Category: Headlines
Bob Myers to KNBR on Harrison Barnes and Festus Ezeli: "Both are guys where you could say, 'I don't know where the ceiling is.'" — Diamond Leung (@diamond83) August 28, 2015 Source: Diamond Leung of the San Jose Mercury News on Twitter
Chinese powerhouse Guangdong Southern Tigers is considering to sign Jamaal Franklin as second foreigner. The player arrived for the training camp and coach Du Feng already told the decision on him has not yet been taken. Source: Enea Trapani of Sportando
"Yeah, I have a lot of confidence in what (@Jarrettjack03) can do." -Thaddeus Young (@yungsmoove21) on Jack being #Nets starting point guard — SiriusXM NBA Radio (@SiriusXMNBA) August 28, 2015 Source: SiriusXM NBA Radio via Twitter
There are rumblings that agent Rich Paul could deliver another client to his hometown team in the near future. Several league executives believe Canadian Tristan Thompson may head north to Toronto in the summer of 2016 if he signs his one-year, $6.8 million qualifying offer with the Cleveland Cavaliers. “I always thought he was going […]
“A guy (Stevie Wonder) who never saw me,” a beaming (Darryl) Dawkins said in a 2011 televised interview, “gave me the name `Chocolate Thunder.” ‘The name stuck, and the rim-wrecking, glass-shattering dunks remain unforgettable – as will the giant of a man who changed the game with them. Dawkins died Thursday at a hospital in […]
The Cavaliers plan to work Kyrie Irving back into playing condition carefully and methodically as he recovers from a left kneecap fracture suffered in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Multiple league sources say his rehabilitation is going smoothly, but that the chances are slim of him being in the opening-night lineup against the Chicago Bulls on […]
Entering his fourth pro season, the 22-year-old (Anthony Davis) has worked to add more muscle and bulk to his frame. As a result, with training camp one month away, the 6-foot-10 Davis is 12 pounds heavier than he was last season, up to 253, while maintaining 10 percent body fat. He spent a combined total […]
Former Mississippi guard Marshall Henderson has signed a make-good contract with the Sacramento Kings, a league source told Yahoo Sports. Henderson played in Iraq, Qatar and Italy this past season after he wasn’t drafted out of the University of Mississippi in 2014. The two-time All-Southeastern Conference selection averaged 19 points during his final season with […]
Clippers also spoke with reps for forward Chris Singleton, per source, but no deal in place. Source: Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times on Twitter
The Phoenix Suns and Bakersfield Jam have named Chris Jent Head Coach of the Jam, it was announced today. Jent becomes the fifth head coach in franchise history. “It’s an honor to be named Head Coach of the Bakersfield Jam and to be a part of an organization like the Phoenix Suns,” said Jent. “Personally, […]
