Lakers doing due diligence on JJ Redick

To celebrate SLAM’s 30th anniversary, we’re spotlighting the 30 most influential men’s college teams from our past 30 years. Stats, records and chips aren’t the main factor here, it’s all about their contribution to the game’s cultural fabric. For the next 30 days—Monday through Friday— we’ll be unveiling the full list…

Photo: Dallas Mavericks/Twitter The Lakers and Heat have been ruled out as potential sign-and-trade destinations for Christian Wood. Marc Stein’s recent insights on Substack shed light on the matter, dispelling any hopes of Wood making a move to either of these teams through a sign-and-trade deal. Stein reported that despite…

Former NBA All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas has expressed his desire to join the Seattle SuperSonics in a front office or coaching capacity. Thomas, who is currently awaiting another opportunity to play in the league, has his sights set on a future role with the team. “I need [to be] in…

Photo: Washington Wizards/Twitter Hall of Famer Rick Barry thinks that Jordan Poole (Washington Wizards) is lucky to have the contract he received from back with the Golden State Warriors. (via Joy DeAngela): “Jordan Poole’s very fortunate. He had a really good year, and then they gave him a max contract,…

Photo: Alabama Men’s Basketball/Twitter Former Alabama standout freshman Brandon Miller has delivered his message to NBA teams about the gun incident: “The message I’ve presented to them is it’s all a lesson learned. You always have to be aware of your surroundings and what you’re surrounded by. I feel like…

Photo: Paul Pierce/Twitter The Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce says he used to receive a lot of death threats during his playing days: “One time I was sitting in a restaurant and they came up and gave me the cordless phone from the restaurant. He was like, ‘Somebody’s calling for…