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Raptors Rumors: Webster, Morant, AD, Agbaji, Sharpe

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There have been rumblings around the NBA that Raptors general manager Bobby Webster – who is in the last year of his contract – is facing some pressure to accelerate his team’s contention timeline by making a significant in-season deal, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca. However, Grange hears that’s not actually the case. Multiple […]

Heat Notes: Powell, Herro, Jaquez, Rebounding

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Heat guard Norman Powell was forced out of Saturday’s game against Minnesota early in the first quarter with tightness in his right hamstring, but he was determined to keep playing, Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald writes in a subscriber-only story. Powell not only returned to score a team-high 21 points, he was active on Sunday […]

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Jeanie Buss Cited Financial Competition As Reason For Sale Of Lakers

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Jeanie Buss told her siblings she felt compelled to sell the Los Angeles Lakers due to concerns about competing financially with billionaire-owned teams, according to people familiar with the discussions. Her brothers Jesse and Joey considered her reasoning fundamentally flawed. In meetings following Mark Walter's $10 billion offer in June, Jesse and Joey asked Jeanie why she felt the need to sell. The answers largely centered on money, sources said. Buss expressed uncertainty whether the fam...

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Kings Notes: Kuminga, Ranadive, Christie, Draft

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The Kings are among the teams with interest in Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga as the trade deadline nears, according to ESPN’s Anthony Slater. When Kuminga was a restricted free agent over the summer, Sacramento general manager Scott Perry visited him in Miami, and there’s still mutual interest in a partnership, sources tell Slater. Slater hears […]

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Dink Pate Exploring NCAA Options, Has Passed On Two-Way Offers

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Former G League Ignite guard/forward Dink Pate, who is currently playing for the Westchester Knicks, is exploring potential college options, agent Sam Permut of Roc Nation tells Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress (Twitter link). As Givony writes (via Twitter), Pate graduated high school in 2023, which could put him in position to receive at least two […]

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Raptors' Pursuit Of Anthony Davis Hinges On Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl

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The Toronto Raptors have maintained trade interest in Dallas Mavericks center Anthony Davis, but any firm offer is expected to be built around the contract of Immanuel Quickley or Jakob Poeltl alongside RJ Barrett, sources say. Even with a future first-round pick attached, such a deal would provide minimal financial relief for Dallas. Quickley is in the second year of a five-year, $162.5 million contract with three full seasons remaining at $32.5 million annually. Poeltl signed a veteran exte...

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