Hoops Rumors

Johnny Davis has a strained left calf and his condition will be reevaluated weekly, the Wizards announced (via Twitter). … [Read more...] about Johnny Davis Sidelined With Calf Strain

The NBA in-season tournament will reach the quarterfinal stage next week and the eight qualifiers and their seeds were finalized on Tuesday. The 22 teams that failed to advance had two holes in their schedules that needed to be filled. Those matchups were determined late Tuesday evening, with each team receiving a home and away contest, NBA Communications tweets. The … [Read more...] about Schedule For NBA Tournament Non-Qualifiers Set

As of December 1, the NBA’s waiver priority order is determined by teams’ current-year records, rather than the previous season’s results. That means, starting today, the waiver order for this season is based on teams’ 2023/24 records, with the worst teams getting the highest priority. In other words, if two teams place a claim on the same player, the team lower in this … [Read more...] about NBA Waiver Order Now Based On 2023/24 Records

The Lakers will be patient about assessing potential trades, team sources tell Jovan Buha of The Athletic. Numerous injuries have made it difficult to evaluate the current roster, so the front office will continue to study the type of moves that need to be made and wait to see what opportunities might develop if teams such as the Raptors, Wizards, Jazz, Nets or Hornets decide … [Read more...] about Lakers Notes: Trade Market, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Hachimura, Vincent

Heat center Bam Adebayo went to the locker room in the second quarter of Miami’s Thursday victory over the Pacers after re-aggravating a hip injury, later being ruled out for the rest of the game. “He came in those last four minutes of the second quarter and he was just getting some treatment at halftime with the intention to come back,” head coach Erik Spoelstra said, per … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Adebayo, Heat, Magic, Wizards, McGowens, Smith