David Weiner, NBA salary cap guru for ClutchFans, joins Friday’s episode of The Lager Line podcast with a Houston Rockets financial update covering the remainder of the 2022 offseason and 2023 free agency. Topics discussed between Weiner and our Ben DuBose include trade aggregation options in late August involving players acquired from Dallas for Christian Wood; what Houston’s 2023 salary …

Report: Murray’s minor procedure on right wrist ‘isn’t serious’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Kings fans can exhale a sigh of relief after a recent photo of the 2022 NBA Draft No. 4 selection Keegan Murray showed the forward with his wrist wrapped. However, Fox 40’s Sean Cunningham reported on Thursday that Murray underwent “a minor procedure to clean up loose …

Kings sign veteran guard Dellavedova to one-year deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea More defense is heading to the Kings for the 2022-2023 NBA season. On Friday, Sacramento announced that they signed veteran guard Matthew Dellavedova to a one-year contract. Although the terms were not revealed, Hoops Hype’s Michael Scotto reports the deal is partially guaranteed. The 31-year-old Dellavedova spent last …

The Golden State Warriors didn’t make too many waves last offseason while constructing what would be a championship roster, but Draymond Green was apparently gunning for a big splash. During an episode of his Draymond Green Show with Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan, Green recounted how he tried to recruit his guest to the Warriors during free agency last summer. …

DeRozan’s NSFW response to Dray’s attempted Warriors recruitment originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea In the summer of 2021, the Warriors were looking for veteran players who were open to taking a discount in the hopes of being on a team with NBA championship aspirations. One of the targets Golden State had was Chicago Bulls’ DeMar DeRozan. The Warriors believed DeRozan …

In December, things started to go from bad to worse for the Los Angeles Lakers. Their injury and health problems were starting to compound, and by losing five of six games late in the month, they fell under .500. With Anthony Davis rehabbing from a sprained MCL, LeBron James went into overdrive trying to keep his team afloat, and on …

Interesting plot twist: Donovan Mitchell‘s best friend has followed Rudy Gobert to Minnesota next season. The Minnesota Timberwolves have and Eric Paschall have agreed to terms on a two-way deal, a story broken by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, but the details were filled in by Darren Wolfson. Paschall broke the news himself without actually saying it by sending this Tweet. …

Will Perdue points to Patrick Williams as key cog originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago To Will Perdue, the Chicago Bulls’ 2022-23 season distills simply. “The season basically hinges on Lonzo Ball’s knee and Patrick Williams’ mentality,” Perdue said on the latest edition of the Bulls Talk Podcast. Perdue, who serves as an analyst on NBC Sports Chicago’s Bulls Pregame …

Getty Images After showing up to the WWE SummerSlam Tryout in Nashville on Thursday, three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and current free agent Dwight Howard said that he is ready to move to pro wrestling and join the WWE if he does not get a chance to play basketball again in 2022. Howard showed up to the SummerSlam …

“Inside the NBA” analyst and former NBA player Charles Barkley said he will not join the LIV Golf series as a broadcaster. “I want to thank Greg Norman and LIV for their interest in me,” Barkley told the New York Post. “I wish those guys great success and nothing but the best. But, in my best interest, and being fair to …

Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers won an NBA title in 2020, but things haven’t been super smooth since. The Lakers lost in the first round of the playoffs in 2021, and they missed out on the playoffs entirely last season. However, despite the team’s recent struggles, star forward LeBron James remains committed to the organization, and is unlikely to …

Davis on Summer League, inspiration from family originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington LAS VEGAS — Johnny Davis is taking the longview with his NBA career, an approach that served him well at the University of Wisconsin after a freshman year in which he averaged just 7.0 points per game. He remained confident and upped that number to 19.7 points …

Former Michigan State forward Gabe Brown will reportedly sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Denver Nuggets, according to Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog.com. Brown, who went undrafted last month, was named to the All-Big Ten third team after averaging a career-high 11.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists on 38.2% shooting from 3-point range as a senior. He led the …

On this exact day one full trip around the sun ago – July 29, 2021 – the NBA got an influx of talent that could reshape the future of the league with a star-studded 2021 NBA Draft class officially getting drafted into the association. That’s just enough time for us to start making some early assessments on the picks. So …

The Philadelphia 76ers made their moves in the offseason rather quickly when the time finally came to continue to grow their roster. They were able to get some financial flexibility with James Harden opting out of his $47.3 million player option and they went to work. Philadelphia stole PJ Tucker from the rival Miami Heat early in free agency and …

Zion Williamson’s new max contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans contains a weight clause, according to Christian Clark. Williamson will have periodic weigh-ins throughout the course of the deal, and if his weight plus body fat percentage is above 295, he could lose money.  Despite some speculative discussions about Willamson’s future with the Pelicans over the last few months, …

As various analysts propose trades for disgruntled Brooklyn Net Kevin Durant, one agent suggests that the best option is a swap including Kyrie Irving for the Lakers’ Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook. While there are reports that the Boston Celtics are working towards a trade for the sharpshooting forward, a deal is not done yet. With uncertainty on the situation, …

Collin Sexton is still the best player on the free agent market, and it’s not close. Two seasons ago, he averaged 24.3 points per game for the Cavaliers as the team’s primary shot creator. However, after missing all but 11 games last season due to a torn meniscus that required surgery, plus some concerns about fit, the offers were not …

Minnesota Timberwolves draftee Matteo Spagnolo on Thursday signed with Aquila Basket Trento in Italy after a stint this month in the Las Vegas Summer League. The Timberwolves drafted him with the 50th pick last month with the intention that he would spend at least one more season overseas. He received interest from several teams and ultimately decided to go with …

Kai Sotto, a 7-foot-2 center from the Philippines, on Friday announced he will return to play with the Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League for the 2022-23 season. Sotto, a former four-star prospect, averaged 7.5 points and 4.5 rebounds on 50% shooting from the field in 23 games last season with the 36ers. He produced perhaps his best game …

This is the second installment of our two-part series after CBS Sports was embedded with new Florida coach Todd Golden and his coaching staff as they hit the recruiting trail for five days in July. Read Part I here. Day 3: Gainesville to Atlanta to Augusta and more GAINESVILLE, 6:37 a.m. — The Army-green Dodge Charger is right on time. …

Reuters Videos Taipei, Beijing locals react to possible Pelosi visit STORY: Such a trip would be the first by a House speaker to the island since 1997, and China, which claims the island as its own, has said it is prepared to act in response, as tension rises between the two sides.Visits by U.S. officials to Taiwan have become a …

The charge Paolo Banchero faced from his involvement in a Duke basketball teammate’s drunk driving arrest last November has been dropped. Orange County prosecutors dismissed the aiding and abetting impaired driving charge against Banchero, the No. 1 pick in last month’s NBA draft, after Michael Savarino pleaded guilty on Wednesday to DWI. The move is standard procedure once Savarino cooperated …

Having talent on the basketball court is obviously a huge part of success for any NBA team, but an underrated part that not a lot of people talk about is chemistry. It is much easier to win when the players on the roster like each other. The Philadelphia 76ers were not able to build a lot of it after they …

Luke Walton, a 10-year NBA veteran (most of that with the Lakers, where he won a couple of rings), was known to enjoy a night out in the bars and clubs of L.A.’s South Bay. Not necessarily more than other players of his era — Walton was not a partier in the extreme — but he enjoyed the NBA lifestyle. …