Thunder e Pacers se enfrentam no jogo 5 decisivo. Foto: Divulgação/NBA
Liga norte-americana está perto de conhecer o novo campeão; craque do Santos presenteia ex-jogador do Golden State Warriors
A NBA está movimentada dentro e fora das quadras. Enquanto o Oklahoma City Thunder e o Indiana Pacers decidem uma histórica final, o mercado da liga segue agitado nos bastidores e com novidades diárias; confira as principais notícias do basquete norte-americano, que tem também o recado de Neymar a Klay Thompson, ala-armador do Dallas Mavericks.
Thunder e Pacers duelam pelo jogo 5 das finais da NBA
Tudo está empatado na grande decisão do campeonato. Após atuação histórica do MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, que anotou 35 pontos (15 no último quarto), OKC protagonizou uma virada emblemática no jogo 4 em Indiana e deixou a série em 2 a 2, com extremo equilíbrio até esse momento.
Nesta segunda-feira (16), às 21h30 (de Brasília), os dois times voltam a duelar, dessa vez em Oklahoma. Quem vencer assume a vantagem do confronto e fica a uma vitória do inédito título da NBA. O jogo terá transmissão da ESPN, TV Band e NBA League Pass.
As expectativas pelo lado do Thunder estão em Shai, que marcou 38, 34, 24 e 35 pontos nas quatro partidas, respectivamente. Pelos Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton precisa dar uma resposta, e Pascal Siakam segue sendo uma das esperanças na busca pela taça.
Mercado agitado e novidades no Orlando Magic
Uma troca surpreendente aconteceu neste domingo (15): Desmond Bane deixou o Memphis Grizzlies e foi para o Orlando Magic por quatro escolhas de primeira rodada, uma pick-swap de 1º round e dois jogadores (Cole Anthony e Kentavious Caldwell-Pope). Essa foi a primeira operação confirmada da NBA visando a próxima temporada.
Outras negociações devem ter desfechos nas próximas semanas. Uma das grandes “novelas” do mercado é sobre Kevin Durant, que está de saída do Phoenix Suns e é especulado em diversas franquias, como são os casos do San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets e Miami Heat. Segundo informações do jornalista Marc Stein, o New York Knicks não pretende investir no craque de 36 anos.
Enquanto busca alinhar a permanência de Giannis Antetokounmpo, o Miwaukee Bucks monitora o mercado com a intenção de entregar ao grego um elenco melhor para competir por títulos. O armador alemão Dennis Schroder está no radar para substituir Damian Lillard, que teve uma grave lesão no Tendão de Aquiles e deve perder grande parte da temporada que vem.
Neymar manda recado para Klay Thompson
Amigo de algumas estrelas da NBA, Neymar interagiu com Klay Thompson, do Dallas Mavericks e ex-Golden State Warriors. O brasileiro de 33 anos presenteou o atleta de basquete com uma camisa do Santos autografada e disse: “I love Klay”, escreveu ele nas redes sociais.
Além de Thompson, Ney tem ótima relação com Stephen Curry e Jimmy Butler, ambos jogadores dos Warriors. O ídolo santista já revelou também que teve contato direto no passado com Kevin Durant, um dos melhores jogadores da NBA neste século.
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