Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Philadelphia 76ers have signed center Daniel Orton, a week after he was waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Orton appeared in 13 games for the Thunder last season and averaged 2.5 points with 2.0 rebounds. […]

Auburn Hills, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings is expected to miss at least a few preseason games and possibly the start of the regular season because of jaw issues. The Pistons said Jennings was examined by Dr. […]

Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Atlanta Hawks signed forward Cartier Martin on Tuesday. Per club policy, terms were not disclosed. Martin played in 41 games, starting three times, last season for the Washington Wizards, and averaged 6.6 points and 2.4 […]

Armed with buckets of cash, general manager Danny Ferry didn’t make too big of a splash in the free-agent market. He inked Paul Millsap, a very underrated power forward to replace Smith. After that, the Hawks brought in Elton Brand […]

Two seasons ago, the Bobcats had the worst winning percentage in league history. If not for a labor-shortened season, Charlotte could have enjoyed the worst record ever. Last season was much better, although the Bobcats would not be confused with […]

The three-time champion Heat should be riding high, and are to some degree. Miami remains one of the best four or five teams in the league and lost only one significant piece from last season’s championship team – veteran guard […]

The second part was the 24-25 finish. The date of the turnaround came on Jan. 12. For it was on that date, John Wall returned to the Wizards lineup. After missing the first two months of the season with an […]

Rebuilding is a much nicer word. Let’s call it rebuilding, rebuilding around youth even. The 2013-14 Utah Jazz are rebuilding around youth. Gone are Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap, Mo Williams and Randy Foye. That’s four starters, 56.1 ppg, 20.2 rpg […]

OKC finished with the best record in the West and had the No. 1 seed. Optimism brimmed at a chance to avenge their Finals loss. Then, horror befell the Thunder. Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley went for a steal as […]

The Nuggets were upset in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs by the Golden State Warriors. It marked the ninth first-round exit in 10 consecutive postseason appearances. The first domino to fall was Executive of the Year, general […]