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The Memphis Grizzlies are refusing to engage in buyout talks with Andre Iguodala and want the veteran to report to training camp. Iguodala landed in Memphis in early July when he was traded by the Golden State Warriors, for whom he had played for since 2013. The Warriors needed to unload his salary to acquire [...]

According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the Chicago Bulls will not negotiate a buyout with Robin Lopez despite the player’s representatives engaging the front office about an exit strategy since December. The Bulls are exploring trade options for Lopez’s expiring $14.4-million contract, as opposed to losing the 7-footer for nothing. Haynes reports that Lopez [...]

It’s no secret that the Cavaliers just aren’t the same without LeBron and as he prepares his return to Cleveland his former teammates have hit rock bottom currently holding the leagues worst record. And according to JR Smith it’s no surprise. “I don’t think the goal is to win,” Smith said to The Athletic’s Jason [...]

Carmelo Anthony is a member of the Atlanta Hawks, kind of, but not really. The Oklahoma City Thunder sent Melo and a 2022 protected first-rounder to Atlanta in exchange for Dennis Schroder and Mike Muscala, who will be sent to the Philadelphia 76ers for Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Anthony will promptly be [...]

It doesn’t look like Nerlens Noel is nearing the end of his brief tenure with the Dallas Mavericks. To be sure, the 23-year-old center can leave over the summer, when he enters unrestricted free agency. But he probably isn’t bolting before then. The Mavericks failed to trade him in advance of the NBA’s Thursday deadline, [...]

The Moose is no longer on the loose in the valley of the sun. The Suns and Greg Monroe agreed to a buyout for the remainder of his $17 million annual salary for this season. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/958907611579142144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Monroe played well in limited minutes and opportunity in Phoenix, averaging 12.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists [...]

Robert Pera, majority owner of the Memphis Grizzlies, apparently has a tough decision on his hands. According to The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski, minority team owners Steve Kaplan and Daniel Strausthe exercised a clause that requires the 39-year-old tech mogul to choose between buying them out or selling back his own stake in the franchise. The [...]

Jahlil Okafor hasn’t yet given up hope that he’ll soon escape the Philadelphia 76ers. Buried on the bench, with his fourth-year team option long since declined, he knows his future isn’t in the City of Brotherly Love. The Sixers have Joel Embiid, Dario Saric, Ben Simmons and Richaun Holmes to develop up front. Okafor’s future [...]

Luol Deng has made all of one appearance, spanning 13 minutes, for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. He is woefully out of place as they try to develop their young core, and he knows it. The Lakers have been open about it. And he’s being a pro about it. But Deng’s agent is also [...]

While the writing has been on the wall in bright red ink for some time now, the rocky marriage between the 76ers and former No. 3 pick Jahlil Okafor is officially headed to a foreseeable end. The 76ers have officially decided not to pick up the option for the final year of Jahlil Okafor’s rookie [...]