NBA Board of Governors Approves Sale of Hawks

The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Hawks to an ownership group led by Tony Ressler. Source: NBA.com

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Hornets Announce Batum Acquired for Henderson, Vonleh

Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has acquired forward Nicolas Batum from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for guard Gerald Henderson and forward Noah Vonleh. “Nicolas Batum is a very talented player whose all-around game will help our team in a variety of ways,” said Cho. “He is a […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Report: Aldridge Likely Leaving Blazers; Likes Lakers

ESPN’s LaMarcus Aldridge latest: Batum trade only latest signal of Aldridge’s likely departure and sources say Lakers are moving up his list via Marc Stein of ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Lakers, Kings Talk Framework of Cousins Trade

The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings exchanged possible frameworks of a trade centered on All-Star DeMarcus Cousins on Wednesday and discussions could intensify on Thursday, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The Kings started to engage with teams and explore possible trade scenarios beyond the Lakers on Wednesday, league sources said. Sacramento management has publicly […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Source Confirms Jazz Looking To Move Up In Draft

The Utah Jazz may have ended the 2014-15 season seven games out of the Western Conference playoff race (38-44), but fans of the team had to be encouraged by the 21-11 finish to the year and impressive development of their talented young core. Gordon Hayward appeared more comfortable in his leadership role under rookie head […]

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Hornets, Blazers Agree to Nicolas Batum Trade

The Portland Trail Blazers are finalizing a deal to send forward Nic Batum to the Charlotte Hornets for Noah Vonleh and Gerald Henderson, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The deal will be finalized on Wednesday night, league sources said. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Charlotte Shopping Zeller; Looking at Kaminsky?

Y! Sources: Charlotte’s shopping Cody Zeller hard for wing players. If Zeller gets moved, Frank Kaminsky will be serious candidate at No. 9. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Hawks Trying to Trade Up, May Want Kaminsky

ATL has talked to some teams (including IND at #11) about trading up from #15. Some people around NBA believe Hawks want Frank Kaminsky. via Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021