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Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins will be named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year during a news conference on Thursday, a source told Yahoo Sports. Wiggins was the top overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he was dealt to the T’wolves in a trade for Kevin Love before the […]
LeBron James says he has “freedom” to call plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the course of the game, and coach David Blatt claims that the superstar dictating the action is business as usual. “I don’t think that’s peculiar,” Blatt said after Cavs practice Wednesday. “When the game is going on and you are in […]
(Pacers Coach Frank) Vogel on PG (Paul George): “Like I said, there’s a lot of layers to it. He’s not ready. He hasn’t reached our level of what we feel he’s ready to play.” via Candace Buckner of the IndyStar on Twitter
Former Kentucky player and projected first-round pick Karl-Anthony Towns said there’s “no truth” to reports that the Minnesota Timberwolves told him he’s going to be the first pick in this year’s NBA draft. “It’s not true whatsoever,” he said. “I haven’t had any promises. Believe me if I had any promises, I would right now […]
The San Antonio Spurs have waived guard Jimmer Fredette. The Spurs also waived Youssou Ndoye, Keifer Sykes and Deshaun Thomas on Wednesday. The Spurs gave Fredette a partially guaranteed deal in July to come to training camp and provide some outside shooting to a veteran roster that is priming for another title run this season. […]
Dwyane Wade returned Tuesday to the NBA Finals in his part-time role as ABC analyst and briefly added fuel to the swirl regarding his impending opt-out decision with the Miami Heat. Asked about the elimination position the Cleveland Cavaliers found themselves in entering Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, Wade […]
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard Jabari Brown to a 10-day contract, it was announced today by General Manager Mitch Kupchak. Brown, who was most recently a member of the Lakers NBA Development League affiliate, the Los Angeles D-Fenders, joins the team after leading the D-League in scoring at 24.4 points per game to […]
Indiana’s Troy Williams will not be transferring, but sources told ESPN that he hasn’t decided whether to declare for NBA Draft yet. via Jeff Goodman of ESPN on Twitter
Warriors have interest in Spurs free agent sharpshooter Marco Belinelli, a source told Yahoo Sports. Ex-Warriors guard career 39% 3P shooter Source: Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports
(Chris) Bosh has resumed court work for the first time since being sidelined at the February All-Star break due to blood clots on his lung, working Tuesday with coach Erik Spoelstra, assistant coach David Fizdale, among others. Source: Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel