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Chris Paul traded to Phoenix
The Phoenix Suns acquired point guard Chris Paul from the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first blockbuster move of the 2020 offseason. Phoenix Suns want immediate results Phoenix dealt Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre Jr., Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque, and their 2022 first-round pick to OKC for Chris Paul and Abdel Nader. The pick is protected…
Read MoreCeltics legend Tom Heinsohn dies at 86
Tom Heinsohn, a bruising, intense forward on the Boston Celtics dynasty of the 1950s and ’60s who later had success as the team’s coach, passed away on Tuesday. He was 86. Heinsohn was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player (1986) and as a coach (2015). He played on eight…
Read MoreNew NBA collective bargaining agreement
The NBA and the player’s union have agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement. Free agency will now begin on November 20 and allowing teams to sign free agents starting on November 22. Beyond agreeing to those proposed dates on Monday night, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association agreed that salary reductions would be…
Read MoreNBA starts on December 22 with reduced 72-game schedule
The NBPA, the union representing the league’s players, approved the NBA’s plan to begin a 72-game season on Dec. 22. That early-season opening will save more than $500 million in revenue for a league that has financially suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season will also end on time for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics,…
Read MoreUtah Jazz to be sold for $1.66 billion
The Utah Jazz, who have had the same ownership group since 1986, will be sold for $1.66 billion to Ryan Smith, a local businessman. Numerous published reports this week announced the deal. The NBA Board of Governors must approve the transaction. Smith is a co-founder of Qualtrics, a survey software company. SAP bought the firm…
Read MoreNBA salary cap to be reduced by $3 million to $12 million next season
NBA team executives are preparing to have a lower salary cap in place for the 2020-21 season. A report in the San Francisco Chronicle over the weekend stated the salary cap will be reduced by between $3 million and $12 million. The salary cap last season was $109.14 million. In addition, teams were required to…
Read MoreWill the 2020-21 NBA season start on December 22?
The NBA is targeting a Dec. 22 start date for the 2020-21 NBA season. The season would include 72 games and finish before the Tokyo Olympics (despite an earlier statement by Adam Silver). That would allow the NBA to get back on its normal 82-game, October-June schedule for the 2021-22 season. There is not a…
Read MoreVirtual 2020 NBA draft on November 18
The 2020 NBA draft on Nov. 18 will be held virtually and hosted from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, Connecticut, the NBA and ESPN announced Thursday. Commissioner Adam Silver will be in the studio at ESPN to announce the selections for the first round, and deputy commissioner Mark Tatum will be in studio to announce the second round.…
Read MoreToronto Raptors to play home games in Louisville?
COVID-19 has complicated international travel. This is why the Toronto Raptors trained in Florida before the NBA bubble and the Toronto Blue Jays played home games in Buffalo this baseball season. What will the Raptors do next season, when the NBA wants to play with fans in arenas? According to league sources, Toronto may play…
Read MoreThe New Orleans Pelicans hire Stan Van Gundy as their new head coach.
Two years after stepping down as the Detroit Pistons’ head coach and president of basketball operations, Stan Van Gundy is back in the NBA. Van Gundy has agreed to become the next head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, he confirmed Wednesday. As New Orleans’ front office navigated the coaching search, Van Gundy’s reputation as…
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