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Raptors' Gasol exercises $25.6M option to return
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:24
TORONTO -- Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol accepted a one-year player option Wednesday for next season.The value is approximately $25.6 million, marking the final season of a five-year contract Gasol signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2015. Had the 34-year-old Spaniard not accepted prior to the Thursday, he would have become a free agent on Sunday.Raptors star Kawhi Leonard also…
Soon-to-be Hawks guard Crabbe cited for DUI
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:24
NBA guard Allen Crabbe was arrested early Wednesday in Los Angeles and cited for misdemeanor DUI.According to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department online records, Crabbe was arrested at 12:15 a.m. PT in West Hollywood and booked at 1 a.m. PT with a bond set at $5,000.TMZ reported that Crabbe was pulled over after he was seen "straddling lanes" and blew…
Sources: Rockets shop Capela, Gordon for space
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 14:05
The Houston Rockets are canvassing NBA teams with significant salary-cap space to individually offer center Clint Capela, guard Eric Gordon and forward P.J. Tucker as a prelude to their pursuit of a sign-and-trade deal for Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Jimmy Butler, league sources told ESPN.The Rockets want to secure the best available first-round pick acquired for any one of three players…
Sources: Rockets eyeing sign-and-trade for Butler
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Tuesday, 25 June 2019 16:06
Once free agency starts on Sunday, the Rockets are planning to recruit Jimmy Butler to push the Philadelphia 76ers for a sign-and-trade deal that would allow the All-Star forward to join James Harden and Chris Paul in Houston, league sources tell ESPN.The Rockets don't have the salary-cap space to sign Butler, so they'd need the threat of the Sixers losing…
Sources: NBA talks fewer games, in-season event
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 09:35
The NBA is formally exploring how it might use its 75th anniversary season as an opportunity to test some of its bolder initiatives -- not only a mid-season cup and postseason play-in tournament, but also a reduction in the 82-game regular season schedule.On a June 17 conference call, a committee that consists of approximately a dozen top team executives from…
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