“I don’t look at it as they are building a team for Luka. I look at it as, they just built their team for Luka and that’s what it’s gonna be… It’s not, we have another big move coming. And that concerns me.”
@getnickwright explains:
The Los Angeles Clippers-Toronto Raptors trade centered on Kawhi Leonard will not be complete until the NBA investigation into the Clippers is over, per @ShamsCharania🚨
Jusuf Nurkic says Kobe would trash talk him in Bosnian to get in his head:
“He started speaking my language. He was psycho man. He was learning all these languages so he can talk sh*t. I was shocked that he was actually cursing at me in my language."
(via Sofascore Basketball)
The Golden State Warriors decided not to match Quinten Post's three-year, $30 million offer sheet with the Grizzlies, allowing the 7-footer to join Memphis, sources tell ESPN. The Grizzlies add Post to a reshaped frontline that includes No. 3 pick Cameron Boozer, Zach Edey, Isaiah Stewart and Jerami Grant.
Lonnie Walker is expected to meet with interested teams in Las Vegas in hopes of making his official NBA return, per @TheSteinLine & @JakeLFischer.
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The Lakers acquire one of the top available backup centers, and Looney, a three-time NBA champion, provides experience and pick-and-roll play for Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves after all of those years running screens for Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala in the Bay Area.
Shams on Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown:
"On the court, they were great. But over the last year or so, that personal relationship, it was as close to not existent as you could have.”
(h/t @TheNBABase)
Blazers head coach Micah Nori:
“Jrue did tell me if he was on one of our Minnesota teams the last three years — any of those teams — we would have won a championship.”
(via @BlazerFreeman)
🚨 JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka have met with Jonathan Kuminga trying to show him what he could be next to Luka Doncic, per @ESPN
“He met virtually with Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick, who pitched him of being a high-minutes wing next to Luka in a spacious on-court environment conducive to his skill set.”