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Lowe: Can any NBA team possibly replicate what Toronto just pulled off?
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Monday, 10 June 2019 13:20
OAKLAND, Calif. -- In his office overlooking downtown Toronto in January 2015, Masai Ujiri, then the general manager of a surprising 24-9 Toronto Raptors team, looked back on an unlikely 13-month rise that began with the trade of Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings in late December 2013 -- when the Raptors were just 7-12."We made the Rudy trade to…
Silver hopeful reformed lottery rules end tanking
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Thursday, 13 June 2019 19:47
NBA commissioner Adam Silver, speaking Thursday to ESPN's Rachel Nichols, praised the league's reformed draft lottery system while saying he hopes that it changes the "destructive" mindset some teams and fans have about tanking."Where I think it's the greatest success is, hopefully it'll stop fans in those markets from rooting for their teams to perform poorly," Silver said prior to…
Sources: Valanciunas declines $17.6M option
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Thursday, 13 June 2019 13:11
Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas is declining the $17.6M player option on his 2019-20 contract, clearing the way to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, league sources told ESPN.Valanciunas' primary intention will be to negotiate a new longer-term deal with the Grizzlies, league sources said. In the post Marc Gasol-era, Valanciunas remains the franchise's focus to continue as its…
Zion sues to end agreement with marketing firm
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Thursday, 13 June 2019 14:29
Duke star Zion Williamson is suing to enforce his termination of an agreement he signed with a Florida marketing company, maintaining their deal was unlawful under North Carolina law, his attorneys told ESPN.Williamson is set to become the No. 1 overall pick to the New Orleans Pelicans in next week's NBA draft.According to the suit filed in federal court in…
Kemba: 'Would take less' to stay with Hornets
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Thursday, 13 June 2019 10:37
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Three-time All-Star point guard Kemba Walker says he'd be willing to work with the Hornets and would take less than the supermax $221 million contract he's eligible to receive to re-sign with Charlotte.The Hornets can offer Walker, their all-time leading scorer, a five-year contract worth up to that amount. Other NBA teams can offer only a four-year…
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Longtime Spurs guard Parker retiring at age 37
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