Hoops Rumors

Grayson Allen was outstanding during his first season with the Suns, but the experience didn’t end the way he wanted it to, writes Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. After leading the NBA in three-point shooting at 46.1%, Allen suffered an injury during the first-round playoff series against Minnesota. He sprained his ankle in Game 1, reinjured it in Game 2 and wasn’t … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Allen, Suns, Kuminga, Moody, Bronny, LeBron

Thursday, August 29 is the last day that an NBA team will be able to waive a player who has a fully or partially guaranteed salary for 2024/25 and stretch that player’s ’24/25 salary across multiple seasons. [RELATED: Hoops Rumors Glossary: Stretch Provision] The stretch provision deadline has historically been August 31, and while that’s technically still the case, the current … [Read more...] about Deadline Looms For Teams To Stretch 2024/25 Salaries

The NBA’s opening night schedule will feature home games for the league’s two most accomplished franchises, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who reports (via Twitter) that the Celtics will host the Knicks in the early game, while the Lakers will host the Timberwolves in the late game. The Celtics, who won their record 18th NBA title in June, will receive their … [Read more...] about Knicks/Celtics, Wolves/Lakers To Play On Opening Night

Veteran swingman Juan Toscano-Anderson, who appeared in 11 games with Sacramento last season and spent much of the year playing for the Mexico City Capitanes, will be part of the G League United roster that plays a pair of exhibition games against Mega Basket in September (Twitter link). In past years, the G League Ignite participated in those exhibition contests against … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Toscano-Anderson, 2024 Draft Class, Durant, FAs

He didn’t garner as much media attention as some of his teammates, but Devin Booker‘s excellent all-around play for Team USA at the Olympics is a useful point of reference for how the Suns could utilize him in 2024/25, writes Seerat Sohi of The Ringer. As Sohi details, Booker was frequently utilized in an off-ball role early in his career, before the arrival of Chris Paul. … [Read more...] about Suns Notes: Booker, Little, Durant