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(Atlanta) Hawks have hired Keke Lyles and Michael Roncarati, both from (Golden State) Warriors, to athletic performance staff. Source: Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Twitter
The (Miami) Heat expects to bring Mario Chalmers to training camp (as opposed to trading him first) but hasn’t ruled out trading him in October or beyond if it can find a taker, something it hasn’t been able to do to this point. Source: Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald
(San Antonio) Spurs to workout Brazilian hulk Rafael Hettsheimeir, agent told me. Liked him at PanAm games. Source: David Pick of Basketball Insiders on Twitter
(Stephen) Curry again stated his desire to stay with the Warriors in a video posted on his Facebook page. Asked if he ever thought he’d leave Golden State, Curry said, “Hopefully not. Hopefully everything works out and I can finish my career here. I’ve probably got like 10 good years left.” Source: Chuck Myron of […]
The Phoenix Suns’ training camp gained some competition with agreements for former Sixers center Henry Sims and former Nets power forward Cory Jefferson to compete for roster spots. Source: Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic
If the Lakers are flirting with the idea of signing Metta World Peace, it’s definitely a surprise to him. Earlier this week, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Lakers have been talking with Metta’s reps about a possible comeback … though no official deal was on the table. But when we asked Metta about […]
With the Heat at risk of having to pay the league’s “repeater” tax, which increases such payments to the NBA, the team could alleviate some of that penalty by moving the $5 million on the final year of (Chris) Andersen’s contract, as has been widely speculated. “It’s a business, man,” Andersen, 37, said. “It doesn’t […]
The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed center Keith Benson. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Source: NBA.com/HEAT
Jordan Clarkson of the Lakers could play the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship late in September. Clarkson was named in the preliminary roster of the Philippines being his mother filipino. Source: E. Carchia of Sportando
Source: Crvena Zvezda, Gal Mekel agreed to two-season contract. NBA out included. — David Pick (@IAmDPick) August 25, 2015
