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Where could the Blazers go if they decide to leave? If the NBA goes to Las Vegas or Seattle, it will be through expansion. The league is exploring that right now, and it wouldn’t pass up $6 billion-$10 billion in expansion fees. So where else could the Blazers go? Raleigh comes to mind. Dundon’s Hurricanes play there and their arena did just get renovated. Raleigh is roughly the same size media market as Portland, but the Hornets play 150 miles away. Austin — about 200 miles from Dallas, where Dundon lives — could make sense but the San Antonio Spurs are trying to expand their market to capture the city. Would the Memphis Grizzlies consent to Nashville accepting a new team?
Thus, New Orleans has explored the trade market on Jordan Hawkins, including discussions with the Memphis Grizzlies involving AJ Johnson, league sources told HoopsHype. Shedding Hawkins’ $7.02 million salary from their books would keep New Orleans below the luxury tax while using the non-taxpayer mid-level exception to make a run at Mathurin.
Guards D’Angelo Russell and AJ Johnson are not expected to remain with Memphis by the start of the upcoming season, league sources told HoopsHype. As noted above, Johnson has been mentioned in trade talks with the New Orleans Pelicans among other teams.
Despite offseason acquisitions of Isaiah Stewart and Quinten Post, along with the return of Zach Edey, the Grizzlies want to retain Olivier-Maxence Prosper, HoopsHype has learned. Prosper was a breakout player for the Grizzlies amid a difficult season, averaging 10.0 points on 54.9 percent shooting from the field and 40.5 percent from downtown, while starting 24 of 53 games played last season.
Chris Mannix: "I pretty much have been told that Nashville is off the table. You could see the Grizzlies in Nashville before the end of the decade, and they are going to play some regular season games."
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After earning the league-wide recognition last year, the Magic executed an extensive strategy in Germany that extended far beyond Orlando‘s regular-season game against the Grizzlies in Berlin. The multi-phase approach included “an in-market summer tour, an immersive fan hub called ‘Magic Kiez,’ youth basketball clinics, business summits, watch parties, and integrated activations with multiple partners across Germany,” the team said.
D'Angelo Russell: Bird can’t fly in cage! // pgUNO_: — D'Angelo Russell played in just 26 gms w/ DAL last season yet still set the single season franchise record for most games w/ 20/5/5 off the bench; tied-2nd for most overall w/ such games in franchise history. — The 19 mpg played was a career-low, but in the 6 gms DLo logged 25+ minutes last season: 21 PPG, 7 APG, 5 RPG 1 SPG, 55% 2P, +65 — Was the only player in the league to avg at least 10 ppg & 4 apg in 19 mpg or less; only the 2nd player to do so in NBA history.
DAZN will become the exclusive digital home of the MSG and YES networks this fall, in a breakthrough announcement Wednesday that is a likely precursor to deals with seven more NBA teams in the coming days and weeks. While paying undisclosed rights fees and sharing advertising revenue, DAZN will stream all non-national game broadcasts for MSG’s Knicks, Rangers, Islanders, Devils and Sabres and YES Network’s Yankees and Nets -- effectively a takeover of the entire Gotham Sports direct to consumer app. In addition, multiple NBA sources told SBJ that DAZN is close to acquiring full exclusive local broadcast rights next season for the T’Wolves, Cavaliers, Pacers, Spurs and Grizzlies, as well as DTC-only arrangements with the Magic and possibly the Hornets.
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Michael Scotto: The New Orleans Pelicans and Christian Koloko have agreed to a one-year deal, league sources told @hoopshype. He’ll compete for the final Pelicans roster spot after stints with the Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, and Atlanta Hawks in the last four seasons.
Rod Boone: #Hornets preseason schedule: Oct. 6: vs. Brooklyn Nets (Spectrum Center), 7 p.m. Oct. 11: vs. Milwaukee (Spectrum Center), 7 p.m. Oct. 14: at Boston (TD Garden) 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16: at Memphis (FedEx Forum), 8 p.m.
Michael Scotto: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope gave back $3.9 million in his buyout agreement with the Memphis Grizzlies, league sources told @hoopshype. It’s the same salary KCP will make when he officially signs his new deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Shams Charania: Just in: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has agreed to a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and plans to sign a one-year, $3.9 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers after clearing waivers, sources tell ESPN. The two-time NBA champion with the Lakers and Nuggets, who was part of 2020 title along with LeBron James, gives the 76ers a wing shooter and defender.