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Veteran shooting guard Danny Green believes he can help the Dallas Mavericks become a playoff team in 2019-20 if he joins them in free agency. The Mavs, along with the Los Angeles Lakers, are pursuing Green, who is an unrestricted free agent. Green is waiting for superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard to make his decision. […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie and No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson is “very excited” for his Summer League debut on Friday. Williamson and the Pelicans will take on the New York Knicks, which means we get to see Zion go up against his former Duke teammate and close pal R.J. Barrett. Asked after Thursday practice […]

Toronto Raptors free agent Danny Green says it “would be great to know” what Kawhi Leonard is going to do sooner rather than later. If Leonard re-signs with the Raptors, Green will likely do the same. However, if Leonard joins the Los Angeles Lakers or Los Angeles Clippers, Green will probably look to leave Toronto […]

Shooting guard Kyle Korver and the Utah Jazz have reportedly not been in contact, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. The Jazz traded Korver to the Memphis Grizzlies in the Mike Conley trade. The Grizzlies then sent the sharpshooter to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. All signs point toward the Suns and Korver reaching […]

Brooklyn Nets small forward Rodions Kurucs says Kevin Durant is his favorite player and is excited to learn from the two-time Finals MVP. Even though Durant is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season recovering from his right Achilles tear, the new Nets superstar can still teach Kurucs a few tricks behind the scenes. https://twitter.com/GregLogan1/status/1146891633318715392 […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen suffered a mild injury to his right thumb and his status for the team’s Summer League opener on Friday is up in the air, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post. Allen has a wrap on his thumb. Jarrett Allen suffered a mild injury to his right […]

ESPN NBA analyst and close friend of Kevin Durant Jay Williams says he “never heard” the two-time Finals MVP talk about New York Knicks owner James Dolan. Durant signed with the Brooklyn Nets instead of the Knicks, sparking speculations around the league that Dolan’s presence might have impacted Duran’t decision to join Brooklyn. However, Williams […]

ESPN analyst Jay Williams says Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are more than friends and that the two stars are “like brothers,” a big reason why Durant decided to join the Brooklyn Nets with Irving. Williams, who is very close with Durant and his camp, makes it seem like Durant wanted to play for the […]

Jonas Valanciunas agreed to re-sign with the Memphis Grizzlies on a three-year contract worth $45 million on the first day of free agency. Valanciunas says the Grizzlies are rebuilding, but that the team is young and has a bright future: Valanciunas on his new deal with Memphis: “I wanted to settle down in one place […]

The Golden State Warriors are reportedly upset at Kevin Durant for making his free-agency decision while Stephen Curry was on a flight to meet him in New York City, according to Bill Simmons of The Ringer (h/t The Mercury News). Durant announced on Instagram he was going to sign with the Brooklyn Nets this past […]

Elfrid Payton and Julius Randle played together with the New Orleans Pelicans this past season and developed a nice rapport. The New York Knicks are hoping that chemistry will carry over to New York, as the Knicks agreed to deals with both players on the first day of free agency. Payton says he’s “excited” to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in the mix to sign point guard Trey Burke, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. Burke is an unrestricted free agent. He split time this past season with the New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks: Trey Burke, who has a place in SoCal, has long hinted about […]

The Washington Wizards continue to resist trade inquiries on All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. Beal, along with Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love, are the two All-Stars everyone around the league think could be traded to a contender soon since the Wizards and Cavs aren’t even playoff teams at […]

On Wednesday, ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose reported he’s hearing there’s a 99 percent chance Kawhi Leonard will re-sign with the Toronto Raptors. Rose was the first person last season to report Leonard would never play for the San Antonio Spurs again, so he has a track record of being right when it comes to […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson’s agent, Greg Lawrence, says Thompson and the Warriors “are committed to taking the necessary time with the process” in Klay’s recovery from an ACL tear. Thompson is expected to follow a standard recovery time of 5-to-7 months, but Lawrence is emphasizing Thompson’s recovery is tilted toward the […]

The Houston Rockets had a free agent meeting with center JaVale McGee in Los Angeles and it reportedly went “extremely well,” according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. McGee is an unrestricted free agent. He played with the Los Angeles Lakers this past season. The Rockets are looking for a high-level backup for Clint […]

Just like the rest of the NBA world, Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns is fascinated by Kawhi Leonard’s free agency, also known as #KawhiWatch. Leonard has yet to make his free agency decision. The Timberwolves star feels like the NBA has never seen anything like #KawhiWatch before: Have we ever witnessed something like […]

An anonymous NBA player likely to be impacted by Kawhi Leonard’s free agency decision has heard the star will stay with Toronto Raptors, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. MacMahon emphasized the player isn’t Danny Green, who is an unrestricted free agent as well and close with Leonard. An NBA player likely to be impacted […]

Hassan Whiteside is looking forward to the opportunity of a new beginning with the Portland Trail Blazers after getting traded by the Miami Heat, according to Shandel Richardson of The Athletic. The Heat have been trying to trade Whiteside for the past two summers. Whiteside was also looking for a fresh start somewhere. Both sides […]

Former Charlotte Hornets guard and current Chicago Bulls TV analyst Kendall Gill says “there’s going to be some hard feelings in the beginning” after Kemba Walker signed with the Boston Celtics. Gill believes Walker wanted to return to the Hornets, but that the opportunity to win with the Celtics was too great for the All-Star […]

Cris Carter says Kawhi Leonard has yet to make his decision and that the two-time Finals MVP is still considering the Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. Carter has been consistently plugged into Leonard’s camp. During his playing days in the NFL, Carter was represented by Mitch Frankel, who represents Leonard at […]

New York Knicks small forward Kevin Knox thinks he should’ve been an All-Rookie selection this past season and will use the snub as “motivation” this summer. Knox’s 22 second-team votes were well shy of the cut to make the team. The Knicks are hoping Knox will be more efficient in his second year in the […]

An anonymous NBA agent says Kawhi Leonard is re-signing with the Toronto Raptors, according to Mark Jones of ESPN. This comes right after ESPN’s Jalen Rose said he’s 99 percent sure Leonard is going back to Toronto. The prevailing thought is that Leonard will sign a short-term deal with the Raptors if he decides to […]

The Phoenix Suns made their trade with the Memphis Grizzlies to put themselves in a better position to re-sign small forward Kelly Oubre Jr., according to David Aldridge of The Athletic. Oubre is a restricted free agent, meaning he can sign an offer sheet with another team if he wants to. Then the Suns would […]

NBA analyst and former player Jalen Rose says he’s 99 percent sure Kawhi Leonard is signing a short-term deal with the Toronto Raptors. Rose was the first person to report last season that Leonard would never play for the San Antonio Spurs again. Not a lot of people believed Rose, but it turned out he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers are the front-runners to land sharpshooter Kyle Korver once he reaches a buyout agreement with the Phoenix Suns, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Korver began his NBA career with the Sixers and played with Lakers superstar LeBron James on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Bucks, meanwhile, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have traded Kyle Korver and Jevon Carter to the Phoenix Suns for De’Anthony Melton, Josh Jackson, a 2020 second-round pick and a 2021 conditional second-round pick, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Grizzlies acquired Kyle Korver from the Utah Jazz in the Mike Conley trade. Josh Jackson was the fourth overall […]

New York Knicks second year small forward Kevin Knox says he’s feeling way more comfortable than he did during his rookie season. Knox says he feels stronger this summer compared to his rookie season with the Knicks and has been working on his ball handling and efficiency. Kevin Knox says he feels stronger this summer […]

Jared Dudley says Brooklyn “is going to be on fire” with point guard Kyrie Irving and small forward Kevin Durant on the Nets now. Irving and Durant agreed to four-year deals with the Nets on the first day of free agency. The two superstars also brought center DeAndre Jordan with them. Jared Dudley agreed to […]

Joe Ingles says he’s “excited” to see what the Utah Jazz can do in 2019-20 with Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic and Ed Davis in the fold. The Jazz traded for Conley and have already agreed to free-agent deals with Bogdanovic and Davis, among others. Ingles is going to miss Derrick Favors, Rick Rubio and Jae […]

Guard TJ McConnell has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Indiana Pacers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. McConnell will sign a two-year deal with the Pacers worth $7 million. Source: Deal is two-years, $7M. https://t.co/9FnZtlOSgH — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 3, 2019 This past season with the Philadelphia 76ers, McConnell averaged 6.4 points, […]

Jusuf Nurkic and Mario Hezonja were neighbors growing up, and now they’re teammates on the Portland Trail Blazers. Hezonja signed a two-year, $3.66 million contract with the Blazers on Wednesday. He played with the New York Knicks this past season after spending the first three years of his NBA career with the Orlando Magic. Hezonja […]

When Bobby Portis and Dwyane Wade were teammates on the Chicago Bulls during the 2016-17 season, the newest member of the New York Knicks reportedly called out the future Hall of Famer for not working hard enough in practice, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post. Portis agreed to a free agent deal […]

Free agent small forward Wilson Chandler has reached an agreement with the Brooklyn Nets, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Chandler split this past season with the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Clippers. He’ll join Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, DeAndre Jordan and Garrett Temple as the newest additions to the Nets. Free agent forward […]

Los Angeles Clippers combo guard Patrick Beverley hasn’t reached out to Kawhi Leonard because he says players know what the Clippers bring to the table. Leonard is said to be deciding between the Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors. Beverley says he doesn’t need to recruit Leonard if the two-time Finals MVP wants to […]

LeBron James’ pitch to Kawhi Leonard is the Los Angeles Lakers will be Leonard’s team in two years, according to Ryan Russillo of ESPN. James signed a four-year deal with the Lakers last offseason. Russillo says it isn’t a guarantee LeBron will be on the team once his contract ends in 2022. James has a […]

Some members of the Houston Rockets reportedly believe center Clint Capela has some growing up to do, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic. The Rockets weren’t happy with the lack of production they got from Capela in the team’s second round playoff loss to the Golden State Warriors. Capela’s name has been mentioned in […]

Veteran stretch forward Jared Dudley has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Dudley spent this past season with the Brooklyn Nets. Free agent Jared Dudley has agreed to a one-year, $2.6M deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, agent Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. — Adrian […]

Josh Richardson is reportedly headed to the Philadelphia 76ers in a sign-and-trade deal involving Jimmy Butler, so the guard wanted to send one last message to Miami Heat fans. The Heat drafted Richardson with the 40th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and watched the rugged defender turn himself into one of the best […]