Hoops Rumors

The Hornets have largely done well for themselves this offseason, retaining some players, drafting Tidjane Salaun and adding Josh Green for cheap. They still have one standard roster spot open and Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer guesses that spot will remain open until closer to the start of the season. It would make sense for the Hornets to wait for roster cuts if … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Hornets, Adebayo, Jovic, Gill, Wizards

Bam Adebayo has a chance to become the first player ever to win multiple Olympic gold medals as a member of the Heat, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Adebayo, who was the starting center for Team USA three years ago in Tokyo, is coming off the bench this time around. He has teamed with Anthony Davis as part of a successful double-big combination during exhibition … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Adebayo, Ware, Larsson, Christopher

The men’s basketball event at this summer’s Paris Olympics has a good chance to be the most competitive men’s tournament of all-time, contends Brian Windhorst of ESPN. As Windhorst writes, just making the 12-team field is an accomplishment in itself, given that plenty of worthy clubs didn’t make the cut, such as Luka Doncic and the Slovenians, who reached the semifinals at the … [Read more...] about Olympic Notes: Top Medal Contenders, Jovic, Murray, Nembhard

The Heat have signed free agent guard Josh Christopher to a two-way contract, the team announced (via Twitter). To create a two-way roster spot, Miami waived undrafted rookie Zyon Pullin. Christopher, 22, is a former first-round pick (24th overall in 2021) who spent his first two NBA seasons in Houston before being traded to Memphis last summer. The Grizzlies eventually waived … [Read more...] about Heat Sign Josh Christopher To Two-Way Contract

The Heat won the Las Vegas Summer League championship with a dramatic 120-118 overtime win over the Grizzlies on Monday. The Heat won all six of their games in Vegas, plus the last two in the California Classic. Second-rounder Pelle Larsson made the game-winning shot. “By the end of this (Monday), a lot of us coaches, we were really hoping that it wouldn’t be over,” Summer … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Summer League, Christoper, Larsson, Ware