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Minnesota GM/coach Flip Saunders, who had been leaning toward (Jahlil) Okafor, is said to have turned pro- (Karl-Anthony) Towns after seeing him last week in Los Angeles. The splash sent ripples throughout the NBA. Says an insider: “There’s no doubt, the T-Wolves are taking Towns.” Source: Mark Heisler of Forbes
Few trade notes. The scouts put (Willie Cauley-Stein)WCS in special tier as a defensive player. Heard (DeMarcus) Cousins wants him @6 so he doesn’t have to play C. Source: Ryen Russillo of ESPN Radio on Twitter
LeBron James only has LeBron James to blame for the cut to his head that took place in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.At least that’s how Golden State Warriors big man Andrew Bogut sees it. When the Cleveland Cavaliers star went flying into a cameraman sitting on the Quicken Loans Arena baseline in the […]
(Dallas Mavericks Monta) Ellis has until June 24 to decide whether to exercise his player option to be paid $8.72 million next season. The expectation remains that he will opt out of the final year of his contract and seek a healthy raise after leading the Mavs in scoring last season, although Ellis has kept […]
“You gotta figure out how to shake loose at the start of the game,” (Los Angeles Lakers Kobe) Bryant said. “What I mean by that is Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, these guys gotta get back to playing the style of basketball that got ’em to the Finals, which is ball movement, moving off […]
(New York Knicks) Carmelo Anthony says his rehab from left knee surgery is ahead of schedule. “I’m doing extremely well,” the New York Knicks forward said in a phone interview with ESPN.com to discuss his new ownership of a soccer team in Puerto Rico. “Rehab is going very, very well. I’m actually ahead of schedule […]
There is an obvious Arn Tellum – Hezonja connection, so other teams are saying he goes #8, if he is still there. Source: Ryen Russillo of ESPN Radio on Twitter
(Denver) #Nuggets expected to get a workout w/ Murray State PG Cameron Payne on Monday. Payne’s stock on many draft boards is rising fast. Source: Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post on Twitter
(San Antonio Spurs Manu) Ginobili has returned home to Argentina, where he continues to ponder his future as his 38th birthday looms on July 28. “Waiting. In a few weeks I see how I feel, how strange, how much I look like a former player,” he said recently while taking in a game between Argentina […]
As Celtics shuffle in and out throughout the summer, Marcus Smart has been another regular at the facility. Players aren’t allowed to compete with prospects, but often stick around the gym anyway. “At least when I’ve been here the last two years, we’ve always had young guys here, so it’s not unique,” Stevens said earlier […]
