Here is my Daily Dunks page for June 22, 2015 through June 28, 2015. Throughout the week, this page will be updated with all the latest news, scores, and rumors from the NBA until a new Daily Dunks page is created for the following week.
Monday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The Nets have extended a qualifying offer to Mirza Teletovic, making him a restricted free agent (Click here for details).
#2. Thaddeus Young is opting out of his contract with the Nets (Click here for details).
#3. Jameer Nelson will out out of his contract with the Nuggets (Click here for details).
#4. Dwight Howard is leaving adidas to sign with the Chinese brand Peak (Click here for details).
#5. Contrary to other reports, the Heat won't have a meeting with Dwayne Wade this week (Click here for details).
#6. The Pistons are interested in Knicks swingman Tim Hardaway, Jr. (Click here for details).
#7. Raymond Felton exercised his contract option to remain with the Mavericks (Click here for details).
#8. Paul Pierce is opting out of his contract with the Wizards. The Clippers are a possible destination for him (Click here for details).
#9. The city of Charlotte will host the 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend (Click here for details).
#10. The Lakers want to trade for Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (Click here for details).
Tuesday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The Nuggets extended a $1.2M qualifying offer to guard Will Barton, making him a restricted free agent (Click here for details).
#2. The Kings' front office insists DeMarcus Cousins is going nowhere (Click here for details).
#3. Goran Dragic opted out of his contract with the Heat (Click here to see them).
#4. George Karl wants the Kings to trade DeMarcus Cousins according to reports. Specifically for Ty Lawson and Kenneth Faried of the Nuggets (Click here for details). Keep in mind that the Kings' front office says Cousins is going nowhere.
#5. The Cavaliers picked up Timofey Mozgov's option (Click here for details).
#6. The Kings and Rajon Rondo have mutual interest in each other. The Kings are said to be shopping Rudy Gay to make a deal happen (Click here for details).
#7. The Bucks are shopping Michael Carter-Williams and John Henson to trade up in the draft (Click here for details).
#8. The Nets are trying to unload Mason Plumlee (Click here for details).
#9. The Suns have offered point guard Eric Bledsoe to the Knicks for the #4 overall pick (Click here for details).
#10. Andrei Kirilenko has officially retired (Click here for details).
Tuesday's WNBA Final Scores:
Mystics 84 Sparks 80: Final. Mystics forward Tiffany Ruffin-PRatt had 20 points and 5 rebounds.
Wednesday's Daily Dunks:
#1. Kevin Love is opting out of his contract with the Cavaliers. LeBron James reportedly won't recruit him back (Click here for details).
#2. The Hawks unveiled new uniforms (Click here to see them).
#3. The Grizzlies traded the rights to small forward Janis Timma to the Magic for point guard Luke Ridnour (Click here for details).
#4. The Raptors are getting their own D-League team which will play in Mississauga, Ontario (Click here for details).
#5. Ed Davis opted out of his $1.1M deal with the Lakers. He will be a free agent (Click here for details).
#6. David West is opting out of his contract with the Pacers (Click here for details).
#7. Monta Ellis has opted out of his contract with the Mavericks and will become a free agent (Click here for details).
#8. J.R. Smith has opted out of his contract with the Cavaliers, but it looks like he'll stay with the team (Click here for details).
#9. The Rockets picked up small forward Kostas Papanikolaou's $4.8M option (Click here for details).
#10. The Trail Blazers traded Nicolas Batum to the Hornets for Gerald Henderson and Noah Vonleh (Click here for details). The Hornets also traded Matt Barnes to the Thunder for Jeremy Lamb (Click here for details).
#11. Note: The NBA Draft is Thursday at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN.
Wednesday's WNBA Final Scores:
Sky 100 Dream 96: Final/OT. Sky forward Elena Delle Donne had a career-high 45 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Thursday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The NBA Draft is over (Click here to view the picks and trades from the draft).
#2. The Trail Blazers traded Arizona forward Ronade Hollis-Jefferson and guard Steve Blake to the Nets for forward Mason Plumlee and Notre Dame shooting guard Pat Connaughton (Click here for details).
#3. The Knicks traded Tim Hardaway, Jr. to the Hawks (Click here for details).
#4. The Raptors traded Greivis Vasquez to the Bucks (Click here for details).
#5. Report: LaMarcus Aldridge has told the Trail Blazers he won't re-sign with them (Click here for details).
#6. The Trail Blazers plan to pay Damian Lillard whatever he wants (Click here for details).
#7. Luke Ridnour is going to the Thunder, Matt Barnes is going to the Grizzlies, and Jeremy Lamb is going to the Hornets (Click here for details).
#8. Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson believes he is on his way to the Kings (Click here for details).
#9. After opting out of his contract wit the Pacers, David West could be heading to the Knicks (Click here for details).
#10. Roy Hibbert has exercised his $15.5M option to stay with the Pacers for next season. They might trade him before the trade deadline (Click here for details).
Thursday's WNBA Final Scores:
Stars 76 Mercury 71. Lynx 76 Storm 73.
Friday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The Pistons are guaranteeing Anthony Tolliver's $3M contract for next season (Click here for details).
#2. LeBron James will opt out of his contract with the Cavaliers, but he's expected to stay with the team (Click here for details).
#3. Carmelo Anthony is unhappy that the Knicks drafted Kristaps Porzingis (Click here for details). However, Carmelo has denied these reports. He says he is happy with the pick (Click here for his comments).
#4. Serbian forward Nemanja Bjelica, Euroleague MVP, is expected to join the Timberwolves for next season (Click here for details).
#5. 76ers GM Sam Hinke expects Dario Saric to join the team in the summer of 2016 (Click here for details).
#6. The Spurs rejected trade offers for Tiago Splitter (Click here for details).
#7. The Spurs reportedly are operating under the assumption that Tim Duncan comes back next season (Click here for details).
#8. Knicks president Phil Jackson says a scout called Kristaps Porzingis a "once in a lifetime player" to draft (Click here for details).
#9. Restricted free agent forward Tobias Harris wants max money and the Magic aren't likely to match (Click here for details).
#10. Cavaliers GM David Griffin says LeBron James is conferring with him daily about the team's roster (Click here for details).
Friday's WNBA Scores:
Sun 80 Sparks 76. Sky 83 Fever 77. Dream 72 Mystics 69. Shock 71 Liberty 62.
Saturday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The 76ers are demanding money from the Lakers for misinforming them about Andrew Bynum (Click here for details).
#2. Former Villanova power forward Jason Fraser is joining the Suns as a player development coach (Click here for details).
#3. Former Trail Blazers point guard Sergio Rodriguez is contemplating an NBA comeback (Click here for details).
#4. Kings owner Vivek Ranadive reportedly gave DeMarcus Cousins' agent permission to seek a trade (Click here for details).
#5. Greg Monroe has free agent meetings set up with a few teams. None of those teams are the Pistons (Click here for details).
#6. Cavaliers GM David Griffin is open to re-signing J.R. Smith (Click here for details).
#7. Magic rookie Mario Hezonja's contract with FC Barcelona will be bought out by Monday (Click here for details).
#8. The Celtics extended a qualifying offer to Jae Crowder, making him a restricted free agent (Click here for details).
#9. The Suns will keep Jon Leuer and pay him $1M for next season (Click here for details).
#10. Report: The Warriors will likely pick up Marreese Speights' $3.8M option (Click here for details).
Saturday's WNBA Final Scores:
Lynx 71 Mercury 56. Stars 73 Storm 71.
Sunday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The Suns are expected to go after Kevin Love and LaMarcus Aldridge (Click here for details).
#2. Brandon Knight reportedly will re-sign with the Suns for 5 years, $70M (Click here for details).
#3. Marc Stein reports that if point guard Brandon Knight re-signs with the Suns long-term, odds are good that the team will shop point guard Eric Bledsoe (Click here for details).
#4. The Mavericks are reportedly the most likely team to lure DeAndre Jordan away from the Clippers (Click here for details).
#5. Manu Ginobili will announce his decision on his future in an Argentine newspaper (Click here for details).
#6. Kevin Garnett will "definitely re-sign" with the Timberwolves according to TwinCities.com. TwinCities.com also adds that Flip Saunders will remain as the team's head coach (Click here for details).
#7. The Heat will not pick up Michael Beasley's $1.3M option for next season (Click here for details).
#8. Marc Gasol reportedly has no interest in joining the Lakers in free agency (Click here for details).
#9. The 76ers have been fined $3M by the NBA for not disclosing Jrue Holiday's leg fracture to the Pelicans when they traded him (Click here for details).
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#10. The Magic have declined to pick up Ben Gordon's $4.5M option for next season (Click here for details).
Sunday's WNBA Final Scores:
Liberty 79 Sparks 70. Mystics 86 Sky 71. Shock 93 Storm 89.
---Ben Parker: follow me on twitter @nba_lord and like my Facebook page NBA Lord Nation to keep on top of the NBA
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