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Former Miami Heat star Chris Bosh is very high on Bam Adebayo. Bosh thinks Adebayo “can be one of the best big men in the league.” “In my opinion, I think he can be one of the best big men in the league,” Bosh said, via The Miami Herald. “I think he’ll have to kind […]

Charlotte Hornets head coach James Borrego says point guard Terry Rozier will probably play around 34 minutes per game this upcoming season. The Hornets are essentially handing the keys to the offense to Rozier, who is replacing All-Star point guard Kemba Walker. Rozier and Walker were traded for each other this summer. Rozier signed a three-year, […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says he has not talked with Kevin Durant about how KD came back from a calf injury for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. Durant tore his Achilles in Game 5 of the Finals and is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season. Marks says he has […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says the franchise is expecting “big things” from center DeAndre Jordan this upcoming season. Jordan signed a four-year, $40 million contract with the Nets. He’s joining his two good friends in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in Brooklyn. It’s unclear if Jordan is going to start for the Nets or back up Jarrett Allen. […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan admits he was a “nervous wreck going into the free-agent period.” The Pacers had seven free agents this summer and all of them went elsewhere. Thaddeus Young signed with the Chicago Bulls, Wesley Matthews signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, Bojan Bogdanovic signed with the Utah Jazz, Cory Joseph signed […]

Power forward Marquese Chriss has agreed to a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Chriss split time last season with the Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers. He was the eighth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Free agent forward Marquese Chriss — […]

In August, former NBA guard Raja Bell — who played with Shaquille O’Neal on the Phoenix Suns — said Shaq used to use secret signals on the Los Angeles Lakers so his teammates wouldn’t pass the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kristine Leahy of FS1 Sports did a one-on-one interview with O’Neal recently and asked the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers expect Kyle Kuzma to miss the start of training camp as he continues to recover from a stress injury in his lower left leg, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Kuzma’s rehab is said to be progressing well, but it appears the Lakers are going to be cautious […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward says “the reins are off” him now. In his latest blog post, Hayward reveals Celtics head coach Brad Stevens was cautious with him last year since he was making his return from that devastating ankle injury he suffered. After a full summer of healthy workouts, Hayward is ready to […]

In his latest blog post, Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward spoke glowingly of center Enes Kanter. Hayward is excited to play with Kanter again. The two were teammates on the Utah Jazz. Hayward says Kanter is “somebody that’s going to bring energy.” Same thing with Enes. I played with Enes for three years in […]

Gordon Hayward showed his appreciation to Boston Celtics fans for sticking with him and the team after what transpired last season. Hayward struggled in his return from that gruesome ankle injury he suffered in 2017-18, while the Celtics underwhelmed as a group. Boston lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2019 […]

In his latest blog post, Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward calls point guard Kemba Walker a “game-changer.” Walker is replacing Kyrie Irving as the point guard in Boston. Hayward is looking forward to playing with the three-time All-Star. Kemba is definitely a game-changer. The pace that he plays at, there’s not very many guys in […]

ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski thinks the Andre Iguodala stalemate with the Memphis Grizzlies is going to go on well into the season. Wojnarowski says the Grizzlies firmly believe they can find a trade partner for Iguodala at some point during the regular season by aggregating other contracts into a potential deal. Iguodala is owed […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan says shooting guard Victor Oladipo’s workouts “have been great.” Oladipo is recovering from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. The Pacers star suffered the injury on Jan. 23 against the Toronto Raptors. He’s mostly been training in Miami this offseason. While Nate McMillan says the Pacers still don’t […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday is really impressed with the way rookies Zion Williamson, Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker handle themselves. Holiday believes all three Pelicans youngsters are going to be successful in New Orleans because of how mature and professional they already are. Jrue Holiday on #Pelicans first-round picks (Zion Williamson, Jaxson […]

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Josh Hart hired a chef upon moving to New Orleans so he wouldn’t get fat. As we all know, New Orleans has some of the best food in the world. Hart admits he was eating fatty food this offseason and knows he can’t eat the tasty cuisine New Orleans has […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says the franchise has “never been focused on winning over New York.” Marks insists the Nets have bigger goals than becoming the main team in New York over the Knicks. Marks was asked to give a message to the fan base: “We’ve never been focused on winning over New […]

It looks like Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and the rest of the Los Angeles Clippers had a great time during their recent fishing trip. George and Leonard are huge fans of fishing, and it appears their new teammates are as well: Team bonding was off the hook, but now we've got bigger fish to fry. […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks told reporters on Tuesday the team will monitor shooting guard Joe Harris in training camp because of his recent FIBA World Cup workload. There’s no point for the Nets to overwork Harris in training camp since he was just in China playing in the World Cup for Team USA. […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson says point guard Kyrie Irving is “okay” after taking an elbow to the head in a scrimmage, according to Nets Daily. Atkinson accompanied Irving for a checkup after the All-Star got hit in his head. It appears everything is good with Brooklyn’s new floor general. Just saw Kenny Atkinson […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have received a $50,000 fine for a violation of league rules governing timing of player contract comments. General manager Jon Horst recently said publicly the Bucks will offer superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo a supermax contract next summer: The NBA has announced a $50,000 fine for the Milwaukee Bucks for violating league rules […]

One Western Conference scout says Houston Rockets superstar James Harden “is a tough guy to play with.” Harden is one of the most ball-dominant players in the league. He led the NBA last season in usage percentage at 40.5. “Harden is a tough guy to play with,” a West scout told Sean Deveney of Heavy. […]

The Houston Rockets made a big splash this summer by acquiring former MVP Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder. With Westbrook in the fold, the Rockets are now the only team in the NBA with two MVPs on the roster in Westbrook and James Harden. Houston general manager Daryl Morey thinks the Rockets should […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Matisse Thybulle tweaked his left ankle, but it’s not severe and the Sixers guard is currently cleared to participate in all workouts on Tuesday, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Thybulle was the 20th overall pick in this year’s draft by the Boston Celtics. Boston traded the youngster to the Sixers for […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has “no update” on shooting guard Klay Thompson, who is recovering from a torn left ACL. In fact, Kerr says he doesn’t even talk to Thompson in the summertime. “No update. I never talk to Klay in the summertime,” Kerr said with a laugh, via Anthony Slater of […]

Former Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant told the Wall Street Journal the motion offense head coach Steve Kerr runs in Golden State “only works to a certain point.” Kerr, surprisingly, wasn’t offended by Durant’s comments at all. “I wasn’t at all offended what Kevin said because it’s basically the truth,” Kerr told Anthony Slater […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says the 2019 training camp which starts next week in San Francisco will be the “most important” camp he’s had since his first one with the Dubs back in 2014. The Warriors have a new-look roster this upcoming season. Gone are Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston. […]

Yahoo Sports insider Chris Haynes — who was the first to break the news that Kawhi Leonard was signing with the Los Angeles Clippers — says Leonard was never going to re-sign with the Toronto Raptors. Haynes says going back home to Los Angeles was always the goal for Leonard, who signed a three-year deal […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey welcomed veteran small forward Thabo Sefolosha to Houston on Monday via Twitter. Unfortunately, Morey had to use Sefolosha’s highlights with the Utah Jazz, the team the Rockets have faced in the last two playoffs. Welcome to the @HoustonRockets @ThaboSefolosha ! https://t.co/TIkpusXtii apology up front to Rockets fans for the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies and small forward Andre Iguodala have reached an agreement to keep him out of training camp, according to Chris Herrington of the Daily Memphian. Iguodala is owed $17.2 million this upcoming season, the final year of his contract. The 2015 Finals MVP isn’t expected to play a single game for the Grizzlies, […]

Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas thinks Stephen Curry and D’Angelo Russell will play well together on the Golden State Warriors. Curry and Russell will start in the Warriors’ backcourt while Klay Thompson rehabs his ACL tear. Arenas says Curry has shown he can play with and adapt to other star’s games, so co-existing with Russell […]

The Brooklyn Nets have promoted former NBA big man Tiago Splitter to player development coach, the team announced in a press release. The Nets hired Splitter in April of 2018 to the position of pro scout. The Brooklyn Nets announced today basketball operations promotions and additions entering the 2019-20 season. Tiago Splitter has been promoted […]

Yahoo Sports NBA insider Chris Haynes believes Dwyane Wade could return to the Miami Heat if they are in contention late in the upcoming season. Wade retired from the NBA after the 2018-19 campaign ended. The Heat legend said in August he’s still going to stay in shape and train with Los Angeles Lakers star […]

Jrue Holiday thinks the New Orleans Pelicans have a group of “hungry” players who are motivated to make some noise this upcoming season. Holiday is now the best player on the Pelicans in the post-Anthony Davis era, and the All-NBA defender is excited about the players new general manager David Griffin has surrounded him with […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens anticipates no issues for small forward Jayson Tatum when training camp starts next week. Tatum sprained his ankle for Team USA during the FIBA World Cup, a tournament the Americans placed seventh in after winning it the past two times: Brad Stevens anticipates no issues for Jayson Tatum (ankle) […]

The Utah Jazz are seriously considering moving Dante Exum off the ball this upcoming season, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. If that happens, Emmanuel Mudiay would back up Mike Conley at the point guard spot for the Jazz. Utah signed Mudiay this offseason in free agency: Exum is the wildcard here. Sources tell […]

With the help of David Alexander — who has trained LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul — Miami Heat shooting guard Dion Waiters lost 20 pounds this offseason and is in the best shape of his life. After only playing in 74 games the past two seasons due to injury, Waiters is healthy now […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says rookie guard Romeo Langford has been cleared to play for a month. Langford underwent right thumb surgery. The thumb injury limited Langford during his lone season at Indiana: Romeo Langford has been cleared to play for 'about a month' according to Brad Stevens — Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) September […]

New York Knicks second-year small forward Kevin Knox says the competition for minutes in training camp and practices is going to be great for the team. After missing out on stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency this offseason, the Knicks used their cap space on Julius Randle, Bobby Portis, Taj Gibson, Marcus […]