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The Houston Rockets and free agent center Boban Marjanovic have agreed to a new one-year deal, Mike Lindeman and Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management announced on Sunday. Marjanovic, 35, went undrafted in 2010. The 7-foot-3 big man has played for the San Antonio Spurs (2015-16 season), Detroit Pistons (2016-18), Los Angeles Clippers (2018-19), Philadelphia […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III suffered a meniscus injury to his left knee during a workout on Tuesday and has already undergone successful surgery. Murphy, 23, injured the knee in a workout at New Orleans’ practice facility. On Thursday, the 6-foot-9 forward “underwent a successful partial meniscectomy and received a biologic injection in […]
The Boston Celtics are signing free agent forward Taylor Funk to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to sources. Funk, 25, went undrafted out of Utah State University this offseason. Funk made 134 starts in 154 career games in the NCAA with St. Joseph’s University (2017-22) and Utah State (2022-23 season). The Pennsylvania native averaged 12.3 […]
The Chicago Bulls have signed free agent guards Quenton Jackson and Max Heidegger to Exhibit 10 contracts, the team announced Friday. Jackson, 24, went undrafted out of Texas A&M University in 2022. Although the 6-foot-5 guard signed a deal with the Washington Wizards on Sept. 12, 2022, he was waived a month later and joined […]
The oldest living former NBA player, Stanley “Whitey” Von Nieda, passed away at the age of 101 on Wednesday in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Von Nieda turned 100 on June 19, 2022. For his 100th birthday, he received a certificate from the NBA Retired Players Association, recognizing his “legacy as the first former NBA player to reach […]
The consensus around the NBA is that Thunder star point guard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA), is unlikely to request a trade from Oklahoma City. The Thunder have been rebuilding for awhile now, but they showed signs of progress last season. Of course, their efforts were spearheaded by none other than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. As a result, many […]
Jayson Tatum, star of the Boston Celtics, recently shed some light on his connection with the city of Boston. “Just recently I started to feel the connection with Boston,” Tatum says. “I have spent my adult life here, my son has grown up here, I’ve grown up here. I’ve accomplished so many things. It’s happened […]
Bleacher Report polled the NBA community on which active players belong in the top 100 entering the 2023-24 season, and let’s just say the top-25 rankings list will surprise a number of fans. Where did 2023 MVP center Joel Embiid end up? How about 2023 NBA Finals MVP center Nikola Jokic? Last week, Bleacher Report released […]
The Philadelphia 76ers are signing David Duke Jr. to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to sources. Duke, 23, went undrafted out of Providence College in 2021. The 6-foot-5 guard inked a two-way deal with the Brooklyn Nets. During his rookie 2021-22 NBA season, Duke averaged 4.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 15.5 minutes per game in […]
The Boston Celtics have one available roster spot after signing veteran wing Svi Mykhailiuk last week, but 13-year veteran Blake Griffin is reportedly indecisive about his future. According to multiple NBA insiders, “there are no imminent plans” for the six-time All-Star. “The Celtics would likely welcome a return by veteran big man Blake Griffin, who […]
