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Team president-coach Stan Van Gundy said that (Stanley) Johnson’s mental makeup was a main attraction.” We really liked his mentality,” Van Gundy said two days after the Pistons bypassed Justise Winslow to select Johnson. “The more we talked to people, we became very confident that this is a guy who’s driven to being great — […]
(Charlotte Hornets Nicolas) Batum says he was ready for a change. He seems delighted to get a fresh start with the Hornets. “I know my role is going to be different and I like that,” Batum said. “I know I can do a lot of things on the court; I’m a very versatile player. So […]
The (Philadelphia) 76ers were ordered to pay the New Orleans Pelicans $3 million by the NBA last season for not fully disclosing Jrue Holiday’s injury history before he was traded two years ago, according to two sources. Source: Keith Pompey of The Inquirer
The Orlando Magic are declining the $4.5 million team option for 2015-’16 on guard Ben Gordon’s contract, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports
The Utah Jazz are expected to make a significant attempt to bring big man Tibor Pleiss to the team next season, the SL Tribune has learned Source: Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune on Twitter
All indications suggest (Orlando Magic) Mario Hezonja’s Barcelona buyout will be finalized as early as Monday, a league source tells the OS. Source: Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel on Twitter
(Free Agency) FA plan: (Piston President/Coach Stan Van Gundy) SVG says 2 UFA SFs top list. If they whiff on them. 2 RFA SFs up next. Source: Keith Longlois of NBA.com/Pistons on Twitter
(New York) #Knicks traded 2 future second round picks and cash considerations for 6-11 center (Guillermo) Hernangomez, who will likely remain in Europe in ’15-’16 Source: Ian Begley of ESPN New York on Twitter
The Utah Jazz will extend G/F Joe Ingles a qualifying offer, making him a restricted free agent, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned Source: Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune on Twitter
(Rondae) Hollis-Jefferson worked out for the Blazers leading up to the draft and was a player the front office had targeted, but when faced with the opportunity to land a starting caliber player like (Mason) Plumlee the Portland brass couldn’t say no. “We really like Rondae. He’s a terrific young player,” Blazers President of Basketball Operations […]
