Kings exercise team option on Davion Mitchell for 2023-24 season

The Sacramento Kings have picked up Davion Mitchell’s $5,063,640 team option for the 2023-24 season. Mitchell was selected ninth overall by the Kings in the 2021 NBA Draft. Last August, the Baylor product signed a four-year, $20.9 million rookie scale contract with Sacramento. Of course, the guard’s multi-year deal is fully guaranteed. Mitchell also has […]

James Foglio  •  05 Oct 2022
DeMarcus Cousins: “It would mean everything in the world to me to be back in the NBA”

DeMarcus Cousins is arguably the best free agent available. Although, leading into the 2022-23 season, NBA teams are not interested in signing the 11-year veteran. The four-time All-Star last played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2021-22 season. In 31 appearances, Cousins averaged 8.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. Plus, he shot […]

James Foglio  •  05 Oct 2022
Jeremy Lin on Carmelo Anthony’s jealousy: “It wasn’t all as rosy”

Jeremy Lin was once a teammate of Carmelo Anthony on the New York Knicks in the 2011-12 season. For those die-hard Knicks fans that remember, Lin dominated. He averaged 14.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. His spectacular outings led to NBA analysts coining his double-digit performances “Linsanity.” In late 2012, […]

James Foglio  •  05 Oct 2022
WATCH: Jalen Brunson plays well in Knicks preseason debut against Pistons

Watch Jalen Brunson end his Knicks preseason debut with 16 points, 1 rebound, and 5 assists in 20 minutes of action against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday. In the Knicks’ 117-96 preseason win over the Pistons, Brunson also shot 7-of-9 from the field and 2-of-4 from 3-point range. Fellow teammate RJ Barrett closed out his […]

James Foglio  •  05 Oct 2022
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard on being rusty: “The timing is going to come”

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard played in his first game on Monday night since injuring his ACL in Game 4 against the Utah Jazz during the 2021 NBA Playoffs. In the Clippers’ 102-97 preseason win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the five-time All-Star ended his performance with 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists […]

James Foglio  •  05 Oct 2022
Bulls exercise fourth-year option for Patrick Williams

The Chicago Bulls have picked up Patrick Williams’ fourth-year rookie scale team option for the 2023-24 season. The Florida State product will earn $9,835,881 for the 2023-24 season. On September 22, 2021, the Bulls exercised Williams’ $7,775,400 team option for the 2022-23 season. These team options are part of the four-year, $14.4 million rookie scale […]

James Foglio  •  05 Oct 2022
Vasilije Micic on NBA: “People there are hesitant to give me the role that I want”

Vasilije Micic was selected 52nd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2014 NBA Draft. However, he never appeared in an NBA game. The 6’5″ guard is disappointed. In December 2020, along with Al Horford, Theo Maledon, and a 2025 first-round draft pick, Micic was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Terrance Ferguson, Danny […]

James Foglio  •  05 Oct 2022
76ers coach Doc Rivers says Reed, Harrell, and Tucker will back up Embiid

On Tuesday, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers clarified that Paul Reed, Montrezl Harrell, and P.J. Tucker will serve as backups for Joel Embiid throughout the 2022-23 season. While Reed is still playing power forward, Rivers has been giving the 23-year-old reps at center. The 6’9″ wing was selected 58th overall by the Sixers in […]

James Foglio  •  04 Oct 2022
Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is ready for season opener

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is eager for the 2022-23 season to begin. For their season opener, the Timberwolves face off against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Oct. 19. More importantly, Towns is looking forward to working together with new teammate Rudy Gobert. Last season, the three-time All-Star averaged 15.6 points and a career-high 14.7 […]

James Foglio  •  10 Oct 2022