Report: Mavericks, Hawks, Lakers interested in Monta Ellis (NBC Sports)
(Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:16:26 PDT)
Monta Ellis has told the Milwaukee Bucks he is opting out of the $11 million he is owed next season become a free agent this summer. As noted at the time, it would be interesting to see what teams would go after a volume shooter — he scored 19.2 points a game but shot just…

NBA roundup: Ellis opts out of Bucks contract (The SportsXchange)
(Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:20:36 PDT)
Milwaukee Bucks guard Monta Ellis informed the team that he plans to opt out of his contract, ESPN reported Monday.

Bender, Van Exel follow new coach Drew to Bucks (The Associated Press)
(Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:29:46 PDT)
ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) -- Bob Bender and Nick Van Exel are following Larry Drew to Milwaukee.

Report: Bucks G Ellis to opt out of contract (The SportsXchange)
(Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:10:34 PDT)
Milwaukee Bucks guard Monta Ellis informed the team that he plans to opt out of his contract, ESPN reported Monday.

Budenholzer adds Darvin Ham to coaching staff (The Associated Press)
(Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:32:04 PDT)
ATLANTA (AP) -- Darvin Ham, a former Atlanta player who spent the last two seasons on the Los Angeles Lakers' staff, has been named a Hawks assistant coach.

NBA roundup: Paul, Howard want to be teammates (The SportsXchange)
(Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:20:28 PDT)
Chris Paul and Dwight Howard are looking to team together as both players enter free agency this summer, according to ESPN.

Dwight Howard, Chris Paul reportedly texting about teaming up, which is unlikely (Ball Don't Lie)
(Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:10:21 PDT)
We're still a little over two weeks away from the start of NBA free agency, but the stove's already begun to heat up when it comes to the eventual destinations of the two most coveted players on the market this summer, Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard and Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul. Like All-NBA pals LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh before them, the two friends and All-Stars have chatted in the past about joining forces upon hitting free agency, but for a variety of reasons — Howard didn't want to join Paul's New Orleans Hornets, Paul didn't want to come to Howard's Orlando Magic, Howard wouldn't commit to eventually joining Mark Cuban's Dallas Mavericks and Paul balked at going to Texas without assurances of Howard's eventual presence, etc. — the link-up never took place. Now, with both players facing unrestricted free agency come July 1, they've apparently resumed the Marvel Team-Up discussion. ESPN.com's Chris Broussard cites sources who say Howard and Paul "have been in consistent contact recently about the possibility of becoming teammates next season," exchanging text messages about the prospect of joining forces as free agents: "They would love to play together if somebody can make it happen," one of the sources said. The Atlanta Hawks could make it happen. Atlanta, which is Howard's hometown, has the cap room to sign both players to maximum-salaried contracts. Let's stop there: This isn't true. It could be, given some elbow grease and wrangling, but strictly speaking, it isn't. Grab your calculators, kids — we're about to get nerdy, with some help from salary cap wizards Larry Coon and Mark Deeks .

Nuggets forward Andre Iguodala plans to opt out of contract to enter free agency
(Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:00:29 PDT)
Andre Iguodala will bypass the $15.9 million owed to him next season to test the free-agent market.

Report: Chris Paul, Dwight Howard text about teaming up. This will not happen (NBC Sports)
(Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:43:32 PDT)
For the owners, pretty much half the reason for the lockout last year was to put in place an economic system that prevents stars from doing what the Miami Heat did with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. (Technically they still could have done that because they stripped the roster all the way down…

Paul, Howard want to play on same team (The SportsXchange)
(Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:50:31 PDT)
Chris Paul and Dwight Howard are looking to team together as both players enter free agency this summer, according to ESPN.

NBA Mock Draft: Version 4 (Rotoworld)
(Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:10:00 PDT)
Check out Version 4 of our NBA Mock Draft, which has Victor Oladipo rising, with Otto Porter and Alex Len locked in the Top 6.

Should New York Knicks Make a Run at Kyle Korver? (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
(Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:56:00 PDT)
COMMENTARY | New York Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald has already told us the 2013-14 New York Knicks are going to look a lot like the team from this past season. We are well aware of the contracts the Knicks are locked up in -- as well as other contractual situations that are still pending.

Report: Three teams fined for tampering (The SportsXchange)
(Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:31:01 PDT)
Three NBA teams were fined for tampering, USA Today reported Monday.

Hawks, 2 other NBA teams fined for tampering (The Associated Press)
(Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:51:16 PDT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- The Atlanta Hawks and two other teams have been fined an undisclosed amount by the NBA for tampering.

NBA roundup: Cheeks named Pistons head coach (The SportsXchange)
(Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:20:22 PDT)
Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach Maurice Cheeks was named the new head coach of the Detroit Pistons, the team announced Monday.

Mookie Blaylock jailed after car crash (NBC Sports)
(Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:44:20 PDT)
Former Hawks point guard Mookie Blaylock was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide after his role in a May car crash. Initially put on life support, Blaylock improved, and now he’s out of the hospital and in jail. Marcus K. Garner of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Former NBA player Mookie Blaylock, using a walker, turned himself in…

Quin Snyder hired as Hawks' assistant (The Associated Press)
(Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:44:10 PDT)
ATLANTA (AP) -- Quin Snyder, a former assistant coach with the Lakers and 76ers and former coach at Missouri, has been hired to join new Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer's staff as an assistant.

Ex-NBA star in jail, charged in fatal Ga. crash (The Associated Press)
(Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:25:51 PDT)
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) -- Former NBA All-Star Daron ''Mookie'' Blaylock is out of the hospital and in jail, charged with vehicular homicide in a car crash south of Atlanta.

For some Finals assistants, future talk starts now (The Associated Press)
(Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:22:07 PDT)
MIAMI (AP) -- Mike Budenholzer is in his final series on the staff with the San Antonio Spurs. David Fizdale is now often mentioned as a candidate for jobs that could take him away from his job with the Miami Heat.

The 10-man rotation, starring Drazen Petrovic, gone 20 years but not forgotten (Ball Don't Lie)
(Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:15:47 PDT)
A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C : The Bergen Record and ESPN . Friday marks 20 years since the death of Drazen Petrovic, the trendsetting, trail-blazing, 3-bombing, heart-racing guard whom Steve Popper remembers as "a Croatian combination of Pete Maravich, Michael Jordan and Manu Ginobili" and whom the New York Times' Harvey Araton tells ESPN contributor Todd Spehr was the first European-born NBA player "to carry himself like a star." If you never got to see Petrovic play, get thee to YouTube . If you did, and just want to remember, click that link or one of the two above, and spend a few moments revisiting one of the brightest-burning lights this game has ever seen. PF : San Antonio Express-News . Buck Harvey on Tony Parker, the "no fluke" San Antonio Spurs and a Game 1 win that wasn't really an upset is just a delightful read. SF : SB Nation . This is brilliantly thorough work by Mike Prada in breaking down how Parker has become what he argues is "the NBA's toughest riddle" to solve, a point guard with absolute mastery of his own skills and his team's offensive system, the ability and freedom to ad-lib as needed, and a bottomless gas tank that keeps him pushing and pushing and pushing until the opposition falls backward.

Veteran Tracy McGrady making first NBA Finals appearance, says 'some are dealt different cards'
(Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:32:08 PDT)
The seven-time NBA All-Star is finally playing for a title 16 years into his injury-riddled career.

Stephen Jackson not fretting release from Spurs because he ‘got my money’ (NBC Sports)
(Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:50:20 PDT)
While playing for under $700,000, Stephen Jackson helped the Spurs win the 2003 title. A free agent that offseason, Jackson wanted to be rewarded for his efforts, and San Antonio offered a three-year, $10 million contract. Jackson hesitated, and the Spurs yanked the offer, leaving Jackson with no better option than a one-year, $1 million…

Drew stay positive, pays off with Bucks job (The Associated Press)
(Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:36:17 PDT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Larry Drew could have sulked during his last season in Atlanta, complained to anyone who would listen about being a lame duck despite a winning record and three straight playoff appearances.