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Nemanja Bjelica Suddenly Decides He Doesn't Want To Play For The Sixers
It was reported a few weeks ago that the Philadelphia 76ers were scooping forward Nemanja Bjelica off the free-agent market for the mid-level exception. This looked like a nice bit of business for the Sixers, as Bjelica is the kind of stretchy power forward that every team likes to have around. In t...
Josh Rosen Has A Plan To Fix The NCAA
Former UCLA standout and current Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen is part of a group that has announced its plan to offer an alternative to the NCAA’s current system of unpaid athlete labor. In its place, the group calls for the creation of a clearinghouse to play middleman, and for athletes...
Jabari Parker Signs Two-Year Deal With The Bulls, Gets The Fresh Start He Deserves
Confident proclamations from Giannis Antetokounmpo about Jabari Parker’s future in Milwaukee turn out to have been premature: Saturday the Milwaukee Bucks rescinded the qualifying offer that gave them matching rights for any restricted free agency offer for Parker, paving the way for Parker to sign ...
Of Course Jimmy Butler Rejected Minnesota's Bargain-Shopping Extension Offer
The story here is less that Jimmy Butler turned down a four-year, $100 million extension offer from the Minnesota Timberwolves than it is that the Minnesota Timberwolves thought there was any chance in hell that Jimmy Butler would agree to a four-year, $100 million contract extension, in the same su...
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Video Shows Devin Booker And Tyler Ulis Scuffling With Some Dudes In An Elevator [Update]
TMZ Sports posted a video today showing former Suns guard and current free agent Tyler Ulis getting into a fight with three anonymous guys in a Tempe, Arizona elevator in May 2017, then later fending them off with the help of Devin Booker. ...
Coach In LaVar Ball's League Squares Up On His Own Player, Tells Him To "Stop Being A Bitch"
High school and college basketball players will not only get paid if they play in LaVar Ball’s JBA league, but they’ll also get the kind of coaching experience you can’t even find in the NBA—specifically, getting shoved and cursed at and challenged to a fight....
The Nuggets Desperately Wanted To Avoid The Luxury Tax
The Denver Nuggets pulled off a midnight trade this morning, sending the expiring contracts of Kenneth Faried and Darrell Arthur to the Nets in exchange for guard Isaiah Whitehead, who was promptly waived. That the Nuggets didn’t receive much of anything in return might not make sense at first, but ...
Isaiah Thomas Has Reached The "Sign For The Veteran's Minimum" Stage Of His Decline
Point guard Isaiah Thomas—formerly of the Lakers, Cavaliers, and Celtics all within the past 12 months—has found a new home in Denver. Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that Thomas has signed with the Nuggets for the veteran’s minimum....
A College Basketball Insider Is Uniting Mid-Majors To Bust The Big Guys' NCAA Tourney "Cartel"
A mid-major lifer is calling out the NCAA tournament for the cartel system it is. And college basketball’s mid-major conferences aren’t silently nodding their heads anymore....
Summer League Is Only Good For Getting Unreasonably Excited About Duncan Robinson
Have you heard about the NBA’s biggest signing of the summer? Clearly I am referring to the new two-way contract that former Michigan Wolverine Duncan Robinson has signed with the Miami Heat. ...
Former NBA Star Kermit Washington Sentenced To Six Years Over Charity Fraud Scheme
Former NBA player Kermit Washington—who played for 10 seasons but is chiefly famous for punching Rudy Tomjanovich so hard he nearly killed him—was sentenced to six years in federal prison and fined $967,158 yesterday for his role in an “extensive charity fraud scheme,” per a release from the Justice...
AAU Contest Ends In Massive Brawl Between Players And Referees
This is madness. An AAU game being held in Emerson, Georgia descended into violent chaos in the final minute when players from Chicago’s R.A.W. Athletics got into a massive brawl with at least one of the referees:...
After 17 Seasons In San Antonio, Tony Parker Will Join The Charlotte Hornets
There’s no particular reason why this should be received as bad news, but it is something of a bummer: Tony Parker is leaving the San Antonio Spurs after 17 seasons to serve as a backup to Kemba Walker in Charlotte....
Okay, Sure, Devin Booker Is Now A Max Player
Devin Booker—Devin Booker—is set to become one of the highest-paid players in the NBA, after agreeing to a max contract extension with the Phoenix Suns. In a move that makes Sacramento’s $78 million offer sheet to Zach LaVine look downright frugal by comparison, the Suns will pay Booker a whopping $...
Bulls Save Kings From Themselves, Match $78 Million Restricted Free Agency Offer For Zach LaVine
The Bulls and Kings, two teams roughly as far from NBA relevance as possible, spent Friday in a brief tug-of-war over the right to pay huge sums of money for the services of Zach LaVine, a butt player with zero track record of contributing to anything even approaching functional professional basketb...
Report: The Thunder Are Trying To Get Rid Of Carmelo Anthony
The Thunder currently have a historically absurd $310 million payroll, and in order to cut that down, they’ve decided to turn their attention towards the albatross wearing No. 7....
Report: Maryland Hit With Two Subpoenas Over FBI Investigation Into College Basketball
Maryland has responded to a pair of subpoenas issued by a New York grand jury in relation to the FBI’s ongoing investigation of college basketball recruiting. The Terrapins announced the information to the Associated Press and Yahoo Sports, among other media outlets, on Friday, offering the followin...
Under No Circumstances Will You Ever Guess Which Utah Jazz Rookie Provoked A Tussle With Trae Young
The dreaded Grayson Allen started Thursday night’s Hawks-Jazz Summer League tilt in Salt Lake City. You will be very glad to know that he’s shooting poorly and struggling to score (two points on 1-of-10 shooting through three quarters, but a tidy eight assists to zero turnovers). You will not be sur...
Summer League Takeaway: Marvin Bagley III Lacks The Skills To Pay The Bills
The annual Summer League parade of zero-dimensional guards is supposed to be redeemed by the play of the year’s hot-shot lottery picks. This is why anyone watches the various summer leagues: for those rare and blessed moments when this or that miscellaneous journeyman guard forgets to throw up anoth...