Category: NBA DAILY
New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III suffered a meniscus injury to his left knee during a workout on Tuesday and will undergo further testing. Murphy, 23, injured the knee in a workout at New Orleans’ practice facility. A surgical procedure on the meniscus would sideline Murphy for the first few months of the 2023-24 season, […]
P.J. Washington re-signed with the Charlotte Hornets on a three-year, $48 million contract, and now the 6-foot-7 forward hopes to “get a taste of the playoffs” in the Queen City. “Since I’ve been here, I haven’t been in the playoffs at all. So, I want to get a taste of that,” Washington told The Charlotte […]
James Harden has never missed the playoffs in his entire 14-year NBA career. Harden, 34, was selected third overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft out of Arizona State University. The California native spent his first three seasons (2009-12) with OKC before getting traded to the Houston Rockets ahead of the […]
The Milwaukee Bucks are signing free agent center Marques Bolden to a training camp deal, according to sources. Bolden, 25, went undrafted out of Duke University in 2019. The 6-foot-10 big man signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, he was later assigned to the Canton (now Cleveland) Charge, the Cavaliers’ G League affiliate. […]
Only 13 NBA players in league history have career averages above 25 points per game, and the minimum requirements include at least 400 games played or 10,000 points. Four active players are on the list — Kevin Durant (27.2), Joel Embiid (27.2), LeBron James (27.2), and Damian Lillard (25.2). Of course, Michael Jordan tops the […]
Approximately 52% of ESPN voters in the network’s 2023-24 NBA Summer Forecast panel believe Damian Lillard will still be playing for the Portland Trail Blazers when next season begins. The Trail Blazers received 52% of the votes, followed by the Miami Heat (44%) and Philadelphia 76ers (4%). Maybe 4% of the voters think Portland will […]
About 40% of ESPN voters in the network’s 2023-24 NBA Summer Forecast panel think Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is the next superstar to request a trade during this offseason or next season. The 7-footer leads the list after receiving 40% of the votes, followed by Zion Williamson (20%), Karl-Anthony Towns (12%), Trae Young (8%), […]
ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson believes Giannis Antetokounmpo will leave the Milwaukee Bucks in 2025 if the Eastern Conference contender fails to win another title in the next two seasons. “[Bucks can retain Giannis] if they win a championship in the next two years, if they don’t, I think he’s [Giannis] gone,” Jefferson said on his […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed undrafted free agent guard Javonte Cooke to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to sources. In the NCAA, the 6-foot-6 guard spent three seasons (2018-21) with Mars Hill University and his senior 2021-22 season at Winston-Salem State University. Cooke, 24, played for the Iowa Wolves, Minnesota’s G League affiliate, in the […]
Utah Jazz assistant coach Jason Terry is accused of stiffing a New York celebrity jeweler over a diamond Rolex wristwatch worth $25,000 that he rented for an event and later agreed to purchase, court papers allege. The ex-Dallas Mavericks guard rented the 23.5-carat stainless steel timepiece from Eric Mavachev, who is better known as Eric […]
