Hoops Rumors

The top two picks in the draft — Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr — were also two of the biggest disappointments during Summer League action, John Hollinger of The Athletic notes. The Hawks’ Risacher shot 11 of 28 from the floor in 59 minutes before being sidelined by a quad contustion. The Wizards’ Sarr shot 0 of 15 from the field in his third game and only scored two points … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Risacher, Sarr, Sheppard, LeBron, TV Package, Beverley

The Pacers have signed second-round pick Tristen Newton to a two-way contract, according to Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files (Twitter link). The floor leader for national champion UConn, Newton appeared in five Summer League games in Las Vegas, averaging 9.0 points, 4.6 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 21.6 minutes. Newton, 23, started all 40 games for the Huskies this … [Read more...] about Pacers Sign Tristen Newton To Two-Way Deal

The men’s basketball event at this summer’s Paris Olympics has a good chance to be the most competitive international men’s tournament of all-time, contends Brian Windhorst of ESPN. As Windhorst writes, just making the 12-team field is an accomplishment in itself, given that plenty of worthy clubs didn’t make the cut, such as Luka Doncic and the Slovenians, who reached the … [Read more...] about Olympic Notes: Top Medal Contenders, Jovic, Murray, Nembhard

The Pacers are bringing back James Johnson, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link), who hears from agent Mark Bartelstein that the veteran forward has agreed to a one-year, $3.3MM deal with Indiana. Johnson, 37, has played for 10 NBA teams since entering the league as the 16th overall pick in the 2009 draft, but he hasn’t signed with any club besides the Pacers … [Read more...] about Pacers, James Johnson Agree To One-Year Deal

Of the 58 players who were selected in last month’s draft, 48 have signed their first NBA contracts since the start of July. As our tracker shows, the breakdown is as follows: First-round picks signed using the rookie scale exception: 30 Second-round picks signed using the second-round pick exception: 13 Second-round picks signed to two-way contracts: 5 That leaves 10 players … [Read more...] about Ten 2024 Draft Picks Have Yet To Sign NBA Contracts