- 4:17pm Tuesday, June 18, 2013: Monta Ellis tells Milwaukee Bucks he will opt out of contract - InsideHoops
Monta Ellis will be an unrestricted free agent July 1 after informing the Milwaukee Bucks he is opting out of the final year of his contract. Ellis had an $11 million option for the upcoming season. But he told the Bucks on Monday that he would not be exercising it. Ellis was Milwaukee’s leading scorer with 19.2 [...] - 2:22pm Tuesday, June 18, 2013: 2013 Orlando Magic preseason starts October 9 - InsideHoops
The Orlando Magic will open the 2013 preseason at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida on Wednesday, October 9 against New Orleans. Tip-off is 7 p.m. This marks the third time that the Orlando Magic have played a preseason game in Jacksonville, with their last trip coming in 2008. The remainder of the Magic’s preseason schedule [...] - 11:03am Tuesday, June 18, 2013: Heat have no room for error versus Spurs in Game 6 - InsideHoops
They lost three times in three months in one of the most overpowering stretches the NBA has ever seen. Now the Miami Heat have lost three times in five games. So superb during the regular season, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Heat have to be something even more for the rest of the NBA Finals. They have [...] - 3:02pm Monday, June 17, 2013: Denver Nuggets name Tim Connelly executive VP of basketball operations - InsideHoops
The Denver Nuggets have named Tim Connelly as executive vice president of basketball operations, team president Josh Kroenke announced today. Connelly, 36, joins the Nuggets front office after three seasons as assistant general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans, where he worked closely with general manager Dell Demps. Connelly’s duties included scouting, draft preparation, trade negotiations [...] - 2:24pm Monday, June 17, 2013: Milwaukee Bucks hire Nick Van Exel and Bob Bender as assistant coaches - InsideHoops
General Manager John Hammond announced today that Bob Bender and Nick Van Exel will join Larry Drew’s staff as assistant coaches for the Milwaukee Bucks. Bender joins the Bucks after nine seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, including the last three with Drew as head coach. Van Exel also worked with Drew as a member of [...] - 4:43am Monday, June 17, 2013: Heat now facing elimination after dropping Game 5 to Spurs - InsideHoops
San Antonio leads the best-of-7 series 3-2 and can close it out Tuesday at AmericanAirlines Arena. Only seven teams have rallied to win the final two games, with the Los Angeles Lakers being the last to do it in 2010. “We anticipated that [Ginobili] would probably start, or at least play a significant amount,” [Heat coach [...] - 4:41am Monday, June 17, 2013: Celtics, Clippers likely to resume talks about Doc Rivers - InsideHoops
Doc Rivers may eventually end up with the Los Angeles Clippers in a proposed deal that will include players trading sides as well as draft picks. Talks between the Celtics and Clippers have stalled but will likely be resuscitated between the end of the NBA Finals and the start of the draft. If Rivers were to [...] - 4:25am Monday, June 17, 2013: Danny Green sets NBA Finals record for 3-pointers - InsideHoops
Danny Green once wasn’t good enough to be on the same team as LeBron James. Now he’s an NBA Finals record-holder, and a big reason why the MVP’s chances of a second consecutive championship are in serious trouble. Setting a Finals mark with 25 3-pointers, Green finished with 24 points and went 6 of 10 from long [...] - 1:37am Monday, June 17, 2013: Spurs beat Heat 114-104 in NBA Finals Game 5 - InsideHoops
Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. He went to the bench, and they chanted his name. The sights and sounds of so many San Antonio spring nights were back Sunday - and the real party might be just a few days away. Ginobili broke out of a slump in a big way with [...] - 7:23pm Sunday, June 16, 2013: Spurs, Heat benefit from stability at the top - InsideHoops
Front offices across the NBA seem to be panicking a bit these days. Job security has long been an oxymoron for coaches in this league, but even by that what-have-you-done-for-me-lately standard, this offseason has been a particularly volatile one. Twelve coaches have been fired since the season ended, including the coach of the year and five [...]
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