If you missed any of this past week’s biggest headlines from around the NBA, we’ve got you covered with our Week in Review. Here are some of the most noteworthy stories from the last seven days:
The Rockets are said to be making any player or draft pick besides James Harden available in trade talks. Clint Capela, Chris Paul, and Eric Gordon are among the players who could apparently be had in the right deal as GM Daryl Morey aggressively looks to upgrade his roster.
The Rockets also played hardball with Mike D’Antoni, who ended contract extension talks with the team. Subsequent reports indicated that Houston had offered D’Antoni a one-year extension that was heavy on incentives. He’s planning to coach out the final year of his current contract, which expires in 2020.
Pelicans head of basketball operations David Griffin met with Anthony Davis in Los Angeles. While the All-Star big man still seems unlikely to relent on his trade request, the meeting was described as respectful and productive, and discussions between Davis and the Pels are expected to continue.
Top prospect R.J. Hampton announced he’ll play overseas rather than go to college next season. Hampton, a five-star recruit, is considered a potential top-five pick in the 2020 draft, but rather than heading to Kansas, Memphis, or Texas Tech, he’ll play for the New Zealand Breakers before becoming draft-eligible.
The NCAA’s withdrawal deadline for early entrants in the 2019 NBA draft has passed. Of the 177 college underclassmen who originally entered the draft pool, 89 withdrew their names by Wednesday night. We have the full list right here.
Here are 10 more noteworthy headlines from the past week:
- The Clippers were fined $50K for violating the league’s anti-tampering rules on Kawhi Leonard.
- Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert suffered a stroke and was hospitalized.
- DeMarcus Cousins returned to action for the Warriors, while Kevin Durant appears to be getting close.
- A bombshell ESPN report painted an unflattering picture of the Lakers‘ ownership and management groups.
- Bucks general manager Jon Horst is reportedly seeking an extension and a raise.
- A pair of top prospects, Ja Morant and Cam Reddish, are undergoing minor surgical procedures.
- The Knicks are considering alternative scenarios to selecting R.J. Barrett at No. 3 in the draft.
- The Timberwolves hired veteran executive Sachin Gupta to be the No. 2 man in their front office.
- NBA commissioner Adam Silver is still considering ways to add a midseason or end-of-season tournament to the league’s schedule.
- The Nets added a pair of assistant GMs to their front office, hiring Andy Birdsong and Jeff Peterson.
Coach Dan is done. He will coast and the players will wait for trade announcements. Morey has big brass utensils but saying in public that he will trade everyone is silly. Do it….don’t talk about doing it. The new owner has a big hat…does he have the cattle to back it up.
Short-timers disease is contagious.
Hey dude, are you Thomas Swanson?
@hh has yet to distort Cleveland in a snake-in-the-grass manner so I think not.