Bradley Beal said last week he deserves a maximum contract and if the Washington Wizards couldn’t meet that requirement then he might go elsewhere. The Wizards heard Beal loud and clear and will reportedly offer him a five-year, max deal this summer when he becomes a restricted free agent. From Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post: […]

One player cashed in, the other lost out after the All-NBA teams were announced Thursday. “The Derrick Rose Rule” allows a player finishing his rookie contract to make 30 percent of a team’s salary cap if he’s twice been voted an All-Star starter, twice been voted All-NBA or won an MVP award. Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian […]

Joakim Noah could be on his way out of Chicago. Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Noah “has been telling teammates the last few weeks that he was done with the organization once free agency begins, and ‘has no trust in the front office getting this in the right direction.’” There appears to be a complete […]

The Indiana Pacers have expressed interest in hiring former NBA All-Star Nick Van Exel as an assistant coach, ESPN’s Marc Stein reported Tuesday. Interesting twist in the coaching game: Sources say Indiana has expressed interest in hiring Nick Van Exel to join Nate McMillan’s staff. — Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine)

LeBron James is picking up the tab on Dahntay Jones’ low-blow fine. The Cleveland Cavaliers reserve guard was suspended one game without pay for striking Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo in the groin at the end of Game 3. The one-game penalty is going to cost Jones $80.17. League would have been better off giving […]

Think Draymond Green is still mad about where he got drafted in 2012? Uh…yeah. He can name every player drafted before him in order. Jon Wilner of Bay Area News Group: The topic is the 2012 NBA draft — his draft — and Warriors forward Draymond Green has his game face on. Offered a printout of […]

Draymond Green wears his emotions on his sleeve. The Golden State Warriors forward didn’t hold back when he hit a 3 in the first quarter of Game 2 Wednesday night, talking trash in the ear of Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams. He did it again after a coast-to-coast layup in the second quarter, even […]

Mike Bibby, Jason Williams and Larry Sanders are just some of the former NBA players competing in The Basketball Tournament, a single-elimination basketball tournament that has taken place each summer since 2014. Last year, the winning team took home $1 million. This year, the winning team will take home $2 million. Bibby, who played 14 […]

Former Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel agreed to become the new head coach of the Orlando Magic Thursday, as

Former Suns, Knicks and Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni is reportedly the front-runner for the Houston Rockets’ coaching position, according to the Houston Chronicle‘s Jonathan Feigen. Houston has interviewed D’Antoni, former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt, former Phoenix Suns coach Jeff Hornacek, Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Sam Cassell, Charlotte Hornets assistant Stephen Silas, Rockets assistant Chris Finch […]

Projected top-five pick Kris Dunn won’t have to wait long to hear his name called on draft night, but his agents would prefer he not go to a team with young, established point guards. As reported by The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Dunn’s camp did not submit him to get a physical at the NBA combine, […]

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Projected top pick Ben Simmons hasn’t signed a shoe deal yet. He’s waiting until after the NBA draft lottery. Adidas and Nike are offering five-year endorsement deals, but Simmons is hoping to land a bigger offer from Nike if he’s drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers. From The Vertical’s Nick DePaula: Adidas is offering a […]