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The Oklahoma City Thunder have decided to release the big man Aleksej Pokusevski. The team will absorb Pokusevski’s $5 million salary for the current season, and he was originally slated to become a free agent after the season concludes. Despite displaying potential at different junctures in his initial four NBA…

Photo: John E. Moore III/Getty Images The Denver Nuggets have officially waived both Adonis Arms and Grant Golden, according to NBA.com’s transaction log. That leaves the team with 18 players under contract for the time being. Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook Original Source

Photo: WCC The West Coast Conference should be a battle between Gonzaga & Saint Mary’s yet again this season (identical 14-2 conference records last year/split their season series/both lost to Loyola Marymount/Zags blew out Gaels in conference tourney). Here’s a list of key players to watch for the Bulldogs &…

Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Detroit Pistons aren’t likely to move Alec Burks, sources told James L. Edwards III. (H/T HoopsHype): “Of course, every player has a price, but, per league sources, the Pistons have shown very little interest in trading Burks before the deadline. The sense I’m getting is…

Photo: Golden State Warriors/Twitter The Golden State Warriors small forward Andrew Wiggins plans to attend Warriors-Thunder on Tuesday. The reason for Wiggins’ leave of absence since mid-February is that his father, Mitchell Wiggins, has been dealing with a serious medical situation, sources close to the situation say. Golden State’s Andrew…