Hoops Rumors

Josh Hart played an important role in the Knicks‘ playoff run, but now he’s trying to figure out how he fits into the team’s revamped lineup, writes Steve Popper of The New York Post. Offseason trades for Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns have raised the talent level, but it may take some time for all the pieces to come together. “There’s a couple days we have until Boston … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Hart, Bridges, Towns, Payne

With teams finalizing rosters ahead of Monday’s cut-down deadline, there could be a flurry of activity from teams exploring avenues to keep players on crowded rosters. According to Spotrac’s Keith Smith (Twitter link), several luxury tax teams are exploring moving off salary in an effort to keep other players they like. While the Wizards aren’t a luxury tax team, they’re one of … [Read more...] about Wizards, Bucks, Wolves Among Teams Exploring Roster-Trimming Trades

4:43pm: Mays has been waived by Minnesota, the team’s PR department announced (via Twitter). That paves the way for him to sign with Fenerbahce. 8:35am: Timberwolves guard Skylar Mays is close to reaching a deal to join the Turkish club Fenerbahce, according to reports from Eurohoops and Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews. Arale Weisberg of Walla Sport (Twitter link) first reported … [Read more...] about Skylar Mays Waived By Timberwolves, Close To Signing With Fenerbahce

Knicks guard Landry Shamet injured his right shoulder during the third quarter of Tuesday’s preseason game against Charlotte, falling to the floor in pain after swiping at the ball on defense (Twitter video link). While the team has yet to offer a formal diagnosis on Shamet’s injury, it looked as if his shoulder was “dislodged from the socket,” writes Stefan Bondy of The New … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Shamet, Randle, Bassey, Suns

Veteran point guard Raul Neto has signed with Pinheiros Basquete in his home country of Brazil, the team announced in a press release. Neto, the 47th overall pick in the 2013 draft, made his NBA debut in 2015 and spent eight seasons in the league, appearing in 435 regular season games with four teams. He signed with the Turkish club Fenerbahce during the 2023 offseason, then … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Neto, Rookie Scale Extensions, 15th Men, More