Nets to sign Chinese guard Yongxi Cui

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle loves the competitiveness that Aaron Nesmith continues to bring. (via Indiana Pacers): “Nesmith is as good a competitor as we have. He’s earned everything that he’s gotten in this league, everything that he’s gotten on our team. There is a definite competitiveness in everything…

On Saturday night, the Detroit Pistons ended their 28-game losing streak. Alongside this victory, Monty Williams expanded his coaching staff by bringing in Brian Adams. Brian Adams, formerly an assistant under Doc Rivers with the LA Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers, was hired by Detroit. Adams, who coached in Taipei this…

For three decades we’ve covered many amazing basketball characters, but some stand above the rest—not only because of their on-court skills (though those are always relevant), but because of how they influenced and continue to influence basketball culture, and thus influenced SLAM. Meanwhile, SLAM has also changed those players’ lives…

Photo: Peter Baba The Trail Blazers have officially signed second-round pick Rayan Rupert to his first NBA contract, the team announced today in a press release. Rupert played for the New Zealand Breakers last season as part of the Next Stars program in Australia’s National Basketball League. A broken wrist…

Jrue Holiday’s initial half-season with the Boston Celtics has exceeded expectations, with both his strong performance and the team boasting the NBA’s best record. Holiday expressed his desire for the positive relationship to extend beyond the current season. “I’d like to be here,” Holiday told MassLive. “I feel like I’m…

Photo: New York Knicks/Twitter The New York Knicks shooting guard Immanuel Quickley refused to use his career-high 55 minutes in the double-overtime win Sunday at Boston as an excuse for his shooting woes the past two games.  “No, I don’t think so, and I never think that really missing shots…