Category: NBA Headlines
The Denver Nuggets have signed guard Emmanuel Mudiay to a multi-year contract, General Manager and Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly announced today. Source: NBA.com/Nuggets
Former Bakersfield Jam head coach Will Voigt is expected to be named the next head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, multiple league sources tell D-League Digest. Source: Adam Johnson of the D-League Digest
Even before the Nets pursued buyout talks with Deron Williams, ownership and management were always lukewarm about dealing Joe Johnson. As one league source told NetsDaily, the Nets were never aggressively marketing the 6’8″ swingman. The preference was always to dump Williams. Source: NetsDaily
The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed center Salah Mejri. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mejri (7-2, 235) played in 34 games with Real Madrid last season and averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.6 minutes on the way to winning the Spanish League title. Source: NBA.com/Mavs
The Kings are expected to hire Nancy Lieberman, the 1996 Hall of Fame inductee and assistant general manager of the Dallas Mavericks’ D-League team, as an assistant coach. “Definitely I’m going to offer her a job,” Kings vice president Vlade Divac said Thursday. “George (Karl) and I talked about bringing her back after she helped […]
I’m told Knicks held discussions with ex-NBA shooter Sasha Vujacic. Source: David Pick on Twitter
The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed forward Josh Huestis to a contract, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are excited to add Josh to our roster as he allows us to continue to increase our depth through […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have waived center Brendan Haywood, it was announced today by President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey. Source: NBA.com/Blazers
“Well, I think offense wasn’t really too much of an issue last year,” (Pau) Gasol said on a conference call from South Africa, where he’s taking part in the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders event, which culminates with the first-ever NBA exhibition in Africa on Aug. 1. “We have a lot of talent offensively, and I […]
New York Knickerbockers President Phil Jackson announced today that the team has waived guard Ricky Ledo. Source: New York Knicks on Twitter
