Kel’el Ware gained a reputation of having a low motor during his one season at Oregon. He played with much more effort during his one season with Indiana and that’s why the Heat had no qualms about selecting him with the No. 15 pick, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel writes.“I think that’s a low-hanging-fruit description of him,” Adam Simon, the Heat’s VP of … [Read more...] about Heat Unconcerned About Ware’s Motor
Jimmy Butler To Stay With Heat, Won’t Sign Offseason Extension
Star Heat swingman Jimmy Butler is set to remain with Miami for the 2024/25 season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The six-time All-Star and five-time All-NBA honoree, who has a player option for 2025/26, will not complete a contract extension with the Heat or agitate for a trade prior to the 2025 offseason, sources inform Charania, who says Butler “has an … [Read more...] about Jimmy Butler To Stay With Heat, Won’t Sign Offseason Extension
Fischer’s Latest: Draft Rumors, Marshall, Young, Kings, Topic, Knicks, Lowry
As several of this year’s green room invitees gathered on Tuesday to speak to the media, there was a sense of uncertainty about how Wednesday’s draft will play out, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, who says that many prospects don’t have a real sense of where they’ll be picked. According to Fischer, the Spurs conducted a meeting with Donovan Clingan over Zoom this … [Read more...] about Fischer’s Latest: Draft Rumors, Marshall, Young, Kings, Topic, Knicks, Lowry
Heat’s Adebayo To Sign Three-Year Max Extension
Heat big man Bam Adebayo intends to sign a three-year extension, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports (Twitter link). It’ll be a maximum contract extension, currently valued at $158.8MM, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. Adebayo has two years left on his contract. He’s due to make $34,848,340 next season and $37,096,620 in 2025/26. The extension would take him … [Read more...] about Heat’s Adebayo To Sign Three-Year Max Extension
Draft Rumors: Knicks, Sixers, Dillingham, Heat, Jazz, Lakers, More
After surrendering several future first-round picks in their trade agreement for Mikal Bridges, the Knicks are now considered more likely to keep their three picks – No. 24, No. 25, and No. 38 – in this year’s draft, which begins on Wednesday night, Jonathan Givony writes in ESPN’s latest mock draft (Insider link). The updated mock draft from Givony and ESPN’s Jeremy Woo … [Read more...] about Draft Rumors: Knicks, Sixers, Dillingham, Heat, Jazz, Lakers, More