Category: NBA AM
The Utah Jazz are signing guard Michael Devoe and forward Keshawn Justice to contracts, per sources. The terms of the agreements were undisclosed. Utah has also waived guard/forward Taevion Kinsey and center Nick Ongenda. Devoe, 23, went undrafted out of Georgia Tech in 2022. In the 2022-23 season, the 6-foot-4 guard played for the Ontario […]
Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was issued an arrest warrant for allegedly violating a protective order. According to Jessica Allen and Glenn Counts of WSOC in Charlotte, North Carolina, the warrant dates back to January but has not been served. The criminal summons came out Wednesday and also hasn’t been served. In July, Bridges accepted […]
NBA executives voted for Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner over Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham for the top breakout candidate of the 2023-24 NBA season in HoopsHype’s executives poll. Wagner received at least one vote from 15 of the 25 executives polled, the most of any player, according to Michael Scotto. “I saw Franz Wagner […]
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was asked about a recent survey regarding NBA general managers listing the best players based on a variety of different metrics, and it turns out that Bam Adebayo did not receive a single vote as the best defensive player in the league. “That one is unbelievable to me,” Spoelstra told […]
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is always ready to defend his 19-year-old son, Bronny, from social media critics about the USC freshman’s athleticism. An X user posted, “Too (sic) say Bronny just as athletic or if not more than Bron was at his age isn’t wild! He’s doing this at 6’2″ not 6’8″ 🤷🏾♂️.” […]
The Denver Nuggets are picking up the 2024-25 team option worth $3.08 million on guard Christian Braun, according to reports. This is part of the four-year, $13.77 million rookie-scale contract he signed last July. Braun, 22, was selected 21st overall by the Nuggets in the 2022 NBA Draft out of the University of Kansas. Last […]
The San Antonio Spurs are signing free agent forward Paul Watson to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to sources. Watson, 28, last played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2021-22 season. In 2017, the 6-foot-6 wing went undrafted out of California State University, Fresno. On Oct. 5, 2018, Watson inked an Exhibit 10 deal […]
Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija was born and raised in Beit Zera, Israel, and played professional basketball for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Basketball Premier League (BPL) and EuroLeague from 2017 through 2020. Avdija, 22, is the only active NBA player born in Israel. On Monday, the 6-foot-9 wing condemned Hamas’ terrorist attack on his […]
Charlotte Hornets center Kai Jones made headlines this offseason after dissing his teammates on social media and for refusing to participate in optional team drills. Prior to training camp, the Hornets made a decision to keep Jones away from the team indefinitely. “Hornets seem concerned about Kai Jones, whose odd behavior on social media has […]
The Sacramento Kings have waived veteran guard Jeremy Lamb, per sources. Sacramento signed him to an Exhibit 10 contract last Monday. Lamb, 31, was selected 12th overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2012 NBA Draft out of the University of Connecticut. The 6-foot-5 guard played his first three seasons (2012-15) with the Oklahoma City […]
