Basketball News
Nets: 'Too Early' to Determine When Kevin Durant Will Play
SLAMonline - 10 Jul 2019 13:16
The Nets haven’t ruled out the possibility of Kevin Durant suiting up next season. “It’s too early” to determine when Durant will be back on the court after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in the NBA Finals, acc...
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Addresses Trade Demands, Tampering, Among Other Topics
SLAMonline - 10 Jul 2019 08:02
Commissioner Adam Silver spoke at the conclusion of the league’s annual board of governors meetings, touching on free agency, the rules surrounding it, trade demands, business objectives and more (via ESPN). Silver Fin...
Wolves don't match Grizzlies' offer for Jones
ESPN - 10 Jul 2019 07:25
The three-year, $28 million offer sheet Tyus Jones agreed to with the Grizzlies has not been matched by the Timberwolves.
GM: Expectations 'growing' for talent-laden Nets
ESPN - 10 Jul 2019 02:23
In the wake of an eventful free-agency period that saw the Nets add Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan, GM Sean Marks spoke to the need to "stand true to who we have been for three years."
2019 NBA Mid-Level Exception Tracker
SLAMonline - 10 Jul 2019 22:09
The Mid-Level Exception is a resource that teams over the salary cap have to add additional talent. The standard MLE allows for contracts of up to four years with raises of 5%. If a franchise is currently a taxpayer or p...
Reggie Bullock Health Concern Has Ripple Effect On Marcus Morris' Free Agency Plans
SLAMonline - 10 Jul 2019 21:58
Reggie Bullock and the New York Knicks agreed on a two-year, $21 million pact shortly after free agency began last week but complications have arisen, causing a ripple effect on sought after forward Marcus Morris and two...
Inside the contracts that led to KD, Kyrie deals
ESPN - 10 Jul 2019 20:04
Kyrie Irving's contract is especially interesting: eight separate incentives -- $125,000 each, all deemed "unlikely."
Source: Kawhi signs shorter 3-year Clips deal
ESPN - 10 Jul 2019 20:03
Kawhi Leonard's three-year deal with the Clippers lines up with that of teammate Paul George, setting up possible free agency for both again in 2021.
'Give Him the Ball': Nets Entrusting Kyrie Irving With Their Offense
SLAMonline - 10 Jul 2019 19:50
Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson is “starting” do his homework on free agent acquisition Kyrie Irving, but one thing is certain: the All-Star point guard will dictate the team’s offensive attack. Atkinson sa...
Masai Ujiri: Raptors 'Going to Be Just Fine' Without Kawhi Leonard
SLAMonline - 10 Jul 2019 19:50
Raptors president of basketball ops Masai Ujiri insists that things are “going to be just fine” in Toronto with Kawhi Leonard no longer in the picture. Ujiri says “it’s on to the next” for the defending NBA cha...
Silver: Changes to draft trade rules possible
ESPN - 10 Jul 2019 18:56
NBA commissioner Adam Silver wants to make draft night less awkward for picks who are selected by one team and had already been traded to another.
Kawhi Leonard Signs Three-Year Deal With Clippers
SLAMonline - 10 Jul 2019 17:45
Terms of Kawhi Leonard’s contract with the Los Angeles Clippers have been made public. Shams Charania of The Athletic reports that the superstar will sign a three-year, max contract with a player option in the final se...
Grizzlies To Add Tyus Jones After Wolves Decline To Match Offer Sheet
SLAMonline - 10 Jul 2019 06:39
The Memphis Grizzlies will sign point guard Tyus Jones to a three-year, $28 million deal after the Minnesota Timberwolves declined to match an offer sheet extended his way late Sunday night, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN re...
Warriors To Waive Veteran Shaun Livingston
SLAMonline - 10 Jul 2019 03:01
The Golden State Warriors are waiving veteran point guard Shaun Livingston, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. The 33-year-old, however, does not intend to retire. Livingston has played the past five seasons with the Wa...
Liz Cambage Is a Secret That Can't Stay in Las Vegas
The New York Times - 10 Jul 2019 00:42
Cambage joined the W.N.B.A.'s Aces in the off-season, immediately raising hopes of a championship. But she has plans for beyond basketball -- and soon.