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According to a team announcement Tuesday afternoon, the Celtics have waived three of their four camp invitees in Levi Randolph, Coty Clarke and Malcolm Miller, trimming their roster down to 17 players. Source: Tim MacLean of the Celtics Blog
During a 25-minute gathering with the media, Jackson revealed buzzworthy 7-foot-1 European project Kristaps Porzingis failed to complete his workout Monday with the Knicks because of cramps. With the 76ers leaning toward taking Russell at No. 3, there has been speculation Jackson would consider Porzingis — despite the notion he could be two years away […]
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
The Orlando Magic have acquired guard Shabazz Napier and cash considerations from Miami in exchange for a conditional 2016 second round draft pick, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced today. Source: NBA.com/Magic
The (Philadelphia) 76ers were ordered to pay the New Orleans Pelicans $3 million by the NBA last season for not fully disclosing Jrue Holiday’s injury history before he was traded two years ago, according to two sources. Source: Keith Pompey of The Inquirer
The Warriors are trawling for someone to take David Lee, with the 30th pick as a potential sweetener, per sources around the league. Source: Zach Lowe of Grantland
RFA Jae Crowder has reached agreement on a five-year, $35 million deal with the Boston Celtics, league sources tell RealGM. Source: Shams Charania of RealGM
(Question:) Why Charlotte? (Jeremy Lin:) Because they were very serious about wanting me and because they gave me the best opportunity to be the player I feel like I can be on the floor. My conversations with Coach Clifford and Coach Silas really persuaded me that they understood my game and how to use me. […]
Rockets star center Dwight Howard said Wednesday he’s getting close to returning to the court after missing the last 23 games with swelling in his right knee. When he does return, Howard said he expects to be restricted to 20 to 25 minutes per game until he can build his endurance, and he won’t play […]
(The Plain Dealer:) Thoughts on how your teammates played tonight? (LeBron) James: We all have to play better, including myself. I don’t think I was great. I’ve got to do better things out on the floor to help us be more precise offensively. I’ve got to communicate a little bit more defensively to help our […]