This is my Daily Dunks page for September 21, 2015 through September 27, 2015. Throughout the week, this page will be updated with news from across the NBA until a new Daily Dunks page is created for the following week.
Monday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. Nando De Colo, who currently is under contract with CSKA Moscow, would like to explore playing in the NBA again once his contract expires (Click here for details).
#2. Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Timofey Mozgov, and Anderson Varejao are expected to be ready for Cavaliers training camp (Click here for details).
#3. Harrison Barnes has rejected the Warriors' 4 year, $64M offer (Click here for details).
#4. The NBA had a $100M jump in ticket sales from 2013-14 (Click here for details).
#5. Chandler Parson, Wesley Matthews, and JaVale McGee aren't expected to be ready for Mavericks training camp (Click here for details).
#6. Kyle Korver has been cleared for Hawks training camp; Thabo Seflosha is getting better (Click here for details).
#7. Carmelo Anthony should be ready for Knicks training camp (Click here for details).
#8. Jacque Vaughn is joining the Spurs in a player personnel role (Click here for details).
#9. The Warriors signed Tony Mitchell for training camp (Click here for details).
#10. Tristan Thompson and the Cavaliers are reportedly $14M apart (Click here for details).
#11. The Knicks signed small forward DaJuan Summers for training camp (Click here for details).
#12. Luke Ridnour will not play in the 2015-16 season. Retirement could be coming (Click here for details).
#13. The Timberwolves and Anthony Bennett have agreed on a contract buyout (Click here for details).
#14. David Aldridge reports that Brandon Jennings is "not close" to being cleared to play (Click here for details).
#15. The Heat shuffled things around with their coaching staff and the coaching staff of their D-League team (Click here for details).
Monday's WNBA Playoff Results:
Fever 100 Sky 89: Final. Fever win the series 2-1 and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Tamika Catchings led the Fever with 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Tuesday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. Tony Parker is opening a basketball academy in Lyon, France (Click here for details).
#2. The Rockets signed 4 players for training camp (Click here for details).
#3. Harrison Barnes changed agents because he wanted an agent that would take a smaller percentage of his pay cut (Click here for details).
#4. The Grizzlies reportedly were interested in Danilo Gallinari before the Jeff Green trade (Click here for details).
#5. The 76ers and Trail Blazers have expressed interest in claiming Anthony Bennett off waivers (Click here for details).
#6. According to a report, LeBron James isn't factoring Tristan Thompson's situation into whether or not he stays in Cleveland (Click here for details).
#7. The Milwaukee City Council has added money to the Bucks' new arena (Click here for details).
#8. In a new commercial, Stephen Curry reads a harsh draft scouting report of himself (Click here to watch).
#9. The Bucks expect Jabari Parker to be healthy for training camp, but they'll still be cautious with him (Click here for details).
#10. The Knicks officially signed guard Travis Trice and forward DaJuan Summers (Click here for details).
#11. Pistons point guard Brandon Jennings has actually been cleared for basketball related activities. He could be ready to play by the end of November (Click here for details).
#12. The Spurs extended their tender to 2013 draft pick Deshaun Thomas. He will join the team for training camp (Click here for details).
#13. The Trail Blazers promoted Jim Moran to assistant coach (Click here for details).
#14. Pistons guard Darrun Hilliard had surgery to repair a broken nose. He'll wear a mask for three weeks and continue with all basketball-related activities (Click here for details).
Tuesday's WNBA Final Scores:
Lynx 91 Sparks 80: Final. Maya Moore led the Lynx with 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. Lynx win series 2-1 and will face the Mercury in the Western Conference Finals.
Liberty 79 Mystics 74: Final. Tina Charles led the Liberty with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Liberty win the series 2-1 and will face the Fever in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Wednesday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The 2016 NBA Final Schedule has been released (Click here to view it).
#2. The Timberwolves officially waived Anthony Bennett (Click here for details).
#3. The Raptors won't have extension talks with DeMar DeRozan (Click here for details).
#4. The Bulls have a new court design (Click here for details).
#5. Marc Gasol wants to play in the 2016 Olympics (Click here for details).
#6. In addition to Kendall Marshall, Tony Wroten won't be ready for 76ers training camp (Click here for details).
#7. The 76ers pursued Jimmy Butler and Kawhi Leonard in free agency (Click here for details).
#8. The Grizzlies signed veteran center Ryan Hollins (Click here for details).
#9. Jason Richardson has officially retired (Click here for details and a cool video of some of his dunks).
#10. The Pelicans signed Chris Douglas-Roberts, Jeff Adrien, and Corey Webster (Click here for details).
#11. The Nets signed forward Chris Daniels for training camp (Click here for details).
#12. Heat forward Chris Bosh has been fully cleared for training camp (Click here for details).
#13. The Cavaliers signed forward Austin Daye for training camp (Click hereg for details).
#14. The Thunder signed guard Julyan Stone for training camp (Click here for details).
#15. Thunder forward Kevin Durant has been fully cleared for training camp (Click here for details).
#16. Thunder draftee Dakari Johnson will spend the season in the D-League (Click here for details).
Wednesday's WNBA Playoff results:
Liberty 84 Fever 67: Final. Kiah Stokes led the Liberty with a career-high 21 points. Liberty lead Eastern Conference Finals series 1-0.
Thursday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. Caron Butler wants to help Lamar Odom conquer his demons (Click here for details).
#2. The Celtics have finalized their training camp roster (Click here for details).
#3. The Lakers signed Metta World Peace to a one-year contract (Click here for details).
#4. Derek Fisher says Carmelo Anthony is a full go for training camp (Click here for details).
#5. The Grizzlies signed Yakhouba Diawara and Dan Nwaelele for training camp (Click here for details on Diawara and here for details on Nwaelele).
#6. Head coach Brett Brown intends to finish his four-year contract with the 76ers (Click here for details).
#7. The Timberwolves are not discussing a Ricky Rubio trade (Click here for details).
#8. Paul George will likely start at power forward for the Pacers (Click here for details).
#9. The Bucks arena has been delayed until 2018 (Click here for details).
#10. Pistons point guard Brandon Jennings has actually not been fully cleared for training camp (Click here for details).
#11. Guard Jaron Johnson signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Wizards for training camp (Click here for details).
#12. The Hawks signed center Earl Barron for training camp (Click here for details).
#13. Markieff Morris will report to training camp for the Suns (Click here for details).
#14. Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday will have minutes restrictions until January (Click here for details).
#15. Pelicans forward Quincy Pondexter will not be ready to start the season due to his recovery from knee surgery (Click here for details).
#16. Tristan Thompson now asks the Cavaliers to pay him $53M over 3 years (Click here for details).
#17. The Clippers added Luc Richard Mbah a Moute for training camp in addition to Nikoloz Tskitishvili (Click here for details).
Thursday's WNBA Playoff Scores:
Lynx 67 Mercury 60: Final. Maya Moore led the Lynx with 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists. Lynx lead the Western Conference Finals 1-0.
Friday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. Nuggets big man Jusuf Nurkic won't be ready for training camp (Click here for details).
#2. The Orlando Magic have a lot going on as they head into training camp (Click here for a full breakdown on everything going on in the Magic Kingdom).
#3. The Thunder unveiled new uniforms (Click here for details).
#4. The Timberwolves made a couple of changes to their staff (Click here for details).
#5. Festus Ezeli is negotiating a contract extension with the Warriors (Click here for details).
#6. The Wizards signed five players for training camp (Click here for details).
#7. The Warriors hiring of Steve Nash became official (Click here for details).
#8. Anthony Bennett is likely heading to the Raptors once he clears waivers (Click here for details).
#9. The Warriors signed four guys for training camp (Click here for details).
#10. Former Kings guard Doug Christie is joining Comcast SportsNet California as a pre-game and post-game analyst for the team (Click here for details).
#11. The Cavaliers signed center Chris Johnson for training camp (Click here for details).
#12. The Rockets signed center Jeremy Tyler for training camp (Click here for details).
#13. The Trail Blazers signed forward Omari Johnson from Oregon State to their training camp roster (Click here for details).
#14. The Nuggets officially waived Kostas Papanikolau, saving $4.8M (Click here for details).
#15. Jordan McRae signed a one-year tender with the 76ers and will join the team for training camp (Click here for details).
#16. Bulls forward Mike Dunleavy, Jr. underwent back surgery and will be out 8-10 weeks (Click here for details).
#17. The Thunder officially added 3 players to training camp (Click here for details).
Saturday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The Trail Blazers have announced their training camp roster (Click here for details).
#2. Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic probably won't play in the preseason (Click here for details).
#3. Paul Pierce is likely to retire if the Clippers win the title in 2016 (Click here for details).
#4. Ricky Rubio's health is improving (Click here for details).
#5. The Knicks like how Kristaps Porzingis is developing (Click here for details).
#6. Evan Fournier is seeking an extension from the Magic (Click here for details).
#7. Doc Rivers will likely bring Lance Stephenson off the bench (Click here for details).
#8. The 76ers waived Gerald Wallace (Click here for details).
Sunday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The Raptors signed power forward Anthony Bennett to a one-year contract (Click here for details).
#2. The Trail Blazers bought out Mike Miller's contract making him a free agent (Click here for details).
#3. Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher like Kristaps Porzingis' attitude (Click here for details).
#4. The 76ers have finalized their training camp roster (Click here to view it).
#5. The Timberwolves have finalized their training camp roster (Click here to view it).
#6. Clippers point guard Chris Paul likes his team's depth (Click here for details).
#7. DeAndre Jordan plans to keep shooting free throws the same way (Click here for details).
#8. Nike unveiled a new LeBron James shoe (Click here to view it).
#9. Rockets GM Daryl Morey thinks his team can follow in the Warriors' foot steps (Click here for details).
#10. Nuggets point guard Emmanuel Mudiay hopes to win titles in Denver (Click here for details).
Sunday's WNBA Playoff Scores:
Eastern Conference Finals---Fever 70 Liberty 64: Final. Series is tied 1-1.
Western Conference Finals---Lynx 72 Mercury 71: Final. Maya Moore led the Lynx with a playoff career high 40 points.
---Ben Parker: follow me on twitter @nba_lord for NBA news. Also like my Facebook page NBA Lord Nation and follow my Google Plus page NBA Lord if you want to follow the NBA on those social media sites.
No comments:
Post a Comment