Basketball Insiders

Defender “Khimki” Alexey Shved will not play for the Russian basketball team at the European Championship 2015. This was reported to Tass by the head coach of the Russian national team Yevgeny Pashutin. Source: Andrei Kartashov of Tass

Sixteen years in the NBA can be a blur, Al Harrington can attest to that. He lived it. On Wednesday, he recounted near two-decades worth of just sheer fun, allowing the words that put an end to things kick off the conversation. He sat courtside at the Toyota Center after helping out during a Nuggets […]

Basketball Insiders chats with Corey Hawkins at the 2015 NBA Draft Combine in Chicago.

Team president-coach Stan Van Gundy said that (Stanley) Johnson’s mental makeup was a main attraction.” We really liked his mentality,” Van Gundy said two days after the Pistons bypassed Justise Winslow to select Johnson. “The more we talked to people, we became very confident that this is a guy who’s driven to being great — […]

Which NBA teams may fall off down the final stretch? Jessica Camerato, Tommy Beer, Moke Hamilton, Eric Pincus and Alex Kennedy discuss.

The Brooklyn Nets have waived guard Ryan Boatright and two other players, reducing their roster to 17 players. Forward Quincy Miller and center Chris Daniels were also waived Tuesday, the team says. Source: NBA.com

Brandon Jennings is making steady progress in his comeback from a ruptured left Achilles. Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said after practice Saturday that the point guard, who suffered the season-ending injury in late January, is “doing about everything.” He’s shooting the step-back jumper. He’s making moves into shots. He’s running well and he can […]

Clippers free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu is not considering playing overseas at the moment and is still hoping to get an NBA camp invite. Source: Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter

NBA sources tell me #Knicks are signing ex #Mavs G Ricky Ledo to a 10-day contract. via Mike Fisher of DallasBasketball.com on Twitter