To keep Dwight Howard, the Lakers will have to sell him on a vision for 2014 and beyond. As a result, if championships are his goal, the Rockets are the safer bet for a whole host of reasons. Read More. Written by Jonathan Tjarks on May 23, 2013
The event gives front offices the opportunity to evaluate D-League players with the possibility of offering Summer League or training camp invites. Read More.
Tyus Jones, the No. 2 overall recruit for 2014 and an excellent point guard, was selected by Paul Biancardi, Adam Finkelstein and John Stovall. Read More.
Paul Pierce is impatient to make his season debut, possibly tonight for the Celtics’ home opener against Detroit.
“I’m close very very close,” he tweeted last night.
On Wednesday, Pierce admitted it’s been difficult to watch the start of the season from the bench.
“It’s tough, man, because I can see how my teammates need me,” he said before the Celts’ 97-78 loss to the Hornets. “But I think they’re doing all right out there in a lot of ways.”
Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni said it could be five weeks before Baron Davis makes his Knicks debut.
“Everything I hear is positive, but there’s no timetable yet,’’ D’Antoni said. “He’s doing everything possible to get ready as soon as he can. But it’s going to be a while. I keep asking him every hour or so. He’s still got about five weeks to go. .’’
Davis, despite his rehab program from a herniated disk, is traveling with the club.
Bucks rookie Tobias Harris suffered from dehydration after a practice session early in training camp and was taken to the hospital, where he stayed for two nights.
Now he is having his blood levels monitored daily while waiting for full clearance from team doctors.
"When you sit out that many days, you can't be in the best of shape," Harris said. "I've just got to stay confident and push through it."
Bucks athletic trainer Marc Boff said Harris is being monitored for his electrolyte levels, hydration and muscle byproduct levels. One of the muscle tests being done is the creatine kinase or CK test, which measures an enzyme in the blood and can show if muscles have been injured or are healing.
"It's something doctors are really looking into and it's why they're really cautious," Harris said. "That's why I've been cautious also during this time. Each day I have to take it step by step. It's a process."
Maurice Evans remains sidelined with a sore right knee and will get an MRI when the Wizards return home from Milwaukee.
Evans re-signed with the Wizards before their preseason opener but has been unable to practice the past week after development pain and swelling in his surgically-repaired knee.
He said the pain was reminiscent to what he felt before having surgery in August of 2010 to repair torn cartilage in his right knee and is “fearful” that the problem may have returned.
“I got to see why my knee is swollen, and we can go from there, so I can be effective out there,” Evans said. “I know, going out there at 70 percent, 60 percent, isn’t going to help this team right now. We understand that we’ve got guys who are playing and some of them are playing pretty well in my position, so it’s no point in trying. I could be insurance right now, obviously, but the reason they brought me in to be a veteran presence and truly help these young guys.”
Boston Celtics All-Star forward Kevin Garnett is about to become a small shareholder in the American-owned Roma football club.
Roma has confirmed that Garnett accepted an offer from James Pallotta, one of the four Boston executives that closed a deal in August to become the first foreign majority owners of a Serie A club.
Jerry Colangelo expects there will be comparisons next summer between the Dream Team and the 2012 Olympic basketball team.
He says to bring them on.
"I think it will be a fair comparison with the Dream Team," Colangelo said. "Look at the progress our players have made since (winning Olympic gold in) 2008. We have some of the greatest players of all time.
"You're hearing Kobe (Bryant) right up there with the greatest of all time. Dwayne Wade and LeBron (James) are right up there. You've got to add up the names, and you look at the young guys like (Kevin) Durant as an example and (Derrick) Rose as an example. There's so many. There's only been one Dream Team, and that's the way I think it should be. But there's no question our team will be much stronger than we had in 2008. They're more mature, more experienced and we've got more talent."
The Bakersfield Jam have acquired Seton Hall standout Jeremy Hazell.
Hazell participated in training camp with the Phoenix Suns. The Jam claimed his rights through the league’s “Affiliate Player” rule that allows NBA Development League affiliates to acquire players that were waived from their affiliate’s training camp, and who do not otherwise have their rights held by another team.
The Memphis Grizzlies waived Brian Skinner, Chris Wallace announced on Thursday.
Skinner (6-9, 255), who originally signed with Memphis on Dec. 10, appeared in one regular season game with the Grizzlies, logging four minutes on Dec. 26 at San Antonio.
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