Category: NBA Headlines
#Celtics guard Marcus Smart: We can be a scary defensive unit. We have lot of guys who can guard multiple positions & get after it. — Scott Souza (@Scott_Souza) September 26, 2015 Source: Scott Souza of the MetroWest Daily News on Twitter
With the first training camp practice just five days away, Minnesota Timberwolves general manager Milt Newton put a stop to any speculation about point guard Ricky Rubio as rumors circulate that the team is looking to trade its flashy playmaker. “We’re not talking to anybody about trading Ricky,” Newton told The Associated Press. “We expect Ricky […]
New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony will have no restrictions on his surgically repaired left knee entering training camp. “Medically, he will be fine,” coach Derek Fisher said Friday. “I think we will still gauge how much we want to put him under in terms of workload and stress in training camp and in the […]
Warriors reached agreement with Ben Gordon. — Diamond Leung (@diamond83) September 25, 2015 Source: Diamond Leung of the San Jose Mercury News on Twitter
With Bulls training camp imminent, a familiar theme resurfaced. The Bulls announced that starting small forward Mike Dunleavy underwent a lower-back microdiscectomy Friday at Rush University Medical Center. Dunleavy, 35, will miss eight to 10 weeks, including training camp, which starts Tuesday. Source: K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune
Free agent center Jeremy Tyler has signed a training camp deal with Houston, league sources tell Yahoo. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 25, 2015 Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
After being initially knocked for a loop by the July trade from Phoenix and being separated from identical twin brother Markieff, (forward Marcus) Morris has embraced coming to the Pistons. “I’m in Detroit. I’m here. I don’t even think about that stuff anymore. I’m here.” And he sees this as his best opportunity to sink […]
Free agent center Chris Johnson has agreed to terms on a deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a league source informed Northeast Ohio Media Group. The source requested anonymity due to the fact that the team hasn’t announced the signing yet, but I’m told the deal is a one-year, non-guaranteed pact that gives the 6-11 shot-blocker […]
Paul Pierce says his 18th professional season will be his last if his new team, the Los Angeles Clippers, wins the 2016 NBA championship next June. “If we win this year — win a championship — I’ll probably be done with basketball, just to be honest,” Pierce said at Clippers media day Friday. “It would […]
New York Knicks president Phil Jackson plans to take a more hands-on approach with coach Derek Fisher this season, at Fisher’s request. “I thought that maybe I stepped back too far last year,” Jackson said on Friday. “I wanted Derek to be his own person, to have his own feel for this, and that was […]
