Category: NBA Headlines
The Mavericks do have some interest in Larry Sanders, I’m told. They didn’t bring him to Texas, though. Likely nothing imminent. Source: Tim Cato of Mavs Moneyball on Twitter
The 25-year-old is in the final year of his rookie contract, and president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said there have been discussions about an extension. Ainge has until the end of the month on the extension, and he likes to wait as long as possible on these things. “I’ve heard that,” said Zeller with […]
Pop (Spurs coach Gregg Popovich) says he encouraged (Tony) Parker to play in Eurobasket last summer: “It’s better if he plays. If he sits, the duck pate and fois gras adds up.” Source: Jeff McDonald of San Antonio Express-News on Twitter
Boston Celtics rookie guard Terry Rozier had his left knee drained after experiencing swelling last week and will miss both of the team’s exhibition games this week in New York. Rozier, the 16th overall pick in June’s draft, said he initially tweaked the knee near the start of training camp chasing a loose ball. He […]
Former NBA player Josh Selby has signed a contract to play in the AmeriLeague, according to sources. Source: Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders on Twitter
The (Houston) Rockets claimed Iranian forward Arsalan Kazemi off waivers, league source tells Yahoo Sports. He had been on Atlanta (Hawks) roster. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports on Twitter
Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond and Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes, according to league sources, are the players best positioned to secure a lucrative extension this month as the revised deadline approaches and negotiations in both cases continue. Source: Marc Stein of ESPN
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Sunday that a spinal fluid leak led to his leave of absence from the team. “I wanted to just tell you guys what I’m going through, what’s happened. Because I think there’s kind of a gray area, people wondering what’s going on,” he said. However, he would not […]
The Rockets had gone from clicking to limping when James Harden and Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier collided late in the first half, with Harden slowly walking off with a bruised right knee. Rockets coach Kevin McHale said that he had been given no update on the severity of the injury after the Magic had […]
The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed free agent center Jerome Jordan. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Source: NBA.com/Pelicans
