Hoops Rumors

The Nets project to have significantly more cap room than any other NBA team this offseason — they’re in position to open up more than $60MM in space. However, they’re unlikely to take the same approach as last year’s top cap-room team, Philadelphia, which spent big on win-now free agents. As Brian Windhorst of ESPN writes in an Insider-only article, the Nets signaled when they … [Read more...] about Bontemps/Windhorst’s Latest: Nets, Sixers, Zion, Wizards, Raptors

The NBA’s top two MVP candidates split a pair of games in Oklahoma City on Sunday and Monday, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander‘s Thunder securing a 24-point win in the first game and Nikola Jokic‘s Nuggets responding with a 13-point victory in the second end of the back-to-back. In between those two contests, according to Fred Katz and Tony Jones of The Athletic, Nuggets coach … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Jokic, SGA, Thunder, Zion, Doncic

Jae’Sean Tate only played the final 2:27 of the Rockets‘ win over Orlando on Monday, but it was a big night for the veteran forward. As Bobby Marks of ESPN tweets, Tate earned a $500K bonus as a result of Houston’s victory. Tate’s contract includes language that assures him of that bonus if the Rockets win at least 40 regular season games, and Monday’s win was their 40th of the … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Tate, Spencer, Morant, Mavs, Zion

The Pelicans will play two preseason games against NBL teams in Melbourne this October, marking the first NBA games in Australia, according to a team press release. The NBA has played numerous games, preseason and regular season, in Europe. There’s also been preseason games in Japan and China but these games will be on a new continent. The Pelicans will play Melbourne United on … [Read more...] about Pelicans To Play Two Preseason Games In Australia