Over the past few seasons in the NBA, big men have made a resurgence. In fact, the last four MVPs have been paint-oriented players. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic secured his second consecutive MVP a few weeks ago, and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo also won it in back-to-back years from 2019-2020.
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With the big man renaissance in full effect, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant took to Twitter with a debate-worthy question. What center from the 1990s era would be in contention for Most Valuable Player honors in the modern NBA? He suggested Basketball Hall of Famers Patrick Ewing, David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon. The latter two won the MVP hardware in their playing days, with Olajuwon winning it in 1994 and Robinson securing the honor the following season.
Basketball Twitter had a plethora of answers, including some from players of past and present. Rayford Young, the father of Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, only had one name in mind in response to Durant’s question. The elder Young played for Texas Tech in college from 1996-2000 and then professionally in France.
A little later, Los Angeles Lakers superstar and four-time MVP LeBron James chimed in with his choices. He and Durant agreed on Robinson and Olajuwon, but The King selected Shaquille O’Neal over Ewing. Shaq won MVP in 2000 when he played for the Lakers.
Although it is great conversation to have, we’ll never know if these old school centers could truly contend for the MVP hardware in today’s NBA. Who would make your list?
For the fourth time in franchise history, the Orlando Magic have won the NBA draft lottery and will pick No. 1 in the June draft.
Orlando had a 14% chance to get the top pick, along with the Houston Rockets and the Detroit Pistons.
It’s the Magic’s first chance to pick No. 1 overall since 2004, when they selected Dwight Howard. Orlando also won the lottery in back-to-back years in 1992 (Shaquille O’Neal) and 1993 (Chris Webber, who was traded to Golden State for Penny Hardaway and three future first-rounders).
The Oklahoma City Thunder will select at No. 2, the franchise’s first top-four pick since 2009 when it drafted James Harden. The Thunder also have a second lottery pick at No. 12 as a result of the trade that sent Paul George to the LA Clippers.
Drafting at No. 3 will be the Rockets, who had the No. 2 pick in last year’s draft. It’s the first time the Rockets have picked in the top four in consecutive years since 1983-84.
The Kings had a 7.5% chance to jump into the top four and were the only team to leap into the top group that didn’t have the best four odds. They knocked out the Pistons, who will select fifth now.
The Indiana Pacers will draft at No. 6, the first time they’ve had a top-nine pick since 1989. The Portland Trail Blazers, represented by star Damian Lillard at Tuesday night’s lottery ceremony, received the seventh selection.
Because the Los Angeles Lakers pick fell in the top 10 at No. 8, that selection goes to the New Orleans Pelicans as part of the Anthony Davis trade from the summer of 2019.
The pick had a 99.6% chance of conferring to the Pelicans; if it didn’t, it would have gone to the Memphis Grizzlies as part of the trade that sent Jonas Valanciunas to New Orleans, and Steven Adams and Eric Bledsoe to Memphis.
Instead, Memphis gets Cleveland‘s 2022 second-round pick via the Pelicans, as well as New Orleans’ 2025 second-round pick.
Rounding out the lottery were the San Antonio Spurs (No. 9), Washington Wizards (No. 10), New York Knicks (No. 11), Charlotte Hornets (No. 13) and Cavaliers (No. 14).
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that he is working “side by side” with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert to try to bring Brittney Griner home.
Silver, speaking to ESPN’s Malika Andrews in a televised interview from Chicago prior to the NBA draft lottery, said his league was following the advice of experts when it did not take an aggressive approach during the early stages of Griner’s detention in Russia.
“We’ve been in touch with the White House, the State Department, hostage negotiators, every level of government and also through the private sector as well,” Silver said. “Our No. 1 priority is her health and safety and making sure that she gets out of Russia.”
The State Department also said Tuesday that it still is pushing to have regular contact with the Phoenix Mercury star.
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A consular official was able to meet with Griner last week, when her pretrial detention in Russia was extended for one month. Griner has been detained — wrongfully, U.S. officials have said — since February, after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport in Moscow.
“That consular official came away with the impression that Brittney Griner is doing as well as might be expected under conditions that can only be described as exceedingly difficult,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in Washington. “But sporadic contact is not satisfactory. It also may not be consistent with the Vienna Convention to which Russia has subscribed.”
The 31-year-old Griner — a two-time Olympic gold medalist for the U.S. — faces drug smuggling charges that carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. The Biden administration says Griner is being wrongfully detained. The WNBA and U.S. officials have worked toward her release, without visible progress.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked with Griner’s wife in recent days, Price said.
“He conveyed once again the priority we attach to seeking the release of all Americans around the world, including Brittney Griner in the case of Russia, Paul Whelan in the case of Russia, those Americans who we consider to be wrongfully detained,” Price said. “That has been a priority of Secretary Blinken since the earliest days of his tenure.”
Whelan is a corporate security executive from Michigan who has been held in Russia. He was arrested in December 2018 while visiting for a friend’s wedding and was later sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage-related charges that his family says are bogus.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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For the fourth time in franchise history, the Orlando Magic have won the NBA draft lottery and will pick No. 1 in the June draft.
Orlando had a 14% chance to get the top pick, along with the Houston Rockets and the Detroit Pistons.
It’s the Magic’s first chance to pick No. 1 overall since 2004, when they selected Dwight Howard. Orlando also won the lottery in back-to-back years in 1992 (Shaquille O’Neal) and 1993 (Chris Webber, who was traded to Golden State for Penny Hardaway and three future first-rounders).
The Oklahoma City Thunder will select at No. 2, the franchise’s first top-four pick since 2009 when it drafted James Harden. The Thunder also have a second lottery pick at No. 12 as a result of the trade that sent Paul George to the LA Clippers.
Drafting at No. 3 will be the Rockets, who had the No. 2 pick in last year’s draft. It’s the first time the Rockets have picked in the top four in consecutive years since 1983-84.
The Kings had a 7.5% chance to jump into the top four and were the only team to leap into the top group that didn’t have the best four odds. They knocked out the Pistons, who will select fifth now.
The Indiana Pacers will draft at No. 6, the first time they’ve had a top-nine pick since 1989. The Portland Trail Blazers, represented by star Damian Lillard at Tuesday night’s lottery ceremony, received the seventh selection.
Because the Los Angeles Lakers pick fell in the top 10 at No. 8, that selection goes to the New Orleans Pelicans as part of the Anthony Davis trade from the summer of 2019.
The pick had a 99.6% chance of conferring to the Pelicans; if it didn’t, it would have gone to the Memphis Grizzlies as part of the trade that sent Jonas Valanciunas to New Orleans, and Steven Adams and Eric Bledsoe to Memphis.
Instead, Memphis gets Cleveland‘s 2022 second-round pick via the Pelicans, as well as New Orleans’ 2025 second-round pick.
Rounding out the lottery were the San Antonio Spurs (No. 9), Washington Wizards (No. 10), New York Knicks (No. 11), Charlotte Hornets (No. 13) and Cavaliers (No. 14).
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After the completion of the NBA play-in tournament, we knew the 14 lottery-bound teams for the 2022 NBA draft. Now, after Tuesday’s lottery drawing, we know which order they’ll be drafting in.
The top three teams on the board and worst three teams in the league this season — the Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons — each carried 14% odds to secure the No. 1 overall pick into lottery. Orlando won the top overall pick for the first time since 2004, when the Magic selected Dwight Howard.
The Pistons, who will pick fifth this year, won the lottery a year ago and selected Cade Cunningham No. 1 overall in 2021.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, meanwhile, own two lottery picks — the second thanks to the play-in loss by the LA Clippers — and three total first-rounders to go along with the No. 34 pick in the second round.
Here’s an updated look at where every draft pick stands right now.
First round
8. New Orleans Pelicans (via Lakers)
11. New York Knicks
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Clippers)
15. Charlotte Hornets (via Pelicans)
16. Atlanta Hawks
17. Houston Rockets (via Nets)
18. Chicago Bulls
20. San Antonio Spurs (via Raptors)
21. Denver Nuggets
22. Memphis Grizzlies (via Jazz)
23. Brooklyn Nets (via 76ers; Nets can defer to 2023)
24. Milwaukee Bucks
25. San Antonio Spurs (via Celtics)
26. Dallas Mavericks
27. Miami Heat
29. Memphis Grizzlies
30. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Suns)
Second round
31. Indiana Pacers (via Rockets)
32. Orlando Magic
33. Toronto Raptors (via Pistons)
34. Oklahoma City Thunder
35. Orlando Magic (via Pacers)
36. Portland Trail Blazers
37. Sacramento Kings
38. San Antonio Spurs (via Lakers)
39. Cleveland Cavaliers (via Spurs)
40. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Wizards)
41. Charlotte Hornets (via Pelicans)
42. New York Knicks
43. LA Clippers
44. Atlanta Hawks
45. Charlotte Hornets
46. Detroit Pistons (via Nets)
47. Memphis Grizzlies (via Cavaliers)
48. Sacramento Kings (via Bulls)
49. Minnesota Timberwolves
50. Golden State (via Raptors)
51. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Nuggets)
52. New Orleans (via Jazz)
53. Boston Celtics
54. Washington Wizards (via Mavericks)
55. Golden State Warriors
56. Cleveland Cavaliers (via Heat)
57. Portland Trail Blazers (via Grizzlies)
58. Indiana Pacers (via Suns)
Note: The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat each lost a second-round draft pick after an NBA investigation revealed premature discussions into the free agency of guards Lonzo Ball and Kyle Lowry.
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Data breaches involve the compromising of personal and financial information, as well as internal business data, in the case of organisations.
According to IT Governance, there were about 5.1 billion breached records in 2021 – cyberattacks, data breaches, and ransomware affected a significant number of people and companies in the U.K. Thousands of corporations, hospitals, government institutions, and retailers have been the victims of cyberattacks in the past years, and data thieves don’t seem to stop. A recent report by CyberEdge also says that 80% of organisations have been victims of at least one cyber-attack. It looks like data thieves are consistently looking for new ways to compromise systems, but in reality, there are not so many methods to cause a data breach.
A data breach can be either intentional or accidental, but in both cases, individuals or companies end up with their important information stolen and compromised. Preventing such incidents has become an increasing need, but this won’t be efficient unless you understand what data breach is all about and what causes it.
Thus, read on to find out the most common ways data breaches occur!
Surprisingly (or not), most data breaches don’t happen as a result of someone acting maliciously. Human error is one of the top causes of data breaches. Some of the most common mistakes individuals make include sending sensitive information to the wrong recipient, using weak passwords, and sharing important account information. These mistakes are obviously unintentional, which means human error falls into accidental data breaches. We recommend paying particular attention to the content of an email before sending it – don’t include sensitive information unless you’re sure the receiver is a trusted source. Avoid sending documents containing bank account information, personal data, or any details that hackers might find helpful.
Misconfiguration is also a common cause of data breaches as more and more people tend to leave a database containing confidential information without a password restriction.
Everyone is predisposed to make mistakes (it’s human nature). Still, when it comes to the employees of an organisation or corporation, they need to receive proper education and training in this regard. If you’re running a business, consider training your staff on basic data security measures, explaining the risks associated with a data breach, and organising a regular meeting where you bring up this very issue.
Criminal hacking is, without any doubt, the most common cause of a data breach, but did you ever wonder why? We know that you may think about hacking about some sort of coding, but it’s not always the case – more often than not, those old and unpatched vulnerabilities like a lost or weak password expose you to cyberattacks. Stealing credentials doesn’t even involve any technical knowledge. Hackers can buy them on the dark web, crack them with a password-generating machine, find them written down, or simply deduct them. In the case of corporations, malware or SQC (structured query language) may be required since these can have an advanced security system. SCQ, for example, is a computer language used to elicit information from a database, but only experienced hackers can use it.
The best way to minimise the risk of these kinds of attacks implies building stronger passwords. Think about forming longer passwords and forget about details like your name or date of birth – these will be any crook’s first try. Consider instead using a combination of upper and lowercase letters, random words or phrases that no one will ever think to associate with you.
It’s similar to phishing, but we would say that it’s more elaborate. You probably heard of phishing, but social engineering sounds so formal that it’s less likely to think of it as a way to steal someone’s sensitive data. As it is also called, pretexting implies contacting the victim under false pretences to obtain critical information (regarding their financial account, in most cases). Pretexters can resort either to phone calls or emails – their purpose remains the same in each situation. That being said, if you ever receive a suspicious phone call or email in which you’re required to divulge sensitive information, we advise you to hang up the phone and block that number at once. The main difference between the phishing and pretexting approach is that the latter doesn’t involve duplicating a legitimate organisation or institution’s website.
Given that such techniques are so widespread on the Internet, you must get informed about the steps you can take if such an incident happens. First, you have to determine what personal data was compromised and change your passwords. If you’ve suffered serious losses, you can file a data breach claim and get compensation for the damage (material or psychological).
Everything from laptops, smartphones, tablets, CDs and hard drives may contain sensitive information, and that means you have to be careful where you keep them and what you keep on them. Hackers don’t always hide behind a computer – they can enter your house or work site, as well, especially if they’re not into coding or other kinds of data theft methods. The safest way to ensure they access your computer is by stealing it. Measures against malware or ransomware might be useless if someone manages to steal your data-carrying device, so what is to be done in this case? Organisations should focus on protecting physical records and devices and improving their security system to prevent unauthorised individuals from entering the building. Whether you’re an employer or employee, consider removing data-storing devices from the workplace and think about using encrypted cloud storage to minimise the risk of a data breach.
Unlike human error, insider misuse is done intentionally by an authorised user, generally for personal gain. Although it’s difficult to predict who the malicious actor is, you can start with some simple practices: trust only your family members and close friends. If you’re running a business, limit access to critical data so that only your most trusted employees can access vital data.
With these practices, you’re less likely to become the victim of data breaches, so take them into account next time you want to strengthen your data privacy (which should be now, seriously!).
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