<!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', '/knicks-news-landry-shamet-matt-ryan-additions');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks plotting Landry Shamet, Matt Ryan additions in unique way');   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/2024/10/Knicks-news-NY-plotting-Landry-Shamet-Matt-Ryan-additions-in-unique-way.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks plotting Landry Shamet, Matt Ryan additions in unique way</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-25T16:46:33-07:00">October 25th, 4:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-25T16:46:33-07:00">October 25th, 4:46pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-jalen-brunson-calls-out-new-yorks-no-show-celtics">New York Knicks’ season didn’t get off to the start</a> that they imagined, as they were dominated by the Boston Celtics in a blowout loss on Tuesday night. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-tie-nba-3-point-record-opening-night-vs-knicks">Celtics tied the NBA record for three-pointers made</a> in a game in the season opener, and now it appears that the Knicks are trying to add some more firepower into their arsenal.</p><p>The Knicks are trying to add sharpshooters Landry Shamet and Matt Ryan to their team, but they aren’t going about it in the way that you might think. Both players are eligible for the NBA G League Draft, which will take place on Saturday.</p><p>The Knicks’ G League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks, <a href="https://x.com/TheSteinLine/status/1849890333292888486" rel="noopener">have the top two picks</a> in the draft and could use them to pick up the two snipers, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.</p><p>“Landry Shamet and Matt Ryan, players the Knicks are known to covet when they take their roster from 12 to 14, are both eligible for Saturday’s @nbagleague draft, sources say,” Stein reported on X, formerly Twitter. “Westchester owns the top two picks; drafting Shamet enables the Knicks to supervise his shoulder rehab.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-make-final-landry-shamet-roster-decision">Knicks waived Shamet on Saturday</a> after he sustained a shoulder injury during a preseason game. They have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-knicks-targeting-sharpshooter">also been linked with Ryan</a> as this season has gotten underway, and this could be their easiest route to getting him in the building.</p><h2><b>Knicks hoping season opener isn’t a sign of things to come</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tom-Thibodeau.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Knicks-Celtics matchup to open the NBA regular season on Tuesday night was billed as a blockbuster matchup between the two best teams in the Eastern Conference on paper, but what transpired on the court was anything but a marquee contest.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-panic-meter-after-embarrassing-season-opener-vs-celtics">Celtics ran the new-look Knicks off of the court</a>, knocking down an absurd amount of three-pointers on their way to a 132-109 win. The margin of victory probably could have been larger had the Celtics not spent the last six minutes shooting exhibition-like three-pointers in an attempt to break the all-time NBA record, which they tied but never eclipsed.</p><p>The Knicks are hoping that’s not a sign of things to come for a team that went all-in this offseason and traded for Karl-Anthony Towns to add some scoring punch to their frontcourt. Despite the discouraging loss, there are signs that the Knicks should land on their feet and be just fine.</p><p>This roster is too talented to not perform well as long as they’re healthy. Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby form one of the best defensive duos in the league on the wing and Jalen Brunson proved last season that he can get a bucket with the best of them.</p><p>In the middle, Towns gives the Knicks a shooter that they didn’t have before, and they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-stephen-a-smith-disbelief-latest-mitchell-robinson-injury-update">should get Mitchell Robinson back</a> at some point to help out the defense. Any team would take some time to gel after such a big shakeup right before the season, so losing to the defending champs on opening night is no big deal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks plotting Landry Shamet, Matt Ryan additions in unique way

<!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', '/celtics-news-matt-ryan-drops-truth-bomb-deuce-tatums-hilarious-beef-grant-williams');   ga('set', 'title', 'Matt Ryan drops Celtics truth bomb on Deuce Tatum’s hilarious beef with Grant Williams');   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/2023/11/Celtics-news-Matt-Ryan-drops-truth-bomb-on-Deuce-Tatum_s-hilarious-beef-with-Grant-Williams.jpg"></figure><h1>Matt Ryan drops Celtics truth bomb on Deuce Tatum’s hilarious beef with Grant Williams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-13T18:05:02-08:00">November 13th, 6:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-13T18:05:02-08:00">November 13th, 6:05pm</time><address><a>Jay Postrado</a>Jay is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. His need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Grant Williams had been an impressive glue guy in the Boston Celtics system. It is just unfortunate that Jayson Tatum and his squad no longer have him to fulfill that role. Most fans are starting to miss his ruthless impact as a three-and-d player. While some wanted him back because of his off-court antics with Deuce Tatum. Matt Ryan unveiled what really goes on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Czltj9IuaX6/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D" rel="noopener"> between the son</a> of the Celtics superstar and the now Dallas Mavericks player, via The Hoop Chat with Emily Austin.</p><p>“Deuce definitely had an attitude with Grant… When I was there, Deuce wanted no part of Grant. Grant would try to because Grant and Jayson had little a pregame routine. Grant would try to play fake defense on Jayson and Grant would try to give Deuce high-fives, he would run away. Deuce is a cute kid though but I don’t know if he liked Grant too much,” was the revelation that Matt Ryan dropped about the relationship <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-grant-williams-drops-hilarious-truth-bomb-beef-with-jayson-tatums-son-deuce" rel="noopener">between Deuce Tatum and Grant Williams</a>.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-trolls-kevin-hart-big-time-giving-deuce-jersey" rel="noopener">Jayson Tatum will no longer have</a> to worry about his son beefing with other Celtics players. Now, Deuce can freely cheer on the Celtics in their pursuit of an 18th banner without worrying about the Mavs player. Hopefully, when Dallas comes into town every once in a while, fans get to see this lovable duo duke it out once again during the pregame. Until then, Williams has to bear in mind that he and Deuce may have been starting to warm up to one another before the NBA offseason hit.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Matt Ryan drops Celtics truth bomb on Deuce Tatum’s hilarious beef with Grant Williams

<!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', '/pelicans-news-larry-nance-hilarious-post-reminds-everyone-of-matt-ryans-hero-moment-with-lakers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans forward Larry Nance’s hilarious post reminds everyone of Matt Ryan’s hero moment with Lakers');   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/2023/11/Pelicans-forward-Larry-Nances-hilarious-post-reminds-everyone-of-Matt-Ryans-hero-moment-with-Lakers.jpg"></figure><h1>Pelicans forward Larry Nance’s hilarious post reminds everyone of Matt Ryan’s hero moment with Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-02T22:26:40-07:00">November 2nd, 10:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-02T22:26:40-07:00">November 2nd, 10:26pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s difficult to believe but it’s already been a year since Matt Ryan, then with the Los Angeles Lakers, snatched the New Orleans Pelicans’ souls with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-matt-ryan-hits-fallaway-triple-to-force-ot-vs-pelicans" rel="noopener">clutch, fallaway, game-tying three</a> to send the game to overtime at the buzzer. But Larry Nance Jr., who’s now teammates with Ryan, did not forget at all about the 26-year old’s dagger-shot in 2022. In fact, time has already healed that wound that Nance can now joke about that shot in the aftermath of their 125-116 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.</p><p>Nance, <a href="https://twitter.com/Larrydn22/status/1720272472954511825" rel="noopener">posting his regular recap</a> following every Pelicans game on his official Twitter (X) account, used the picture of Ryan shooting the game-tying triple in a Lakers uniform to convey that the 26-year old sharpshooter had a strong outing against the Pistons. However, Nance, being the comedian that he is, posted a poorly-photoshopped version of the image, hastily throwing over a Pelicans uniform over Ryan while putting a Pistons uniform over Trey Murphy III.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Game Recap: <a href="https://t.co/e3foo96V7z">pic.twitter.com/e3foo96V7z</a></p><p>— Larry Nance (@Larrydn22) <a href="https://twitter.com/Larrydn22/status/1720272472954511825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>During his postgame presser, Matt Ryan made sure that his Pelicans teammate’s post <a href="https://twitter.com/PelicansNBA/status/1720277143047802920" rel="noopener">did not go unnoticed</a>, beaming in joy as they took care of the Pistons to move to 4-1 on the season.</p><p>“Did you see Larry’s tweet? Larry just told me in the locker room that he does a little something on Twitter after every game and he goes, ‘Matt, you got to see this.’ And he showed me, and I started laughing. I didn’t know it was a year ago to this day, though. That’s pretty cool,” Ryan said, per the official Pelicans Twitter (X) account.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Matt Ryan after finding out 'THAT shot' was a year ago today and being on <a href="https://twitter.com/Larrydn22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Larrydn22</a>'s game recap 😂 <a href="https://t.co/VhvWWmdcMH">pic.twitter.com/VhvWWmdcMH</a></p><p>— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/PelicansNBA/status/1720277143047802920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Matt Ryan was unable to stick with the Lakers last season despite those heroics, spending the majority of last year with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Pelicans then picked him up this offseason, and he has delivered on more than one occasion. Starting for the Pelicans with both Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram out, Ryan scored 20 points on 7-10 shooting from the field and 6-8 from deep, proving his worth to the team as a quality floor-spacer especially with Trey Murphy still out due to injury.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-new-orleans-two-way-roster-spot-to-former-lakers-fan-favorite" rel="noopener">Only on a two-way deal</a>, perhaps it’s only a matter of time before the Pelicans make room for Ryan on the roster on a more permanent basis.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans forward Larry Nance’s hilarious post reminds everyone of Matt Ryan’s hero moment with Lakers

<!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', '/lakers-news-matt-ryans-timberwolves-move-draws-hollywood-level-praise-from-darvin-ham');   ga('set', 'title', 'Matt Ryan’s Timberwolves move draws Hollywood-level praise from Lakers coach Darvin Ham');   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/2022/12/Matt-Ryan_s-Timberwolves-move-draws-Hollywood-level-praise-from-Darvin-Ham.jpg"></figure><h1>Matt Ryan’s Timberwolves move draws Hollywood-level praise from Lakers coach Darvin Ham</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-07T17:27:22-08:00">December 7th, 5:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-07T17:27:22-08:00">December 7th, 5:27pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers fans were a bit surprised after news hit that the team had decided to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-la-cuts-ties-with-matt-ryan">part ways</a> with 25-year-old swingman Matt Ryan. He was by no means a star, but the sharpshooting small forward gained a bit of a cult following among supporters in his first season in LA.</p><p>The good news for Matt Ryan is that he’s now found a new team. It didn’t take him very long either with reports now emerging that he’s agreed to a new deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>For his part, Lakers head coach Darvin Ham could not be happier for Ryan. The first-year shot-caller shared his delight for Ryan’s recent move, with Ham even hinting at a possible film adaptation of Ryan’s fairytale-like rise to fame:</p><p>“I’m happy for the guy. His story is <a href="https://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/status/1600628036839301120">nothing short of amazing</a>,” Ham said, via Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times. “…When he decides to write his movie, I’ll be in it.”</p><p>In case you didn’t know, Ryan was actually working two odd jobs before he got his big break with the Lakers. He was working in a cemetery and as a food delivery rider prior to joining the purple &amp; gold. What a story it has been for this young man, whose fame grew astronomically after he hit that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-matt-ryan-hits-fallaway-triple-to-force-ot-vs-pelicans" rel="noopener">mind-blowing fade-away triple</a> at the buzzer to force overtime against the New Orleans Pelicans several weeks ago.</p><p>Much like coach Ham, Lakers fans are wishing him all the best as he turns a page on his fledgling NBA career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Matt Ryan’s Timberwolves move draws Hollywood-level praise from Lakers coach Darvin Ham

<!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', '/lakers-news-matt-ryan-sends-heartfelt-message-after-la-exit');   ga('set', 'title', 'Matt Ryan sends heartfelt message after Lakers exit');   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/2022/12/Matt-Ryan-Lakers.jpg"></figure><h1>Matt Ryan sends heartfelt message after Lakers exit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-01T21:47:38-08:00">December 1st, 9:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-01T21:47:38-08:00">December 1st, 9:47pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>loves movies. (top three: Saint Maud, Midsommar, The Edge of Seventeen) hopes to write feature-length films someday. fingers crossed 🤞 Florence Pugh stan for life 🌻</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers, among other things, entered the 2022-23 season in dire need of outside shooting. They then proceeded to take a chance on former Boston Celtics sharpshooter Matt Ryan, who’s only played in one NBA game to that point. Ryan may have had his moments, but the Lakers, still aiming to bolster their depth alongside LeBron James and company, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-la-cuts-ties-with-matt-ryan" rel="noopener">waived the 25-year old forward</a> after their Wednesday night win against the Portland Trail Blazers to open up a roster spot.</p><p>Nonetheless, Matt Ryan still expressed his love for the Lakers even if his time in purple and gold was unceremoniously cut short.</p><p>“Nothing but gratitude for the city of LA and the @Lakers ! Any opportunity to play in the NBA, let alone for this franchise, is special. Thank you. Now I’m excited for whatever is next!” Ryan <a href="https://twitter.com/Matt_Ryan04/status/1598459802229043206" rel="noopener">wrote on his Twitter account</a> (that is somehow unverified).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Matt Ryan has nothing but love for the Lakers 💜 💛 <a href="https://t.co/JXRXBKQ6xl">https://t.co/JXRXBKQ6xl</a> <a href="https://t.co/nZqI1au1b0">pic.twitter.com/nZqI1au1b0</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1598542327466917888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The greatest moment of Matt Ryan’s career thus far came when he was inserted into the dying embers of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans on November 2 where he subsequently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-matt-ryan-hits-fallaway-triple-to-force-ot-vs-pelicans" rel="noopener">sent the game to overtime</a> with a leaning corner pocket three-pointer over the outstretched arms of Trey Murphy.</p><p>In 12 games played as a member of the Lakers, Ryan averaged 3.9 points on 37 percent shooting from beyond the arc. Ryan hit double figures in scoring only once in his career during that fateful early November game against the Pelicans, when he tallied 11 points.</p><p>During the beginning of the season, Matt Ryan was one of the first wings to come off the Lakers bench and he was usually good for around 10 to 18 minutes a night. However, the returns of Dennis Schroder and Troy Brown Jr. caused him to fall on the Lakers’ depth chart over their past 10 games.</p><p>It remains unclear which move the Lakers pull off next to plug their open roster spot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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