Ira Winderman: Spoelstra says Lowry and Tucker will warm up tonight “with the intention to play.”
Ira Winderman: Spoelstra says Lowry and Tucker will war…
Ira Winderman: Spoelstra says Lowry and Tucker will war…
June 25, 2022 | 1:38 pm EDT Update
Keegan Murray on Kings: It's a dream come true
Jason Anderson: Kings forward Keegan Murray: “I’m excited to be here in Sacramento. It’s a dream come true to be able to put on the purple and black.”
Former Blazers player Luis Montero signed with Venezuelan team Cocodrilos de Caracas for the 2022 season.
Joe Cronin on draft picks: We lost a lot of games, but this is the result
Sean Highkin: Joe Cronin: “This is a good day for the Trail Blazers. It was a long season for us. We lost a lot of games, but this is the result. We were able to get into the draft and select two players we think are very talented.”
Sean Highkin: Joe Cronin on Shaedon Sharpe: “He was our guy all along. We weren’t confident he’d be there at 7. There were a few teams ahead of us that thought could take him. You’re waiting and waiting, and then when you hear a certain name called and your guy gets to you, it creates energy.”
Sean Highkin: Chauncey Billups on Shaedon Sharpe: “I didn’t see him play as much, other than our scouts showing me some of his high-school clips. Just an incredible talent. Uber talent. Can do it all. We watched him work out in Chicago and we all left there kind of amazed.”
June 25, 2022 | 12:40 pm EDT Update
Rockets picking up team option on Jae'Sean Tate
The Rockets will pick up their option on the third season of forward Jae’Sean Tate’s contract by Wednesday’s deadline, a person with knowledge of the decision said. Tate will earn $1.9 million in the final season of the contract he signed as an undrafted free agent.
