Jaylen Brown plans to develop ‘Black Wall Street’ in Boston with new $304M contract

Jaylen Brown signed a five-year supermax extension worth up to $304 million with the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, and one of his biggest goals is to develop Black Wall Street in Beantown. The two-time All-Star is now under contract through the 2028-29 season. “I appreciate the investment and the commitment from the Celtics,” Brown said. […]

James Foglio  •  28 Jul 2023
Team USA has an interest in having Joel Embiid play for them in the 2024 Olympics

For the first time next summer, Sixers’ big man Joel Embiid is eligible to play in the Olympics. Two teams are currently scouting the reigning league MVP. Team USA and Team France would love to have the opportunity to land Embiid for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. When Embiid officially became a US citizen, […]

Zach Wolpin  •  28 Jul 2023
Pelicans: A league source has said that New Orleans should ‘pull the plug’ on the Zion Williamson era

As a former #1 overall draft pick in 2019, Zion Williamson is always going to have more pressure than the average players. The Pelicans drafted him with intentions of Willaimson being their star player for the next 10+ years. Sadly, injuries have kept him off the court, and the 23-year-old hasn’t lived up to the […]

Zach Wolpin  •  28 Jul 2023
Clippers: Head coach Ty Lue told Paul George and Kawhi Leonard ‘Let’s be serious’ about the regular season

In 2022-23, the LA Clippers finished 5th in the Western Conference with a 44-38 record. Their first-round matchup in the 2023 postseason was the Phoenix Suns. They lost the series in five games. Recently, head coach Ty Lue went on SHOWTIME Basketball’s All The Smoke podcast. He told co-hosts Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson that […]

Zach Wolpin  •  28 Jul 2023
Mavericks help Dorian Finney-Smith’s father secure parole after 29 years in prison

The Dallas Mavericks traded Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, and three draft picks (2027, 2029 second-rounders, 2029 first-rounder) to the Brooklyn Nets for Kyrie Irving and Markieff Morris in February, but the Mavericks organization has continued to support Finney-Smith’s personal life. The Virginia Parole Board voted 3-0 to grant freedom to Finney-Smith’s father, Elbert Smith Jr., who has been incarcerated […]

James Foglio  •  28 Jul 2023
Celtics’ Derrick White named starting point guard for 2023-24 season

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has named Derrick White his starting point guard ahead of the 2023-24 season. “Derrick will be our starting point guard, and he will be one of our starting guards,” Mazzulla said. “We have the ability to play in different ways. We have the ability to play small and play big, […]

James Foglio  •  27 Jul 2023
Osceola Magic trade guard Zavier Simpson to Motor City Cruise

The Osceola Magic of the NBA G League have agreed to trade guard Zavier Simpson to the Motor City Cruise — the Detroit Pistons’ G-League affiliate — for Reggie Perry, Devontae Cacok, and a second-round pick, according to TNT NBA insider Chris Haynes. On Wednesday, the Pistons signed Simpson to a one-year deal, according to […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
Lakers officially waive two-way forward Cole Swider

The Los Angeles Lakers have officially waived two-way forward Cole Swider, per sources. Swider, 24, went undrafted out of Syracuse University in July 2022 and signed a two-way contract with the Lakers. Swider appeared in seven games with the Lakers in the 2022-23 season, averaging 1.3 points, 1.0 rebound, and 5.9 minutes per game. The […]

James Foglio  •  27 Jul 2023
NBA Rumors: Trail Blazers will not trade Damian Lillard before training camp

According to the latest NBA rumors, the Portland Trail Blazers could refuse to trade Damian Lillard this offseason, considering general manager Joe Cronin has not yet been offered the compensation he’s asking for in return. Instead, an in-season trade could be more ideal for a desperate team. “Someone even told me — and I thought […]

James Foglio  •  27 Jul 2023