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Originally posted on Hoops Rumors  |  By Dana Gauruder  |  Last updated 5/6/21 Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. has reached the starter criteria in his contract, jumping his qualifying offer from $2.1M to $4.7M, per Bobby Marks of ESPN. It also increases his cap hold by the same amount. Trent reached that threshold by starting against Washington on Thursday. The starter criteria requires an RFA-to-be to start at least half of his team’s games in the two sea...

Chicago Bulls basketball will be slightly more watchable tonight! Celebrate the little things, folks. •   Zach LaVine is expected to make his return to the floor after missing the team’s previous 11 games due to the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols. Likewise, Nikola Vucevic practiced fully with the team yesterday after missing the previous two games with an adductor strain. If both are back in the starting lineup tonight, the Bulls’ chances to steal a win in Charlotte should go up qu...

Sixers add a second year to Anthony Tolliver’s contract Share this story Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports A little nugget of news trickled out of the Philadelphia 76ers Front Office today: the Sixers and Anthony Tolliver have agreed to add a second year to his current contract, which is set to expire after this season. This news comes on the heels of Tolliver signing with the Sixers for the remainder of the season just this past Sunday when his second 10-day contract with the team was set to e...

According to Wojnarowski, Vildoza intends to fly to New York once he clears the immigration process, but it remains unclear exactly when he’ll complete his deal or whether he’ll be available for the Knicks at all this season. His exact timeline will depend on how long it takes him to go through the immigration process, to undergo a physical, and to clear the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Wojnarowski reports that only the first year of Vildoza’s contract will be guaranteed. New York...

Originally posted on Hoops Rumors  |  By Luke Adams  |  Last updated 4/29/21 Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been ruled out for Thursday’s game vs. Indiana due to right groin soreness, the team announced (via Twitter). As Bobby Marks of ESPN notes (via Twitter), Irving’s games-played total will be worth keeping an eye on down the stretch, since a couple of his contract bonuses hinge on him playing in at least 53 games — he’d have to appear in seven of B...

Morning Coffee: Zibanejad’s tear continues; Durant leads Nets past Suns This Morning Coffee is more bitter than any other in recent memory. For the first time since early January, I won’t have to set my fantasy hockey lineup tonight. Make sure you check out Stefan Pejic’s Fantasy Hockey Lookahead this morning and watch The Inside Edge on That’s Hockey on Tuesday for everything you need to know to get you set for championship week. Domenic Padula (@Dom_Padula) VIDEO SIGN OUT This Morni...

ESPN is at it again. Before the season even tipped off, they had me #MadOnline with their projected Top-100 players list. Zach LaVine sat outside the Top-50 at No. 56, one spot lower than his ranking the year before. What was especially controversial, however, was that Lonzo Ball sat two spots AHEAD of LaVine in the rankings. Players like Jusuf Nurkic, Deandre Ayton, and Michael Porter Jr. were also projected to be better than the Bulls’ All-Star. But, okay, fine. While it still felt confusin...

Stephen A. Smith Today, ESPN posted a big feature article by Bobby Marks, Mike Schmitz, and Kevin Pelton ranking the top 25 players in the NBA under the age of 25 based on their future potential. The usual suspects littered the top tier with names such as Luka Doncic, Zion Williamson, and LaMelo Ball topping the rankings. Like most lists of this nature, controversy followed concerning the entirely arbitrary decisions made by three of ESPNs top basketball writers. Stephen A. Smith took issue w...

Garett Fisbeck/Associated Press The Oklahoma City Thunder are reportedly guaranteeing the final two years (2021-22, 2022-23) on Lu Dorts contract, according to ESPNs Adrian Wojnarowski.  Per Bobby Marks of ESPN, Dort will make $1.7 million next season and the Thunder will hold a $1.9 million player option in 2022-23 after fully guaranteeing his deal. Given his production, that puts him on one of the best contracts in basketball.  Dort, 21, has been fantastic for the Thunder since signing as ...

Lakers Trade Rumors: With Davis Still Injured, LA May Deal For Top Center 03/16/21 AT 1:17 PM NBA teams in search of frontcourt help have set their sights on Myles Turner. Some of the league’s top contenders have inquired about the availability of the Indiana Pacers center with the March 25 trade deadline looming.  The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers have shown interest in Turner, the Indianapolis Star’s J. Michael reports. The New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets and New Orlean...