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fulham The Portuguese media are describing it as an increasingly urgent effort to retain Marco Silva. Latest reports claim the club are now willing to make promises he had previously rejected in an attempt to stop him leaving this summer.

Fulham manager remains One of Benfica’s main goals If Jose Mourinho leaves for Real Madrid. There is now a growing feeling in Portugal that the coming days could be decisive.

according to to ballFulham are working hard behind the scenes to convince Silva to renew his contract and stay at Craven Cottage. Additionally, reports suggested that the London club were effectively ‘putting pressure’ on the manager for the decision, as they were trying to avoid losing him.

Crucially, the Portuguese newspaper claims Fulham are now ready for “Give Silva the things they didn’t give him last season”.

Although the report does not go into exact details, the suggestion is clearly linked to competitiveness and squad planning. It also links to the scale of the summer rebuild that Silva wants before committing to his future.

Fulham are trying to change Silva’s mind

The latest update paints a picture of a club struggling to avoid a major managerial loss.

Silva has repeatedly stressed No decision has been taken yet. However, his recent comments in the British press indicate why this summer means so much to him.

“The coming summer will be one of the most important for the future of Fulham. We are going to analyze things and have some meetings. I need to remain calm to deal with many aspects.” he explained.

This fits in perfectly with the latest Portuguese claims.

According to him, Fulham continues to insist on renewal, while also promising to provide guarantees about the team’s competitiveness moving forward. These discussions are said to be creating real doubts in Silva’s mind about leaving.

The timing is crucial as Fulham are entering a defined transfer window. Silva has stabilized the club in the Premier League, but it is clear he wants stronger support if he wants to continue leading this project for the long term.

Benfica waits for the mourinho domino

Meanwhile, at Benfica, Mourinho is effectively waiting for the situation to fully unfold before making his move.

Portuguese reports continue to insist that Benfica hope that Mourinho will accept Florentino Pérez’s offer to return to Madrid. Once that happens, Benfica are expected to formally move for Marco Silva.

The report states that Benfica are ready to offer Silva a two-year contract as part of a sporting project designed to reclaim the Portuguese title. Furthermore, the project focuses on returning strongly to the Champions League.

Silva’s relationship with Benfica director general Mario Branco has again been highlighted as a key factor. The two previously worked together at Estoril and are seen internally as capable of quickly orchestrating the next phase of the club’s rebuilding.

add to that The air journey that mourinho and silva took Together for London. With this, you will have a lot to elaborate on.

Decision may come soon

The newspaper claims Silva could be ready to announce his decision after the final Premier League match against Newcastle on Sunday.

This would explain why Fulham are now moving so aggressively to resolve the situation.

There is another layer to Portugal’s reporting. While Ruben Amorim reportedly has strong support internally at Benfica, A Bola says he currently has no plans to coach next season unless a major foreign offer suddenly arrives.

that’s contradictory Correio da Manha’s claim That Amorim is their priority target.

Furthermore, it makes Silva look like Benfica’s most realistic option – until a late push from Fulham, and the promise of a big future, manages to change his mind.

The Detroit Pistons suffered a major blow when Cade Cunningham suffered a lung injury and will be out indefinitely. Jalen Duren will have to take over with Cunningham out. He is currently the favorite on DraftKings for the Most Improved Player award. There is no timetable for Cunningham, and that means Duren will take on more responsibilities.

Duren has a chance to show what he can do with Cunningham out of the lineup. The Pistons have played seven games without Cunningham this season, and have had mostly positive results, going 5–2 in the seven games. Currently, they are 49–19, which is the best record in the Eastern Conference. But they are only 3.5 games ahead of the Boston Celtics, and will have to hold on to maintain the top spot in the East.

Duren is averaging 19 points and 10.6 rebounds per game while shooting 64.2%. This is a huge jump from the 2024-25 season, when he averaged 11.8 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Duren does not mind putting pressure on the team. Most recently, he scored 36 points while shooting 13 of 17 from the field in a 130–117 win over the Washington Wizards. He also had 30 points while shooting 12 of 15 against the Memphis Grizzlies.

With no Cunningham in the lineup, Duren will likely be the first option for the Pistons as they attempt to finish with home-court advantage during the Eastern Conference playoffs. There are 14 games left on the schedule and Duran has ample opportunity to claim his prize and cement his legacy. A bigger stretch would give them home-court advantage and potentially make them stronger as a unit. This will prepare them for when Cunningham is ready to return.

It’s been a collective group effort for the Atlanta Hawks to get to where they are now, and the proof is in. He has led the league in assists for most of the season, as sharing the ball has been the driving force behind his success. Everyone from guard to center is committed to passing, and that’s a testament to how Quin Snyder wants them to play.

Dyson Daniels in particular has had a huge role moving the ball and his role has changed as the year has gone on. Since being included in the Trae Young trade, he has had the ball in his hands more, and is playing at a high level for his team. During the Hawks’ seven-game winning streak, Daniels had 50 assists and only four turnovers, which is very efficient for a guard.

As for Daniels, he credits his IQ and his teammates.

“A lot of my game is trying to get into the paint and find my teammates, whether it’s cutting, driving back, kick-out threes, things like that,” Daniels said. “They make my job easier by spacing, and I think we look really good when we run in transition. I want to keep our turnovers low and get the assists, so I hope we can keep that going.”

As far as his teammates, they’ve watched his progress in that role throughout the season, and it’s no surprise to them what he’s doing.

“He’s really steady,” Nichelle Alexander-Walker said. “He gets into the paint the way he wants, and he’s ready. He does a really good job of playing with two feet and staying in control, and I think that’s why he’s had success making plays for others, and he’s really starting to slow down, and the game is starting to slow down for him too.”

“Dyson has been huge for us,” Jalen Johnson said. “Not just on this winning streak, but all year long. Dyson brings every aspect of the game to the table, and he’s a guy that’s always ready to get better and always ready to learn. It’s just a testament to the work he’s done, and obviously, we need him to continue to be big for us.”

Not only is Daniel doing so on the offensive side, but he is still being a pest on defense. Over the past seven games, he has had 18 steals, and he guards the team’s best player almost every night.

After his best season last year, it almost feels like Daniel has gotten better, and he’s been a big factor for them through all the changes this season.

The Detroit Pistons’ terrible losing streak has finally ended. After losing four consecutive games, Detroit got back on its winning streak with a 138–100 loss against the Brooklyn Nets.

The Pistons returned to their winning identity, marked by the impressive performance of their All-Star center, Jalen Duren. The fourth-year big man gave the Nets all he could handle, scoring 26 points on 9-10 shooting from the field. Duren also had a solid bounce-back game defensively, adding two steals and two blocks to her stat line.

Duren’s big night is fueling some big encouragement from his team into the Most Improved Player conversation. Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham gave him big support during a postgame conversation with the media after the win against the Nets.

“I think the proof is in the pudding. As far as the leaps he’s made, how much teams respect him this year compared to last year. I believe their game plan is different. I think he’s making leaps in a lot of different ways,” Cunningham explained via Coty M. Davis. “This group, we don’t really like to talk about it. We just like to go out and try to show it. If my words mean anything, I think it’s obvious.”

Duren has the current lead as the betting favorite for the award on FanDuel. He currently averages a career-high 18.6 points per game, an increase of nearly seven points from last season.

Detroit’s star center has also been a monster on the glass, ranking in the top ten in rebounds with 10.6 per game. This has helped him make 31 double-doubles this regular season. He is also showing significant growth defensively, individually and as a team defender. Duren is posting the best defensive rating of his career at 107.2. This rating has been a major reason behind the Pistons’ current position as the second-highest rated defense in the NBA.

What did JB Bickerstaff say about Jalen Duren?

This successful campaign helped Duran earn his first selection as an NBA All-Star. His growth has also been a major catalyst behind Detroit’s rise as the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference. Pistons head coach JB Bickerstaff also took time to advocate for Duren’s candidacy for the Most Improved Player award after his game against Brooklyn.

Bickerstaff told the media, “I think it’s easy if you watch us play and if you watch us play consistently over the last year and a half or two years. The steps he’s taken from the beginning of last year to this year have made him an All-Star and a dominant force on both ends of the floor.” “You have to recognize a guy who works so hard and give him credit for the work he did over the summer to get better and understand what he wants to do this year. And I’ll say it again, his stats are not hollow. His stats impact winning, too.”

With only 18 regular season games left, Duren could end up being in the conversation for the award with a strong finish to the season. Rising stars like Jalen Johnson, Keyontae George, Ryan Rollins and others are making a push but the consistency of Duren and the Pistons gives them a respectable edge at this point.

Over the years, some big names have won the NBA’s Most Improved Player of the Year award. With the exception of Dyson Daniels, who won the award due to an incredible jump in production from 2023 to 2024, the likes of Ja Morant, Lauri Markkanen and Tyrese Maxey all won the award after landing the first All-Star callups of their respective careers.

In that sense, players who were logically taking the next step in their development won the award, rather than players who, almost unsurprisingly, would have improved significantly compared to the previous season. That’s what ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel said during a recent segment with Tomer Ezerli.

“It’s really hard for me to look at this award and look at it with a straight face because I think it’s ridiculous. I think this award is just a joke and I think we need to split it into the most improved first team and the most improved second team. And whether it results in there being some type of incentive in their contract, maybe some type of stipulation where maybe they can sign over the mid-level exception to qualify for it,” he said in a post on X Buy According to said. Clutchpoint.

The logic is simple. Instead of the MIP Award being given to a first-time All-Star almost every year, a First Team and Second Team would at least ensure that other stars who have substantially improved get recognition for the award.

Siegel mentioned stars like Ryan Rollins, Colin Gillespie and Anthony Black, who all deserve recognition due to the degree of their improvement. For example, Rollins averaged 16.8 points, 5.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game for the Milwaukee Bucks, increasing his numbers by 6.2 points and 1.9 rebounds and assists per game each.

Gillespie averaged 5.9 points and 2.4 assists and rebounds per game last season, but he is averaging 13.6 points, 4.8 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game for the Phoenix Suns this campaign.
Ultimately, Black produced 15.7 points and 3.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, going up from 9.4 points and 3.1 assists per game. All three of those players may be substantially improved compared to Jalen Duren, who is the bookies’ favorite to win the award this year.

However, they’re unlikely to actually win it from Duren, who effectively sealed it with the first All-Star appearance of his career.

earlier this month, sports witness TuttoSport covers claims about Juventus stepping up their interest in Tottenham’s Randal Kolo Muani.

The striker was a target for the Bianconeri in the January transfer window. Nevertheless, a deal seemed difficult and fell through. Despite this, they have been keen and strangely seem optimistic about signing him in the summer.

Sport Witness explained that the idea was probably not as realistic as Juve think. More than that, it was going to further upset the PSG club. Juventus snapped him up in the summer after refusing to use his release clause and attempting a new loan.

PSG were not impressed and sent the player on loan to Tottenham.

Now, Tuttosport reports again about Kolo Muani.

The Tottenham player is still being pursued

Newspaper – Relayed by transfer marketThe report remains a hot topic in France International Turin. Despite struggles with signings in January, manager Luciano Spalletti also wants him.

There is a perception in Italy that relations between Juve and PSG are now better. Juve will be pushing for Kolo Muani even though Tottenham have not yet made a decision about possibly keeping him beyond the season.

It’s all likely to depend on the 27-year-old’s form over the next few months in London.

Tudor can bring more from Kolo Muani

The striker enjoyed his time at Juventus under Igor Tudor in the second half of last season. In fact, he was crucial in Champions League qualification, contributing eight goals in Serie A.

He has already shown similar signs by scoring against Arsenal at Tottenham. He also had another goal in the second half which was probably unfairly disallowed.

Spurs do not have the option to buy him permanently. But he is likely to have a better relationship with PSG than Juve. The Serie A side and the Parisians were involved in a heated battle of words following Kolo Muani’s move to London. With this in mind, it is difficult to see PSG agreeing to terms with Juve for the player in the near future.

Furthermore, Kolo Muani’s contract in Paris expires in 2028 and they would probably prefer his permanent transfer.