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Sharife Cooper, Pete Nance, Justin Powell and Zhaire Smith will likely play for the Charge, plus Rob Edwards, Aleem Ford and Devontae Shuler were let go.
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"that's garbage" as the guy on X said. He's right, it's awful!
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Ricky decided to take a step back from basketball to take care of his mental health and his return is uncertain for the NBA season too
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Potential landing spots for Washington could include the Knicks, Hawks, Cavaliers, Pistons, Mavericks, Clippers, and Thunder.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Coming soon: the NBA Cup.The NBA unveiled the details Saturday of its inaugural in-season tournament, which will have a prize pool of about $18 million and will be capped by a championship game — which won’t count in the standings — in Las Vegas on Dec. 9. It’s an event that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wanted for years, giving teams a trophy to play for during the regular season.And now, it’s finally reality.“This is a concept that has been rumbling around the league office for about 15 years,” Silver said. “It's not a new concept in sports. For those that follow particularly international soccer, it's a long tradition of having in-season tournaments ... so we thought, what a perfect opportunity for a global league like the NBA and it's a perfect fit for our game.”The tournament payouts for players on standard contracts will be $500,000 apiece for those on the winning team, $200,000 apiece for those on the runner-up, $100,000 apiece for those on the teams that lose semifinal games and $50,000 for those on the teams that lose in the quarterfinals.Two-way players on any of those teams are eligible for up to half those amounts, depending on how many games they spend on a roster during the tournament.“I can see what the aim could be,” said Miami guard Josh Richardson, who follows global soccer closely and understands the parallels Silver makes when comparing it to in-season tournaments that sport has around the world. “It gives you another chance to win something, for real. I think that’s a big part.”Games will start on Nov. 3, being played mostly on Tuesdays and Fridays in November — except for Nov. 7, when the NBA will play no games to commemorate Election Day. That announcement came Saturday, and will mark the second consecutive year when the NBA has no games on that date with hopes of promoting civic awareness and engagement.The Final Four will be in Las Vegas.“This city knows how to host big events,” Silver said.Teams were assigned to a five-team group. They'll play one game against each other; the six group winners will make the quarterfinals, as will the best two second-place teams from the groups.They were chosen as follows:West Group A — Memphis, Phoenix, the Los Angeles Lakers, Utah and Portland.West Group B — Denver, the Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans, Dallas and Houston.West Group C — Sacramento, Golden State, Minnesota, Oklahoma City and San Antonio.East Group A — Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Indiana and Detroit.East Group B — Milwaukee, New York, Miami, Washington and Charlotte.East Group C — Boston, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago and Orlando.“I'm excited about this midseason tournament,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said. “I think it's going to add an element of energy and excitement for the players and coaches and the fans. I think it's a great idea.”Joe Dumars, the league’s executive vice president of basketball operations and a Hall of Famer as a player, said he thinks players will like the idea — even if it takes some time.“Everybody’s not going to buy in right away,” Dumars said. “That can’t be the goal, that everybody’s going to buy in from Day 1. These things take time. And I think as time goes on you can build this up and people can really get into it.”Tournament games, except for the championship game, will all count in the standings — much in the same way that the WNBA runs its Commissioner's Cup event.It’s been known for some time that teams will be getting only an 80-game schedule when the 2023-24 slate is released by the NBA in the coming weeks.Games 81 and 82 will be added in December; this is where things get tricky.Teams that don’t make the knockout stage will be assigned two games against other non-knockout qualifiers, and those will be the missing two games on their schedules.For the eight teams that make the knockout stage, the quarterfinal game becomes the 81st game added to their schedule. Quarterfinal losers — two from the East, two from the West — will play each other, and that’ll be the 82nd game on their schedules. Semifinalists — again, two from the East, two from the West — will play, and that game becomes the 82nd game on their schedules.That means the championship game will be one of 83 games on the schedule for the last two teams standing. And since the season is 82 games, that game won’t count in the standings, nor will the stats count for anything. They’ll be playing for money and the trophy.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Cavs vs Raps tip off at 3:30
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Koby talks about the players we brought in, how they can help us address our weaknesses and how the players and environment have been enticing to free agents.
For these summer league games, I'd like to try out a megathread for pregame, in game and post game discussion. If you have something to contribute that would be better served as its own post, feel free to make a post. Game Time is 8:30est on NBATV [Game Highlights youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRksvCVJ2dg)
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10081536-guessing-every-nba-teams-top-free-agent-target-right-now BR's guessing FA teams should target and picks Bamba for us, a player I was already watching as a backup 4/5 we should consider. From the articke: Cleveland's twin-tower tandem of Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen wobbled more than the team would like during its first playoff run. On a directly related note, the Cavs might be "more open to trading Jarrett Allen than advertised," per NBA insider Marc Stein. That twosome shrinks Cleveland's offensive spacing, and newcomer Damian Jones won't change that. Mo Bamba could, though. The 7-footer has splashed better than 38 percent of his long-range looks each of the past two seasons. If nothing else, he'd give this frontcourt a different look, as the Cavs could gain shooting without sacrificing size, like they'd have to do if they want any small-ball 5 minutes from Georges Niang. Bamba's skill set is limited, but he's long, shoots threes and blocks shots. That's an interesting combination for a 25-year-old, and one Cleveland could want a closer look at.
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Cleveland Cavaliers: A Cleveland's goal this offseason was to come away with one viable wing to pair with their two star guards and their two star bigs. They ultimately landed two. Neither Georges Niang or Max Strus are especially strong defenders, but both will work wonders on an offense that took the seventh-fewest 3-pointers in the NBA last season. Besides, having Evan Mobley available to guard virtually any position makes it far easier to get away with questionable wing defense, and Isaac Okoro is still around as a defensive specialist when needed. Strus and Niang likely would have provided enough spacing for the Cavs to beat the Knicks, and now, they'll be around to help what should be an even better Cavaliers team this season. Caris LeVert was overpaid slightly at $16 million per year. It's hard to justify money beyond the mid-level exception for players who don't shoot or defend, but on only a two-year deal, he's extremely tradable and his contract will come off of the books right as Mobley's rookie extension kicks in. That's clever asset management for the Cavs in another stellar offseason.