Four more players have received green room invites for the 2024 NBA draft. Dayton’s DaRon Holmes II, Indiana’s Kel’el Ware, Colorado’s Tristan Da Silva and Pittsburgh’s Carlton Carrington have all accepted invitations to attend the draft in person, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony (all Twitter links here). Holmes, the A-10 Player of the Year, averaged 20.4 points, 8.5 … [Read more...] about Draft Notes: Green Room, Mock Drafts, Samuel
Moore’s Latest: Kings, Kuzma, Bulls, Bridges, Sixers, Jones, Grizzlies, More
The Kings are expected to return to the trade market this offseason with the same assets they offered Toronto for Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby earlier in 2023/24, writes Matt Moore of ActionNetwork.com: Harrison Barnes, Kevin Huerter, and draft compensation. While Sacramento will do its best to re-sign Malik Monk, the team only holds his Early Bird rights and will be limited to … [Read more...] about Moore’s Latest: Kings, Kuzma, Bulls, Bridges, Sixers, Jones, Grizzlies, More
Spoelstra Spending More Time On Draft
Patty Mills only appeared in 32 games with the Hawks and Heat this season but the 35-year-old guard isn’t ready to retire. Mills will head into free agency looking for a new deal, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.“I take really good care of myself and my body and the plan is to continue to play until the wheels fall off is how I see it,” he said. … [Read more...] about Spoelstra Spending More Time On Draft
Warriors Top List Of NBA’s 2023/24 Taxpayers
While the official numbers from the NBA aren’t yet in, Bobby Marks of ESPN estimates (via Twitter) that the Warriors led all teams in 2023/24 with a luxury tax bill in the neighborhood of $176.9MM. Golden State was subject once again to the “repeater” tax penalties this season, meaning that every dollar spent above the luxury tax line cost them more than a first-time taxpayer. … [Read more...] about Warriors Top List Of NBA’s 2023/24 Taxpayers
Southeast Notes: Heat, Coulibaly, Flowers, Anthony
No matter when the NBA Finals wrap up, the Heat figure to be one of the league’s most active teams on the following day, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. A change in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement gives teams a window to negotiate with their upcoming free agents from the end of the Finals until the league-wide start of free agency on June 30. For Miami that … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Heat, Coulibaly, Flowers, Anthony