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Warriors explored scenarios to trade for both Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic but opted to look elsewhere | HoopsHype
Marc Stein: League sources say that the Warriors did seriously explore trade constructions that would have brought both Zach LaVine and Nikola Vučević to the Bay Area before Golden State opted to focus on other trade pursuits. More NBA trade coverage from me: https://tinyurl.
Anonymous NBA exec on Luka Doncic trade: ‘I don’t think this will end well for the Mavs and their front office’ | HoopsHype
“I don’t think this will end well for the Mavs and their front office,” another NBA executive told HoopsHype. “Davis is 31 and is usually injured. He’s an All-Star talent, but Luka will continue to be an MVP-caliber player. The return Dallas received was minimal.
Jazz plan to buy out PJ Tucker if they cannot trade him | HoopsHype
Utah hopes to flip newly acquired PJ Tucker for another team’s salary dump to land more future draft pick capital, league sources told HoopsHype. If Utah is unable to flip Tucker in another trade, he’s expected to be bought out, sources said.
De’Aaron Fox lands in San Antonio while Zach LaVine goes to Sacramento | HoopsHype
Shams Charania: BREAKING: Sacramento is finalizing a trade to send De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs in a multi-team trade that moves Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine to the Kings, sources tell ESPN.Source: x.com What's the buzz on Twitter? Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS Fuck it.
Zach LaVine would welcome the chance to play with Golden State? | HoopsHype
As for LaVine, who league sources say would welcome the chance to play for the Warriors, he may ultimately prove to be the better fit. The 29-year-old is owed $45.9 million next season, and has a player option worth $48.9 million for the 2026-27 campaign.
Jimmy Butler informs Warriors he will not sign extension thus ending trade talks for now | HoopsHype
Brian Windhorst: The Heat’s Jimmy Butler has communicated to the Warriors that he’s unwilling to sign an extension there & therefore trade talks to send him to Golden State have ended for now, sources told ESPN.Source: x.
Luka Doncic to Dallas: ‘I thought I’d spend my career here and I wanted so badly to bring you a championship’ | HoopsHype
Luka Doncic: #MFFL Dear Dallas Seven years ago, I came here as a teenager to pursue my dream of playing basketball at the highest level. I thought I'd spend my career here and I wanted so badly to bring you a championship.
Norman Powell ruled out against Toronto | HoopsHype
Law Murray: Norman Powell won't play in Toronto due to right hip soreness Drew Eubanks and Patty Mills also won't play after being traded for Mo Bamba Cam Christie and Kris Dunn missed the entire trip Kai Jones and Trentyn Flowers are with San Diego PJ Tucker has been traded.
Collin Sexton helps Jazz snap eight-game losing streak against Magic | HoopsHype
Andy Larsen: Jazz win 113-99. Magic shot just 33% from the field... they had 30 free throws this game and still couldn't get anything going offensively. For the Jazz: Sexton and Collins excellent. Jazz record now 11-36, just their fourth home win of the year.
LeBron James triple-doubles in huge win over Knicks at MSG | HoopsHype
Dave McMenamin: The Lakers beat the Knicks, 128-112, improve to 8-2 over their last 10 games and close out their five-game road trip with a 4-1 record (and 2-0 without Anthony Davis). LeBron 33p 12a 11r; Reaves 27p 6a 3s; Rui 21p 3r; Christie 15p 3r; DFS 15p on 5-of-6 from 3 2s.Source: x.
Wizards snap 16-game losing streak behind Kyle Kuzma | HoopsHype
Josh Robbins: The Wizards have defeated the Wolves 105-103. Solid performances from J. Valanciunas, Jordan Poole, R Holmes, Bilal Coulibaly, Kyshawn George but especially from Kyle Kuzma, who had 31 pts, 8 boards, 2 assists & had the defensive contest on a potential game-winning 3.Source: x.
De’Aaron Fox on reports he talked to Vivek Ranadive: That’s not true, I haven’t talked to him | HoopsHype
Citing unnamed sources, News 4 San Antonio’s Dusty Garza tweeted Thursday that Ranadive was flying to Oklahoma City for a sit-down dinner with Fox, adding: “I’m told he’s on a mission to convince Fox to stay in Sacramento.
Fixing the NBA: Six ways to speed up games | HoopsHype
As someone who watches basketball for professional reasons, I admit that a shorter NBA telecast is very appealing. Although the owners will likely balk at any ideas that can infringe upon their advertising dollars, all sports leagues are trying to streamline their broadcasts to capture the ever-fick...
Dejounte Murray exits game with lower leg injury | HoopsHype
New Orleans Pelicans: Dejounte Murray (lower right leg) will not return to tonight’s game vs. BostonSource: Twitter @PelicansNBA What's the buzz on Twitter? Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU Prayers up for Dejounte Murray. Came back from a torn ACL to become an All-Star.
Lonzo Ball may be able to play without restriction by the end of the year | HoopsHype
Julia Poe: Billy Donovan said Lonzo Ball would love to play even more, but he’s having to protect him from himself. Won’t rule out the possibility that Lonzo could play without restriction by the end of the year, but they’re taking it incrementally.
Clippers get the win against shorthanded Hornets with Norman Powell as top player | HoopsHype
Joey Linn: Clippers beat Hornets 112-104 and win their second-straight game. Norman Powell led the team with 27 PTS. Kawhi Leonard had 21 PTS and 9 REB. James Harden and Ivica Zubac both had double-doubles. The Clippers are 28-20.
Nikola Jokic counters Tyrese Maxey’s big night to lead Denver to victory | HoopsHype
Tim Bontemps: Final: Nuggets 137, Sixers 134 Denver escapes with a wild win behind 28-9-13 from Nikola Jokic, who scored or assisted on 13 straight points in the crunch time to pull out the win. Massive game from Tyrese Maxey, who had 42 & 9, in the loss to snap Philly's 4 game win streak.
Cade Cunningham celebrates first All-Star nod with 40-point game against Dallas | HoopsHype
Keith Langlois: FINAL: Pistons 117, Mavs 102 Pistons get back to .500 and snap a 3-game losing streak. Cade Cunningham matches season high with 40. Pistons held Mavs to 17 in the fourth quarter. Jalen Duren 16/13/5 assists 3 steals.
Dejounte Murray out for the rest of the season with torn Achilles | HoopsHype
Chris Haynes: New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray tore his Achilles and will miss the rest of the season, league sources tell @ChrisBHaynes.Source: Twitter @ChrisBHaynes What's the buzz on Twitter? Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU Prayers up for Dejounte Murray.
Coby White, Bulls snap Raptors’ five-game winning streak | HoopsHype
Cody Westerlund: Zach LaVine-less Bulls cruise to a 122-106 win over Raptors. Coby White was great with 25 points, 6 assists. Matas Buzelis had 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks and was a game-best +18 in 26 minutes. Bulls are 21-28. Three games remain before trade deadline.
Darko Rajakovic on Scottie Barnes: He’s an All-Star, he plays like one, he practices like one, he acts like one | HoopsHype
Blake Murphy: Darko Rajakovic on Scottie Barnes not making All Star: “in my mind he’s an all star. He plays like one, he practices like one, he acts like one … all those accolades will come, he just needs to stay pounding the rock and staying the course.
Rockets, Fred VanVleet have mutual interest to extend point guard’s time there | HoopsHype
This, then, is a rather important development when evaluating the Western Conference landscape: League sources tell The Stein Line that Houston and Fred VanVleet have mutual interest in prolonging the veteran's tenure as the starting floor general for Ime Udoka's Rockets.
Spurs want franchise point guard to pair with Victor Wembanyama | HoopsHype
The Spurs and pairing with Victor Wembanyama make all the sense in the world for Fox. But does De'Aaron Fox make sense for San Antonio? And should the Spurs really speed things up and cut into their enviable stockpile of draft assets and young talent in coming days for a player indicating he'll ...
Spurs called Cavaliers about Darius Garland trade last summer, also have had interest in LaMelo Ball, Josh Giddey | HoopsHype
The Spurs did call Cleveland on Darius Garland last June, sources said, when San Antonio still had the Nos. 4 and 8 picks in the 2024 NBA Draft available to trade. The Cavaliers did not show much interest in those conversations.
De’Aaron Fox has no intention of extending in Sacramento | HoopsHype
The initial framing, back in July, was that De'Aaron Fox had merely taken a calculated financial gamble by holding off an extension. It was common knowledge that he would have access to even greater riches in 2025 if he could earn All-NBA honors and make himself eligible for a supermax extension...