Masai Ujiri aims to bring Raptors back to title contention before leaving

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Utah Jazz is warming up to trading Donovan Mitchell, but the asking price “appears to be steep.” Jazz general manager Justin Zanik told reporters in a recent interview, “Change is inevitable in the NBA…Things evolve in the NBA, so I couldn’t sit here and say…

Photo: FIBA MANILA, Philippines — The Dominican Republic managed to withstand Italy’s gallant efforts for a come-from-behind rally, pinning an 87-82 victory of their 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group Phase bout within Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Aug. 27. From being down by as much as 17 — and…

Udonis Haslem is currently staring down the possibility of playing his 20th season with the Miami Heat if he decides to play during the 2022-23 season. However, at 42-years-old and as the oldest active player in the NBA, the Heat legend has made it clear he’s still figuring out if…

Photo: Portland Trail Blazers/Twitter The Portland Trail Blazers are “seriously considering” shutting down centerpiece Damian Lillard for the rest of the 2022-23 season, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic. There were already rumors swirling that Lillard could be finally shelved by the Blazers with the regular season set to…

Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren praised Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James, stating he “looked like a pro” after his recent Summer League performance. Holmgren’s compliment came after Bronny scored 13 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, and dished out 3 assists. Looked like a pro — chet holmgren (@ChetHolmgren) July…

Photo: Sarah Stier/Getty Images It appears that the Brooklyn Nets are strongly considering Ime Udoka to take over their coaching mantle after all. Sources told Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports that the Nets have reached out and spoke with Udoka before dismissing the embattled Steve Nash to his head coaching…