The Orlando Magic have been “increasingly mentioned” as a potential landing spot for Klay Thompson this summer, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.
Thompson is set to become an unrestricted free agent.
The Magic could have as much as $45 million in cap space if they decide to move on from Markelle Fultz, Gary Harris, and Jonathan Isaac.
Giannis Antetokounmpo rattled off a list of things that have caused the Milwaukee Bucks to have a disappointing start to the season. However, Antetokounmpo said he’s not about to start feeling bad about himself because of them.
“It’s been hard because so many changes, so many injuries, so, so many things,” Antetokounmpo told said. “A lot of things, up and down. Changes, as I said, game plan, structure, all of the BS.
“We can start from f– ownership, changed. Coach, changed. Coach, changed again. Star players, changed. From Khris (Middleton) being in and out. Like so much f– s-. It’s just up and down. Up and down. So many things changing, man. But we got to stay together, I don’t like to victimize myself. I don’t like to feel bad about myself. That’s not who I am.”
Antetokounmpo said that not feeling bad about themselves is a strategy the Bucks need to take as a whole. And the Milwaukee star said that starts with him.
“Personally, I have to keep on pushing,” Antetokounmpo told said. “If I have to talk more in the film sessions like I’ve been doing all year, if I have to f-ing grab the f-ing board and write something down – if I don’t, I don’t know – but you cannot just let opportunities like this go to waste.
“I feel like I don’t want to look back and be like, ‘Damn, I had some great teams and I wasn’t able to get over the hump.’ We have to stop feeling bad about ourselves. I’m tired of this. We have to stop doing that. Things are not going to be given to us. We have to go and take it. Like I’ve played with guys that never felt bad about themselves. Came in, did their job, went home, did their job, went home, did their job. That’s what we have to do. We’re not doing it right now, but hopefully we can do it.”
Jayson Tatum knows that every player isn’t evaluated the same. Tatum also realizes a big part of his evaluation relies on leading the Boston Celtics to a championship.
“I understand that, no matter what I do in the regular season, I’m at that point where people just judge me off whether I can win a championship,” Tatum said. “I realize that, and it’s like, all right, I just gotta do it.”
The Celtics star said that drive to win a title has changed how he approaches games. Tatum is now willing to let the game come to him now, while his teammates get things going early.
“Earlier, I was playing the game just to play the game instead of just thinking it,” Tatum said. “Now, I go out there, and I understand who we’re playing against. I know their scheme, what they’re trying to do, which guys are in or out the lineup.
“Learning from experience, I understand that I’m good enough that I can relax and defer a little bit,” he added. “Then, the fourth quarter comes, and I know I can score 20 in the quarter.”
