Janis Carr: Swelling in Kawhi Leonard’s knee has gone down significantly but not gone completely. Won’t participate in all drills during training camp. Per Lawrence Frank, should be ready for the season.
Source: Twitter @janiscarr
Tony East: “We want him to be here,” Pacers GM Chad Buchanan says of Myles Turner. He noted that Turner fits well with the Pacers offensive stars and is a valuable piece in their play style. Turner is entering a contract year and can’t receive a contract extension this season.
Source: Twitter @TonyREast
Tim MacMahon: Derrick Rose will not receive any of his salary after the Grizzlies waived him upon his request. No cap hit for Memphis.
Source: Twitter @espn_macmahon
One week away from training camp the Cavs’ roster is set. Sources tell cleveland.com that the team has agreed to Exhibit 10 deals with Pete Nance, Zhaire Smith, Jules Bernard, Nae’Qwan Tomlin, Gabe Osabuohien and Jacob Gilyard.
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
Memphis Grizzlies PR: The @memgrizz today announced the organization will retire Tony Allen’s No. 9 on Saturday, March 15, at FedExForum. pic.x.com/ivnbmhiwix
Source: Twitter @GrizzliesPR
Souichi Terada: Jayson Tatum on Olympics: “In real time, it was tough. I talked to Joe a lot. Joe was probably the happiest person in the world that I didn’t win Finals MVP and that I didn’t play two of the games in the Olympics. So that was odd. But if you know Joe, it makes sense.”
Source: Twitter @SouichiTerada
Jared Weiss: Derrick White was asked if there is an elephant in the room with him making Team USA over Jaylen Brown: “There’s no elephants in there.”
Source: Twitter @JaredWeissNBA
Souichi Terada: Brad Stevens: “I’m really encouraged by the health of our team. Kristaps had the surgery that was well-documented. Seems to be recovering well.” Said they’re not putting a timeline on him because it’s a “unique” injury. But they’ve been a little surprised with his progress.
Source: Twitter @SouichiTerada
No one is perfect, not even the best at their craft. That’s the case with NBA officials, who have to make decisions in tenths of a second while overseeing some of the fastest and most physical basketball players in the world. To determine who the best are at making those tough decisions, we’re digging deep into the league’s Last Two Minute (L2M) reports.
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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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