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Charlotte Hornets forward Nicolas Batum will pick up the fifth-year option of the $120 million contract he signed back in the 2016 offseason, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Batum’s role with the Hornets has dw...

The Los Angeles Lakers could be without Rajon Rondo next season as the veteran guard, fresh off an excellent postseason, has decided to hit free agency. Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times reports that Rondo will not ex...

As expected, Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis will not exercise his player option for the 2020-21 season, a decision that will make him an unrestricted free agent. While we’ve known this was Davis’ plan since...

The New Orleans Pelicans announced today the hiring of Bob Beyer, Casey Hill, and Rex Walters as assistant coaches, along with Corey Brewer and Beno Udrih as player development coaches. They join Assistant Coach Fred Vin...

The Orlando Magic have signed rookie forward Chuma Okeke, President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced today. Okeke (6'8", 230, 8/18/98) was selected in the first round (16th overall) of the 2019 NBA Draft. ...

The LA Clippers announced today that Associate Head Coach Dan Craig and Assistant Coaches Kenny Atkinson, Chauncey Billups, Larry Drew and Roy Rogers have joined Head Coach Tyronn Lue to complete the team's coaching staf...

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Darius Bazley does things his own way. The upcoming documentary, Gap Year, which chronicles Bazley’s unconventional path from high school to the NBA, is set for a December 1 release via mo...

Jahmi'us Ramsey remembers the moment he found out his freshman season at Texas Tech was over.  It was March 12, and the Raiders had just taken the court to warm up for a game against Texas in the Big 12 tourney when Ram...

Rumblings that James Harden wants out of Houston have escalated on Monday as Shams Charania of The Athletic now reports that the All-Star would like to compete on a contender other than the Rockets. The news comes among ...

Spurs wing DeMar DeRozan will return to San Antonio for the 2020-21 season as he’s elected to pick up his player option worth $27.7 million, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reports. The 31-year-old will play out the fifth...

Veteran star NBA guard Chris Paul may be on the move from Oklahoma City to Phoenix. According to ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, the Suns and Thunder are close to agreeing to a trade that would send CP3 to the Suns. In...

More than the usual smattering of Nigerian eyes will be fixed on the NBA Draft on Wednesday, as a record-high chunk of the class is made up of Nigeria-origin players.

Charles Oakley won the right to a jury decision over his claim that he was assaulted when he was forcibly removed from a 2017 game at Madison Square Garden.

Los Angeles Lakers wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will not exercise his player option for 2020-21, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports, instead he’ll hit unrestricted free agency. Caldwell-Pope was set to earn $8.5 m...

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The Brooklyn Nets will fortify their deep rotation with a scrappy, defensive minded point guard as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports they are set to acquire Bruce Brown from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Dzanan M...

Just over a month ago, the Lakers were crowned NBA champions. Now, not long after, things are about to change all over the league. As things continue to move quickly in this shortened offseason, the NBA has lifted the tr...

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More than the usual smattering of Nigerian eyes will be fixed on the NBA Draft on Wednesday, as a record-high chunk of the class is made up of Nigeria-origin players.

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