Hoops Rumors

Ty Jerome, a Sixth Man of the Year award finalist, continues to pump up his value heading into unrestricted free agency. The Cavaliers guard poured in 28 points in 26 minutes during his first postseason game on Sunday. “This is who Ty is. This is not a shock,” Donovan Mitchell said, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “I know everybody’s going to react like this is a shock that he’d … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Jerome, Schroder, Cunningham, Patton

Tiebreakers among teams with identical regular-season records were broken on Monday through random drawings to determine the order for this year’s draft prior to the lottery. The results are as follows, according to a press release from the league (Twitter link): Phoenix Suns (No. 9) over Portland Trail Blazers (No. 10) The Suns will get one more lottery ball combination (out … [Read more...] about 2025 NBA Draft Tiebreaker Results

The Eastern Conference’s top seed, the Cavaliers, begin their first-round series tonight. Guard Donovan Mitchell knows that in order to be looked upon as a one of the game’s biggest stars, he has to deliver in the playoffs, he told Marc Spears of Andscape. “It’s right there. The biggest thing that holds me back is winning. Talent-wise, I don’t think it’s even a discussion,” he … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Mitchell, Kuzma, Harris, White

Before talking about his plans for the Bulls‘ future, executive VP of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas addressed a couple rumors about himself at Thursday’s press conference, writes Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. First, Karnisovas said he has no interest in returning to the Nuggets to replace recently fired general manager Calvin Booth. He also emphasized that he … [Read more...] about Bulls Notes: Karnisovas, Vucevic, Ball, Patton, More

The NBA has officially announced (via Twitter) the G League’s All-Defensive Team for the 2024/25 season. Here’s the full five-player list: All-NBA G League Defensive Team Braxton Key, Santa Cruz Warriors Ibou Badji, Wisconsin Herd (Bucks‘ affiliate) Isaiah Miller, Austin Spurs Isaac Nogues, Rip City Remix (Trail Blazers‘ affiliate) Moses Brown, Westchester Knicks The top … [Read more...] about G League’s All-Defensive, All-Rookie Teams Unveiled