Basketball News
Nike React Element 87 Presents Groundbreaking Midsole Tech in Simplest Form
SLAMonline - 13 Jul 2018 16:24
Nike first unveiled their React midsole technology last summer, as part of the Nike Hyperdunk 2017 and the Jordan Super.Fly 2017, two basketball sneakers. They followed that up with the Epic React Flyknit, a running silh...
Sources: Nuggets to shed $21M in deal with Nets
ESPN - 13 Jul 2018 07:47
The Nuggets will unload $21 million in salary in a trade-and-waive move involving Isaiah Whitehead that sends Kenneth Faried, Darrell Arthur and two picks to the Nets, sources told ESPN.
Nets Are Trading Jeremy Lin to the Atlanta Hawks
The New York Times - 13 Jul 2018 16:13
Lin missed all but one game of the 2017-18 season after injuring his knee in the opener.
Rockets sign James Ennis III
InsideHoops - 13 Jul 2018 23:14
The Rockets signed free agent James Ennis III today. The 6-foot-7, 210 pound forward was selected 50th overall by the Hawks in the 2013 NBA Draft. During the past four seasons, Ennis has played in a total of 220 games wi...
Nets trade Jeremy Lin to Hawks
InsideHoops - 13 Jul 2018 21:59
The Nets today traded veteran guard Jeremy Lin, a 2025 second round draft pick, plus the right to swap second round picks in 2023 to the Atlanta Hawks. And in return for this package, the Nets receive the draft rights to...
Jimmy Butler Turns Down Four-Year, $110M Extension Offer From Wolves
SLAMonline - 13 Jul 2018 21:14
All-Star Jimmy Butler apparently declined a four-year extension offer from Minnesota worth around $110M, owner Glen Taylor told KTSP’s Darren Wolfson on a podcast: #Twolves All-Star Jimmy Butler has officially turned d...
Heat so far is drawing a line in its bid to shed salary. Here's how.
Miami Herald - 13 Jul 2018 19:14
The Heat so far has drawn the line in its attempt to shed salary, showing no interest in sweetening deals to entice teams to take its sizable contracts. The question …
Report: Rockets Emerge as 'Strong Frontrunners' To Get Carmelo Anthony
SLAMonline - 13 Jul 2018 19:12
The Houston Rockets have emerged as “strong frontrunners” to get Carmelo Anthony once he is no longer with Oklahoma City, according to Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania: The Houston Rockets have emerged as strong frontr...
Why Kobe Bryant Fans Don't Like LeBron James
The New York Times - 13 Jul 2018 18:57
He's a 'diva.' He 'doesn't have a post game.' And he's 'really cocky.' The Lakers' newest star has not been embraced by many Kobe devotees.
Report: Nets Trade Jeremy Lin to the Hawks
SLAMonline - 13 Jul 2018 15:58
The Brooklyn Nets have traded Jeremy Lin to the Atlanta Hawks, reports ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski: Nets and Hawks will also exchange future second-round picks in the deal, league sources tell ESPN. -- Adrian Wojnarowsk...
Isaiah Thomas Reportedly Agrees to One-Year Contract with Nuggets
SLAMonline - 13 Jul 2018 06:37
That slow grind continues. Isaiah Thomas has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with the Nuggets. Free agent guard Isaiah Thomas has agreed to a one-year deal with the Denver Nuggets, league sources tell ESPN. Thomas w...
Wayne Ellington agrees to deal with Heat
Miami Herald - 13 Jul 2018 03:40
LAS VEGAS - The Heat is keeping the player who set a record for most three-pointers ever by an NBA non-starter in a season. Wayne Ellington agreed to re-sign with …
Utah Jazz sign Jairus Lyles
InsideHoops - 13 Jul 2018 01:22
The Utah Jazz have signed guard Jairus Lyles. Lyles (6-2, 175, UMBC) is currently competing for the Utah Jazz entry at the 2018 NBA Las Vegas Summer League, appearing in one game, notching 11 points, four rebounds and fo...