It's a must lose game for the Grizzlies who are chasing the Mavs for the 6th worst record in the NBA/6th best lotto odds

@BlakeMurphyODC: Olivier Maxence Prosper and Taj Gibson are doubtful for Grizzlies tonight.Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Clarke, Edey, Jerome, Morant, Pippen, Spencer, Wells all out

The return: Taj Gibson has agreed on a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. At 40 years old, Gibson is back in the NBA for his 17th season a big man regarded as a consummate leader and professional over his career. https://t.co/Zo9mQ5KoL7 ShamsCharania: Gibson would be 35th player to ever appear in an NBA game after 40 years old, per ESPN Research. Teams have raved about the exemplary leadership from the No. 26 pick in the 2009 draft.

You are gonna have to physically drag Taj Gibson out of the arena if you want him out of the NBA.

@ShamsCharania: The return: Taj Gibson has agreed on a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. At 40 years old, Gibson is back in the NBA for his 17th season a big man regarded as a consummate leader and professional over his career. https://t.co/Zo9mQ5KoL7

This is one @timkawakami 👇🏾

@gswcba: In 2017 Nerlens Noel rejected a 4yr/$70M offer from the Mavericks as an RFA to sign his $4.1M qualifying offer. He would play 30 games that season after tearing a ligament in his thumb. His next contract was for the minimum salary. Over the rest of his career, he'd make $27M.

Kings find a rim protector in Nerlens Noel, agreeing to a deal with Sacramento, league sources confirm. The 29-year-old appeared in 17 games last season in Detroit and Brooklyn. @wojespn first to report.

Nerlens Noel’s 10-day contract expired Wednesday and the Nets won’t be signing the center to another one.

Every fan base seems to eventually feels this way about Julius Randle.

@twolvestalk32: Not my guy not my problem is the worst type of contagious energy and I can't wait until he's gone https://t.co/ZGRVhCm2wk

Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert, in an elimination game at home, have combined for 3 points on 1/12 field goals

If the Wolves bow out to San Antonio, is a Julius Randle-Rudy Gobert pairing enough to compete with the Spurs and Thunder?

All-time triple-double leaders in Magic history: Elfrid Payton (8) Paolo Banchero (4) Nikola Vucevic (3) Hedo Turkoglu (3)Stat of the week presented by @HardRockBet pic.x.com/2Fr5jzxXyw

The Pelicans plan to decline the $3.15 million team option for veteran point guard Elfrid Payton, a league source confirmed. The Gretna native will become an unrestricted free agent.

Elfrid Payton just knocked down his first 3-pointer since February 2022. He came into today's finale 0-5 on 3s this season.

Jared Harper signed to play with Valencia Basket in Spain on Monday, according to JD Shaw of Hoops Rumors.

Harper has made the All-NBA G-League team in each of his last two seasons. He wasn’t going to be a factor in fantasy hoops this season even if he stayed on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. 

Jared Harper finished with 14 points, seven dimes, a rebound, a steal and a triple in Monday's win over Atlanta.

Harper finished as the third-leading scorer in the blowout victory, trailing Trey Murphy III (30) and Daeqwon Plowden (16). Harper logged a career-high 8.6 minutes per game across five appearances for the Pels last season, scoring a ridiculous 7.4 points per contest in limited playing time. Expect him to get some more shine throughout Summer League, but don't count on him in fantasy hoops next season.

Jared Harper signed a two-way contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, the team said.

Harper will take over the two-way deal that Jose Alvarado was playing on. He'll still see most of his minutes in the G-League, so this won't have an impact on fantasy hoops this season.

The Knicks have waived SG Terrance Ferguson.

Ferguson was just acquired as part of a three-team deal at the deadline, but he'll be waived before playing a minute for New York.

The Knicks have waived Terrance Ferguson and Vincent Poirer, league sources say

The Knicks have waived Terrance Ferguson and Vincent Poirier, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

Theo Pinson has become the 13th player in franchise history to record a triple-double. Dončić, 56 Kidd, 21 Finley, 6 Nowitzki, 2 Aguirre, 2 A. Walker, 2 Smith Jr., 2 *Pinson, 1 Nash, 1 Schrempf, 1 McCray, 1 Bradley, 1 Felton, 1 twitter.com/dallasmavs/sta…

Spent $5K and a whole game to trash talk Theo Pinson. twitter.com/shamscharania/…

Theo Pinson is ... courageous? ... for jumping on that Kuminga dunk after watching what Wiggins did to Luka. Lucky he didn't get the foul, too

Is it time to send out the Alec Burks signal to help upgrade the Miami Heat's 3-point attack?

Shooters will be available if Heat want to address .317 on 3s in preseason. Alec Burks also still out there. Of course, there also are luxury-tax implications to consider.

@IanBegley: Knicks will waive Garrison Mathews ahead of Saturday's 5pm deadline, league sources told SNY. Matthews had strong preseason with NY, will draw interest around league from teams looking for shooting. NYK was impressed by Mathews play, but club's financially restricted by 2nd apron

MIAMI — In an NBA offseason of massive makeovers, from the Phoenix Suns deconstructing to the Los Angeles Clippers reconstructing, the Miami Heat’s summer has stood far more muted. Norman Powell, Simone Fontecchio, Kasparas Jakucionis and Vlad Goldin in; Duncan Robinson, Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson, Alec Burks, Josh Christopher and Isaiah Stevens out. And yet even with that minor amount of ...