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(Kevon) Looney could still wind up being a high first-round pick, although that seems highly unlikely. His stock has been dropping to the point where some NBA officials speculate he won’t be taken until late in the first round. Those officials contend Looney is at least two years away from being a solid contributor and […]

Sports Illustrated: The Pelicans made a coaching change this summer. Are you excited about having Alvin Gentry on board? (Anthony) Davis: I know he did a lot in Phoenix when he was with Amar’e [Stoudemire] and Steve Nash. I remember watching them play all the time and how they played that up-tempo pace. I’m very excited for what he can bring […]

Duke’s Justise Winslow will work out for the Knicks on Monday, league sources tell Yahoo. New York is examining him closely at No. 4. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter

An issue with Robert Upshaw’s heart was identified by doctors at the NBA Combine in Chicago last month, which has forced him to suspend training and postpone all workouts with NBA teams. At this point, no long term conclusions have been reached, and further blood testing has been requested by NBA doctors to pinpoint the […]

Royce White is closing on a commitment to join the Los Angeles Clippers to make his NBA comeback in the July Summer League, league sources told RealGM. White has considered interest from several organizations, including the Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans, but gained trust with the Clippers’ front office through dialogue […]

By the way, I had an interesting conversation about Mario Hezonja last night. Don’t sleep on him. Some coaches compare him to Tracy McGrady. Source: Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders on Twitter

At the recent pre-draft camp in Chicago, Cameron Payne said he planned to work out for the Bucks. That’s not the case anymore. Travis King, Payne’s agent, said he informed the Bucks earlier this week that his client wouldn’t be coming to Milwaukee. The Bucks have the 17th overall pick and King believes Payne will […]

The Trail Blazers are in the middle of their pre-draft workouts in preparation for this month’s NBA Draft, but it appears another spot on the summer league roster could be filled. CSNNW.com has learned power forward Malcolm Thomas is expected to be added to the roster when the Blazers play in the Las Vegas Summer […]

Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving left last night’s NBA Finals game one in the overtime period with a left knee injury. He received an MRI today at Stanford Sports Medicine Clinic, which revealed a fractured left knee cap. He will have surgery to repair the knee in the coming days at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland […]