Fred VanVleet ‘excited’ after Houston signing

Photo: YouTube.com Miami Heat’s Victor Oladipo has exercised his $9.4 million player option for the 2023-24 season, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Oladipo signed a two-year deal with the Heat in last year’s offseason with the second year holding a player option. As such, this can’t be more beneficial for him…

Photo: Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press The Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki answers a series of rapid-fire questions, including his picks when forced to choose between rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G, plus Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James and shooting a one-legged fadeaway or a deep three-pointer: Check out our Latest…

The Los Angeles Lakers are still figuring things out with one more preseason game on their schedule. In the past five games, the purple and gold have gone 1-4. For a team that wants to improve from its eleventh-place finish in the Western Conference standings, more needs to be done….

Photo: Washington Wizards/Twitter The Celtics shook the trade market early this offseason by acquiring Kristaps Porzingis and moving Derrick White in a three-team trade. Brian Scalabrine, who won the championship in 2008 with Boston, shared his thoughts on the move on SiriusXM NBA Radio. According to him, the Celtics were…

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell has voiced his support for retiring the jersey of former Cavs’ star Kyrie Irving, citing Irving’s pivotal role in delivering the team’s historic NBA championship victory. Mitchell expressed his sentiments, emphasizing Irving’s significant contributions to the Cavaliers during his tenure with the franchise. He highlighted…

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