Cole Anthony’s time in Memphis will come to a quick end without ever playing for the Grizzlies, as he reportedly is headed to the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Love impressive in Summer League debut; Bacot has good all-around game
Caleb Love put on a show in his NBA Summer League debut, and Armando Bacot had his best performance in three games during the second day of action in Las Vegas ahead of playing each other on Saturday night.
Ryan, Nance have big nights in Bucks win; Ingram solid; tough game for Davis
Cormac Ryan and Pete Nance made strong impressions in their 2025 NBA Summer League debuts as the Milwaukee Bucks won their opener in Las Vegas 90–89 on Thursday night.
11 Tar Heels playing in Summer League games in Las Vegas — when and how to watch
After four former Tar Heels got mixed results during preliminary Summer League games in either San Francisco or Salt Lake City, they’ll head to Las Vegas beginning Thursday, along with seven others UNC alums, for the main part of the NBA Summer League.
Knee issue will sideline Powell out of NBA Summer League
Drake Powell’s pro basketball debut will have to wait until this fall. The former Carolina wing reportedly won’t play for the Brooklyn Nets’ Summer League team because of left knee tendinopathy, according to the New York Post.
Powell says he never sulked or complained about his low usage rate at Carolina
Drake Powell suggested Tuesday that he was frustrated when the usage rate that he was accustomed to in high school and AAU games dropped significantly during his only season at North Carolina.
Nets deal Cam Johnson to Nuggets
After playing the last 2½ seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, Cameron Johnson has been traded to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick.
Sharpe reportedly will sign two-year, $12-million deal with Nets
Former North Carolina center Day’Ron Sharpe will sign a two-year, $12-million deal to return to the Brooklyn Nets, according to a Monday afternoon report from ESPN’s Shams Charania. This comes one day after the news that Brooklyn didn’t tender qualifying offers to Sharpe and Ziaire Williams, making both unrestricted free agents.
RJ Davis signs with Lakers; Love strikes deal with Blazers
Neither RJ Davis nor Caleb Love heard their names called during the NBA draft after five-year college careers, but both former UNC guards will get a chance to prove they deserve a spot on an NBA roster.
Jawad Williams returns home, joins Cleveland Cavaliers coaching staff
After a playing career that included many stops around the world, Jawad Williams — who won a national championship at Carolina in 2005 — is coming home for his second assistant coaching job in the NBA.
Most mock drafts project Powell to be a first-round pick
The NBA draft is less than two weeks away, and most mock drafts are projecting North Carolina’s Drake Powell to be a first-round pick, with predictions going as high as No. 17.
Bradley could become the fifth Tar Heel to win titles with UNC and in NBA
Tony Bradley has a chance to join a select group of North Carolina players — including two members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame — who have won championships with the Tar Heels and in the NBA.
Jordan to be part of NBC’s coverage of the NBA next season
His Airness will be on the air next season. NBC announced Monday morning that Michael Jordan will be a special contributor to its coverage of the NBA as the network’s contract begins next season.
RJ Davis, Caleb Love both productive facing each other in G League Elite Camp game
In their first game against each other, former North Carolina teammates RJ Davis and Caleb Love each scored 13 points in their second and final games Sunday at the G League Elite Camp in Chicago.
Tar Heels in pros: Several boast career-high NBA numbers; Bacot’s team wins title at Up Next event
Several former UNC players are putting up career-high numbers heading into the home stretch of the NBA season coming out of the All-Star break, during which Armando Bacot’s team won the G League Up Next event.
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