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Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contractin NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Memphis Grizzlies sign 1st-round pick Wade Baldwin IV
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have signed first-round draft pick Wade Baldwin IV. [read full article]
Posted Jul 16, 2016 12:12 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (Yahoo Sports)
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
NBA Summer League recap: Timberwolves 89, Grizzlies 85
Tyus Jones scored 26 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a win over the Memphis Grizzlies in summer-league play. [read full article]
Posted Jul 14, 2016 7:05 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Grizzlies'Conley says big contract won't affect his play
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. [read full article]
Posted Jul 14, 2016 9:13 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Memphis Grizzlies sign forward James Ennis to multiyear deal (Yahoo Sports)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis Grizzlies have signed forward James Ennis to a multiyear contract. [read full article]
Posted Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:30:23 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Memphis Grizzlies sign forward James Ennis to multiyear deal
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have signed forward James Ennis to a multiyear contract. [read full article]
Posted Jul 13, 2016 7:30 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Grizzlies sign Davis, Harrison to multiyear contracts (Yahoo Sports)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis Grizzlies have signed guard Andrew Harrison and center Deyonta Davis to multiyear contracts. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:34:45 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies sign Davis, Harrison to multiyear contracts
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have signed guard Andrew Harrison and center Deyonta Davis to multiyear contracts. [read full article]
Posted Jul 12, 2016 2:34 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
5-time NBA champion Tim Duncan retires after 19 seasons (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Mon, 11 Jul 2016 10:38:57 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Daniels agrees to terms on three-year deal with Grizzlies (Yahoo Sports)
The Memphis Grizzlies have acquired guard Troy Daniels and have agreed to terms with him on a three-year contract, according to tweets from the player and his representatives. Priority Sports tweeted congratulations to Daniels on his three-year deal. Daniels confirmed in a tweet that ''my journey will continue'' with the Memphis Grizzlies. [read full article]
Posted Sun, 10 Jul 2016 14:20:43 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Daniels agrees to terms on three-year deal with Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have acquired guard Troy Daniels and have agreed to terms with him on a three-year contract, according to tweets from the player and his representatives. [read full article]
Posted Jul 10, 2016 6:20 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Grizzlies rookie Davis has plantar fasciitis in left foot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis Grizzlies rookie center Deyonta Davis has plantar fasciitis in his left foot and is expected to miss the team's first three summer league games in Las Vegas. [read full article]
Posted Jul 06, 2016 9:52 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Grizzlies name Keith Smart, Adam Mazarei assistant coaches (Yahoo Sports)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis Grizzlies have hired Keith Smart and Adam Mazarei as assistants on new coach David Fizdale's staff. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 05 Jul 2016 10:56:05 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies name Keith Smart, Adam Mazarei assistant coaches
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have hired Keith Smart and Adam Mazarei as assistants on new coach David Fizdale's staff. [read full article]
Posted Jul 05, 2016 2:56 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
AP source: Timberwolves add Cole Aldrich for 3 years, $22M (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Sun, 03 Jul 2016 11:08:18 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Mike Conley and Grizzlies agree to the biggest NBA contract ever (Ball Don't Lie)
MARCH 6: Mike Conley #11 of the Memphis Grizzlies handles the ball during the game against the Phoenix Suns on March 6, 2016 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. Before Friday, only two players in NBA history had made $30 million per year —Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. As first reported by Marc Stein of ESPN.com, the Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to terms with point guard Mike Conley on a five-year, $153-million deal that ranks as the richest in NBA history by total value. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 01 Jul 2016 18:46:49 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies land Parsons with 4-year, $94M deal (Yahoo Sports)
The Memphis Grizzlies have landed one of the NBA's best recruiters in free agent forward Chandler Parsons. The Grizzlies agreed to terms with Parsons on a four-year maximum contract worth $94 million on Friday, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. ''This is a perfect fit for me and I can't wait to get started!!'' Parsons posted on Instagram under a picture of him posing with new Grizzlies coach David Fizdale and a No. 25 Memphis jersey. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:58:57 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
AP Source: Grizzlies, Conley agree on $153M deal (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:38:58 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
AP Source: Grizzlies, Conley agree on $153M deal
A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Mike Conley is staying with the Memphis Grizzlies after agreeing to a five-year, $153 million deal. [read full article]
Posted Jul 01, 2016 8:35 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Grizzlies land Parsons with 4-year, $94M deal
The Memphis Grizzlies have landed one of the NBA's best recruiters in free agent forward Chandler Parsons. [read full article]
Posted Jul 01, 2016 8:58 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Grizzlies release video in attempt to keep Conley in Memphis (Yahoo Sports)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis Grizzlies' pitch to keep free-agent guard Mike Conley in the fold includes a short video with an introduction from singer Justin Timberlake. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:48:36 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Whiteside on free agency: 'Really don't think it's about loyalty' (Ball Don't Lie)
Eighteen months ago, Hassan Whiteside was a second-round draft pick who'd run aground in Sacramento and spent two years plying his trade in the D-League, China and Lebanon hoping to break back into the NBA, only to see his chance with the Memphis Grizzlies end in an early-season waiver. Now, after finding an opportunity to shine in South Beach with the Miami Heat, the 7-footer is in line to become an incredibly wealthy man, hitting unrestricted free agency after averaging a double-double for the second straight season, leading the NBA in blocks, finishing third in the league in rebounds while making the NBA's All-Defensive Second Team and placing third in Defensive Player of the Year voting ... and while earning just under $1 million to do it. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Whiteside will have multiple suitors when free agency opens on July 1, including the team that gave him the second chance to make a name for himself on the NBA stage: Riley on Whiteside, "He's our number-one priority, period. Our number-one priority is Hassan Whiteside." —Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) May 18, 2016 But while it's been reported that Whiteside "wants to re-sign" with the Heat "if all things are equal financially," it doesn't sound like he's especially interested in taking a hometown discount in the event that they aren't: Hassan Whiteside, on his Snapchat, when asked if he was a basketball player said he responded, "'I'm a businessman that plays basketball." —Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) June 24, 2016 Whiteside seemed to double down on that sentiment during a Sunday chat with reporters, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel : "I really don't think it's about loyalty," the shot-blocking center said while making an appearance at "Dew NBA 3X," a nationwide three-on-three basketball competition that made a weekend stop at the National Young Arts Foundation. "I think it's just about the best situation for myself and that's what I think it is." Whiteside said he is hopeful of having a decision by the end of Friday's opening day of free agency and acknowledged that the Heat have taken advantage of this period for exclusive contact before he can be contacted by outside teams. "I talked to Pat Riley probably two weeks ago," he said of the Heat president, who said at the conclusion of the season that Whiteside would be the Heat's priority in free agency. "We had a meeting and we talked and it went good. And we'll see what happens." [...] "I didn't say it wouldn't be the best situation, but we're going to see what happens," he said. "So it's not that I'm really counting the Heat off or I'm counting on another team. It's just open." How exactly Whiteside intends to showcase his business acumen promises to be very interesting. As Bobby Marks of The Vertical noted back in April , the mechanism Riley used to sign Whiteside back in 2014 —a two-year minimum salary exception, which brought his total NBA service time to four years, meaning he couldn't be a restricted free agent at the end of his deal and would enter the market unfettered —limited Miami's options and leverage in a second negotiation in the event that the center broke out: The early Bird rights will restrict Miami to paying Whiteside the average player salary, which is projected to be north of $7 million. If the Heat want to use cap space, they can exceed the average player salary, but they will need to be creative while also having their own free agents make a sacrifice. Joe Johnson and Luol Deng are also free agents, which makes everything more complicated. Whiteside has another option, however. He can sign a one-year contract with cap space at a below-market salary, which would establish his Bird rights. He then could sign a long-term contract in 2017 when the cap is expected to rise to a record $109 million. As enticing as those post-cap-explosion paydays seem from the outside, though, we saw many examples last summer —Anthony Davis , Damian Lillard , LaMarcus Aldridge , Kawhi Leonard , Jimmy Butler , Khris Middleton , Kevin Love and Goran Dragic , among others —suggesting that lots of players still crave the security of here-and-now long-term contracts that are very rich, even if they don't pay out the absolute top dollar players could receive by opting for the kind of one-and-one deal that LeBron James has chosen in Cleveland. If other clubs are indeed serious about presenting Whiteside with full max offers that would pay him just under $95 million over the next four years —ESPN's Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne reported Monday morning that the Los Angeles Lakers will "aggressively pursue" him, with the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers also expected to be in the mix —would Whiteside still entertain a below-max or delayed-payday offer from the Heat that would afford Riley the flexibility to retain fellow free agents like Johnson, Deng and franchise cornerstone Dwyane Wade? Or will a 27-year-old with very fresh memories of what life outside the NBA is like prefer to strike while the iron is hot and stack as much paper as possible today, evenif that means changing his address? It's one of the biggest questions of this free agency period, and it's one to which —right now, anyway —Whiteside himself might not know the answer. From Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press : Asked Sunday what was the most important factor —money, location, surrounding talent or something else —Whiteside said he couldn't pinpoint which would be the top thing. "It's a toss-up," Whiteside said. "It's a lot of things that come into it. It's not one specific thing. It's like you having a wife. You can't say one specific thing you like about her. You've just got to like her as a whole. I've got to choose it all together. All the dots have to connect." Heat forward Udonis Haslem, who also becomes a free agent Friday, said he hopes Whiteside stays. "The team that gave you a chance when nobody else did, for me, it would be a no-brainer," Haslem told AP [...] "I'd just tell Hassan to be good and be loyal to the people who were good to you. No one else believed in you when you were in China or at the YMCA or whatever. The Heat gave him an opportunity and he maximized that opportunity, so I hope he's loyal to that." Hope's a heck of a thing, but Haslem and others who'd like to see Whiteside back in a Heat uniform might not want to start holding their breath just yet. In the defining negotiation of his career, the "businessman who plays basketball" doesn't sound like he's going to let emotion carry the day. More NBA coverage: - - - - - - - Dan Devine is an editor for Ball Don't Lie on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at devine@yahoo-inc.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @YourManDevine Stay connected with Ball Don't Lie on Twitter @YahooBDL , "Like" BDL on Facebook and follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr for year-round NBA talk, jokes and more. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:18:20 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies release video in attempt to keep Conley in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies'pitch to keep free-agent guard Mike Conley in the fold includes a short video with an introduction from singer Justin Timberlake. [read full article]
Posted Jun 27, 2016 3:48 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
