Rodney McGruder Scores 15 In Start

Miami Heat guard/forward Rodney McGruder attacked the basket Sunday night against the San Antonio Spurs. McGruder scored 15 points on 5-for-13 shooting, but did not add much else in 30 minutes. McGruder lead the team in shot attempts and minutes in the preseason opener with Miami missing Wayne Ellington (ankle) and Dion Waiters (ankle). Miami […]

C.J. McCollum Scores Well In Preseason Opener

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum had a pretty one-dimensional game in the team's preseason opener against Toronto on Saturday, scoring nine points in 12 minutes, but not doing much else. He shot 4-for-8 from the field and 1-for-3 behind the arc while registering just one rebound and one assist. McCollum had a career-high […]

Kawhi Leonard Gets 12 Points In 19 Minutes In His Raptors Debut

Toronto Raptors guard/forward Kawhi Leonard made his long-awaited debut for the team on Saturday, playing 19 minutes and scoring 12 points in a 122-104 win over Portland. The Claw had a solid outing in general, although he did struggle with his shot, missing all four attempts from deep and finishing 6-for-11 from the free throw […]

Bogdan Bogdanovic Has Knee Surgery

Sacramento Kings guard Bogdan Bogdanovic (knee) is expected to miss up to six weeks while recovering from surgery. Bogdanovic, who already had surgery in the same knee back in April, re-aggravated the injury while playing for the Serbian National Team last week. In his absence, look for more minutes for guards Buddy Hield, Ben McLemore, […]

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 […]

Danny Green Traded To Raptors

Alongside Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green was sent to the Toronto Raptors in what could be a conference-changing trade. Both are two-way players and add to an already troublesome Raptors defense, without sacrificing any offense. Although the Raptors lost one of their better scorers, they added a major perimeter threat in Danny Green. […]

Kawhi Leonard Traded To Toronto

According to multiple sources including Adrian Wojnarowski, a trade between the San Antonio Spurs and the Toronto Raptors sent Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to Toronto, with the Spurs receiving DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and protected 2019 first round draft pick. This is a complete shakeup for both teams, but ultimately sets up Kawhi Leonard […]

Josh Hart Impresses In Lakers Summer League Debut

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Josh Hart scored 24 points with three assists and two rebounds in a blowout win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The whole Lakers team shot lights-out for the game, but Hart's veteran presence paved the way for everyone to play their game. It is expected that Hart will sit out the […]

Furkan Korkmaz Scores 40 Points In Summer League

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Furkan Korkmaz played in just 14 games as a rookie while dealing with a Lisfranc injury and he didn't show a whole lot while he was on the floor, averaging just 1.6 points in 5.7 minutes per game, but after one game of the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League, Korkmaz's name […]

Malik Monk Scores 23 Points In Summer League

Charlotte Hornets shooting guard Malik Monk scored 23 points on Friday in an 88-87 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Summer League. Monk went 9-for-16 from the field and was 4-for-9 from deep. He also added a pair of assists and a pair of steals. After a disappointing rookie season in which Monk […]

Jacob Evans Suffers Rib Contusion In Summer League

Golden State Warriors rookie guard/forward Jacob Evans suffered a rib contusion and played just six minutes in Thursday's Summer League game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Evans didn't play in Golden State's first Summer League outing, but he scored 13 points on 5-for-12 shooting in Tuesday's win over Sacramento. This injury casts doubt on his […]

Avery Bradley Has Agreed To Re-Sign With The Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers guard Avery Bradley has agreed to a two-year, $25 million deal to remain with the team. Bradley was a huge disappointment for the Clippers after they acquired him in a trade involving forward Blake Griffin. Bradley only played six games in L.A. before requiring season-ending abdominal surgery in February. When healthy, Bradley […]

J.J. Redick Agrees To Re-Sign With Philadelphia

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard J.J. Redick has agreed to a one-year deal around the $12-13 million range to remain with the team. Redick showed veteran leadership on a young Philadelphia team and proceeded to hit the fourth-most three-pointers in a season in franchise history. Redick also posted a career-high 17.1 points per game on 46.5 […]

Marco Belinelli Agrees To Reunion With San Antonio

Former Philadelphia 76ers guard Marco Belinelli has agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs. Belinelli is coming off a career-high 13.6 points and 2.0 three-pointers per game and will reunite with the Spurs, his former team from 2013-2015. Although guard Manu Ginobili is drifting to retirement, Belinelli will be behind […]

Gerald Green Will Re-Sign With Houston

Houston Rockets shooting guard Gerald Green has agreed to a $2.4 million deal to remain in Houston for one more year. Green will be returning to his hometown team for another year after fitting in nicely with the second unit during the 2017-2018 season. Green was able to find some fantasy relevance last season, scoring […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Agrees To Re-Sign With Lakers

Los Angeles Laker shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has agreed to a $12 million deal to remain with the team for one more year. KCP enjoyed a career-high in three-point shooting at 38.8 percent and a career-high in rebounds with 5.2 per game. Caldwell-Pope has also been a consistent defender, recording 1.4 steals per game for […]

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 […]

Lakers Select Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk With The 47th Pick

The Los Angeles Lakers have selected Kansas shooting guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft. It was reported that Mykhailiuk impressed in his Lakers workout, convincing the front office to choose him. For the near future, expect him to be in the summer league and play most of next season […]

Rockets Pick De'Anthony Melton At No. 46

The Houston Rockets have selected USC guard De'anthony Melton with the 46th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Melton, who missed all of last season after being ruled ineligible by the NCAA, has all the tools to be the kind of defensive wing player that the Rockets covet in their quest to take down the […]

Thunder Acquire Hamidou Diallo From Charlotte

The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired the 45th pick in Thursday's NBA Draft, Kentucky guard Hamidou Diallo, from the Charlotte Hornets, who had acquired that pick from the Brooklyn Nets. Diallo struggled during his one season as a Wildcat, often showing an inability to hit jump shots and to create for himself. He can make plays […]

Detroit Selects Bruce Brown Jr. With 42nd Pick

The Detroit Pistons have selected Miami guard Bruce Brown Jr. with the 42nd pick in the NBA Draft. Brown struggles as a shooter, but he can take the ball to the basket and excels as the passer in pick-and-roll situations. His abilities on the defensive end could help him crack the Pistons guard rotation, but […]

Lakers Select Isaac Bonga With 39th Pick

The Los Angeles Lakers have sent a 2019 second-round pick (via Chicago) to the Philadelphia 76ers for the 39th pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, German guard/forward Isaac Bonga. Listed at 6-foot-9, Bonga is labeled as a point forward with legitimate ball-handling skills and has been on some NBA teams' radars for some time now. […]

Pistons Trade Up To Select Khyri Thomas With The 38th Pick

The Detroit Pistons have sent two future second-round picks to the Philadelphia 76ers for the 38th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, Creighton guard Khyri Thomas. Thomas was the Big East Defensive Player of the Year his last year at Creighton and is projected to become a three-and-D player in the NBA. Thomas is […]

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 […]

Warriors Pick Jacob Evans With 28th Selection

The Golden State Warriors selected guard/forward Jacob Evans with the 28th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Evans averaged 13 points, 4.7 boards and 3.1 assists through 36 games at Cincinnati last season. He was also sound defensively, ending the year averaging 1.3 steals and one block per outing. However, his fantasy ceiling will be […]

Chicago Takes Chandler Hutchison With Pick 22

The Chicago Bulls selected guard Chandler Hutchison from Boise State with the 22nd pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. The Mountain West Player of the Year appeared in 123 games over four seasons as a Bronco and averaged 20 points per game in his final year with the program. His lack of defensive prowess is […]

Minnesota Selects Josh Okogie With The 20th Pick

The Minnesota Timberwolves selected guard Josh Okogie with the 20th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Okogie shot 41 percent from the field as well as an efficient 38 percent from deep through 24 games at Georgia Tech last season. He was also solid on the defensive end, averaging nearly two steals as well […]

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 […]

Atlanta Selects Kevin Huerter With 19th Pick

The Atlanta Hawks have selected guard Kevin Huerter with the 19th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Huerter averaged 12 points, five boards and three assists through 65 games as a Maryland Terrapin. The sophomore also shot 50 percent from the field in addition to an accurate 41 percent from deep. He has the […]

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 […]