Author: Soccerhuz
This season, an NBA title wasn’t in the cards for JJ Redick and the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite playing high-level basketball after landing Luka Doncic in February, the franchise failed to make noise in the playoffs, resulting in an uneventful postseason. Although the consensus is the Lakers should build around Doncic and LeBron James this summer, Clutch Points’ Bailey Bassett shockingly predicts Los Angeles will pull the plug on the Doncic experiment and reunite with a skilled three-time All-Star forward. “Considering the Lakers just lost to the (Minnesota) Timberwolves in five games during the first round of the NBA playoffs,…
AC Milan are looking to increase the Italian quota in their squad, and one department they are targeting is the midfield. As Calciomercato.com report, Milan want to relaunch in 2025-26 with more of a ‘homegrown’ influence on the squad, i.e. players who are already accustomed to Serie A and will know what it means to wear the red and black shirt. The major target The feeling is that the management – regardless of how the sporting director soap opera ends – will invest in a new central midfielder, and in particular someone who would be considered a deep-lying playmaker. The…
One idea that seems to be gaining momentum – at least in the media – is that of Maurizio Sarri becoming the next head coach of AC Milan. While the current Milan are focused on the field and the mission of winning a second trophy, the planning for next season is already underway. As we told you before, Sarri is very much an idea in the minds of the management to take over from Sergio Conceicao. Why Sarri? Milan have decided that they need to change direction from a ‘European’ project to more of an ‘Italian’ one. That means recruiting…
Mike Maignan wants to renew his contract with AC Milan, but the management already have a target in mind in the event of no agreement. According to Corriere dello Sport (via MilanNews), Maignan expects new talks with the directors soon to resolve the renewal issue. In the last discussion between parties, a basic agreement on the salary had been reached, but a dip in form forced CEO Giorgio Furlani to pause and reflect. Maignan’s entourage are anxiously awaiting a signal from Casa Milan, also because their client will soon enter the final 12 months of his current deal, which expires…
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Hours after his team’s season ended unceremoniously in five games in the first round to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick looked ahead to next season and challenged his group’s conditioning. “I’ll start with the offseason and the work that’s required in an offseason to be in championship shape,” Redick said Thursday in a news conference. “And we have a ways to go as a roster. And certainly, there are individuals that were in phenomenal shape. There’s certainly other ones that could have been in better shape. That’s where my mind goes immediately,…
Less than a week after the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the NBA playoffs, LeBron James is already attracting attention over when the 40-year-old will decide to retire. A better question, based on a new report from The Athletic, might be “where?” James, who just capped off his 22nd NBA season, spoke briefly about his future in the league after his early playoff exit following Wednesday night’s Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. To very little surprise, he said he was going to take some time to figure things out. Many have assumed that James would want to…
Yet another report has linked AC Milan with a move for Franco Mastantuono, the latest River Plate talent to go viral. As La Gazzetta dello Sport recall, a few days ago Mastantuono was in the headlines for a simply magical free-kick. It wasn’t just any goal though, it was one that announced him on the biggest stage in Argentine football: in the Superclasico, against Boca Juniors. AEK Athens coach Matías Almeyda spoke about that particular striker, and he made a bold statement: “After Diego Maradona, it didn’t seem like there would be any heirs, but then Leo Messi arrived. And…
Darwin Nunez’s time in Merseyside has not gone as many would have hoped, considering he arrived for almost €75 million, but AC Milan may be willing to offer him an opportunity. When Liverpool made the decision to purchase Nunez, he was coming off the back of a 34-goal season with Benfica, and many expected the move to propel him to a new level. However, the Uruguayan striker has not managed such feats. Instead, he has only managed 15 or more goals in a season once since moving to the Reds, and now a departure looks imminent. In January, Milan reportedly…
Alex Jimenez has been one of the few success stories of a difficult season for AC Milan, who hope to have him for years to come. As MilanNews recall, Jimenez has been used as a left-back, a left winger, a right winger, a right-back and now as a wing-back during 2025 alone. His versatility is one of the many reasons that he has such a bright future ahead of him. From his first appearances in the Rossoneri shirt, Jimenez has shown that he has the talent and character to adapt and improve, which is testified by the fact that he…
Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas was confident enough to bet on the Los Angeles Lakers and hop onto the “Lakers in 5” bandwagon. Unfortunately, with the Lakers being eliminated from the playoffs, Arenas had to hold up his end of the bargain and dress up as a clown. The former NBA guard posted a picture of himself in a clown outfit after the Lakers’ loss in Game 5 as well. After donning the clown outfit, Arenas spoke about the Lakers’ downfall in the first-round series and all the things that went wrong in an episode of “Gil’s Arena”. He started…