Ja Morant landing spots: Five mock trades that send star guard out of Memphis
The Wolves, Kings, Bucks and more might be interested in a Ja Morant trade before Feb. 5
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The Wolves, Kings, Bucks and more might be interested in a Ja Morant trade before Feb. 5
An arbitrator on Monday ruled in favor of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier in a salary dispute with the NBA that arose after he was federally indicted in a gambling investigation, sources told ESPN.
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has received a one-game suspension due to the number of flagrant fouls he has picked up over the course of the season, and league officials said he will serve his suspension Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Dallas took a significant first step in the process of building its roster around Cooper Flagg.
Draymond Green and the Los Angeles Lakers would have mutual interest if he is successfully traded out by the Golden State Warriors in their package for Giannis Antetokounmpo. Despite his torn ACL, the Warriors are reportedly keeping Jimmy Butler out of their proposals for Antetokounmpo, which leaves Green as the major outgoing salary. Green could be rerouted to a third team as he is not of interest to the Bucks. The Warriors have been transparent with Green about the talks and he has spoken a...
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 128-113 for their fourth consecutive victory on Monday night. Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 29 points with seven three pointers, Dominick Barlow added 26 points and 16 rebounds, and Joel Embiid had 24 points as he continues to gain full strength after a right ankle injury. […] The post Maxey leads 76ers to dethrone Clippers 128-113 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Heading into the NBA trade deadline, the Lakers are in sixth place in the Western Conference.
Déjà vu hit the Nets like a truck Saturday.
All-Star Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 10 assists and the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 124-121 on Tuesday night. All-Star Jalen Duren added 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Duncan Robinson scored 20 for the Pistons, who have won five of six, including a 109-107 win in Denver on Jan. 27. Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 32 points and eight assists while Nikola Jokic had 24 points and 15 rebounds.
Break up the Knicks!
Rookie VJ Edgecombe had 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, Andre Drummond added 12 points and 11 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers won their fifth straight game, 113-94 on Tuesday night over the Golden State Warriors, who were missing Stephen Curry because of a painful right knee. Trendon Watford had 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench while Adem Bona made all five of his first-half field goals in nine minutes to help the Sixers to a 58-57 lead at the break.
Collin Gillespie scored a career-high 30 points, Mark Williams had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns bounced back from a slow start for a 130-125 win over the reeling Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Grayson Allen also scored 24 points on 11-of-14 shooting and Jordan Goodwin had 16 points and 10 rebounds on a night when the Suns played without leading scorer Devin Booker (25.4 points per game), who was out with a right ankle sprain. Jalen Green was also out of the Suns' ...