Category: NBA Headlines
Already one of the league’s most feared rim protectors, (Utah Jazz Rudy) Gobert hopes to put a little more fear into opposing defenses next year. The center intends to improve his post-game and add some mid-range shooting to his repertoire. He says he’s hitting consistently from about 15-feet right now, and he plans to spend 10 days […]
Interesting 1st-round guards working out for (Charlotte) @hornets Monday: ND’s Jerian Grant, Georgia St.’s R.J. Hunter and Kentucky’s Aaron Harrison. Source: Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer on Twitter
Nikola Jokic, named MVP in Serbia a half-dozen times this season, has intensions to join the Denver Nuggets. Source: David Pick of Basketball Insiders on Twitter
(Cleveland Cavaliers) LeBron James: “(I) understand that we were the underdog coming into the series, and with Kyrie being out, people are writing us off. So, I mean, that’s fine. That’s fine. I’m motivated to get our guys ready to go tomorrow (for Game 2), and we will be ready.” “It’s a tough pill to […]
(Golden State Warriors) Draymond Green: “I think Oakland is pretty much Saginaw, just a little bigger and got a couple of pro teams..I just kind of feel at home.” Source: Diamond Leung of the Bay Area News Group
Rising lottery pick Cameron Payne, a Murray State PG, has upcoming workouts scheduled with Lakers (2nd pick) & Knicks (4th), a source says. Source: Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
Quite the opposite from a “Show me the money” showboat, (Kris) Middleton is soft-spoken and humble. He is more likely to hit a cliché trifecta than ruffle management. He says he “definitely” wants to stay with the upstart Bucks, preferring to keep low while agent Michael Lindeman of New York-based Excel Sports Management handles the […]
(Cleveland Cavaliers) Kyrie Irving underwent successful surgery Saturday morning at the Cleveland Clinic to repair his fractured left kneecap. Source: Dave McMenamin of ESPN
“The physicality over there (China) was ridiculous,” said (Emmanuel) Mudiay, who played against former NBA players Michael Beasley and Stephon Marbury and under a 24-second shot clock. “My maturity level improved in learning how to come into the game as a professional.” But Mudiay’s decision to play overseas instead of keeping his commitment at Southern […]
“You all saw he played terrifically,” (Cavaliers Coach David) Blatt said. “Matty (Dellavedova) has been a rotation player for us the whole year. He stepped in and did a great job, and the team believes in him and we believe in him. If necessary, he has to play significant minutes again, he’ll be ready, and […]
