April 2016 Basketball Wiretap

Stephen A Smith: Kyrie Irving 'Ain't Too Happy Being In Cleveland

Feb 29, 2016 4:59 PM

Kyrie Irving may not be happy with his current situation with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Stephen A. Smith.

Irving signed a five-year, max extension with the Cavaliers on July 1st of 2014 before the team signed LeBron James in free agency and later traded for Kevin Love.

“Dating back to last year, I’ve been told that Kyrie Irving ain’t too happy being in Cleveland,” Smith stated on First Take this morning. “The situation is not ideal for him. I don’t know the particulars, I haven’t spoken to him personally. It’s something that I’ve been hearing for months; that under ideal circumstances he would prefer to be someplace other than Cleveland.”

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Tags: Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Kirk Goldsberry Hired By Spurs' Front Office

Feb 29, 2016 4:24 PM

Kirk Goldsberry has been hired by the San Antonio Spurs.

Goldsberry was a contributor at Grantland and FiveThirtyEight and most recently has been at Texas as a lecturer at the University of Texas, Austin.

Goldsberry is most well known for his shot charts.

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Raptors To Waive Anthony Bennett, Sign Jason Thompson

Feb 29, 2016 2:50 PM

The Toronto Raptors will waive Anthony Bennett to sign Jason Thompson for the remainder of the season.

Bennett was signed by the Raptors after he was waived last offseason by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Shams Charania/The Vertical

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Kris Humphries Waived By Suns

Feb 29, 2016 2:19 PM

The Phoenix Suns have waived Kris Humphries.

Humphries, in his 12th NBA season, appeared in four games with the Suns after being acquired from Washington in a trade on Feb. 18, averaging 7.3 points and 8.0 rebounds.


The Suns' roster now stands at 14 players.

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Doc Rivers: We Don't Have Many Assets But We Keep Getting Guys

Feb 29, 2016 2:08 PM

Doc Rivers was asked how he would evaluate the roster moves he has made as president of the Los Angeles Clippers.

“I don’t know. I don’t evaluate," said Rivers. "I have too many people evaluating for me. I let them do it and I keep doing my job. I don’t care about the evaluations. I care about the team. We’re a team that doesn’t have a lot of leverage. We don’t have a lot of assets. But to me, we keep ending up with the Jeff Greens of the world, Cole Aldrich is terrific, Wes Johnson. … We’re getting these guys at minimum contracts.

“Even Josh [Smith] was a good gamble. It didn’t work out for us. But when you are in that minimum contract deal, you’re going to have some hits and misses and we’re fine with it and you keep doing it.”

Rivers was also asked about how he would describe his relationship with Steve Ballmer.

“He’s been phenomenal. He’s so supportive. Wants to win, like we all do. Involved, but lets us do our job. He is a great spirit to have in our organization and he’s the smartest man in the room every time he walks in the room. I just listen to him. I love his business.”

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Tags: Los Angeles Clippers, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Clippers Found Some Blake Griffin Trade Rumors As 'Comical'

Feb 29, 2016 2:05 PM

Doc Rivers was asked what kept the Los Angeles Clippers from trading away Blake Griffin at the deadline.

“I love him. He’s a good player," said Rivers. "He was only having an MVP year before he got injured. I laugh at some of the stuff about moving him. I’ve said from Day One he is not going anywhere. Of course, every team should call. That’s their job. That doesn’t mean we have to listen and we didn’t.”

Rivers was also asked if the Clippers received a lot of inquiries on Griffin.

“There was some, but not a lot because we shot them down so quickly. Reading about some of these crazy rumors in the paper was comical to us. …

“You can take the call, but you don’t have to listen. We like our team. We’re in the job of trying to make our team better, but we like our team.”

Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! Sports

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Heat Near Tax-Saving Buyout With Beno Udrih

Feb 29, 2016 1:09 PM

The Miami Heat and Beno Udrih are close to an agreement on a contract buyout to offset the salary and tax implications of signing Joe Johnson.

Udrih is in the final year of two-year, $4.2 million contract he signed with the Grizzlies in 2014.

Udrih is out for the remainder of the season after undergoing foot surgery.

The Heat were $218,000 below the luxury tax line before signing Johnson and have made clear their plan is to avoid paying the tax. By reaching a buyout agreement with Udrih, Miami would balance out the salary of Johnson and other possible additions to the roster.

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Nets Sign Sean Kilpatrick To 10-Day Contract

Feb 29, 2016 12:23 PM

The Brooklyn Nets have signed guard Sean Kilpatrick to a 10-day contract.

Kilpatrick (6’4”, 219) joins the Nets from the NBA Development League’s Delaware 87ers, where he has appeared in 28 games this season, averaging a league-high 26.4 points per game on 47.2 percent from the field and 42.6 percent from three-point range, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 38.4 minutes per game en route to D-League All-Star honors.

He has also appeared in eight games with the Denver Nuggets this season, averaging 3.4 points in 10.3 minutes per game, and spent the 2015 preseason with the New Orleans Pelicans. In 2014-15, Kilpatrick appeared in four games with the Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging 5.5 points in 18.0 minutes per game. He also played in 44 D-League contests split between Delaware and the Santa Cruz Warriors. Kilpatrick spent the 2014 preseason with the Golden State Warriors before being waived prior to the start of the 2014-15 regular season.

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Draymond Green During Halftime Outburst: I'm Not A Robot

Feb 29, 2016 5:52 PM

Draymond Green had zero points on three shots at halftime of the Golden State Warriors' win at the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Green went on a profanity-laced tirade in the locker room, according to Lisa Salters.

“I am not a robot. I know I can play. You have me messed up right now. If you don't want me to shoot, I won't shoot the rest of the game.”

“Was Lisa in the locker room?” Steve Kerr asked. “Things get emotional occasionally and we were all angry at the way we played in the first half."

Green finished the game with two points but also had 14 rebounds, 14 assists, six steals and four blocks.

Kerr said the outburst was “very unusual” from Green.

“But that's all I'm gonna say about it, because it's our private business,” Kerr said. “But since everybody heard all the yelling, you guys can write whatever you want. But I'm not gonna comment on that.”

Erik Horne/Oklahoman

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Spurs To Waive Ray McCallum

Feb 28, 2016 11:31 AM

The San Antonio Spurs will waive Ray McCallum to create a roster spot for Andre Miller.

McCallum was acquired by the Spurs in the offseason in a trade with the Sacramento Kings.

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Andre Miller Agree To Sign With Spurs

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Heat Hedging To 2017 Free Agency If 2016 Plans Don't Materialize

Ira Winderman/South Florida Sun Sentinel

Dwight Howard Fires Dan Fegan As Agent

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Jordan McRae Expected To Sign 10-Day Deal With Cavs

Chris Reichert/Upside Motor

Marcus Thornton Released By Rockets

Adrian Wojnarowski/The Vertical

Joe Johnson Commits To Sign With Heat

Shams Charania/The Vertical

Heat Considered Favorites To Sign Joe Johnson

Chris Broussard/ESPN

Ty Lawson, Rockets Negotiating Buyout

Adrian Wojnarowski/The Vertical

Mavs, Cavs, Heat, Hawks Thunder Interested In Kevin Martin If Bought Out

Tim MacMahon/ESPN

Several Teams Expected To Pursue Carmelo Anthony In Offseason

Frank Isola, Stefan Bondy/New York Daily News

Rockets' CEO Denies Reports Of Harden Trying To Fire McHale, Trade Howard

Calvin Watkins/ESPN

Wolves Waive Andre Miller

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James Harden Pushed For Rockets To Fire Kevin McHale

Ken Berger/CBS Sports

Joe Johnson Waived By Nets, Gives Up $3M Of Remaining Salary

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Ryan McDonough Admits Mistake Of Trading Away Isaiah Thomas

Kevin Zimmerman/Arizona Sports

Kristaps Porzingis: I Wouldn't Want To Lose Carmelo Anthony

Frank Isola/New York Daily News

Wizards Sign J.J. Hickson

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Joe Johnson Opens Buyout Talks With Nets

Marc Stein/ESPN

Celtics Approached Knicks On Carmelo Anthony Trade

Ian Begley/ESPN

John Jenkins Claimed Off Waivers By Suns

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