
Kyrie Irving Says Knee Feels "Great"
Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving stated that his left knee feels "great." Irving, who had surgery to remove the screws that were inserted into his kneecap after fracturing it during the 2015 NBA Finals, has been observed participating in pickup games over the past few weeks. Irving has not played since the end of last […]

Russell Westbrook Has Knee Surgery
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and could miss the start of the NBA's regular season. The team plans to re-evaluate Westbrook's rehab progress in four weeks, putting his chances at playing in the team's season-opening meet with Golden State in doubt. The injury shouldn't have a […]

Suns Acquire Ryan Anderson And De'Anthony Melton
The Phoenix Suns have acquired power forward Ryan Anderson and guard De'Anthony Melton in a trade with the Houston Rockets. Phoenix sends Marquese Chriss and Brandon Knight to Houston. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Suns could start Anderson at the four, providing the starting unit with strong spacing to help out the team's offense […]

Rockets Trade For Brandon Knight And Marquese Chriss
The Houston Rockets have acquired guard Brandon Knight and power forward/center Marquese Chriss from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for power forward Ryan Anderson and guard De'Anthony Melton. Knight will likely fill the role of the fourth guard for the Rockets if healthy and is coming off a season in which he averaged 11 points […]

Yogi Ferrell Reaches Agreement With Mavs
The Mavericks and guard Yogi Ferrell have agreed to terms on a new $5.3 million contract that will keep him with the team for the next two seasons. Ferrell was relatively reliable for Dallas in 2018, appearing in 82 games and starting 21 of them. Averaging 10.2 points per contest to close out last season, […]

Marcus Smart Staying In Boston
Guard Marcus Smart has agreed to a four-year, $52 million contract to remain with the Boston Celtics. Smart has been instrumental to the success of the organization during his tenure, averaging 9.4 points and 1.5 steals per game over four seasons with the club in addition to sporting an impressive 99.4 percent defensive rating in […]

Dennis Schroder Dealt To OKC
The Oklahoma City Thunder have reached an agreement with the Atlanta Hawks and will acquire the services of guard Dennis Schroder. In exchange, Atlanta will recieve forward Carmelo Anthony, who will be waived, and a protected 2022 first-round draft pick. The sixth-year man, who has been on the trade block for quite some time, had […]

Jeremy Lin Traded To The Hawks
Guard Jeremy Lin has been traded to the Hawks. The Journeyman, who was acquired by Atlanta for picks and the rights to guard Isaia Cordinier, has had a rough stretch over the past two seasons, appearing in only 37 games during that span as a result of hamstring issues and a ruptured patella tendon, among […]

Isaiah Thomas Heading To Denver
The Denver Nuggets have signed free-agent guard Isaiah Thomas. Thomas, who agreed to a one-year deal worth $2 million (veteran’s minimum), will likely come in for relief behind guard Jamal Murray and will fill a void for a team that is lacking established depth outside of the starting unit. The former All-Star had a rough […]

Aaron Holiday Shoots Well In Summer League Debut
Indiana Pacers rookie guard Aaron Holiday made his Summer League debut on Friday against the Houston Rockets. Holiday scored 23 points on 9-for-15 shooting and went 3-for-6 from three. He grabbed five rebounds, dished out three assists, and turned the ball over six times. Holiday projects to play a reserve role for the Pacers this […]

Trae Young Has Another Bad Shooting Night In Summer League
Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Trae Young continues to struggle with his shooting touch in the summer league. Against the Jazz on Thursday, Young finished with 10 points on 3-for-16 shooting. He was 1-for-8 from three-point land, 3-for-5 from the free throw line and he finished with six turnovers. Young dished out six assists and has […]

Derrick White Leads Spurs In Scoring For Second Straight Night
San Antonio Spurs point guard Derrick White has had a tremendous start the the 2018 NBA Summer League. White scored 21 points on 7-for-15 shooting Tuesday and included nine assists, six rebounds, two steals, two blocks and two three-pointers. It's a small two-game sample size, but White is now averaging 21.5 points, 7.5 assists and […]

Trae Young Struggles In Summer League Debut
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young's introduction to the NBA didn't go well. In his first game of the Summer League, Atlanta's first-round draft pick started the game 0-for-9 from the field. He eventually finished with 16 points, but it came on 4-for-20 shooting, including a 1-for-11 mark from downtown and a 7-for-10 night from the […]

Elfrid Payton Agrees To Deal With The Pelicans
Former Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns point guard Elfrid Payton has agreed to a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. With the departure of point guard Rajon Rondo, Payton will run the point with All-Star forward Anthony Davis and newly-acquired forward Julius Randle. Payton is a versatile guard that is able to flirt with […]

Rajon Rondo Agrees To Deal With Lakers
Former New Orleans Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo has agreed to join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on a one-year deal. Rondo is still one of the league's top passers, but the Lakers will be his sixth team in the last five years, as the issues with the rest of his game have […]

Seth Curry Agrees To Deal With Portland
Former Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry has agreed to a two-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. Curry missed all of the 2017-2018 season with a leg injury, but during the 2016-2017 season he averaged 12.8 points per game and shot 42.5 percent from deep for Dallas. With Shabazz Napier's departure, there's a hole at […]

Derrick Rose Agrees To Remain With Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose has agreed to remain with the team for another year. While the financial details surrounding the deal are unknown, it is clear Rose will get another chance to seek rejuvenation after an injury-plagued career. Rose flashed some past quickness during Minnesota's 2018 playoff series, but was all-in-all unimpressive during […]

Fred VanVleet Agrees To Stay With Toronto
Toronto Raptors point guard Fred Vanvleet has reached a two-year, $18 million deal to remain with the team. VanVleet was the star of an impressive Toronto second unit in the 2017-2018 season and was a finalist for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award. VanVleet's numbers do not jump off the page as he […]

Lonzo Ball Diagnosed With Meniscus Tear
Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball (knee) is expected to be ready to go for the start of the season after being diagnosed with a tear in his left meniscus. Ball dealt with the injury, along with various other ailments, throughout all of last season and suited up for only 52 games as a result. […]

Austin Rivers Traded To Wizards
The Washington Wizards have acquired guard Austin Rivers from the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for center Marcin Gortat. There are two main fantasy takeaways from this deal for the Wizards. First, Rivers should step into the role as the third guard off the bench. He's coming off his best statistical season in the NBA […]

Pelicans Select Tony Carr With 51st Pick
The New Orleans Pelicans have selected Penn State guard Tony Carr in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft. Carr averaged 19.6 points. 4.9 rebounds and five assists in his sophomore season before declaring for the draft. He was an All Big 10 selection after the 2017-18 season and becomes the only Penn State […]

Portland Trades For 37th Pick Gary Trent Jr.
The Portland Trail Blazers have sent two future second-round picks to the Sacramento Kings for the 37th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, Duke guard Gary Trent jr. Trent was the third-leading scorer on a stacked Duke squad and ranked in the 94th percentile in transition points per possession. However, he struggled in finishing […]

Charlotte Acquires 34th Selection Devonte' Graham
The Charlotte Hornets received Kansas point guard Devonte’ Graham in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks. Graham played well last season with Kansas, averaging 17.3 points, 7.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game. In addition to the statistical production, Graham also received Big 12 Player of the Year honors. With the Hornets currently only having […]

Mavericks Take Jalen Brunson With 33rd Pick
The Dallas Mavericks drafted Villanova point guard Jalen Brunson with the 33rd overall selection in the draft. Brunson was the NCAA Player of the Year last year. He averaged 18.9 points and 4.6 assists per contest while shooting 52 percent from the field. The Mavericks will have Brunson compete for backup point guard duties with […]

Grizzlies Take Jevon Carter With The 32nd Selection
The Memphis Grizzlies selected West Virginia point guard Jevon Carter with the 32nd overall pick. Carter last year averaged 17.3 points, 6.6 assists and three steals per game for West Virginia. The Grizzlies will probably use Carter as the backup point guard over Andrew Harrison, who struggled defensively, which is where Carter shines. Fantasy players […]

Washington Picks Issuf Sanon 44th Overall
The Washington Wizards selected point guard Issuf Sanon with the 44th overall selection. Sanon is an athletic player from Ukraine playing in Europe currently. Last year, Sanon had flashes but averaged just six points and 2.5 assists per game for Union Olimpija. With the Wizards current roster construction, Sanon probably won't be playing in the […]

Philadelphia Selects Landry Shamet With 26th Pick
The Philadelphia 76ers have selected Wichita State point guard Landry Shamet with the 26th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. At 6-foot-5 with about a seven-foot wingspan, Shamet has great size for a point guard and was an elite three-point shooter over his college career. Shamet struggles with athleticism and has had some lingering […]

Portland Selects Anfernee Simmons With 24th Pick
The Portland Trail Blazers have selected Anfernee Simmons with the 24th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. Simmons was a fifth-year post-graduate student out of high school and passed up college offers to go pro. Simmons lacks size as a shooting guard but makes up for it with his quickness and ability to shake […]

Indiana Selects Aaron Holiday With 23rd Pick
The Indiana Pacers have selected the younger brother of Jrue Holiday, UCLA guard Aaron Holiday, with the 23rd pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. A. Holiday lead the PAC-12 in scoring with 20.3 points per game and dished out 5.8 assists per game as well. Holiday has the family blueprint and is capable ball-handler who […]

Milwaukee Grabs Donte DiVincenzo At 17th Overall
The Milwaukee Bucks have selected Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo with the 17th pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. DiVincenzo boosted his draft stock with an incredible 31-point outburst off the bench in the 2018 NCAA Championship. DiVincenzo has potential to be a solid spot-up shooter in the NBA, but there have been concerns about his […]