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The Sacramento Kings have signed second-round draft pick and former NCAA national champion guard Kyle Guy to a two-way contract. The Kings acquired Guy’s rights in a draft night trade with the New York Knicks, selecting the 6-foot-2 University of Virginia product with the 55th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Sacramento sent New York […]

It sounds like at least one person is excited about their move to the Miami Heat. Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard was traded to South Beach in the four-team sign-and-trade that produced Jimmy Butler for the Heat. Miami sent Hassan Whiteside to the Portland Trail Blazers, where Leonard is coming from. Leonard, a 7-foot-1 power […]

It’s looking like a “long shot” when it comes to the possibility of reuniting former teammates Russell Westbrook and James Harden. That’s according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, who reports the Houston Rockets do indeed have interest in acquiring the Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard following OKC trading forward Paul George to the Los Angeles […]

Golden State Warriors co-chairman and CEO Joe Lacob announced Sunday that the franchise intends to retire three-time champion Andre Iguodala’s No. 9 jersey. Lacob thanked Iguodala in a statement following the Warriors’ completion of a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies: “As we look back six years [after signing Iguodala], we actually underestimated what [Iguodala’s] value […]

Following the end of the NBA’s moratorium — marking the end of the previous season and the beginning of the next calendar year — the Golden State Warriors have finalized their trade with the Memphis Grizzlies, which will send veteran wing Andre Iguodala to Grind City. The framework of the trade will be 15-year veteran […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to a two-year contract with Giannis Antetokounmpo’s older brother, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Thanasis Antetokounmpo, 26, is a former second-round draft pick of the New York Knicks, selected with the 51st overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. The elder Antetokounmpo struggled to find playing […]

A new big three in South Beach? Not so fast, according to newly acquired Miami Heat wing Jimmy Butler. Miami acquired Butler in a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, which included the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers to complete the four-team trade. The Heat famously teamed up future Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade […]

Despite an infamous quote in a magazine by a then-23-year-old Jimmy Butler, you can now expect to see him wearing a Miami Heat jersey. The Heat acquired Butler in a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, which also included the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers to complete a four-team deal. Miami is excited to […]

Jimmy Butler may be the Miami Heat’s newest shooting guard, but don’t expect him to usurp Heat legend Dwyane Wade’s place in the franchise’s history. Butler has plenty of respect for the future Hall of Fame swingman, whose #3 will likely be retired by the Miami organization after 14-odd seasons with the Heat, interrupted briefly […]

Where in the world will Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook land? After the Thunder traded six-time All-Star Paul George, who re-signed with the franchise this time last year, to the Los Angeles Clippers to team up with free-agent signing Kawhi Leonard in LA, recent speculation points to OKC preparing to part with […]

The hard days of being a Los Angeles Clippers fan could be over very soon. In one fell swoop, the Clippers signed two-time Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard and traded for six-time All-Star Paul George. With the Kawhi domino finally fallen, the Clippers can now enter the 2019-20 NBA season as a venerated […]

Former NBA player and current BIG3 competitor Josh Smith thinks he could be a contributor for the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, per Peachtree Hoops. Smith, a Hall of Fame-level “secure the bag” guy, last played in the NBA for the New Orleans Pelicans during the 2017-18 season, appearing in only three games. The 6-foot-9 […]

The Washington Wizards are releasing 29-year-old shooting guard Jonathon Simmons, The Washington Post’s Candace Buckner reports. Simmons was due to earn $5.7 million next year, but waiving the 6-foot-6 wing will only cost $1 million for the Wizards. Washington acquired Simmons during draft night, with the Philadelphia 76ers trading the four-year veteran and the 42nd […]

Kyrie Irving is officially a Brooklyn Net. The 27-year-old point guard signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Brooklyn Nets this offseason after previously playing two seasons for the Boston Celtics. Irving plans on teaming up with one-time All-Star center DeAndre Jordan and four-time league scoring champion, but injured, forward Kevin Durant with the […]

New York may be known as The City That Never Sleeps, but for big man Bobby Portis, it’s now the city of his dreams. The unrestricted free agent, 24, signed a two-year deal with the New York Knicks this offseason. Portis is calling signing with the Knicks “a dream come true.” Portis said that and […]

23-year-old swingman and Las Vegas Summer League rostered player for the Los Angeles Lakers Dakota Mathias is getting high praise for his shooting ability. Mathias spent four collegiate seasons playing at Purdue University, averaging 41.9% from three-point range. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard would go undrafted in 2018 and opted to play overseas with Spanish professional […]

Newly acquired Atlanta Hawks veteran forward Chandler Parsons told Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Chris Vivlamore that he has “a lot left” in spite of the small forward’s three-year dip. Parsons has only appeared in 95 games over the last three seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies due to complications and lingering effects of right knee surgery, which prevented […]

Rising junior Dennis Smith Jr. confirmed he’s been tweaking his shot mechanics with assistant coach Keith Smart. Smith Jr. told The Athletic’s Mike Vorkunov that his shot has undergone “major changes” and it’s a “really big difference.” The New York Knicks point guard is a career 31.6% three-point shooter. New York acquired Smith in the […]

Memphis Grizzlies newcomer and seven-year NBA veteran forward Jae Crowder wants to “stay” in Memphis and help develop the organization’s young players, per Grizzlies.com’s Mike Wallace. The Grizzlies acquired Crowder in the Mike Conley trade with the Utah Jazz, which included swingman Grayson Allen, veteran shooter Kyle Korver, Crowder, the 23rd overall pick in the […]

The Orlando Magic are waiving 32-year-old center Timofey Mozgov, per Josh Robbins of The Athletic. Furthermore, Mozgov’s $16.7 million contract will be stretched over the next three years. Orlando acquired the one-time NBA champion Mozgov in July 2018 in a three-team trade with the Charlotte Hornets and Chicago Bulls, which sent center Bismack Biyombo to […]

The purveyor of NBA news bombs, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, has no time to siren other reports; he breaks the news whenever he feels it’s appropriate. This was largely the case during the Kawhi Leonard/Paul George news, which occurred during the dead of the night for the east coast and still rather late even for California […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are waiving point guard Tyrone Wallace, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. The move comes off the heels of the massive acquisition of All-Stars Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. George, traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder, will join the Leonard, signing in free agency, in teaming up in LA to compete for the […]

Not even a call, Kawhi? While the NBA was losing its mind in the middle of the night due to the mind-bending news of the signing paired with the Oklahoma City Thunder’s trade to send Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers, Kawhi Leonard let his (now-)former Toronto Raptors teammates know his decision via text. […]

All-Star unrestricted free agent forward Kawhi Leonard has decided on a team in Los Angeles, but it’s not the Lakers. Leonard is going with the Clippers and bringing his All-NBA pal Paul George with him in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder—yet the Lakers were confident they were still involved as a possible Kawhi […]

In a landscape-altering, blockbuster move, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded All-Star forward Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers to team up with two-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, who signed with the Clippers in free agency. OKC may not be done moving pieces, however. Former MVP and star point guard Russell Westbrook may be traded, […]

Fresh ink alert! 19-year-old Shareef O’Neal—the big “Diesel” Shaquille O’Neal’s son—has his father’s iconic 2000 alley-oop celebration with the Los Angeles Lakers tattooed on his leg. The pivotal dunk came from Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals Game 7 tilt with the Lakers against the Portland Trail Blazers in 2000. Following the lob pass […]

Is Zion Williamson the successor of Anthony Davis in the New Orleans Pelicans? The Pelicans are hoping for that and more out of their first overall pick from the 2019 draft. Williamson is set to face off against former Duke teammate R.J. Barrett and the New York Knicks in the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League […]

The Memphis Grizzlies completed a trade with the Washington Wizards to acquire former All-Star center Dwight Howard. However, Howard’s stay in Grind City will likely be short-lived, as Memphis reportedly plans to waive or trade the former first-overall pick. In exchange for Howard, the Grizzlies are sending veteran forward C.J. Miles to the Wizards. The […]

Former first-overall pick Greg Oden almost had it all. The stud center came out of Ohio State University and was selected first by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2007 NBA Draft — ahead of Texas’ Kevin Durant. However, injuries derailed what could have been a great professional career for Oden in the NBA. Oden […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has landed in Las Vegas, Nevada, to watch some NBA Summer League action — and he was spotted speaking to new assistant coach Jason Kidd. Caption this… (via @NBATV) pic.twitter.com/edHsJTBjV5 — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) July 5, 2019 Kidd was hired by Los Angeles after the Lakers missed the […]

#KawhiWatch has intensified Day 6 into the start of free agency, with San Diego residents vigorously tweeting Kawhi Leonard’s San Diego location and NBA fans calling a convenience store asking whether the All-Star was there or not. Day 6 of Kawhi's Free Agency: Upon possible spotting of Kawhi Leonard, fans have now begun calling the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are denying a report that they signed Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the older brother of reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. Greek publication Gazzetta reported on Thursday that the Bucks and the elder Antetokounmpo were in advanced talks on an agreement. Matt Velazquez of the Journal Sentinel, however, confirmed on Friday that there’s “nothing in […]

Al Horford, who recently agreed to join the Philadelphia 76ers, announced on Friday that he won’t play for his native country of the Dominican Republic in this summer’s FIBA World Cup. In a post shared on his Twitter account, the 33-year-old Horford wrote in Spanish that he wouldn’t be able to participate in the Dominican […]

One Dallas Mavericks fan has nearly had enough with the NBA franchise. However, Mavs owner Mark Cuban decided to respond to the frustrated supporter on Twitter Writing a letter expressing disappointment in moves (or the lack thereof) made by the franchise following their 2011 NBA championship, Twitter user Jatinder Singh details specific grievances with the […]

One of the most shocking stories of the 2019 free agency was the decision of Nikola Mirotic to leave the NBA.  Mirotic, who played with Real Madrid prior to his five-year NBA career, is reportedly signing with Spanish club Barcelona. That’s not the end of a not-so-storybook tenure in the NBA for Mirotic, though. According […]

Just give the rook some time in the spotlight! Seven-year NBA veteran Andre Drummond and Detroit Pistons teammate Bruce Brown Jr. interrupted second-year guard Khyri Thomas during a one-on-one interview with NBA TV. Thomas — who was soaking up an on-court interview after scoring a game-high 26 points against Croatia’s men’s basketball team in the […]

Detroit Pistons fans will have to wait longer to watch their foreign first-round pick, Sekou Doumbouya, play in the NBA’s Summer League. Doumbouya, the 15th overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, is day-to-day with a right hamstring injury, per The Detroit News’ Rod Beard. The 18-year-old forward was set to make his Las Vegas […]

The world is not-so-patiently awaiting Kawhi Leonard’s free agency decision, but Toronto fan and rapper Aubrey “Drake” Graham may have sweetened the pot for the Toronto Raptors’ offer. Drake is now a courtside mainstay for the Raptors, who are coming off the heels of their first NBA title. Toronto couldn’t have done it without the […]

Big man Luke Kornet has agreed to a two-year contract with the Chicago Bulls, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports. Kornet last played for the New York Knicks, spending his first two professional seasons with the franchise after going undrafted in 2017. Prior to his two-year stint with New York, Kornet played four collegiate seasons at […]