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Despite being down 3-2 in the Finals to the Golden State Warriors following a 104-91 Game 5 loss on Sunday, James explained why he is still confident about his Cleveland Cavaliers’ chances: because of him. “I feel confident because I’m the best player in the world,” James said following his 40-point, 14-rebound and 11-assist performance […]
Cousins expects Rondo to be in a Kings uniform with him next season when a new downtown arena opens. “He ain’t going nowhere. I will kidnap him myself,” Cousins told Yahoo Sports. Source: Marc Spears of Yahoo Sports
Soundly defeated in court, three Sacramentans gave up their two-year legal crusade to overturn the city’s subsidy for the new Kings arena Wednesday, enabling the city to move quickly on financing its share of the downtown project. Two weeks after a Sacramento Superior Court judge emphatically rejected their claims that the city gave the Kings […]
The 76ers apparently are not ready to part ways with Jordan McRae and J.P. Tokoto. A league source confirmed that McRae will join the Sixers for training camp, which begins Sept. 29 at Stockton University in Galloway Township, N.J. Another league source said Tokoto will participate in camp as well. Source: Keith Pompey of the […]
David Griffin says he doesn’t have timetable on closing deal with Tristan Thompson, though he thinks they will get something done. Source: Ethan J. Skolnick of the Bleacher Report on Twitter
Basketball Insiders publisher Steve Kyler and Senior NBA Writer Joel Brigham dig into the players approaching bust status from the 2012 and 2013 NBA Draft classes. Should there be any loyalty in the NBA from either side? Which teams are flying under the radar.
Sources: free agent Eric Moreland has reached agreement on a one-year contract to re-sign with the Sacramento Kings. Significant guarantees. Source: Shams Charania of RealGM on Twitter
The Lakers are working to unload contracts, trying to create significantly more salary cap space, league sources tell Yahoo Sports… Around the league, executives believe the Lakers are pursuing space to offer free agent deals to LaMarcus Aldridge and DeAndre Jordan. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports
Toronto has hired Andy Greer as assistant coach, league source tells Yahoo. He’ll run Raptors defense, a (Tom) Thibodeau/(Stan) Van Gundy disciple. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports on Twitter
Atlanta has intensions to bring over Euro center Walter Tavares next season, a source said. Has flexible NBA outs. via David Pick of Eurobasket on Twitter