Basketball News
Robin Lopez To Decline $5M Player Option
SLAMonline - 18 Nov 2020 01:13
Robin Lopez will opt-out of his $5 million player option with the Milwaukee Bucks, making him an unrestricted free agent, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. After the Bucks acquired Jrue Holiday and Bogdan Bogdanovic--...
Jabari Parker To Exercise $6.5M Player Option
SLAMonline - 18 Nov 2020 00:27
Jabari Parker will opt-in to his $6.5 million player option with the Sacramento Kings for the 2020-21 season, reports The Athletic‘s Shams Charania. Parker, the No. 2 pick in the 2014 Draft, has struggled to stay healt...
Consolidated 2020 NBA Mock Draft
SLAMonline - 18 Nov 2020 23:58
Today is the day. The 2020 NBA Draft will take place later tonight at 8pm, and all eyes will be on Minnesota for the No. 1 pick. The question at hand is who could pair well with big-man Karl Anthony Towns? Will it be Geo...
2020 NBA Qualifying Offers
SLAMonline - 18 Nov 2020 22:30
When an NBA player hits free agency, they do so in one of two ways. Unrestricted free agents are eligible to sign with any team of their choosing and are in no way bound to their incumbent teams. Restricted free agents, ...
Magic and Bucks trade second round draft picks
InsideHoops - 18 Nov 2020 22:29
The Orlando Magic have acquired two future second round draft picks from the Milwaukee Bucks (a second round pick owed to Milwaukee from Indiana in either 2022, 2023 or 2024 and Milwaukee's second round pick in 2026) in ...
How Kobe Bryant Became a Los Angeles Laker
SLAMonline - 18 Nov 2020 22:11
This story appears in a magazine dedicated to the most iconic draft class ever. Get your copy. Kobe Bryant's career was nearing its end when he stretched out on a trainer's table in the Lakers' locker room for some resto...
Quick Orlando Magic free agency overview
InsideHoops - 18 Nov 2020 22:07
The Magic have a fairly simple free agency situation this offseason. They don’t face particularly big decisions, at least in terms of their own current roster. Here’s the Orlando Sentinel: With the NBA draft and free...
Protected: 2020 NBA Draft Recap
SLAMonline - 18 Nov 2020 20:31
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Marc Stein on the Russell Westbrook Trade Market
The New York Times - 18 Nov 2020 19:27
The Houston Rockets' two stars want out, but the market for Westbrook is lukewarm and dependent on what happens with James Harden. Plus: the latest on LaMelo Ball and the N.B.A. draft.
The Draft Night Trade That Altered Ray Allen & Stephon Marbury's Careers
SLAMonline - 18 Nov 2020 18:56
This story appears in a magazine dedicated to the most iconic draft class ever. Get your copy. Stephon Marbury was always one of Ray Allen's biggest fans. Their relationship goes back to the late 1980s, when they were bo...
Source: Okongwu recovering from fractured toe
ESPN - 18 Nov 2020 18:51
Onyeka Okongwu, a freshman center out of USC who is projected to be selected No. 6 in Wednesday's NBA draft, will require one to three weeks of rest for his fractured big toe to heal, a source told ESPN.
Knicks Package No. 27 and No. 38 for Utah's No. 23
SLAMonline - 18 Nov 2020 18:46
The New York Knicks have traded the No. 27 and No. 38 picks to the Utah Jazz in order to move up for the No. 23 selection, the team has confirmed. While the deal to jump four spots in an unpredictable draft over 12 hours...
Protected: My Time: Killian Hayes
SLAMonline - 18 Nov 2020 17:27
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Wizards announce additions to their athlete care and performance group
InsideHoops - 18 Nov 2020 02:05
The Washington Wizards announced today three new additions to their athlete care and performance group, with Director of Player Health Dr. Michael Ashton, Director of Physical and Performance Therapy Dr. Michael Davis an...
Some 2020 NBA draft role-player prospects the Jazz could target
InsideHoops - 18 Nov 2020 01:27
The Jazz are at No. 23 in this year’s NBA draft. Here’s the Salt Lake Tribune on it: There are some promising role-player prospects for the Jazz at No. 23 this year, too. While the lottery of this draft is one of the...