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2022-09-10
NBA in-season tournament structure is slowly taking shape, and it could start as soon as the 2023/24 season. According to Shams Charania from The Athletic, the competition would run through November with eight teams advancing to a single-elimination round in December, while the other 22 league teams would continue the regular season.
2022-09-08
Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber is finalizing a three-year, $33 million contract extension, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The deal would keep the 30-year-old German forward, who was entering the final year of his contract, in Dallas through 2025-26. Kleber averaged 7.0 points and 5.9 rebounds in 59 games (21 starts) with the Mavs in 2021-22.
2022-09-08
Luka Doncic has filed a petition with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the registration of the trademark "Luka Doncic 7", which is currently owned by his mother Mirjam Poterbin. Contacted by MMC RTV Slovenija, Poterbin responded to the situation with a written message.
2022-09-07
Luka Doncic is one of the brightest basketball stars in the world. However, the Slovenian superstar is fighting another battle outside the basketball court now. According to NBA journalist Marc Stein, Doncic has filed a petition with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the registration of the trademark "Luka Doncic 7", which is currently owned by his mother.
2022-09-07
Free agent Montrezl Harrell has signed a two-year $5.2 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, including a player option for the 2023-24 season, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN report. Harrell has won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award in the 2019-20 season while playing for the Los Angeles Clippers under head coach Doc Rivers and assistant Sam Cassell, who are now with the 76ers.
2022-09-06
Three days before the release of the game, the players' ratings have been announced in NBA 2K23. Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the pack as the highest-rated player in the game with a 97 overall rating. Five other players - LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic, and Joel Embiid - share second place with a 96 OVR rating.
2022-09-06
The Dallas Mavericks have "considered the addition of one more ball-handling veteran to its roster before the season starts," according to NBA insider Marc Stein. Mavs' executives Nico Harrison and Michael Finley have watched Dennis Schroder at EuroBasket 2022 (Cologne, Germany).
2022-09-05
Dirk Nowitzki is on a visit to Milan, as FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Ambassador. The German legend, who had his German NT jersey retired last week in a special ceremony held in Cologne, attended all three games in Group C.
2022-09-03
Cedi Osman played one of his best games for Turkey (2-0) and led his country to the second win in EuroBasket 2022, but some big news shook his team in the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2022-09-03
What are the odds of having the Lithuanian national team head coach and one of the wealthiest NBA owner's grandmother born in the same small town of 1,500 thousand people? The BasketNews story of the Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and his ties with a Lithuanian town shook up the people of Darbenai.
2022-09-03
Donovan Mitchell said goodbye to the Utah Jazz fans as he's preparing to join the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was reported on September 1 that the Cleveland Cavaliers are trading Lauri Markkanen, Ochair Agbaji, Collin Sexton, three unprotected first-round picks and two pick swaps to the Utah Jazz for Donovan Mitchell.
2022-09-03
The Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is expected to miss training camp and is doubtful for the start of the regular season because of lingering pain and discomfort following meniscus surgery on his left knee in January, according to Jamal Collier and Ramona Shelbourne of ESPN.
2022-09-02
One guest at the Bosnia & Herzegovina practice drew a lot of attention on a casual day off afternoon in Cologne. He was sitting close to the national team coaches and was the first who Jusuf Nurkic approached after the practice at Lanxess arena. That was the Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, who came to Germany to visit his center and watch him in three EuroBasket 2022 games.
2022-09-02
After receiving a further evaluation, Boston Celtics' Danilo Gallinari has been diagnosed with a torn ACL in his left knee, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. This is the same ACL that Gallinari tore in 2013. The typical ACL recovery time ranges from 6-to-12 months.
2022-09-01
The Donovan Mitchell trade saga is over. According to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN, the Cleveland Cavaliers are trading Lauri Markkanen, Ochair Agbaji, Collin Sexton, three unprotected first-round picks and two pick swaps to Utah Jazz for Donovan Mitchell. Sexton, meanwhile, has agreed to a sign-and-trade deal to join Utah. It's set to be a four-year $72 million deal.
2022-09-01
The Dallas Mavericks representatives will attend Dirk Nowitzki's No. 14 German national team jersey retirement ceremony in Cologne on the opening day of the EuroBasket 2022. Per Landon Thomas, the Mavs owner Mark Cuban, president of basketball operations Nico Harrison, assistant GM Michael Finley, and head coach Jason Kidd will be in attendance to support Dallas legend.
2022-09-01
During a trip to Cairo, Egypt to coach campers at a Basketball Without Borders program, the Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr revealed which one NBA player he would like to coach the most. Kerr in an interview with Egyptian outlet FilGoal said that the player he'd like to coach the most is the Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
2022-08-31
Former Chicago Bulls and Croatian national team great Toni Kukoc is taking action against his former partners. The three-time NBA champion has filed a suit against EFG International bank, which merged with Banca Svizzera Italiana (BSI), alleging the Swiss bank worked with his financial advisor in 2004 to defraud him.
2022-08-31
Andre Miller played 17 seasons in the NBA for 9 different teams. After retiring from the game 6 years ago, he is set to have a job in the NBA world. According to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN, Miller is finalizing a deal to become the coach of the Denver Nuggets' G-League affiliate Grand Rapids Gold.
2022-08-31
A panel of 15 NBA coaches, scouts, and executives voted on next who they think will be the next season's NBA MVP, the best player in the NBA right now, who is going to be the best player five years from now, and more.  Greek superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated in several categories in the voting. Coaches and executives believe that the Greek Freak is the best player in the NBA right now.
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