Category: NBA Headlines
(Rondae) Hollis-Jefferson worked out for the Blazers leading up to the draft and was a player the front office had targeted, but when faced with the opportunity to land a starting caliber player like (Mason) Plumlee the Portland brass couldn’t say no. “We really like Rondae. He’s a terrific young player,” Blazers President of Basketball Operations […]
Paraphrasing (Celtics GM Danny) Ainge, he offered the (Charlotte) Hornets too much (reportedly 4 1st-round picks) for No. 9 and is glad upon reflection he was turned down. Source: Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer on Twitter
After Brook Lopez opted out of contract today, the (Brooklyn) Nets remain a strong frontrunner to re-sign him, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
(Hornets GM) Rich Cho said this morning Kentucky’s Aaron Harrison accepted an invitation to play on @hornets summer-league team. Source: Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer on Twitter
#Sixers Hinkie: ‘We will do a lot of experimenting’ with the three big guys to help determine who fits best together.’ Source: Tom Moore of The Intelligencer on Twitter
Undrafted Texas forward Jonathan Holmes has agreed to NBA summer league with the Boston Celtics, source tells RealGM. Source: Shams Charania of Real GM on Twitter
The San Antonio Spurs are operating under the premise that Tim Duncan will return in 2015-16 for a 19th NBA season, according to league sources. Although Duncan and fellow Spurs mainstay Manu Ginobili have yet to make formal declarations about their plans for next season, sources said that the Spurs are optimistic about re-signing both […]
Roster news: #Pistons are going to fully guarantee Anthony Tolliver’s $3 million for next season, according to source. Source: Vincent Ellis of The Detroit Free Press
Sources: UNLV forward Christian Wood – one of the highest-rated talents to go unselected – has agreed to a free agent deal with Houston. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
Former #Arizona PG T.J McConnell signs a partially guaranteed six-figure contract with #Sixers. Source: Keith Pompey of The Inquirer on Twitter