Restricted free agent Mark Williams intends to sign a three-year, $38 million contract to return to the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN. The deal is fully guaranteed for Williams, who averaged 11 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block in 23.6 minutes per game as the Suns starting center.
Blazers' head coach Micah Nori on his contract, via @highkin:
"I never look at money or years. I know that if I'm successful, the rest of these things will take care of themselves."
Jalen Brunson is the standard for these non defensive guards when it comes to winning.
Not worth a max contract if you not gonna at least give effort to slide your feet.
Before our next story drops, it’s just so clear how the combination of last year’s Luka Doncic blockbuster plus the increased feeling of parity across the NBA has emboldened every front office to pursue major additions they believe moves their team within a puncher’s chance of the title.
Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon wants taxpayers to pay the entire $600 million bill for the team's arena renovations.
“It feels like we’re making a pretty big investment by staying here and paying these tax rates," the billionaire said this week in Portland.
Kon, Miller, Naz, Coby, Anderson...
That is an insane amount of shooting. They lost one of the most quintessentially fun players in recent memory, but they're still gonna be a blast. And of course they now have *plenty* of assets and capability to further build out this roster.
ESPN basketball analyst Jay Williams tells FOS that "there was no real tension" during his viral interaction with Richard Jefferson, but that "it was awkward."
"I tried to stay above it frankly. I didn't want to get back into the jousting back and forth."
J.B. Bickerstaff on Micah Nori’s year-to-year contract with the Trail Blazers:
“From our perspective, it's like someone's taking advantage of your dream and devaluing what we feel like coaches have earned over the years.”
via @BannedMacMahon
Adam Silver says he wants the NBA to be more like the NFL
“The goal over time has been, and I’ve said it, to be more NFL-like. Where you believe your team has a shot.”
(Via @dpshow)