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Reps for Zoran Dragic, I’m told, wanted to secure release from (Boston) Celtics so the younger Dragic could return to Europe and ensure consistent PT Source: Marc Stein of ESPN on Twitter
The Mavericks intend to present their long-planned contract extension to Dwight Powell — three years, $33 million — when free agency opens after 6 PM tonight, league sources say, with the sides expected to swiftly agree to terms. The Mavericks intend to present their long-planned contract extension to Dwight Powell — three years, $33 million […]
Both (Cavaliers center Anderson) Varejao and (forward Tristan) Thompson could essentially be playing this season for their next contracts. Varejao is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, although his age (32) and injury history will likely preclude him from demanding top dollar. And now that his good friend LeBron James is […]
Privately, (Taj) Gibson isn’t too thrilled with the prospect of continuing to be a reserve, according to multiple people familiar with the situation, but the upbeat, team-first player values winning and chemistry too much to make it an issue or distraction. Furthermore, being an underdog his entire basketball career, it could serve as motivation and […]
Pau Gasol passed on the Knicks, but that doesn’t mean his younger brother Marc will. Next summer, Grizzles center Marc Gasol, a versatile and supremely talented 7-foot center, will be a free agent. The Knicks, with more than $20 million of cap space, are expected to make a run at him. Pau, in town with […]
(Knicks Team President) Phil Jackson: “Certain other things will also have to change next year, namely our defensive game plan. I’d like us to exert more pressure in the backcourt. Press, trap, push sideline. Make opposing guards work to get the ball across the timeline, something that will tire them out late in the game […]
Orlando free agent All-Star Nikola Vucevic plans to commit to a four-year, $100 million deal to return to the Magic, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Orlando free agent All-Star Nikola Vucevic plans to commit to a four-year, $100 million deal to return to the Magic, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June […]
The Pistons held the Denver Nuggets to 35-percent shooting, some of it simply attributable to open misses more than defensive brilliance, though that still should create something better than a 10-point loss. “We don’t block people out,” Van Gundy said. “We just turn and go to the board and people come running in. We’ve got […]
Celtics ended up with $12.9 million Traded Player Exception in their end of the Rajon Rondo deal with Dallas. Boston is reported to have creatively used existing exceptions to absorb the players they received from the Dallas Mavericks creating a huge single salary cap exception. The way it worked out is Boston applied Brandan Wright’s […]
Reporting with @ShamsCharania: The Utah Jazz are emerging as a significant threat to sign Bojan Bogdanovic away from the Indiana Pacers, League Sources tell The Athletic….The Jazz could have a competitive offer on the table as soon as tomorrow, according to sources Reporting with @ShamsCharania: The Utah Jazz are emerging as a significant threat to […]