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Boston Celtics center Mitchell Robinson explained why he missed Tuesday's introductory press conference with his new team.

Basketball Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade weighed in on former teammate LeBron James' decision to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers this offseason, and he had some interesting things to say about the 41-year-old's NBA future.

The Warriors have waived Chance McMillian and Deivon Smith after signing them earlier on Wednesday to Exhibit 10 contracts, according to the NBA’s transaction log. Both players were members of the Warriors’ G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors, last season, and both will be eligible to receive Exhibit 10 bonuses if they stay with […]

The Pelicans have signed and waived Aziz Bandaogo, Keith Smith reports for Spotrac (Twitter link). It’s unclear when the team signed the Senegalese big man, but he was waived on Wednesday. He likely signed an Exhibit 10 deal to receive a bonus worth up to $91K (on top of his typical salary) to play for […]

The Suns signed free agent guard/forward Jordan Schakel on Wednesday, according to RealGM’s official log of NBA transactions, then waived him on Thursday, per NBA.com’s transactions log. Keith Smith of Spotrac confirms (via Twitter) that Schakel signed an Exhibit 10 deal with Phoenix. He’s now eligible to earn a bonus worth up to $91K on […]

Former second-round pick Trevor Keels is signing an Exhibit 10 contract with the Wizards, tweets Keith Smith of Spotrac. The move was foreshadowed by a G League trade that was completed on Wednesday. That deal, which involved the Heat’s, Kings’, and Wizards’ affiliates, sent Keels’ returning rights from the Sioux Falls Skyforce to the Capital City […]

Sixers center Adem Bona has been diagnosed with a left foot sprain following an MRI and is expected to be reevaluated at the start of training camp in a couple weeks, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link via Kyle Neubeck of PHLY Sports). According to Tony Jones of The Athletic (Twitter link), […]

The New York Knicks have signed-and-waived center Liam Robbins. Robbins was signed to an Exhibit 10 contract that is designed for him to join the Westchester Knicks for the upcoming G League season. Robbins spent last season with the Rip City Remix of the G League. The 7-foot center averaged 8.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 18 minutes per game.

The Hawks continue to round out their staff for the upcoming season. After previously hiring legendary European coach Ettore Messina as a consultant, the team has added Jason Love and Sergi Oliva to fill out head coach Quin Snyder’s bench, the Hawks announced in a press release. Love spent the last two seasons as an […]

Willie Green, Garrett Temple, Joe Boylan, Drew Williamson, Mody Maor, Rob Fodor and Sam Hershberger will serve as assistant coaches under Mavericks first-year head coach Dusty May this season, the team announced in a press release. They will work alongside Nate Mitchell, who joins the organization in a dual role as an assistant coach and […]

Steph Curry shared his thoughts on the Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer’s punishment for circumventing the NBA’s salary cap. “I wasn’t surprised,” Curry said. “I think the reason the investigation took as long as it did and the idea that Steve Ballmer, who I’ve gotten to know and is a great guy, is standing by...