SNY's The Warm-up: Martino on Beltran — Knicks in the dunk contest — Wednesday in college hoops

Get Today’s New York Sports Here Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- 👋 and welcome to The Warm-Up! --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's viewing guide... - Islanders at Predators, 8 p.m. 🏒 - Rangers at Wild, 8 p.m. 🏒 --------------------------------------------------------------- The New York Minute - Mike Miller, [on Steve Stoute's coaching comments]( "I don't really have a reaction to it. I found out about it from someone else after the fact and didn't really have a reaction to it." - [Here's]( Ian Begley's wide-ranging Q&A with NBA agent Rich Kleiman. - How the Giants [might navigate]( signing Leonard Williams. - The Astros are holding [a press conference]( today at 9:30 a.m. 1. Martino: With Beltran and sign-stealing, it's complicated In a well-reported column yesterday, SNY's Andy Martino delved deeper into the complexities of Carlos Beltran's involvement in the tech-driven sign-stealing scandal that has knocked the MLB off its axis. On Beltran's job with the Yankees, after retiring as a player: - A common misconception about Beltran is that, after joining the Yankees' front office in 2019, he told the team about what the Astros were doing. - According to multiple major league sources, Beltran never said a word to the Yanks about this. On why the Mets felt they had to move on from Beltran, and why Tuesday's [new report]( was proof they were right: - The Mets moved on in part because they expected more stories about him to emerge, and that hunch has been proven correct. On the respect Beltran has earned, and still has: - Many people around the game maintain a strong affection for Beltran. Even Yankees officials, who have been annoyed about Beltran's role in the Astros' 2017 sign-stealing scheme, have felt that the demonization of their former employee has gone too far. You can read the full column [here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- DAILY TRIVIA Three players have more than 200 home runs in a Mets uniform. Who are they? 2. Nine more innings of Mets and Yankees content - First inning: [Takeaways from Aaron Boone's press conference]( - Second inning: [Takeaways from Luis Rojas' press conference]( - Third inning: [Boone isn't sure the Astros didn't use buzzers]( - Fourth inning: [Watch Jacob deGrom's bullpen session in Port St. Lucie]( - Fifth inning: [Gary Sanchez feels cheated out of a World Series]( - Sixth inning: [deGrom wants a third Cy Young award]( - Seventh inning: [New Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler wants his first Cy Young]( - Eighth inning: [Brian Cashman still believes Giancarlo Stanton is elite]( - Ninth inning: [The Mets offered multiple packages for Mookie Betts]( 3. Knicks players in the Slam Dunk Contest, explored Success for the Knicks has been ... lacking ... in a few different categories since their golden age in the early '70s, but the NBA Slam Dunk Contest has been kind to them. Since its adoption into All-Star Weekend in 1984, the Knicks have had four winners, tied with the Hawks for most in the league: - 1989: Kenny "Sky" Walker - 2006: Nate Robinson - 2009: Nate Robinson, again - 2010: Nate Robinson, again The most memorable dunks among those two: - [Walker's 360, double-pump dunk]( - [Walker's 360, tomahawk dunk to clinch the win]( - [Robinson's dunk while jumping over Spud Webb]( - [Robinson's dunk while jumping over Dwight Howard]( - [Robinson's self alley-oop 180 dunk]( As for the Nets, they've had three participants in the contest, with no winners. But they can lay claim to perhaps the most iconic dunk contest dunk of them all: [Julius Irving's free-throw line jam]( in the 1976 ABA Dunk Contest. Plus: Vince Carter's [2000 masterpiece]( was done as a Raptor, but the Nets can sort of claim him. On SNY.tv: [Jeff Van Gundy: Mike Miller 'deserves every opportunity' to win Knicks job]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Six Wednesday night basketball scores in six sentences (Caris LeVert led the Nets last night with 20 points). Nets 101, Raptors 91 -- The Nets came up with one of their most impressive wins of the year, snapping the Raptors' 15-game winning streak heading into the All-Star break. Wizards 114, Knicks 96 -- Bobby Portis got ejected for [throwing a changeup]( at Shabazz Napier, and the Knicks [lost to the Wizards]( after being outscored 37-23 in the fourth quarter. No. 23 Creighton 87, No. 10 Seton Hall 82 -- Myles Powell was held to 3 of 16 shooting in the Pirates' second Big East loss of the season. SMU 79, UConn 75 -- Despite 21 points from James Bouknight, [the Huskies lost on the road]( and snapped their own two-game winning streak in the AAC. Ohio State 72, Rutgers, 66 -- The Scarlet Knights fought back to make it a game after entering the second half down by 15, but ultimately lost their fifth-straight road Big 10 game. St. John's 80, Providence 69 -- The Red Storm led throughout and picked up their third Big East win of the season. --------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Who the Jets, Giants are taking in the latest mock drafts (Potential Giants draftee Jedrick Wills Jr.) Reminder No. 1: The NFL Draft is 70 days away. Reminder No. 2: The Giants pick fourth, the Jets pick 11th. Reminder No. 3: Players drafted will be brought to the stage [via indoor boat](. Vegas. CBS: - Giants: Jedrick Wills Jr., Alabama, OL - Jets: Mekhi Becton, Louisville, OL NFL.com: - Giants: Andrew Thomas, Georgia, OT - Jets: Jedrick Wills Jr., Alabama, OL Yahoo!: - Giants: Jedrick Wills Jr., Alabama, OL - Jets: Tristan Wirfs, Iowa, OT ESPN+: - Giants: Isaiah Simmons, Clemson, OLB - Jets: Mekhi Becton, Louisville, OL --------------------------------------------------------------- TRIVIA ANSWER Darryl Strawberry (252), David Wright (242), Mike Piazza (220). --------------------------------------------------------------- That's the buzzer, folks. Enjoy your Thursday! This email was sent by: SportsNet New York (SNY) 150 Greenwich st 50th floor New York, NY 10007 US [Unsubscribe]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Facebook](