Tag: NBA
DeMar DeRozan still finding his way in Nuggets’ offense
DeMar DeRozan can score. Nobody needs preseason basketball to prove that.
The question for the Nuggets is how quickly they can make his style fit...
Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon says he feels ‘better out there’ after injury-plagued year
Aaron Gordon finally looks healthy again. That alone is a pretty encouraging development for the Nuggets.
Gordon scored 25 points with six rebounds in 23...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Mario Hezonja, Rockets, Marcus Smart, Bucks
Cavaliers
Mario Hezonja looked much more comfortable in his second preseason appearance with the Cavaliers.
Mack Perry of Sports Illustrated highlighted Hezonja’s all-around performance against Orlando,...
Warriors make pair of roster moves
The Warriors made a pair of roster moves Sunday, signing Tyler Burton to an Exhibit 10 contract and waiving Miles Kelly.
Golden State added Burton...
Karl-Anthony Towns ‘very disappointed’ by Knicks pausing extension talks
Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t exactly shrug off the Knicks’ decision to table extension talks.
“It was news to me,” Towns said Sunday, via James L. Edwards...
Wizards make pair of roster moves
The Wizards made a pair of roster moves Sunday, signing guard Alondes Williams to an Exhibit 10 contract and waiving forward/center Skal Labissiere.
Williams is...
Kyrie Irving makes immediate impact in return: ‘I was dreaming about how that would go’
Kyrie Irving waited more than 19 months for this. Then he scored on the Mavericks’ first possession.
Irving returned Sunday after missing all of last...
Ben Simmons on NBA return: ‘It felt really good’
Ben Simmons is back on an NBA court. That alone meant something to him.
Simmons made his preseason debut with the Kings on Saturday after...
Kings fear Maxime Raynaud could be out ‘for the foreseeable future’
The Kings may have suffered a significant blow Saturday night.
Center Maxime Raynaud injured his right knee during Sacramento’s preseason game against Golden State, and...
Damian Lillard says Ja Morant not just pretending to be happy in Portland
Ja Morant’s first preseason game with Portland was a mixed bag. His attitude apparently hasn’t been.
Morant finished with eight points, five assists and four...
Nikola Vucevic says return to Magic uniform ‘felt pretty natural’
Nikola Vucevic is back in Orlando, and apparently the uniform still fits.
The veteran center returned to the Magic in free agency this summer, more...
Joe Mazzulla: Celtics won’t set 82-game standard for players
Joe Mazzulla still wants his players available as often as possible.
He just isn’t going to pretend every body handles an NBA season the same...
Jayson Tatum says Achilles recovery gave him ‘different level of appreciation’
Jayson Tatum is back, healthy and looking at training camp a little differently this time around.
The Celtics star missed nearly all of last season...
Josh Hart on Knicks contract talks: ‘I’m not really too stressed over it’
Josh Hart sounds a little more relaxed about his contract situation than he did a month ago.
The Knicks announced Friday that they are pausing...
NBA Notes: Knicks, Landry Shamet, Nets, Spurs, Julian Champagnie
Knicks
Landry Shamet is making a pretty strong case for a larger role.
Kento Kato of Sports Illustrated points out that Shamet has scored 23 points...
Cavs urged to fix rebounding problem as a team
The Cavaliers’ rebounding problems showed up again in their preseason opener, and Zach Weiss of Sports Illustrated believes the solution has to come from...
Stephen Curry on Warriors’ missed opportunities: ‘I’m not an idiot’
Stephen Curry hears the criticism. He just isn’t particularly interested in letting it define the final chapter of his Warriors career.
Speaking with NBC Sports...
Lakers make pair of roster moves
The Lakers made a pair of roster moves Friday, waiving William Kyle III and signing Rafael Castro.
Castro received an Exhibit 10 contract, according to...
Cavs signing Jaxson Robinson, Noam Yaacov to camp deals
The Cavaliers added two more players to their training camp roster, signing Jaxson Robinson and Noam Yaacov to camp contracts.
The moves were first reported...
NBA Notes: Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton, Bulls, Matas Buzelis, Spurs
Pacers
The early returns on Tyrese Haliburton and Ivica Zubac are encouraging.
Haliburton returned Wednesday after missing all of last season with a torn Achilles, while...
