Hoops Rumors

Led by a double-double from Jazz center Jusuf Nurkic (15 points, 12 rebounds), Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Georgia by a score of 84-76 on Thursday morning to become the 15th team to qualify for the EuroBasket knockout round, as Michalis Gioulenoglou of Eurohoops writes. Raptors big man Sandro Mamukelashvili finished with a game-high 20 points for Georgia. Despite the loss, … [Read more...] about Knockout Round Set For EuroBasket; Spain Fails To Qualify

A $28MM endorsement deal signed by Kawhi Leonard could land the Clippers in hot water with the league. According to an investigation by ESPN’s Pablo Torre on his “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast (video link), Leonard performed no work for an allegedly fraudulent tree-planting company funded by $50MM from Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. The endorsement deal could be construed as a … [Read more...] about Kawhi Leonard “No Show” Endorsement Deal May Have Violated Salary Cap Rules

Undrafted free agent Clifford Omoruyi has officially signed a two-year contract with Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv, the team announced in a press release. “Heading into this summer’s free agency, we were looking for a player with impressive physical presence and dynamism at center,” explained general manager Claudio Coldebella (translation via Eurohoops.net). “One who can rebound … [Read more...] about Clifford Omoruyi Signs Two-Year Deal With Maccabi Tel Aviv

The Raptors‘ G League affiliate traded its first-round pick in this year’s draft to the College Park Skyhawks in exchange for the returning player rights to Jarkel Joiner, according to Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link). … [Read more...] about Raptors’ G League Team Trades For Joiner’s Rights