Category: NBA Headlines
When (Rajon) Rondo realized his run with the Celtics was over this year, he planned to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers in the summer, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Once Dallas made the trade, he was open to re-signing with the Mavericks – only there are no max contract offers for Rondo on the […]
“I don’t sit on my hands,” (Dwyane) Wade said in an end-of-season interview with The Associated Press. “Obviously, everything’s about life after (basketball) and seeing what you want to do as well. So this is a perfect time to figure it out.” Wade has the option of becoming a free agent again this summer; the […]
Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons did not play in Tuesday Game 2 amid concern that he might not be able to return to the first-round series against the Rockets. Parsons sore right knee has not responded to treatment since he left the Mavericks’ April 2 game against the Rockets. He sat out the final six games […]
Kyle Lowry is day to day after suffering a left shin contusion in the Toronto Raptors’ playoff loss to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. But he indicated he hopes to play when the series continues Friday in Washington. via Brian Windhorst of ESPN
The energy Jordan Hill displayed with his rebounding and putbacks left Byron Scott giddy, the former Time Warner Cable SportsNet analyst believing Hill could consistently produce double doubles if only granted more consistent minutes and featured in a more deliberate offense. “He was disappointed he didn’t see that energy,” Hill said. “That’s something else I […]
Gregg Popovich had to convince Mike Budenholzer it wasn’t a prank phone call. Popovich, the long-time Spurs head coach and mentor to Budenholzer, reached out to the Hawks head coach to be the first deliver some important news Monday afternoon. He was the one to tell his long-time assistant he had been named NBA Coach […]
Forward/center Ed Davis will opt out of the second year of his deal with the Lakers before July, foregoing $1.1 million for a shot at a bigger contract. “I’m going to test free agency,” Davis told The Times in a telephone interview. “Hopefully I’m back with the Lakers, as long as everything is equal with […]
(David) Blatt has the backing of his players, as he’s taken a team with many new to the playoff scene and molded it into his own. “The one thing I appreciate with coach Blatt is that he’s always going to stay the same,” Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving said. “He’s always going to stay the course. […]
Korean prospect Lee Jong-Hyun has declared for the NBA draft, I’ve been told. via David Pick of Eurobasket.com
The Atlanta Hawks’ Mike Budenholzer, who guided the team to the best regular season in franchise history, is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2014-15 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced today. Budenholzer received 67 first-place votes and 513 total points from a panel of 130 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout […]
