The Nets, of course, have been left little choice thanks to the handiwork of previous front offices. With the notable exceptions of Brook Lopez ($21.1 million) and Jeremy Lin ($11.5 million), who account for more than 40 percent of the team’s payroll, the Nets are largely made up of leftovers and afterthoughts, a band of…
AP 1:16 a.m. EST November 24, 2016 Sacramento Kings guard Arron Afflalo, center, tries to fight through a screen set by Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, left, while trying to stay with Thunder guard Russell Westbrook during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Rich…
Photo Boys in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, playing cricket under the Chinar trees of Nishat Garden. Credit Farooq Khan/European Pressphoto Agency Kevin Love scored 40 points, including 34 to set an N.B.A. first quarter-record; LeBron James had his 44th career triple-double; and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers, 137-125,…