HoopsHype: Atlanta Hawks

Michael Beasley: “Everybody played me as a four because of college, but I’ve been playing out of position my whole career. You play me at the one, two, or three, and I’m bigger, better on defense. Now I’ve got somebody to play pick-and-roll with. I could’ve [expletive] up the pick-and-roll game with Kyle O’Quinn and Kristaps Porzingis. But Jeff Hornacek was on the hot seat, and Porzingis didn’t really know how to play good, winning basketball. That [expletive] was trash, man.”
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What’s the chance we’ll actually see you at Maccabi at some point in the future? DENI AVDIJA: “Wow, I hope so. I really hope that I’ll get to play in Israel during the last years of my career, but let’s see.”
Source: One.co.il

Chris Haynes: Free agent wing Nassir Little has reached an agreement on a one-year deal with the Miami Heat, league source tells me.
Source: Twitter @ChrisBHaynes

Drew Hill: Derrick Rose and the Memphis Grizzlies agreed to a buyout after Rose asked to be let out of his contract, a source confirms. Memphis should have the opportunity moving forward to add another player later. Scotty Pippen Jr. also impressed this summer.
Source: Twitter @DrewHill_DM

Shams Charania: Just In: The Memphis Grizzlies are waiving former NBA MVP Derrick Rose, sources tell @TheAthletic.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

Zach Langley: The Atlanta Hawks have waived Joey Hauser shortly after signing him to an Exhibit-10 contract, the team announced today

Nearly 26 years after scoring the first-ever basket at Scotiabank Arena, formerly Air Canada Centre, Vince Carter will become the first Toronto Raptors player to have his jersey go into the rafters. The Raptors are planning to retire Carter’s No. 15 when they host the Sacramento Kings on Nov. 2, sources tell TSN. This marks the first jersey retirement for the franchise, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary season in 2024-25.
Source: TSN

There were high-ranking members of the organization who maintained that Kyle Lowry should be the first to receive the honour, having spent nearly a decade with the club, been the face of its most successful era, and led it to a championship.
Source: TSN

Isaiah Hartenstein: A lineup I’m also excited about is me and Chet Holmgren together. I think having him have the ability to roam like kind of how, different play style, but like you know how Giannis Antetokounmpo can roam, he can block shots just everywhere.
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Let’s go top five passing bigs of all time. Isaiah Hartenstein: Nikola Jokic, he’s definitely on his own… Sabonis, the dad Sabonis. The funny thing with his dad is that he came over so late but if he would have come earlier… He could pass the sh*t out of the ball. Andrew Bogut when he was when he was with the Golden State Warriors was good, Draymond Green you got to put in there, I’m just gonna put Domantas Sabonis in there, I watch him a lot too. I think I’m missing somebody…
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