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Western Notes: Lakers, Young, Ellis

December 25th, 2013 at 8:12pm CST by Jonathan Nehring

Since the NBA’s inception, only one trade and four other NBA transactions have occurred on Christmas Day. Thus, a slower evening of transaction news can be expected. However, a few notes in the Western Conference.

  • Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News explains how the Lakers‘ commitment to re-signing Kobe Bryant and having max flexibility in next summer’s free agent market has allowed for the breakout performances of players such as Xavier Henry, Wesley Johnson, and Nick Young. Medina also speculates what big free agent(s) the Lakers may pursue next summer as well as how they adjust to life beyond Kobe.
  • Speaking of breakouts, Nick Young is hoping this season’s performance with the Lakers will provide his future with more financial stability like his former teammate John Wall was given this offseason. Young has played for 4 teams in the 3 years since he signed the Wizards’ qualifying offer on his rookie deal but hopes a team will provide him more security in the near future. He is currently playing for the veteran minimum and has a player option at the end of this season. Young told Michael Lee of The Washington Post that although this is not the security he hoped for, he is embracing playing for his hometown team and learning from one of basketball’s greatest – Kobe Bryant.
  • Dwain Price of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram claims the jury is still out on the Mavericks three-year, $25MM free agent Monta Ellis but that early returns are encouraging. The NBA’s most improved player in 2007 signed with the Mavericks this past summer. Ellis is averaging 20.6 PPG and 5.9 APG this season.
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Hoops Rumors iPhone/iPad App

December 24th, 2013 at 10:01pm CST by Luke Adams

The Hoops Rumors iPhone/iPad app is now for sale in the iTunes store! For just a one-time fee of $2.99, less than the price of a cup of coffee, here’s what you get:

  • Custom push notifications: pick your favorite players and teams and receive alerts when they are involved in rumors, trades, or signings.
  • Read Hoops Rumors posts in an ad-free, iPhone/iPad-friendly format.
  • Filter headlines to show rumors for a specific team.
  • Read and create comments through Disqus.

Check out the Hoops Rumors iPhone/iPad app today!

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Pacers Rumors: Hill, Granger, Stephenson

December 24th, 2013 at 12:00pm CST by Chuck Myron

The Pacers are off until Saturday after last night’s blowout win over the Nets, but many of the team’s players take it as a slight that the NBA excluded them from the Christmas Day games, observes Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com.  Indiana would certainly be a welcome addition to a holiday schedule that doesn’t look quite as star-studded as it did when the season began. Here’s more on the Pacers:

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Odds & Ends: Draft, Shaw, Mavs, Williams

December 23rd, 2013 at 9:30pm CST by Zachary Links

Switzerland’s Clint Capela may enter his name in the 2014 Draft, according to a report from Catch and Shoot, translated by Emiliano Carchia of Sportando.  “If I had to decide today, I think I’d add my name in the next NBA draft,” said Capela.  The young big man born in 1994 is averaging 5.3 PPG and 4.8 RPG in Pro A with Chalon, while in Eurocup he scored 11.2 PPG with 6.5 RPG in 10 games.  Capela has been followed by several NBA scouts over the last months.  Here’s more from around the Association..

  • Terry Frei of the Denver Post takes a look at some of the growing pains Brian Shaw is experiencing in his first season as the Nuggets’ head coach.
  • Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says his club has to make things easier on rookie point guards Shane Larkin and Gal Mekel, writes Eddie Sefko of the Dallas News.
  • There’s mutual interest between former Celtics guard Terrence Williams and the D-League’s Maine Red Claws, writes Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald.  That interest, however, does not guarantee that Williams will join the Red Claws, currently in second place in the East Division. Williams must sign with the D-League and then go through the waiver claim process and go untouched to land with the Red Claws.  Williams played two games for a Turkish club last month before calling it quits and coming back to the states.
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Hoops Rumors On Facebook/Twitter/RSS

December 19th, 2013 at 1:57pm CST by Luke Adams

It looks like the Rockets won’t trade Omer Asik this week, but there will be plenty of notable stories to track on Hoops Rumors over the next couple months and throughout the regular season. There are a handful of different ways you can follow us to keep tabs on the latest NBA news and rumors through 2013 and into the new year.

You can Like us on Facebook, and receive headlines and links for all our posts via your Facebook account. You can also follow us on Twitter to have all our posts and updates sent directly to your Twitter feed. And our RSS feed is located here, if you’d like to follow us using your RSS reader of choice.

If you prefer to receive updates only on roster moves such as signings, cuts, and trades, you can follow our transactions-only feeds via RSS and Twitter.

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Hoops Rumors Seeking Part-Time Writers

December 18th, 2013 at 10:57pm CST by Chuck Myron

We’re looking to add part-time contributors to the Hoops Rumors writing team. The position pays on an hourly basis. The criteria:

  • Exceptional knowledge of all 30 NBA teams, with no discernible bias. Knowledge of transaction-related concepts and collective bargaining agreement basics.
  • Extensive writing experience is necessary with professional experience preferred. A background in journalism is a plus.
  • Attention to detail. Absolutely no spelling errors, especially for player and journalist names. Ability to follow the site’s style and tone.
  • Ability to analyze articles and craft intelligent, well-written posts summing up the news in a few paragraphs. We need the best of both worlds: quick writing with thoughtful analysis. You must be able to add value to breaking news with your own insight, numbers, or links to other relevant articles.
  • Ability to use an RSS feed reader such as Feedly. Ability to use Twitter. Both of these are crucial.
  • Evening and weekend availability is a must, typically for 5-11pm Central time shifts. Writers are occasionally called upon for daytime hours, too.
  • At least some college education is required.
  • If you’re interested, email hoopsrumorsapplications@gmail.com and take a couple of paragraphs to explain why you qualify and stand out. Many will likely apply, so unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications.
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Primer For 2013/14 Trade Season

December 17th, 2013 at 3:33pm CST by Luke Adams

Now that December 15th has passed, most players in the NBA are eligible to be traded, meaning we should be in for a fun couple months up until the February 20th deadline. Big names like Derrick Williams and Rudy Gay have already been on the move so far, and other trade candidates like Omer Asik, Iman Shumpert, and Kyle Lowry have been the subject of numerous rumors in the season’s first few weeks. It all points to an active and eventful season of trading.

We’ll be following all of the latest trade rumors and news at Hoops Rumors over the next few days, weeks, and months, but we also have a number of tools that will make it easier to stay informed about potential deals. Here’s a round-up of a few links to consult or to keep an eye on as 2014’s trade deadline approaches:

  • Most NBA players became trade-eligible as of December 15th, if they weren’t already, but there are still several players who can’t be moved. You can find that full list right here. Any player that has signed with a team since that list was published won’t become eligible to be traded in time for February’s deadline.
  • We’ll be going in-depth on specific trade candidates as the deadline approaches, profiling why they might be moved, and where they may land. So far, our trade candidate series includes posts on Asik, Shumpert, and Luol Deng, among others.
  • Here’s our up-to-date list of outstanding traded player exceptions, which over-the-cap teams can use to acquire a player without sending out any salary.
  • If you fall behind on trade news, you can quickly catch up on any completed deals by checking out our log of 2013/14’s in-season trades.
  • Our glossary explains a number of CBA rules and concepts related to trades, including traded player exceptions, trade kickers, the poison pill provision, and the Ted Stepien rule. If you have any questions about those rules or others, don’t hesitate to ask them in the comment sections of the appropriate posts.
  • Earlier today, I went into more detail on the idea of trading future draft picks, using a few current examples to explain the rules.
  • If you want to follow the latest rumors on a specific player, we explain how to do so right here.
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Odds & Ends: Gobert, Pelicans, Gasol, Leonard

December 16th, 2013 at 3:40pm CST by Zachary Links

The Jazz sent Rudy Gobert and Ian Clark to their D-League affiliate for some badly needed playing time, writes Aaron Falk of The Salt Lake Tribune.  Both players impressed in their D-League debuts last night.  Gobert put up 16 points, 14 boards, and six blocks.  Clark had 14 points and six rebounds.  More from around the Association..

  • Some may have expected the Pelicans to fold in the wake of Anthony Davis‘ injury, but coach Monty Williams told Matt Moore of CBSSports.com that you won’t see that out of New Orleans.  “I don’t buy into this idea of tanking and teams who quit when things don’t go their way. To me, that’s what is bad about the NBA. Guys are still getting paid, guys are still getting shoe contract money, all those things are still in play. So when things don’t go your way, you can’t tuck tail and run. And we just don’t bring in guys who are susceptible to that,” the coach said.
  • Pau Gasol says that he’s accustomed to trade talk and isn’t letting the latest round of speculation get to him, tweets Ramona Shelburne of ESPNLosAngeles.com.  The Lakers star has been on the pages of Hoops Rumors quite a bit ever since his reported dust-up with coach Mike D’Antoni.
  • Blazers big man Meyers Leonard shouldn’t be shipped to the D-League even though he’s struggling, writes CSNNW.com’s Dwight Jaynes.
  • Steve Kyler of HoopsWorld takes a quick look around the league at the teams that could be active in the trade market over the next few months.
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Team Facebook/Twitter/RSS

December 14th, 2013 at 4:50pm CST by Luke Adams

If you want to keep tabs on all of Hoops Rumors’ stories and updates, you can follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, or subscribe to our feed through your RSS reader of choice. However, if you prefer to only receive news about your favorite NBA team, we have you covered. Below are links to our Facebook, Twitter, and RSS pages and feeds for all 30 teams.

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Odds & Ends: Lakers, Pierce, Austin

December 12th, 2013 at 11:00pm CST by Ryan Raroque

Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak directly addressed questions about the team’s point guard situation and didn’t seem too confident about finding anyone on the free agent market who could play big rotation minutes immediately (Dave McMenamin of ESPN Los Angeles):

“I think for the time being we’re going to roll with what we’ve got…To find a player that doesn’t belong to somebody right now that can come in and play in front of (Kobe Bryant), in front of Xavier Henry), in front of (Jodie Meeks), it’s unlikely…But maybe there’s a player out there that we can take a look at…It’s a good time to perhaps look at a player, but I don’t think there’s somebody that we’re going to bring in and we’re going to start or is going to play big minutes.”

As it stands, the team doesn’t appear to have any immediate plans to add a point guard via trade, free agency, or D-League call up. Here’s more of tonight’s miscellaneous news and notes, including more from McMenamin’s piece:

  • Ryan Lillis of the Sacramento Bee reports that mayor Kevin Johnson has launched a political campaign aimed at defeating a June ballot measure in Sacramento that would require voter approval of subsidies to sports arenas. The Kings are expected to play a role in the effort along with Johnson, although team president Chris Granger said the role hasn’t been decided yet.
  • When specifically asked about Leandro Barbosa, as well as former Lakers Darius Morris and Chris Duhon, Kupchak said that they’re “all on the list” of players being considered.
  • Whether or not the Lakers decide to make a move to address their backcourt issues, ESPN LA’s Ramona Shelburne gets the sense that they’ll look for the best available point guard and not necessarily put a priority on those with past familiarity of Mike D’Antoni’s system. She also makes note that the team still has luxury tax considerations to factor into their decision-making (All Twitter links).
  • Clippers coach Doc Rivers weighed in on the Nets, saying he was disappointed in how the situation between Jason Kidd and Lawrence Frank developed, endorsed the idea that Paul Pierce would be willing to come off the bench, and suggested that Pierce still has plenty of basketball left in the tank beyond this season (All Twitter links).
  • RealGM’s Jonathan Tjarks examines how Baylor center Isaiah Austin helped his draft stock after his 13-point/5-block performance against a highly touted Kentucky frontline that included Julius Randle, Willie Cauley-Stein, and Alex Poythress last week.
  • ESPN’s J.A. Adande and Israel Gutierrez discuss ideas on how to correct competitive imbalance in the NBA.
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