Basketball News
Report: Kevin Durant to Meet With Nets, Clippers, Knicks and Warriors
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 04:17
Kevin Durant will reportedly hold meetings with the Brooklyn Nets, LA Clippers, New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors once free agency opens Sunday. Durant, 30, has been in New York since undergoing surgery to repair...
Kings Extend Qualifying Offer To Willie Cauley-Stein
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 06:29
The Sacramento Kings have extended a qualifying offer to Willie Cauley-Stein, Sam Amick of The Athletic writes. The news comes just days after the 25-year-old’s agent expressed an interest in a ‘fresh start‘. Caule...
Collison retires from NBA at 31 to focus on faith
ESPN - 29 Jun 2019 06:19
Former Indiana Pacers point guard Darren Collison is turning down potential interest as a free agent to focus on helping the less fortunate through his Jehovah's Witness faith.
Darren Collison To Retire From NBA
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 05:24
Indiana Pacers point guard Darren Collison has announced his retirement from the NBA. The guard explained his decision in a feature at The Undefeated. Collison, 31, is a ten-year veteran of the league. Collison will hang...
2019 Free Agency Briefing: Kawhi Leonard
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 22:34
Kawhi Leonard will meet with teams once free agency begins. The Lakers, Clippers, Raptors, and Knicks appear to be the top contenders to sign Leonard. Below we’ve summarized and outlined various reports that have come ...
Knicks Waive Lance Thomas
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 22:01
The New York Knicks have waived forward Lance Thomas, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Thomas’ non-guaranteed $7.5 million will come off of New York’s books when the 2019-20 season officially begins on Sunday....
Celtics Extend Qualifying Offer To Terry Rozier
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 21:38
The Boston Celtics have extended a qualifying offer to point guard Terry Rozier, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Rozier will become a restricted free agent when the 2019-20 season officially begins on Sunday. The...
Pistons Emerging As Favorite To Sign Derrick Rose
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 21:18
The Detroit Pistons are emerging as a favorite to sign free agent guard Derrick Rose, Frank Isola of The Athletic reports. The 30-year-old is fresh off of a bounce back campaign in 2018-19 with the Minnesota Timberwolves...
Pacers To Decline Team Option On Edmond Sumner
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 21:00
The Indiana Pacers do not intend to pick up their 2019-20 team option for Edmond Sumner because they’d rather work on a long-term contract, J. Michael of the Indianapolis Star reports. The 23-year-old guard’s two-way...
Nikola Mirotic To Leave NBA For EuroLeague Team In Barcelona
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 20:38
Milwaukee Bucks forward Nikola Mirotic has decided to sign a contract with EuroLeague club Barcelona, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. The unrestricted free agent is fresh off an Eastern Conference Finals run with...
D'Angelo Russell To Meet With Wolves At Start Of Free Agency
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 19:20
Restricted free agent D’Angelo Russell will meet with the Minnesota Timberwolves at the start of free agency, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reports. The 24-year-old is fresh off of a breakthrough season in which he aver...
Denver To Pick Up Team Option On Paul Millsap
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 18:54
The Denver Nuggets have picked up a team option on Paul Millsap, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. The 34-year-old will earn $30.5 million in this, the final season of the three-year pact he inked in 2017. Millsap aver...
Kawhi Leonard And Kevin Durant Have Been Discussing Teaming Up
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 17:44
The two biggest names on the free agent market have been discussing scenarios in which they could play together, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. At present there are only two teams, the Knicks and Clippers, that coul...
2019 NBA Qualifying Offer List
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 05:07
This is an updating list of all the non-two-way players who can receive qualifying offers ahead of the 2019 NBA free agency period. If a qualifying offer is extended to a player, they automatically become a restricted fr...
Magic Johnson Says Kawhi Leonard Wants Him to Attend Lakers Meeting
SLAMonline - 29 Jun 2019 04:04
Kawhi Leonard wants Magic Johnson in the room when he meets with the Los Angeles Lakers’ braintrust in the coming days, according to the Hall of Famer. The NBA, however, squashed the idea as soon as it got wind of it. ...
Source: Nets extend qualifying offer to Russell
ESPN - 29 Jun 2019 04:03
The widely expected decision Friday allows the Nets to match any offer point guard D'Angelo Russell receives from another team.