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USA basketball head coach Gregg Popovich wants Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell to affect the game for others as well as himself during training camp in Las Vegas. Team USA will bring 12 players to the FIBA tournament. The training camp from Monday to Friday will be used to select the 12-man roster for […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown says “being positive is everybody’s mindset” on the team after what happened last season. The Celtics were a dysfunctional group in 2018-19 and didn’t live up to expectations. Before the 2018-19 season started, everyone picked the Celtics to win the Eastern Conference. Boston, though, was never able to mesh […]

Boston Celtics combo guard Marcus Smart says point guard Kemba Walker “talks more than I thought.” Walker, Smart, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are in Las Vegas together for USA training camp. Smart says he and his three Celtics teammates all went to dinner together on Sunday. Marcus Smart said he and his three Celtics […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says he’s “excited” to have Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green locked up for the long-haul. The Warriors signed Thompson to a five-year max contract earlier this summer and agreed to a four-year, $100 million extension with Green a couple of days ago. Curry is under contract […]

All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry says he has had no conversations with the Toronto Raptors about his future, but is open to signing an extension with the franchise, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. Lowry has one-year left on his deal with the Raptors. He’ll make $33,296,296 next season. Kyle Lowry tells @SInow that […]

Veteran shooting guard Jamal Crawford doesn’t think he’ll get signed anytime soon, but says it will happen before the 2019-20 season starts. Crawford is an unrestricted free agent. He played with the Phoenix Suns last season. “I don’t think it’ll happen anytime soon, but I think it will happen,” Crawford told Jeremy Mills on The […]

The Utah Jazz see shooting guard Donovan Mitchell partaking in USA Basketball training camp as a positive, with excitement for his opportunity to make the 12-man roster, according to Eric Woodyard of the Deseret News. Team USA will bring 12 players to the FIBA tournament. The training camp from Monday to Friday will be used […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond drinks a beer per day to ensure necessary caloric intake. Drummond eliminated red meat from his diet, so he has to get calories from somewhere. Via Vincent Ellis of The Detroit Free Press: To ensure the necessary caloric intake, he drinks a beer per day. He was drawn to Miller […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and Puma have mutual interest in a multi-year shoe deal, according to Nick DePaula of ESPN. Smart’s rookie shoe deal with Adidas is set to expire. The Celtics guard was seen wearing Puma shoes at Monday’s USA Basketball training camp: As Celtics guard Marcus Smart’s rookie shoe deal with Adidas […]

On April 9 against the Dallas Mavericks, Jamal Crawford made NBA history with the Phoenix Suns. Crawford scored 51 points, becoming the oldest player in league history to have a 50-point game. Crawford was 39-years-old. Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan held the record before Crawford. Crawford also scored his 51 points off the bench, something […]

Portland Trail Blazers president of basketball operations Neil Olshey believes Hassan Whiteside’s pre-existing relationship with Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum will make his transition to Portland easier. The Blazers acquired Whiteside this summer from the Miami Heat. Olshey says Whiteside, Lillard and McCollum often times went to dinner when the Heat came up to Portland […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond says he’s still going to work on his 3-point shot despite people saying he shouldn’t focus on that part of his game. Drummond has made 10 3-pointers in his NBA career, but the Pistons star has been working on improving his jump shot this summer. The two-time All-Star made six […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma says he’s “not scared” of the competition in Los Angeles or the rest of the NBA. The Los Angeles Clippers signed two-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and acquired All-Star swingman Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder this summer. For the first time ever, both the Lakers and […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Landry Shamet’s decision to withdraw from the USA Basketball Select Team camp stems from his desire to be 100 percent healthy entering Clippers training camp in September. According to Jovan Buha of The Athletic, Shamet is dealing with a minor muscle contusion in his lower leg. Landry Shamet’s decision to withdraw […]

Shooting guard Troy Daniels sees the well-balanced Los Angeles Lakers going “really far” in the 2019-20 season. The Lakers’ roster is headlined by LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Kyle Kuzma, DeMarcus Cousins, Rajon Rondo, Danny Green and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Los Angeles also has solid role players in Avery Bradley, Quinn Cook, JaVale McGee, Jared Dudley, Alex […]

The Golden State Warriors and power forward Draymond Green have reportedly agreed to a four-year, $100 million contract extension, and star point guard Stephen Curry couldn’t be more excited for Green. My Dog!! pic.twitter.com/FTyxYyIj0k — Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) August 3, 2019 Draymond Green could have waited to become an unrestricted free agent in 2020 and […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall says he’s going to listen to the team’s medical staff and not do his own thing in terms of how he handles his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon. Wizards owner Ted Leonsis said on July 22 Wall is likely going to miss the entire 2019-20 season. John […]

Milwaukee Bucks combo guard Frank Mason III says MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is a “7-foot bully on the court.” Mason III, who signed a two-way contract with the Bucks in July, has been training with Antetokounmpo this summer and says he’s blown away by what The Greek Freak can do on the basketball court. “I got […]

Combo guard Troy Daniels says it was a “no-brainer” to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency despite only getting the vet minimum. Daniels received interest from the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors as well, but signed with the Lakers so he could compete for a championship for the first time […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall is coming to the defense of Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James. There were some media people who bashed James over his AAU parenting style. The Lakers star was filmed joining the layup line of his son’s team and ran onto the court in excitement after […]

A few weeks after his comments about Carmelo Anthony went viral, Chauncey Billups is offering up another dose of Melo comments. Billups previously said scoring 30 points meant too much for Anthony. The ESPN analyst, who was teammates with Anthony on the Denver Nuggets, believes Anthony has struggled with the mentality of having to take […]

Detroit Pistons legend Chauncey Billups says he wasn’t surprised by power forward Blake Griffin’s All-Star campaign last season. Billups was teammates with Griffin on the Los Angeles Clippers back in the day and says the high-flyer is a really hard worker. “Absolutely not. I enjoyed my couple of years playing with Blake and one thing […]

Point guard Isaiah Thomas is recruiting his close pal, veteran shooting guard Jamal Crawford, to the Washington Wizards. Crawford, who is an unrestricted free agent, is currently in Tacoma, WA with Thomas at IT’s ZekeEnd tournament. The two are very close friends off the court and Thomas wants Crawford to be his teammate on the […]

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall thinks shooting guard Bradley Beal will sign the Wizards’ extension offer. Washington offered Beal a three-year, $111 million extension. The All-Star guard has until Oct. 21 to make his decision. Beal can make more money next summer if he makes an All-NBA team in 2019-20. He would qualify […]

Atlanta Hawks small forward Jabari Parker says new Chicago Bulls guard Tomas Satoransky is “very underrated.” Parker and Satoransky were teammates last season on the Washington Wizards. Parker, who split time with the Bulls and Wizards in 2018-19, says Bulls fans are going to love Satoransky. “He’s very underrated,” Parker told K.C. Johnson of the […]

Small forward Jabari Parker believes the Atlanta Hawks is a good situation for him. Parker, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, signed a two-year, $13 million deal with the Hawks in free agency. The talented swingman is excited to play with point guard Trae Young and big man John Collins in […]

The first regular-season game at the Chase Center is tentatively scheduled to be the Los Angeles Clippers versus the Golden State Warriors, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Warriors will be playing in the Chase Center next season in San Francisco. The Dubs played their home games from 1971 to 2019 […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson is a big fan of Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma. Thompson believes Kuzma’s game is “perfect” for today’s NBA since the Lakers swingman can score from the perimeter, get to the rim, and finish at the basket. “He’s perfect for today’s game with his ability […]

Toronto Raptors power forward Serge Ibaka says he’s looking forward to facing his “ex-teammate” Kawhi Leonard on Dec. 11 when the Los Angeles Clippers come to Toronto. Ibaka says he’s talked to Leonard since the two-time Finals MVP signed with the Clippers in free agency. The big man says it’s about time the Raptors got […]

Carmelo Anthony says he wishes the Oklahoma City Thunder situation “would’ve worked out” and that it “wasn’t handled right.” Anthony played just one season with the Thunder. He averaged 16.2 points while shooting 40.4 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from beyond the arc during the regular season. OKC won 48 games, but lost […]

Kyle Kuzma says he’s motivated to prove the Los Angeles Lakers organization made the right move by not including him in the Anthony Davis trade. Kuzma was the lone youngster on the Lakers to survive the Davis trade, as Los Angeles traded Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart to the New Orleans Pelicans. Kuzma […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson says he’s “not worried” about Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant as he recovers from a torn Achilles tendon. Durant, who left the Warriors this summer and signed a four-year deal with the Nets in free agency, will likely miss the entire 2019-20 season. Thompson, who […]

Former Golden State Warriors head coach and current ESPN TV commentator Mark Jackson says Carmelo Anthony should be on an NBA team. No farewell tour! @carmeloanthony should be on an @NBA Team! — Mark Jackson (@MarkJackson13) August 2, 2019 Carmelo Anthony last played in an NBA game on Nov. 8, 2018 with the Houston Rockets. […]

Carmelo Anthony says he’s never had the teams LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have had in their NBA careers. LeBron and Wade won two titles together on the Miami Heat with Chris Bosh. Wade won his first ring back in 2006 with Shaquille O’Neal. James won his third championship in 2016 with Kyrie Irving and […]

Los Angeles Clippers small forward Paul George will return to Oklahoma City to face the Thunder on March 3, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. George played two seasons for the Thunder. He requested a trade this summer to the Clippers so he could play with two-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard back home in […]

Mavs power forward Kristaps Porzingis returns to New York to face the Knicks on Nov. 14. Porzingis played three seasons for the Knicks before requesting a trade in February. New York traded KP to the Mavs, who signed Porzingis to a five-year extension this summer. Sources: Dallas Mavericks All-Star Kristaps Porzingis makes his return to […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving makes his first return to Boston on Nov. 27 to face the Celtics. Irving played the past two seasons with the Celtics. Kyrie signed a four-year deal with the Nets in free agency this summer. Sources: Notable superstar return games on 2019-20 NBA schedule: Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard at […]

Carmelo Anthony says he talked to Chris Paul and James Harden after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey told him he wasn’t going to be part of the team anymore. Anthony asked Paul and Harden if they knew anything about what Morey was going to do. Anthony says both All-Stars said they didn’t know the […]

Carmelo Anthony says he’s never thought about having a farewell tour like his pal Dwyane Wade and would be at peace with retiring from the NBA if no team shows interest in signing him. Anthony hasn’t played in an NBA game since November of 2018. The future Hall of Famer played in just 10 games […]