Forbes has released its NBA franchise valuations for 2024, and according to Justin Teitelbaum and Brett Knight, the Warriors are the league’s most valuable team for a third straight season, with an estimated valuation of a whopping $8.8 billion. The Knicks ($7.5 billion), Lakers ($7.1 billion), Celtics ($6 billion), and Clippers ($5.5 billion) round out Forbes’ top five. As … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Franchise Valuations, Breakout Candidates, Bitim, More
Southeast Notes: Bufkin, Wizards, Carrington, Magic, Heat
Hawks second-year guard Kobe Bufkin suffered a partially dislocated right shoulder during a practice, the team announced Thursday in a press release. It’s the second time Bufkin has dislocated his shoulder in the last six months — he previously suffered the same injury ahead of Las Vegas Summer League in July. Bufkin has had a rough go with injuries over the course of his young … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Bufkin, Wizards, Carrington, Magic, Heat
Wizards Re-Sign Jared Butler On Two-Way Deal, Waive Dennis
10:42pm: Butler has officially signed his two-way deal, according to the NBA transactions log. 6:21pm: The Wizards are bringing back free agent guard Jared Butler on a two-way deal, Marc Stein tweets. Butler was on a standard contract with Washington entering training camp but was cut on Saturday. He cleared waivers on Monday. It’s not surprising that Butler was brought back … [Read more...] about Wizards Re-Sign Jared Butler On Two-Way Deal, Waive Dennis
Wizards Notes: Arena, Kispert, Carrington, Injury Report
Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., has put forth a proposal for the city to buy Capital One Arena from Monumental Sports, the Wizards‘ parent company, according to Michael Brice-Saddler and Sam Fortier of The Washington Post. The plan proposes the city buy the arena for $87.5MM, with that money coming out of a $515MM fund that city council approved earlier this year … [Read more...] about Wizards Notes: Arena, Kispert, Carrington, Injury Report
Extension Notes: Kuminga, Kispert, Johnson, Gordon, Bridges
Although the Warriors think Jonathan Kuminga has All-Star potential, they weren’t willing to sign him at this time to the kind of long-term rookie scale extension he was seeking without a more concrete belief that he’ll reach that level, writes Monte Poole of NBC Bay Area. [RELATED: No Extension For Jonathan Kuminga, Warriors] As Poole explains, no one on Golden State’s roster … [Read more...] about Extension Notes: Kuminga, Kispert, Johnson, Gordon, Bridges