Jaylen Brown said Thursday he hopes a deal gets done to keep teammate and restricted free agent Marcus Smart. The Celtics have reportedly sent Smart a $6 million qualifying offer.
Mark Anderson
Reporter: UNLV football and basketball
Email: manderson@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 387-2914
Mark Anderson has been at the Review-Journal since January 1999. He covered UNLV football for 17 seasons before moving to the men’s basketball beat in January 2016, and was president of the Football Writers Association of America in 2016. Anderson returned to the football beat in 2017 and still covers men’s basketball. Before coming to the R-J, he covered UNR football for five seasons at the Reno Gazette-Journal and was the high school sports reporter for the Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat from 1988-94. He is a native of Tallahassee and a graduate of the University of Florida.
Harry Giles didn’t play last season for the Sacramento Kings, taking a year to strengthen his oft-injured knees. He has shown in the NBA Summer League why the Kings drafted him in the first round in 2017.
UNLV’s basketball team will play tournament host Hawaii in the opener of the Diamond Head Classic on Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. ESPNU will televise the game.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver still hopes the league receives financial compensation now that sports betting could be legalized nationwide. He admitted to not gaining much ground in that area in a news conference Tuesday at Encore.
Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young suffered a deep bruise to his right quadriceps Sunday against the Portland Trail Blazers and left early.
Trail Blazers three-time All-Star Damian Lillard said Sunday he wanted to stay in Portland. But he also expressed concerns about signing talented free agents.
Portland Trail Blazers second-year center Zach Collins, who went to Bishop Gorman High School, injured his right ankle and calf on Sunday, but it isn’t thought to be serious.
Updating Day 3 of the NBA Summer League on Sunday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
Wrapping up Day 2 of the NBA Summer League at the Thomas Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
The NBA Summer League continues to grow, its importance on Las Vegas greater every year. All 30 teams are competing this year, and all 82 games are being televised.
Matthew Horne, listed by 247Sports as a three-star football player, tweeted Saturday he would play at UNLV. Horne reportedly also received scholarship offers from UNR and Fresno State.
Boston Celtics first-round draft pick Robert Williams was playing well in his NBA Summer League debut Friday when he injured his left knee. He has had a rocky start to his Celtics career, though his talent is obvous.
The NBA will experiment with a challenge system for its Summer League coaches. Whether a challenge system gets adopoted into the NBA remains to be seen.
Travis Mumphrey Jr., a three-star dual-threat quarterback from the New Orleans area, committed to UNLV on Thursday. He previously pledged to play football at New Mexico.
There is plenty of star power in the NBA Summer League, which begins Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion. Here are the top five games to watch.
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