Basketball News
Bucks GM: Giannis Antetokounmpo 'Will Be Offered a Supermax Extension'
SLAMonline - 16 Sep 2019 17:07
Giannis Antetokounmpo, d’uh, “will be offered a supermax extension" by the Bucks when he becomes eligible next summer according to general manager Jon Horst. Antetokounmpo, 24, is under contract for two more seasons ...
Napheesa Collier To Be Named WNBA Rookie Of The Year
SLAMonline - 16 Sep 2019 14:25
The WNBA will announce Napheesa Collier as Rookie of the Year today, Kent Youngblood of Minnesota’s Star Tribune reports, crowning the UConn product as the best in a draft class with no shortage of impact players. Coll...
Ricky Rubio Leads Spain Over Argentina in FIBA World Cup Championship
SLAMonline - 16 Sep 2019 00:05
Ricky Rubio scored 20 points and dropped 7 dimes as Spain defeated Argentina, 95-75, in the 2019 FIBA World Cup in Beijing, China. Rubio earned MVP honors and joined former teammate Pau Gasol (2006) as the second Spanish...
Jordan, other NBA owners enter tequila business
ESPN - 16 Sep 2019 23:35
Call it the transition game: Michael Jordan and three other NBA owners are getting into the liquor business.
Fultz, 2 others have options picked up by Magic
ESPN - 16 Sep 2019 22:34
Markelle Fultz, Jonathan Isaac and Mo Bamba are now signed through the 2020-21 season, the Magic announced Monday.
Orlando Magic Exercise 2020-21 Option On Mo Bamba
SLAMonline - 16 Sep 2019 22:21
The Orlando Magic have exercised their third-year option on center Mo Bamba, the team announced Monday in a press release. Bamba, 21, was Orlando’s first-round pick (sixth overall) in the 2018 NBA Draft. The New York p...
Jonathan Isaac's Fourth-Year Rookie Scale Option Exercised
SLAMonline - 16 Sep 2019 22:00
The Orlando Magic have picked up the fourth-year team option on Jonathan Isaac’s rookie contract, the team revealed in a press release. The 22-year-old will earn $7.4 million over the course of the 2020-21 season. NBA ...
Magic Pick Up Fourth-Year Option On Markelle Fultz
SLAMonline - 16 Sep 2019 21:24
The Orlando Magic have committed to Markelle Fultz’s $12.3 million fourth-year option, the team has announced in a press release. Fultz was acquired by the team at the trade deadline this season but has yet to take the...
No More Waiting: Give the WNBA Its Own Signature Sneakers
SLAMonline - 16 Sep 2019 21:00
It's time for a WNBA player to have a signature sneaker. Real talk. It doesn't matter who it is. A pair from the Swoosh for A'ja Wilson out in Vegas. Or a Three Stripes joint for Candace Parker in LA. Or something for Su...
Sources: Nets tab ex-Turner exec Levy as CEO
ESPN - 16 Sep 2019 18:17
The Nets' new ownership has chosen David Levy, a former Turner executive, as CEO.
Portland Trail Blazers Roster Count: 2019 Training Camp
SLAMonline - 16 Sep 2019 17:38
After a wild NBA offseason, training camps are fast approaching. Teams around the league are scrambling to iron out their rosters and will have plenty of decisions to make before rosters condense at the start of the regu...
Who's the BEST HS Point Forward in the Country? "
SLAMonline - 16 Sep 2019 16:41
Cade Cunningham, Jalen Johnson and Scottie Barnes are some of the best passing high school prospects in the Class of 2020. The great thing: None of them are guards. The trio, who stand at 6’7 or taller, drop dimes effo...