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Center Greg Monroe has agreed to a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns, clearing the way for him to become an unrestricted free agent, league sources told ESPN. The Celtics will be one of several contending teams with an interest in signing Monroe, league sources said. Boston can use part of its $8.4 million disabled player exception gained after the Gordon […]
The Milwaukee Bucks had a quality offseason and with the internal growth of their own players, they might be one of the best-kept secrets in the East. Basketball Insiders takes a look at the Milwaukee Bucks in this 2018-19 NBA Season Preview.
An MRI taken Thursday on New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis’ injured right ankle was negative, revealing no damage, league sources told ESPN. Porzingis is considered day-to-day, ESPN sources say, after spraining his ankle Wednesday against the Miami Heat. The Knicks next play on Sunday against the Orlando Magic. Porzingis was hurt on Wednesday when he and Justise Winslow were pursuing a loose […]
Few teams in the NBA have done more with less than the Miami HEAT. The question for the HEAT is, can they stay healthy enough to be anything more than a first-round playoff team? Basketball Insiders takes a look at the Miami HEAT in this 2018-19 NBA Season Preview.
The LA Clippers have refused to go the tanking route to rebuild after “Lob City.” They may have a roster that can win some games, but are they good enough to go anywhere? Basketball Insiders takes a look at the Clippers in this 2018-19 NBA Season Preview.
The Washington Wizards are the clear-cut front-runner to win the Southeast Division. The question is can they come together as a team to really compete for something more than that? Basketball Insiders takes a look at the Wizards in this 2018-19 NBA Season Preview.
Now [Caris] LeVert, who appeared Thursday at Barclays Center for a project: OM Yoga event, in partnership with the WWE and the Susan G. Komen Foundation to fight breast cancer, sees the playoffs in the Nets’ future. “I feel like it’s really realistic,” said LeVert, echoing recent sentiments of teammate Jeremy Lin, with whom he […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the the league was sending a clear message when it fined Magic Johnson $50,000 last week for his effusive praise of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Silver, in a studio sit-down Thursday with ESPN’s The Jump, said the Los Angeles Lakers’ previous tampering incident in which they were fined $500,000 […]
NBA players agree that Russell Westbrook is the Most Valuable Player for the 2016-17 season. The National Basketball Players Association released the results of the players’ votes for 14 individual awards and Teammate of the Year for 30 teams for the 2016-17 season. Awards were given during the 2017 Players Voice Awards announced via Twitter on Friday. […]
The Memphis Grizzlies will not shift into rebuilding mode this season, general manager Chris Wallace told ESPN after the team’s losing streak was extended to nine games Wednesday, two days after the firing of head coach David Fizdale. Wallace was adamant that the Grizzlies, who fell to 7-13 after a 104-95 loss to the Spurs, would not consider trading center Marc Gasol or […]