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(Los Angeles Clippers) Blake Griffin managed to answer thoughtfully after the Clippers lost in the Western Conference Semifinals, providing perspective on how far they’ve come in just a few years. “The Clipper curse when I first got here was No. 1 picks getting hurt, not working out; their draft picks not working out, not making […]
It’s unavoidably tantalizing to think about what the (Brooklyn) Nets might have gotten for Plumlee, had they actively shopped him before he fell out of favor — bearing in mind the two future first-round picks Denver extracted from Cleveland for Timofey Mozgov. Some rival executives think the Nets might go ahead and explore the Plumlee […]
The Los Angeles Lakers plan to bring in (D’Angelo) Russell along with centers Karl-Anthony Towns and Jahlil Okafor for workouts. The Lakers haven’t ruled out using the second pick on Russell, a point guard out of Ohio State. via Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer
(Atlanta Hawsk Jeff) Teague, Paul Millsap and Al Horford have all struggled with less publicized injuries throughout the playoffs. The most serious of those is Millsap’s sprained right shoulder, which caused him to miss five games in early April and has never fully healed. There are whispers that it might require surgery after the season. […]
(Lakers GM Mitch) Kupchak said anywhere from four to eight players could be in consideration for the No. 2 pick. Keeping options open and broad right now. via Mike Trudell of ESPN Los Angeles on Twitter
It’s believed Brooklyn (Nets) ownership is now determined to cut costs across board and staff cuts are underway. Marks is well-respected in league. After 20 years with Nets, assistant GM Bobby Marks has tweeted that he’s parted ways with organization. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
Bogdan Bogdanovic – a star stash of the Phoenix Suns – not making NBA jump next season. He is committed to Fenerbahce. via David Pick of Basketball Insiders on Twitter
Kyle Korver tells me he will have surgery tomorrow on his ankle. via David Aldridge of TNT on Twitter
(Golden State Warriors Stephen) Curry looked, sounded and tested fine on Monday night and there were no indications about any further problems, (Warriors GM Bob) Myers said on Tuesday, before the Warriors departed their hotel to fly back to the Bay Area. “At the very, very end, when he passed the tests, then it became […]
Houston Rockets Dwight Howard will not be suspended for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, the NBA said on Tuesday. Had the NBA upgraded Howard’s flagrant foul one in Monday’s Game 4 to a flagrant foul two, he would have missed Wednesday’s game. Howard has three flagrant foul points in the playoffs and four […]
