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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Daily Dunks: 9/7-9/13/2015

                                                    (Credit: Andy Melton. Click here for source) 

     Here is my Daily Dunks page for Monday, September 7 through Sunday September 13, 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. The Grizzlies signed point guard Lazeric Jones for training camp (Click here for details).

#2. The Nets signed guard Dahntay Jones for training camp (Click here for details).

#3. Kevin Durant: "I'm still the best player in the world" (Click here for details).

#4. Report: Kyrie Irving will be back "well before" January (Click here for details).

#5. J.P. Tokoto accepted the 76ers' required tender (Click here for details).

#6. Tony Parker is now the all-time leading scorer in Eurobasket (Click here for details).

#7. Quinn Cook is finalizing a deal with the Cavaliers for training camp (Click here for details).

Tuesday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. The NBA will now seed its playoff teams based on overall record. Top eight in each conference (Click here for details).

#2. The NBA fined Suns forward Markieff Morris $10,000 for making public statements asking to be traded (Click here for details).

#3. Charles Barkley, David Stern, and Julius Erving will be Hall of Fame presenters (Click here for details).

#4. LeBron James is hosting pre-camp workouts in Miami for Cavaliers players (Click here for details).

#5. Pat Riley: The Heat "have all of the elements of a championship team" (Click here for details).

#6. D.J. Stephens signed with the Cavaliers for training camp (Click here for details).

#7. Matt Janning, Devin Sweetney, and Oleksiy Pecherov signed training camp deals with the Nuggets (Click here for details).

#8. The NBAPA sold their Harlem headquarters for $21M (Click here for details).

#9. The Wizards signed Toure' Murry and Ish Smith for training camp (Click here for details).

#10. Bryan Gates is joining the Timberwolves as an assistant coach (Click here for details).

Tuesday's WNBA Final Scores: 

Mystics 76 Fever 72. Lynx 73 Storm 67. Shock 74 Stars 64.

Wednesday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. The 76ers officially signed point guard Kendall Marshall (Click here for details).

#2. The Lakers have officially signed guard Marcelo Huertas to a non-guaranteed contract (Click here for details).

#3. Kings point guard Seth Curry says he didn't want to go to the Warriors and be in his brother's shadow (Click here for details).

#4. The Pacers have now acquired the Fort Wayne Mad Ants as their single-affilate D-League team (Click here for details).

#5. The NBA Player's Union is getting a new facility in the Spring of 2016 (Click here for details).

#6. The Suns have revealed new black alternate jerseys (Click here for details).

#7. The Cavaliers have officially signed center Sasha Kaun (Click here for details).

#8. The Clippers signed power forward Nikoloz Tskitishvili to a non-guranteed contract (Click here for details).

#9. Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek is very critical of Markieff Morris (Click here for details).

#10. The Nets didn't extend point guard Xavier Thames a contract tender, making him a free agent (Click here for details).

Wednesday's WNBA Final Scores: 

Liberty 74 Sun 64. Dream 90 Sparks 60.

Thursday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. No progress is being made in talks between Tristan Thompson and the Cavaliers (Click here for details).

#2. D'Angelo Russell believes the Lakers will make the playoffs (Click here for details).

#3. Metta World Peace may be close to returning to the Lakers (Click here for details).

#4. Lisa Leslie is interested in coaching in the NBA. She thinks she could help the Clippers (Click here for details).

#5. The Bucks have gotten their arena land from Milwaukee leaders for $1M (Click here for details).

#6. While Flip Saunders battles cancer, Sam Mitchell will take over head coaching duties for the Timberwolves (Click here for details).

#7. The Knicks signed point guard Travis Trice to a partially guaranteed contract (Click here for details).

#8. The Pelicans signed guard Sean Kilpatrick to a two-year, partially guaranteed deal (Click here for details).

#9. The Warriors signed point guard Juwan Staten to a one-year contract (Click here for details).

#10. The Suns aren't currently looking to trade away Markieff Morris (Click here for details).

#11. Joe Johnson has changes agencies (Click here for details).

#12. The Magic signed center Greg Stiemsma (Click here for details).

#13. The Nets signed small forward Dahntay Jones (Click here for details).

#14. Report: The Knicks are getting closer to discussing a Carmelo Anthony trade (Click here for details).

#15. The Pacers signed C.J. Fair for training camp (Click here for details).
                             
Friday's NBA Daily Dunks:                                

#1. The Lakers made some changes and promotions in their  front office (Click here for details).                                            

#2. The Basketball Hall of Fame adds 11 new members (Click here for details).    

#3. Draymond Green made a nice donation to Michigan State (Click here for details).                                                  

#4. The 76ers extended their tender to Jordan McRae (Click here for details).    

#5. No progress is being made between Bradley Beal and the Wizards in regards to an extension (Click here for details).    

#6. Adam Silver says lottery reform is a couple of years away (Click here for details).                                                

#7. The Timberwolves expect Flip Saunders to be out through the start of the season (Click here for details).          

#8. The President of Real Madrid wants his team in the NBA (Click here for details).                                                  

#9. Briante Weber failed his physical with the Heat, which means his non-guaranteed contract has been voided (Click here for details).                          

#10. Rockets center Donatas Motiejunas may not be ready for training camp (Click here for details).                                    

Friday's WNBA Final Scores:                            

Mystics 82 Liberty 55. Fever 75 Dream 67. Sky 92 Shock 71. Mercury 70 Sparks 65. Storm 78 Lynx 64.                 

Saturday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. Arn Tellem plans to become the Pistons' part-owner soon (Click here for details).

#2. Security didn't recognize Jeremy Lin when he tried to enter the Hornets' arena (Click here for details).

#3. Bull forward Taj Gibson played with torn ligaments in his ankle last season (Click here for details).

#4. The Lakers expect Kobe Bryant to be ready for training camp (Click here for details).

#5. Kevin Love is about a month away from returning (Click here for details).

#6. The Clippers don't expect to trade Jamal Crawford this season (Click here for details).

#7. Bulls forward Taj Gibson is on schedule returning from his ankle surgery (Click here for details).

#8. Bradley Beal and the Wizards are making no progress in contract extension talks (Click here for details).

Sunday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. Basketball Hall of Fame player Moses Malone passed away (Click here for details).

#2. Metta World Peace wants to make an NBA return (Click here for details).

#3. Nets forward Andrea Bargnani has a calf injury (Click here for details).

#4. Rockets point guard Ty Lawson is very critical of the Nuggets' front office (Click here for details).

#5. Wizards forward Jared Dudley says he'll be healthy by December (Click here for details).

#6. Corey Webster signed a three-year, non-guaranteed contract with the Pelicans (Click here for details).

Sunday's WNBA Final Scores: 

Sun 86 Sky 75. Dream 73 Mystics 71. Shock 91 Mercury 87. Fever 81 Liberty 76. Stars 59 Storm 58.

---Ben Parker: follow me on twitter @nba_lord to keep up with the NBA