The Sacramento Kings paid $300,000 to former NBA player Nerlens Noel this past season, despite Noel not playing a single minute in a Kings jersey. After signing with Sacramento in late July last summer, the Kings cut Noel before the regular season tipped off.
Between Mark Williams' back injury and an early season concussion suffered by Nick Richards, quality play at the five has been hard to come by in Charlotte.
How many of the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award -- officially named the Kobe Bryant Trophy in 2020 -- in the three-point era (1979-80) can you name in five minutes?
The NBA is a league built on the backs of its stars. Every now and then, guys in the NBA will raise their play to All-Star level, and sometimes, that run only lasts for one season.
The Detroit Pistons are coming close to making the worst kind of history possible. After their 25th consecutive loss, they're now one loss away from tying the longest single-season losing streak.
If the Pistons do have a championship future, it sure feels like it's a long way away. This is despite the fact that general manager Troy Weaver has put together a roster featuring 11 former first-round picks.