Hoops Hype

Vincent Goodwill: “I was really curious that the Heat didn’t go all in on Damian Lillard, all in on Bradley Beal, which I guess to some degree with the Brad stuff, you saw what happened.” David Aldridge: “They were in on Beal. Beal said no, I want to go to Phoenix. He had the stupid no-trade clause that the Wizards stupidly gave him. But yeah, they were going for Beal, but he … [Read more...] about

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Michael Scotto: Former Washington Wizards player development lead Landon Tatum is joining the Boston Celtics’ G League affiliate, the Maine Celtics, as an assistant coach, league sources told @hoopshype. Tatum was with the Wizards since 2016. … [Read more...] about

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L.A. has several assets in its coffers that it can aggregate in a potential trade for a star: its 2029 and 2031 first-round picks; young talent on affordable contracts, such as Knecht, Hood-Schifino and Max Christie; and players on midrange contracts, such as D’Angelo Russell (an expiring $18.6 million deal), Rui Hachimura ($17 million), Vincent ($11 million) and Vanderbilt … [Read more...] about

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Kyle Kuzma: “Playing for Team USA is my number one goal for sure, especially in the Olympics. I had the opportunity to play for them back in 2019 before I broke my foot, but that dream is still very much alive. I think it’s cool that players are going to other countries to play because it’s really hard to make Team USA. It’s the best of the best, and sometimes it’s even … [Read more...] about Kyle Kuzma: ‘Playing for Team USA is my No. 1 goal for sure, especially in the Olympics’

Jovan Buha on Lakers targeting Jonas Valanciunas: ‘There was some interest obviously and he was on LeBron’s list so I think the Lakers will probably revisit that, but I don’t think there’s as much interest as a guy like a Wendell Carter or some of these other guys that have popped up. So I view it more as like a mid-to-low tier trade target for the Lakers.’Source: … [Read more...] about Jonas Valanciunas a mid-to-low tier trade target for Lakers