April 2016 Basketball Wiretap

Mo Williams Out For Next Two Weeks With Knee Injury

Feb 29, 2016 6:43 PM

Mo Williams will be out for the next two weeks as he continues treatment and rehabilitation on his left knee (Chondromalacia).

Before returning to full basketball related activities, he will be reevaluated and his status will be updated at the appropriate time.

Williams missed the Cavaliers previous two games at Toronto and at Washington.

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Nando De Colo Named Euroleague MVP For February

Feb 29, 2016 6:15 PM

Nando De Colo has been named the Euroleague MVP for the month of February.

De Colo finished with averages of 19 points, 2 steals and 25 PIR, putting him among the top five players in February in all three categories.

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Draymond Green Apologizes To Teammates For Halftime Tirade

Feb 29, 2016 5:52 PM

Draymond Green apologized to his teammates on Monday for his halftime tirade in which he reportedly said "I am not a robot."

In a lengthy statement, he admitted he made a mistake and said he let his "emotions get the best of me."

"You know I made a mistake, I admitted my mistakes to my teammates, my coaching staff. I apologize to my teammates, my coaching staff, this organization. That wasn't the right way to handle what needed to be handled.

"As a leader of this team, I can't do that because it sets a bad precedent for how everything is ran around here, for how everything should be ran, for how everything has been ran, and how everything will be ran going forward. It won't happen again.

While he acknowledged his emotions "kind of got ahead of me," he said any reports that he quit on his team are incorrect.

"I will never quit on my coaching staff, I will never quit on this organization. This organization has given me everything that I can ask for. So I support and represent this organization to the best of my ability. That's not who I am. That's not who I've been and not who I will become."

Steve Kerr brushed off the tirade, saying: "We don't care."

"This is the way life is these days. There's 24-hour sports talk shows on radio and on TV. We're in the spotlight because of our record. So it doesn't bother us that everyone's talking about it. We know, handled it internally, and we all love each other and we're all good," he said.

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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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NBA Efficiency Differential Rankings: Pistons Move Into Top-10

Mar 7, 2016 7:05 PM

The Detroit Pistons have jumped into the top-10 in Efficiency Differential, going from 13th/+0.5 last week to 10th/+1.4. The Pistons have won four in a row following two losses after Tobias Harris joined the team.

Near the bottom of the rankings, the Phoenix Suns are now 28th as they've switched spots with the Brooklyn Nets.

Week 18 Rankings

1. San Antonio: 13.3
2. Golden State: 11.2
3. Oklahoma City: 7.4
4. Cleveland: 6.1
5. Toronto: 4.8
6. L.A. Clippers: 4.8
7. Boston: 4.2
8. Atlanta: 2.6
9. Indiana: 1.9
10. Detroit: 1.4
11. Portland: 1.3
12. Utah: 1.0
13. Charlotte: 0.9
14. Miami: 0.3
15. Dallas: -0.1
16. Memphis: -0.6
17. Chicago: -0.8
18. Orlando: -1.4
19. Houston: -1.4
20. Washington: -1.6
21. Sacramento: -2.2
22. New York: -2.7
23. New Orleans: -2.9
24. Denver: -3.3
25. Minnesota: -4.2
26. Milwaukee: -4.6
27. Brooklyn: -6.9
28. Phoenix: -7.0
29. L.A. Lakers: -10.1
30. Philadelphia: -10.8

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Nick Minnerath Named D-League Player Of The Week

Feb 29, 2016 4:27 PM

Nick Minnerath of the Canton Charge has been named NBA Development League Performer of the Week for games played Monday, Feb. 22 through Sunday, Feb. 28. The honor is the first of Minnerath’s career.

Minnerath (6-9, 215, Detroit Mercy) led Canton to a 3-0 week, averaging 25.3 points (sixth in the league) on 60.5 percent shooting (26-for-43) to go with 8.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He scored at least 20 points in three consecutive games for the second time this season, helping push Canton’s winning streak to 12.

On Feb. 26, he recorded a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds in a 107-96 victory over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. On Feb. 28, he tallied 29 points on 10-of-13 shooting to go with five rebounds and two assists.
Minnerath is averaging 18.1 points on 50.8 percent shooting along with 6.7 rebounds

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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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Stephen Curry, Kyle Lowry Named NBA's Players Of The Week

Feb 29, 2016 3:05 PM

Stephen Curry and Kyle Lowry have been named the NBA's Players of the Week. 

Curry had point totals of 36, 42, 51 and 46 last week for the Golden State Warriors, including a 12-for-16 three-point shooting game against the Thunder.

Lowry led the conference in scoring last week averaging 28.7 points, while shooting 28-for-47 (.596) from the field and 7-for-17 (.412) from three-point range. He also ranked second in the conference averaging 8.7 assists in three games for the Raptors.

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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.

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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

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Clippers Found Some Blake Griffin Trade Rumors As 'Comical'

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Robert Sarver Releases Open Letter To Suns' Fans, Has Full Confidence In McDonough

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Steve Novak Out For Season With Sprained MCL

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Heat Near Tax-Saving Buyout With Beno Udrih

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Nets Sign Sean Kilpatrick To 10-Day Contract

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Stephen Curry Ties Single-Game 3-Pointer Record, Breaks His Own For Season

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LeBron James Sitting Out Against Wizards

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

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Spurs To Waive Ray McCallum

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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

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Stephen Curry Tired Of Criticism From Retired Players

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Dwight Howard Fires Dan Fegan As Agent

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Mark Cuban In Favor Of Moving The Three-Point Line Back

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Jordan McRae Expected To Sign 10-Day Deal With Cavs

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Bryce Dejean-Jones Out For Season With Wrist Surgery

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Marcus Thornton Released By Rockets

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Joe Johnson Commits To Sign With Heat

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Heat Considered Favorites To Sign Joe Johnson

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