Hoops Rumors

Pistons owner Tom Gores is pleased with the way that new president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon identified three-point shooting and veteran leadership as priorities in his first summer on the job and made moves to address those areas, according to Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press. Langdon and the Pistons’ front office signed Tobias Harris, Malik Beasley, … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Pistons, Bucks, Cavs, Collet, Haliburton

Gary Trent Jr.‘s preseason debut for the Bucks didn’t go well. The former Toronto guard suffered a hyperextension of his left elbow when he ran into the Pistons’ Jalen Duren, who was setting a screen late in the first half, The Athletic’s Eric Nehm notes. Trent, who made two of his three shot attempts before he exited, signed a one-year deal with Milwaukee in July. The Bucks … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Trent Jr., Wiseman, Giddey, Vucevic

The Thunder made the best roster moves during the 2024 offseason, according to the NBA’s general managers. Within his annual survey of the league’s top basketball decision-makers, John Schuhmann of NBA.com writes that 37% of his respondents picked Oklahoma City as having the best summer, with the Sixers coming in second place at 33%. The Knicks got 20% of the vote share, while … [Read more...] about NBA GMs High On Thunder’s Offseason Moves, Celtics’ Title Chances

Bennedict Mathurin had a hand in the Pacers‘ regular season success in 2023/24, but his season ended in early March due to a labrum tear, meaning he had to watch from the sidelines as his team won two playoff series and got within four wins of the NBA Finals. “It was kind of tough to see that,” Mathurin said at the Pacers’ media day on Monday, per Dustin Dopirak of The … [Read more...] about Pacers Notes: Mathurin, Turner, Walker, Wiseman, Furphy

The Pacers have announced in a press statement that they’ve waived guard Josiah-Jordan James just ahead of training camp. The 6’6″ Tennessee alum agreed to an Exhibit 10 training camp deal with Indiana shortly after he was skipped over in this year’s draft, but the deal wasn’t officially completed by the team until this week. James enjoyed a successful 144 contests in Tennessee … [Read more...] about Pacers Waive Josiah-Jordan James