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Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum is expected to miss three months after undergoing right wrist surgery on Tuesday, sources informed ESPN’s Shams Charania. That timeline would have Exum out nearly half the season, until early January. Exum, 29, suffered the right wrist injury during a training camp workout and sought multiple opinions before opting for […]
Toronto Raptors veteran guard RJ Barrett will miss the rest of the preseason due to a right acromioclavicular joint sprain that he suffered in Sunday’s 125-98 preseason victory over the Washington Wizards, the NBA team announced Tuesday. Toronto Raptors guard RJ Barrett attempted to navigate a screen set by Washington Wizards big Jonas Valanciunas Barrett, […]
According to the 23rd annual NBA.com survey, all 30 of the league’s general managers overwhelmingly picked the Boston Celtics to repeat as NBA champions in the 2024-25 season. The survey is conducted at the start of each season and polls all 30 front offices across the association. The Celtics received 83% of the vote, the […]
Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. has agreed to a three-year, $59 million contract extension, his agent, Mike Miller of LIFT Sports Management, told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday night. Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. is now under contract through the 2028-29 season for a combined $82 million Carter, 25, is now under contract […]
It is no secret that Utah Jazz GM, Danny Ainge, drives a hard bargain when discussing trades. Nothing epitomizes this sentiment more than his recent asking price for the young center, Walker Kessler. The Jazz are reportedly demanding at least two first round draft picks in exchange for the former North Carolina Tar Heel. It […]
The Los Angeles Clippers and veteran forward P.J. Tucker mutually agreed that the veteran won’t be with the team for the time being while they work to find him a different situation. Los Angeles Clippers forward P.J. Tucker exercised his $11.54 million player option for the 2024-25 season over the summer “P.J. is a pro […]
Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe suffered a small posterior labral tear in his left shoulder and is expected to miss the beginning of the season, the team announced Saturday. An MRI this week confirmed the tear. Sharpe will begin rehabbing and is expected to miss four to six weeks, the team added. The Trail […]
The New York Knicks are interested in trading for former Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, who currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies, according to Kris Pursiainen of CBS Sports and Ballislife.com. The Knicks have had “internal discussions about a potential deal for Marcus Smart, per sources familiar with the situation,” Pursiainen wrote on X. “NYK […]
Georgia businessman Calvin Darden Jr. was convicted Friday on five counts by a federal jury in Manhattan of defrauding former NBA players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons of a combined $8 million in 2021. Prosecutors said they will push for Calvin Darden Jr. to serve between 11 and 14 years in prison Darden was found […]
After the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks, the 7-footer’s girlfriend, Jordyn Woods, spurred engagement buzz via social media Thursday when she showed off a massive diamond on her ring finger in Instagram photos. Woods, who sported a blue and orange Knicks sweatshirt, captioned her post with an orange heart emoji. […]
