Nets to release combo guard Edmond Sumner

The Brooklyn Nets are expected to release combo guard Edmond Sumner, according to sources. Sumner, 27, was selected 52nd overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Xavier University. However, the Michigan native was then traded to the Indiana Pacers for $1 million cash on draft night. In July 2017, […]

James Foglio  •  15 Jul 2023
Nets sign forward Darius Bazley to a one-year contract

The Brooklyn Nets have signed forward Darius Bazley to a one-year contract, according to Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agent Brandon Cavanaugh. Bazley, 23, was selected 23rd overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2019 NBA Draft. Afterwards, the 6-foot-8 wing was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies and then to the Oklahoma City Thunder. […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
Goran Dragic interested in returning to the Heat

Goran Dragic, 37, is currently an unrestricted free agent after signing a Rest-of-Season contract with the Milwaukee Bucks in March, and the 15-year veteran is now interested in returning to the Miami Heat. “The main desire is to return to Miami,” Dragic told siol.net. “Now everyone is waiting for Damian Lillard to decide where he will […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
Nuggets sign forward Braxton Key to a two-way contract

The Denver Nuggets have signed free agent forward Braxton Key to a two-way contract, his agents Anthony Coleman and Max Lipsett of Excel Basketball announced. Braxton, 26, went undrafted out of the University of Virginia in 2020. More importantly, two players under two-way contracts have cap holds on Denver’s roster: Collin Gillespie ($1,801,769) and Markus […]

James Foglio  •  14 Jul 2023
Damian Lillard liked a tweet asking Phil Knight to buy Trail Blazers

On Thursday, Damian Lillard liked a tweet from a Twitter user asking Phil Knight to buy the Portland Trail Blazers. Lillard has been at the center of attention the last couple of weeks since asking for a trade out of Portland. The seven-time All-Star was among the five accounts to like Daniel Redelk’s following tweet: […]

James Foglio  •  14 Jul 2023
Kenyon Martin Jr. posts farewell message to Rockets after trade to Clippers

Kenyon Martin Jr. was traded by the Houston Rockets to the Los Angeles Clippers for two future second-round draft picks earlier this month, and the third-year forward has no hard feelings towards his former team. “H-TOWNN!! I want to thank the Feritta Family and Rafael Stone for taking a chance on my 3 years ago […]

James Foglio  •  14 Jul 2023
Houston’s Cam Whitmore has helped lead the Rockets to the 2023 Summer League playoffs

Ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft, Villanova’s Cam Whitmore started to fall in draft rankings. Many thought that he could be a Top 10 lottery pick, but it didn’t play out that way. The 19-year-old fell to the 20th pick in the draft and the Rockets got a steal that late in the first round. […]

Zach Wolpin  •  14 Jul 2023
Denver’s Jamal Murray headlines Team Canada’s roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball Word Cup

This summer, the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup will take place in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia. Thirty-two teams across the country for the tournament and Team Canada just announced their roster. Headlining the the players available for Canada in the World Cup is 2023 NBA champion, Jamal Murray. He’s fresh off an NBA title […]

Zach Wolpin  •  14 Jul 2023
Bulls granted $10.2 million Disabled Player Exception for Lonzo Ball

The Chicago Bulls have been granted a $10.2 million Disabled Player Exception (DPE) for the season-ending loss of Lonzo Ball, who is expected to miss the entire 2023-24 season. Ball, 25, has a projected salary of $20,465,117 for next season. This is part of the four-year, $80 million contract the 6-foot-6 guard signed with the New […]

James Foglio  •  14 Jul 2023