-parsons-debate-chet-holmgren-giannis-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams, Chandler Parsons debate Thunder’s Chet Holmgren-for-Giannis trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-news-Lou-Williams-Chandler-Parsons-debate-Chet-Holmgren-for-Giannis-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams, Chandler Parsons debate Thunder’s Chet Holmgren-for-Giannis trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-13T09:33:40-08:00">November 13th, 9:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-13T09:33:40-08:00">November 13th, 9:33am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In light of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks’ dreadful start to the 2024-25 campaign, a potential trade for Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren is a trending topic on social media these days. With the assumption that Antetokounmpo could be on the verge of requesting a trade, few teams in the NBA could offer a better-packaged deal than the Thunder and their young rising star. ESPN’s Lou Williams and Chandler Parsons <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK3IRpgzfYs" rel="noopener">debated</a> the topic on a recent episode of First Take.</p><p>“I’m not buying, and I say that because if I’m OKC, I like where I am. I like my young core. I like the direction that we’re going in,” Williams said. “I’m not rattling the cage by bringing in a superstar-caliber guy that I’m possibly going to have to play through. Giannis isn’t at the phase of his career where he’s going to take a step back and say SGA, you do your thing. No, he still feels like he’s very much the go-to guy in any scenario. So, if you add that, I think that changes your dynamic.”</p><h2><b>Chandler Parsons says Chet-for-Giannis is best for both teams</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bucks-superstar-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-facing-the-Thunder.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Thunder’s up-and-coming star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-posts-thoughts-from-hospital-bed-injury-update">Chet Holmgren posted from his hospital bed</a> hours after suffering a right iliac wing fracture in a 127-116 loss to the Warriors. Despite the long-term recovery, Chandler Parsons is all-in on a potential swap for Giannis Antetokounmpo, as he believes it’s a move that benefits all parties involved.</p><p>“As good as Chet Holmgren is, he’s one of my favorite up-and-coming players as a two-way player; you can only dream that he becomes as good as a player as Giannis is and has been,” Parsons said. “So, when you look at fit, Giannis is a perfect star for a small market. He’s been there before. He’s played with good guard before. I think he fits there basketball-wise with all the shooting and the youth that surrounds him, keeping him young; as he says, what better team than the Oklahoma City Thunder? The youngest best-shaped team in the league.”</p><p>For Parsons, the Bucks would be hard-pressed to land a better young replacement for Giannis, and it’s a move that’s a no-brainer for OKC.</p><p>“Chet is a star. He is going to be a multiple All-Star. [An] All-Defensive type of player, but right now, Giannis is a better basketball player than him, and he makes that team the favorite right away. If they switch those teams, I think Giannis on the [Thunder] right now; he’s their favorite over the Boston Celtics, over anybody else,” Parsons added. “I like it a lot, and on the flip side, I like it for Milwaukee because you [don’t] go into this rebuild with an absolute stud top-20, top-25 caliber player in Chet. You’re not really starting over.”</p><p>In the wake of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-how-thunder-overcome-chet-holmgren-injury-absence">Thunder’s Chet Holmgren suffering a pelvic fracture</a> with a long-term prognosis, the likelihood of a deal going down between Oklahoma City and the Bucks anytime soon remains low. Still, it’s a move worth keeping an eye on between now and the offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams, Chandler Parsons debate Thunder’s Chet Holmgren-for-Giannis trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-chandler-parsons-pumps-the-brakes-clevelands-hot-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chandler Parsons pumps the brakes on Cavs’ hot start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chandler-Parsons-pumps-the-brakes-on-Clevelands-hot-start-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Chandler Parsons pumps the brakes on Cavs’ hot start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-12T11:00:10-08:00">November 12th, 11:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-12T11:00:10-08:00">November 12th, 11:00am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson joined ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Monday evening, the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-dan-gilbert-drops-emphatic-reaction-to-clevelands-12-0-start">Cleveland Cavaliers moved to 12-0</a> on the young 2024-25 NBA season with a road win over the Chicago Bulls in a game that featured <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-fans-go-bonkers-donovan-mitchell-stunning-360-bulls">plenty of Donovan Mitchell highlights</a> as well as continued production from unsung heroes like Ty Jerome. The Cavs have come close to seeing their historic stretch come to an end over the last couple games, but clutch play from both Mitchell and Darius Garland has kept the streak alive over the last few contests.</p><p>Still, not everyone is so convinced that the Cavs’ hot start is sustainable. One person who recently cast doubt on such a notion was former NBA forward Chandler Parsons, who took to the “Run It Back” show, presented by FanDuel, to <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1856384579679973609" rel="noopener">relay his concerns.</a></p><p>“As good as (the Cavs) are, as fun as they are to watch,  we just haven’t seen them win at an elite level like we’ve seen the Boston Celtics, like we’ve seen the Denver Nuggets,” said Parsons. “When we see these older teams, we have more faith and we have more trust in them. That’s not a knock on these younger teams, we just need to see them do it consistently. We need to see them do it for a full season, and most importantly, we need to see them do it in the playoffs.”</p><h2><b>Will the Cavs go 82-0?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chandler-Parsons-pumps-the-brakes-on-Clevelands-hot-start.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Probably not.</p><p>But they have gotten off to the best start for an NBA team since the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors rattled off 24 straight victories en route to winning 73 in total during that campaign.</p><p>While we knew that Donovan Mitchell was arguably the best shooting guard in the NBA coming into this season, what some fans didn’t expect was the efficient play they’ve seen from point guard Darius Garland, as well as increased offensive aggression and three point shooting from Evan Mobley.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Cavs’ bench has also produced at an elite level, with Caris Levert and Ty Jerome both making huge plays in Monday’s come from behind victory vs the Bulls.</p><p>Things quite literally could not have gotten off to a better start for newly minted head coach Kenny Atkinson, who has seemingly pushed all of the right buttons so far early in his tenure and has already knocked off some of the NBA’s elite teams so far this year, including going up by 41 points at halftime vs the Golden State Warriors last week.</p><p>In any case, the Cavs will look to make it 13-0 when they next hit the floor on Wednesday evening vs the Philadelphia 76ers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-chandler-parsons-cold-blooded-take-lamelo-ball-lack-recognition');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chandler Parsons drops cold-blooded take on LaMelo Ball’s lack of recognition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Hornets-news-Chandler-Parsons-drops-cold-blooded-take-on-LaMelo-Balls-lack-of-recognition.jpg"></figure><h1>Chandler Parsons drops cold-blooded take on LaMelo Ball’s lack of recognition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-11T19:49:09-08:00">November 11th, 7:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-11T19:49:09-08:00">November 11th, 7:49pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former NBA swingman Chandler Parsons called out the Charlotte Hornets, despite their All-Star guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-lamelo-ball-shines-charlotte-falls-to-hawks">LaMelo Ball averaging nearly 30 points a game</a> to lead them to a 4-6 record, despite injuries to Miles Bridges and Ball himself. Particularly, Parsons claimed that despite LaMelo Ball laying at a superstar level, the average NBA fan wouldn’t know him because the Hornets are a bad team, and that he could become a much bigger deal if he went to the Los Angeles Clippers and play for a big market.</p><p>“You put him on the Clippers, in a big market… We’re talking about a whole different player,” Parsons said in the latest episode of Run It Back, shared on X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">What would Lamelo Ball look like on the Clippers 👀<a href="https://twitter.com/ChandlerParsons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChandlerParsons</a> says the conversation around the young superstar would be totally different!</p><p>Do you agree?<a href="https://twitter.com/TeamLou23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TeamLou23</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ChandlerParsons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChandlerParsons</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/MichelleDBeadle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MichelleDBeadle</a> <a href="https://t.co/fCxevrAe7v">pic.twitter.com/fCxevrAe7v</a></p><p>— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV/status/1855990772434452857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Should the Hornets star consider relocation?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LaMelo-Ball-reacting-to-a-made-shot.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>However, Run It Back co-host and former Clipper Lou Williams disagreed.</p><p>“I think people know who LaMelo Ball is,” Sweet Lou said, via The Sports Rush. “Can the Charlotte Hornets <a href="https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-average-person-doesnt-know-who-lamelo-ball-is-because-the-charlotte-hornets-have-been-historically-bad-chandler-parsons/" rel="noopener">collectively be a good team</a>? Absolutely. But I think as a brand, people know LaMelo Ball.”</p><p>Still, if LaMelo Ball heeds Chandler Parsons’ advice and leaves the small-market Hornets for the big-market Clippers, it could cause a seismic shift in the Western Conference.</p><p>Markets aside, Ball would slot perfectly into the Clips’ point guard position, though it removes James Harden from his best position of point guard, where he can run the offense or score in isolation.</p><p>For instance, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-james-harden-ivica-zubac-react-heartbreaking-loss-suns">Harden’s playmaking has unlocked Ivica Zubac</a>, helping him blossom into a legitimate 20-10 guy. Yet Ball’s possible fit with the Clippers is intriguing: he has Harden’s elite playmaking and scoring ability, but he is younger and faster.</p><p>Additionally, he could make the Clippers play faster, maximizing the athletes on their roster, which features Mo Bamba, Kai Jones, and Kevin Porter Jr.</p><p>Moreover, Ball’s feel for the game means he doesn’t feel pressured in big moments, giving them another elite option for clutch shooting besides Harden (and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-out-for-next-3-games-not-close-to-a-return">Kawhi Leonard, if he ever returns</a>).</p><p>Defensively, the Clippers might have enough athletic wing players to cover for Ball’s deficiencies, though they might have to overextend themselves covering for both him and Harden, whose defensive efforts can flag at times.</p><h2><b>Possibilities</b></h2><p>For now, LaMelo is one of two Ball brothers in the league, the other being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-lonzo-ball-first-official-basket-1013-days">Lonzo, who just returned from a two-year injury</a> absence. Both players are floor generals, with impressive feel for the game and high basketball IQ.</p><p>Parsons might be right that LaMelo needs a better team to maximize his own abilities, since the Hornets are not a well-constructed team, even though they have good players like Brandon Miller and Tre Mann.</p><p>LaMelo can lead this team to the playoffs, but they simply don’t have enough pieces to go anywhere far.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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a record that will never be broken. congrats @KingJames  🙌🏻🙌🏻

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