Hoops Rumors

While there have been no indications to this point that the Cavaliers are considering making an offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo, the possibility can’t be ruled out, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com (subscriber link). “It’s Giannis,” a rival NBA executive told Fedor. “Nothing more needs to be said.” As Fedor writes, the Cleveland’s pathway to a potential deal for the … [Read more...] about Cavs Rumors: Giannis, Hunter, Ball, Lakers, Ellis, More

While the Raptors have primarily been linked to centers on the trade market, Eric Koreen of The Athletic believes they could use additional shooting around Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram more than a big man. As Koreen writes, Toronto has looked particularly overmatched this season against New York, which has multiple wing defenders capable of slowing down Ingram and Barnes. … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Raptors, MPJ, Nuggets, J. Smith, Enaruna

The NBA has officially set the dates for this year’s most significant pre-draft events, including the combine and lottery. According to the league (Twitter link), the G League combine will take place from May 8-10, with the full-fledged combine to follow from May 10-17. Typically, the NBA invites approximately 75 top prospects to the combine, with a group of several dozen … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Lottery, Combine, Dunk Contest, Hayes, More

Franz Wagner doesn’t appear close to returning from the left ankle injury that has kept him on the sidelines for 20 of the Magic‘s past 22 games, writes Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel. The fifth-year forward was limited to riding a stationary bike during Wednesday’s shootaround in Miami and was scheduled to do standstill shooting after his teammates left the court. Wagner … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: F. Wagner, Okongwu, Giddey, Kawamura, T. Johnson

Tyrese Haliburton is back on the court and playing full-contact basketball again, Dustin Dopirak writes for The Indianapolis Star. Seven months after tearing his Achilles in the Pacers‘ Game 7 loss to the Thunder, Haliburton is participating in in three-on-three and four-on-four scrimmages. “I’m approaching week 31 here, so almost going on eight months,” Haliburton said in a … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Haliburton, Bradley, Collins, White, Cavs