Get up to speed on the latest NBA news, plus a quick look at some storylines and tidbits worth noting today: 1. A ‘perfect’ fit? We’ll see …: Last night’s 132-108 loss to the red-hot Houston Rockets dropped the Portland Trail Blazers to 5-9, their worst start since 2015-16. Some help is on the way …
Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin could soon be nearing his return to the court. The team announced today that Griffin’s hamstring/posterior and knee soreness have been cleared by the Pistons’ medical staff and he is now allowed to participate in all basketball-related activities. While a return to the lineup has not been set, his injury …
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SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs on Monday announced that Will Hardy and Tim Duncan will be added to Gregg Popovich’s bench as assistant coaches. Hardy first joined the Spurs as a basketball operations intern in 2010 after graduating from Williams College. “Will Hardy is a talented, young basketball mind who has earned a …
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Free agent guard Ben McLemore has reached a deal with the Houston Rockets, the team announced. RT to welcome @BenMcLemore to the squad! McLemore will be wearing No. 16 | https://t.co/NXJaUk0sJy pic.twitter.com/w13AoJxiqO — Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) July 23, 2019 The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports that the deal is a partially guaranteed contract for two years. …
Free agent guard Ben McLemore has reached a deal with the Houston Rockets, the team announced. RT to welcome @BenMcLemore to the squad! McLemore will be wearing No. 16 | https://t.co/NXJaUk0sJy pic.twitter.com/w13AoJxiqO — Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) July 23, 2019 The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports that the deal is a partially guaranteed contract for two years. …
The Milwaukee Bucks are taking a chance on a young frontcourt prospect next season, per multiple reports. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report forward Dragan Bender has agreed to a two-year deal with the Bucks. The former No. 4 overall pick of the 2016 draft by the Phoenix Suns, …
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LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are a match made in Clipper Heaven because of their similar size, skills and ability to make game-winning plays at either end of the court. But let the record show that their first appearance in public together was initially a chemistry failure. As they stood for the …
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LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are a match made in Clipper Heaven because of their similar size, skills and ability to make game-winning plays at either end of the court. But let the record show that their first appearance in public together was initially a chemistry failure. As they stood for the …
Read more “Kawhi Leonard, Paul George eager to make history for Clippers”
LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are a match made in Clipper Heaven because of their similar size, skills and ability to make game-winning plays at either end of the court. But let the record show that their first appearance in public together was initially a chemistry failure. As they stood for the …
Read more “Kawhi Leonard, Paul George eager to make history for Clippers”
LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are a match made in Clipper Heaven because of their similar size, skills and ability to make game-winning plays at either end of the court. But let the record show that their first appearance in public together was initially a chemistry failure. As they stood for the …
Read more “Kawhi Leonard, Paul George eager to make history for Clippers”
