Day: November 20, 2020

John Wall wants out of Washington, talks of Westbrook swap

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from Sam Quinn of cbssports.com: Russell Westbrook may want out of Houston, but his enormous contract has made finding a trade destination difficult. John Wall is in a similar situation. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, he too wants a trade, but money makes finding one difficult. Both are owed $132.6 million over the next three seasons. They are both poor shooters that appear past their prime from an age and health standpoint. Unsurprisingly, few teams appear interested in taking on that much money for either player, so according to Charania, the Wizards and Rockets are discussing one with…

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76ers and Dwight Howard agree on one year deal

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from B/R’s Tim Daniels: The Philadelphia 76ersand center Dwight Howard reached an agreement on a one-year deal on Friday, which his agent, Charles Briscoe, confirmed to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.  Bobby Marks of ESPN reported the deal is for the veteran minimum exception of $2.6 million. Howard put together a resurgent season with the Los Angeles Lakers by carving out an important bench role with the NBA champions. He averaged 7.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks while playing 18.9 minutes per game in 69 regular-season appearances. The 34-year-old remained a key asset during the Lakers’ playoff run,…

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Montrezl Harrrell agrees to 2-year, $19 Million deal with Lakers

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from Tyler Conway of Bleacher Report: The Los Angeles Lakers and forward Montrezl Harrell reportedly agreed to a deal, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Agent Rich Paul confirmed the terms of the deal to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski: two years and $19 million with an option for the second season. The Lakers used the mid-level exception on the deal. Harrell spent the last three seasons with the Clippers, emerging as one of the NBA‘s best bench players. He averaged 18.6 points and 7.1 rebounds last season while providing energy off the bench for an L.A. Clippers team that reached…

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Goran Dragic resigns with the Heat

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From the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Ira Winderman: Goran Dragic confirmed during the opening minute of Friday’s NBA free-agency negotiation period that he will return to the Miami Heat. The agreement means the Heat effectively are removed from the salary-cap space game to directly sign a high-priced outside free agent. Dragic made his announcement on social media, posting, “I’m glad that I can announce that I’m staying.”

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Snapchat sneaker sale ends in robbery

Brandon King

A sneaker sale in Hartford, Connecticut ended in armed robbery. The sale of the sneakers was arranged on Snapchat and a meeting location of 447 Barbour Street was set. Shortly after the meetings commenced with the seller , the victim found himself confronted by four men and guns drawn on him , who then proceeded to relieve him of his values and run off. According to Sgt. Valentine Olabasi, the victim then get to an area where he could call police. Officers subsequently arrived and arrested two individuals after a…

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