Wolves sign Vaidas Kariniauskas on a two-year deal

Jonas Valanciunas could land with the Lakers this season, according to NBA insider Brian Windhorst. Earlier in the offseason, Los Angeles expressed interest in the Lithuanian center after his departure from the New Orleans Pelicans. Valanciunas ultimately signed with the Washington Wizards. Despite his current contract with Washington, Windhorst suggests…

Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports The Brooklyn Nets have signed free agent forward Yuta Watanabe. The Japanese player (6’8”, 214) has appeared in 121 games (eight starts) across four seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies (2018-20) and Toronto Raptors (2020-22), recording averages of 3.8 points on 40.9 percent shooting from…

Photo: Los Angeles Clippers/Twitter The Los Angeles Clippers star forward Paul George talked about the origin of his nickname: “You know when [LeBron] goes ‘Zero Dark Thirty-23,’ that was my version of ‘Playoff P.’ You know, change it up … [People] expected me to be MJ every game … It’s…

New Detroit Pistons center Mike Muscala applauded what he’s seen out of rookie Ausar Thompson so far after yesterday’s 141-135 home loss vs. the Milwaukee Bucks (22 points/9 rebounds/1 assist/1 block/10-15 FG/2-2 3-PT/+6 +/-). (via Bally Sports Detroit): “He’s a great athlete. He shot it well tonight, his shot looked…

Stephen Curry, as we have come to know, is an absolute wizard on the basketball court. Since coming into the League in 2009 as the seventh overall pick, Curry has proven time and time again that he is a once-in-a-generation talent and a true spectacle to watch. Steph’s career accolades…

As expected, the Dallas Mavericks have traded Tim Hardaway Jr. after his tenure of five and a half years with the team. His next career move will be with the Detroit Pistons. NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted that Dallas traded Hardaway and three second-round picks to Detroit for Quentin Grimes….