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Charlotte Hornets guard Brandon Miller, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft out of the University of Alabama, has been named a co-defendant in a lawsuit over the wrongful death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court on Friday by Harris’ mother, DeCarla Heard. Miller, 20, provided […]
The Golden State Warriors are waiving forward Rudy Gay and guard Rodney McGruder, according to reports. Gay, 37, was waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder in July after being traded by the Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks. The 6-foot-8 wing was selected eighth overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2006 NBA Draft out of UConn. […]
In the latest round of NBA rumors, the Brooklyn Nets are waiving recently added forward Darius Bazley. Brooklyn signed the 6-foot-8 wing to a one-year contract last month. Bazley, 23, was selected 23rd overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2019 NBA Draft. However, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies and then to the […]
Sportswriter Ben Fawkes of USA Today gave NBA oddsmakers a list of 69 players and asked them to rank the point-spread value of each one. The journalist then averaged the five values together to get to a final number for every player. A list of factors for the oddsmakers include: Strength of the backup at […]
For the latest Philadelphia 76ers rumors, the Eastern Conference contender reportedly offered James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers for a first-round draft pick, one pick swap, and Terance Mann, but the Clips rejected the offer. Two unnamed front office members said Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank reiterated the team’s decision to not package […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers are picking up Evan Mobley’s $11.2 million team option for the 2024-25 season. This is part of the four-year, $36.66 million rookie-scale contract he signed in August 2021. Of course, the California native will be eligible for a rookie-scale extension next summer. In 79 starts of the 2022-23 season, Mobley averaged career […]
Here are the NBA teams that have the most cap space entering the 2023-24 season. The league’s salary cap is projected to reach $136 million, with a $165 million luxury tax. In the 2022-23 season, each team signed players and made trades while operating under a salary cap of $123 million. Check out which NBA […]
Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden could be subjected to a $389,082 fine for every preseason and regular season game he misses without the consent of the team, reported ESPN’s Bobby Marks. The fine would fall under “failure to render services.” The 10-time All-Star would also be subject to a minimum fine of $2,500 for missing […]
In the latest round of NBA rumors, the Houston Rockets are now pursuing three veteran guards — Detroit Pistons’ Alec Burks, Utah Jazz’s Talen Horton-Tucker, and Portland Trail Blazers‘ Malcolm Brogdon. “Houston has held trade discussions with Detroit regarding Alec Burks, league sources told Yahoo Sports, and the veteran ball-handler holds a $10.5 million salary […]
The Utah Jazz have waived guards Romeo Langford and Michael Devoe and forward Keshawn Justice. Langford inked an Exhibit 10 contract with Utah in August. In June, the San Antonio Spurs declined Langford’s qualifying offer, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent. San Antonio also renounced the free agent rights to Langford. The 6-foot-4 […]
