USA Basketball Announces 34 Player Roster For Men’s National Mini-Camp

Featuring a total of 34 players, including 26 players on the National Team roster and eight players who are new additions to the 2014-16 USA Basketball National Team, USA Basketball Chairman and National Team Managing Director Jerry Colangelo today announced the roster of players expected to attend the Aug. 11-13 USA Basketball Men’s National Team […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavs Announce Signing of Richard Jefferson

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed free agent forward Richard Jefferson, Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts. Per league and team policy, terms of the contract were not released. Source: NBA.com/Cavs

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Source: Knicks, Antetokounmpo Finalizing 2-Year Deal

Knicks and Thanasis Antetokounmpo finalizing two-season, partial-guaranteed deal, source said. Source: David Pick on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Carmelo Anthony Optimistic About Upcoming Season?

Arron Afflalo doesn’t want to speak for Carmelo Anthony. But based on recent conversations he’s had with Carmelo during their workouts, Afflalo believes Anthony is optimistic about the coming season. “He’s very committed. He seems very, very, very hungry to succeed,” Afflalo said on Wednesday after making an appearance at the New York Knicks’ Summer […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Wisconsin Gov Plans to Sign Bill Funding Bucks Arena

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign a bill providing $250 million in taxpayer money to pay for a new Milwaukee Bucks stadium next week. Walker’s office sent an invitation to lawmakers and others saying he plans to sign the bill Aug. 12 at State Fair Park outside Milwaukee. Source: The Associated Press

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Afflalo on Joining Knicks: Melo ‘had a lot to do with it’

The veteran shooting guard (Arron Afflalo) also said (Carmelo) Anthony was instrumental in him signing with the Knicks, and he’s happy to be reunited with him. “I believe he had a lot to do with it,” said Afflalo, who signed a two-year, $16-million deal. “I know they value his opinion here in the organization. He […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Green Believes Pop Will Never Fully Step Away From Spurs

Still setting goals, Spurs guard Danny Green looks forward to playing for coach Gregg Popovich through the end of the four-year, $40 million Spurs contract he signed after becoming a free agent in July. “Without LaMarcus (Aldridge) and Kawhi (Leonard) I think he’s out the door when Timmy leaves,” Green said on Wednesday after an […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Jazz Facing Long Wait for Accurate MRI Reading on Exum?

Depending on swelling in Dante Exum’s knee, it’s possible the Jazz will have to wait a while to get an accurate MRI reading. Source: Jody Genessy of the Deseret News on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Lawsuit Dismissed; New Kings Arena to Move Forward

Soundly defeated in court, three Sacramentans gave up their two-year legal crusade to overturn the city’s subsidy for the new Kings arena Wednesday, enabling the city to move quickly on financing its share of the downtown project. Two weeks after a Sacramento Superior Court judge emphatically rejected their claims that the city gave the Kings […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021