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Despite reports to the contrary, a source familiar with the situation told the Sun Sentinel on Monday night that there currently is no meeting scheduled between Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat as the clock ticks toward Wade’s Monday opt-in deadline. In the wake of a previous ESPN report of such a meeting, a source […]
Danny Ferry officially stepped down as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks on Monday and said having to watch the team’s most successful season from a distance was “bittersweet.” Ferry, 48, spoke publicly Monday for the first time since going on indefinite leave in August following racially inflammatory comments about then-free agent Luol Deng. “It […]
The Charlotte Hornets have won the bid to host the NBA All-Star Game in 2017, a source told ESPN’s Brian Windhorst on Monday. The Hornets have scheduled a news conference for Tuesday that will include NBA commissioner Adam Silver and team owner Michael Jordan. Source: ESPN
Former Kentucky player and projected first-round pick Karl-Anthony Towns said there’s “no truth” to reports that the Minnesota Timberwolves told him he’s going to be the first pick in this year’s NBA draft. “It’s not true whatsoever,” he said. “I haven’t had any promises. Believe me if I had any promises, I would right now […]
Thaddeus Young has informed the Brooklyn Nets he will become a free agent, and general manager Billy King says they want to keep the forward and center Brook Lopez. Source: The Associated Press
(George) Karl has been recruiting Kings vice president of basketball operations Vlade Divac and multiple players on the Kings’ roster to unite with him in making the case to owner Vivek Ranadive that (DeMarcus) Cousins needs to be traded, league sources said. Ranadive has remained the biggest Kings advocate for holding onto Cousins, and several […]
The Dallas Mavericks announced Monday that guard Raymond Felton has exercised his player option for the 2015-16 season. Felton (6-1, 205) played in 29 games (three starts) with the Mavericks last season and averaged 3.7 points and 1.4 assists in 9.7 minutes. Source: NBA.com
ESPN sources say that, in advance of Thursday’s draft, Minnesota has made former No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett available via trade. via Marc Stein of ESPN
If you’re looking for any clues regarding potential draft-night trades, here’s one: the Detroit Pistons are said to have interest in trading for Tim Hardaway Jr. and have tried to engage the Knicks on a deal, per league sources. Detroit may be looking to move guard Brandon Jennings because the organization traded for fellow guard […]
Steve Sterby: Why do you consider yourself the best player in the draft? Willie Cauley-Stein: Because nobody plays both sides of the ball. I mean, they do, but I feel like most people care about offense and then play defense ’cause they have to. I take pride in defense, and will play offense when I have […]
