DeAndre Jordan has committed to the Mavericks again, and the center offered an emoji to prove it three years after he backed out on a deal to join Dallas.The Mavericks and Jordan agreed quickly after free agency opened Sunday on a one-year contract at roughly the $24.1 million he was set to make with the Clippers next season, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because contracts can't be signed until Friday. Jordan opted out of the final year of the deal he signed with Los Angeles when he jilted the Mavericks in 2015.The one-year deal gives both sides flexibility beyond next season, but is a sign the Mavericks are tired of rebuilding after consecutive losing seasons for the first time in nearly 20 years. Dallas (24-58) is coming off its first 50-loss season since the last of seven in eight years in 1997-98.If Jordan follows through on this agreement, he will leave the team that drafted him 10 years ago so he... [More]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff believes he can make the franchise competitive immediately with a quick recovery from a 60-loss season.That's what his boss expects as well."We're going into it with an optimistic view and we're planning on success," Bickerstaff said Wednesday, one day after having the interim tag removed from his title . "We're planning on a playoff run. There's no doubt about it."The Grizzlies announced Tuesday that Bickerstaff would remain their head coach after he worked the last 63 games of Memphis' 2017-18 season on an interim basis. Bickerstaff began the 2017-18 season as an associate head coach on the staff of David Fizdale, who was fired in late November .Memphis went 15-48 under Bickerstaff and finished the season 22-60 , posting the second-worst record in the NBA and ending a string of seven straight playoff appearances. General manager Chris Wallace said he was encouraged by Bickerstaff's approach during a season derailed by injuries."You... [More]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff believes he can make the franchise competitive immediately with a quick recovery from a 60-loss season.That's what his boss expects as well."We're going into it with an optimistic view and we're planning on success," Bickerstaff said Wednesday, one day after having the interim tag removed from his title . "We're planning on a playoff run. There's no doubt about it."The Grizzlies announced Tuesday that Bickerstaff would remain their head coach after he worked the last 63 games of Memphis' 2017-18 season on an interim basis. Bickerstaff began the 2017-18 season as an associate head coach on the staff of David Fizdale, who was fired in late November .Memphis went 15-48 under Bickerstaff and finished the season 22-60 , posting the second-worst record in the NBA and ending a string of seven straight playoff appearances. General manager Chris Wallace said he was encouraged by Bickerstaff's approach during a season derailed by injuries."You... [More]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A season that opened with such promise for the Grizzlies wound up as one of the franchise's worst since moving to Memphis.The Grizzlies couldn't have started better than 5-1, sitting near the top of the Western Conference standings with a pair of early wins over the Houston Rockets and a home victory over the Golden State Warriors. By the end, the Grizzlies' hopes of an eighth straight postseason appearance turned to hopefully landing a top two pick in June's NBA draft.When the injuries started, most notably what wound up a season-ending left heel-Achilles tendon injury to point guard Mike Conley, the season imploded. And kept getting worse through multiple double-digit losing streaks. The first long slide cost coach David Fizdale his job after a short tenure and leaving interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff at the helm.The change didn't help as the Grizzlies lost 19 straight between early February and mid-March — the longest skid since the team moved to Memphis in 2001."It's... [More]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Robert Pera has sent a formal notice to the NBA office that he plans to buy out two minority partners and remain controlling owner of the Memphis Grizzlies.The Grizzlies announced Monday night that Pera both alerted the league office and shared his decision in a letter to season-ticket holders in which he also confirmed his commitment to Memphis.The two partners triggered a "buy-sell" clause from 2012 when Pera, the founder of Ubiquiti Networks, bought the team with a handful of minority owners. The clause required Pera to either buy out the shareholders or sell Steve Kaplan and Daniel Straus his portion of the Grizzlies.The Commercial Appeal shared a copy of Pera's email to season-ticket holders where he shared his commitment to Memphis and the Grizzlies."I am committed to Memphis as an NBA market and as the home of the Grizzlies," Pera wrote. "We recognize that this has been a trying season for you as fans. That serves to reinforce our dedication to building a successful... [More]

F Chandler Parsons also sat out Sunday's win against Sacramento because of a sore right knee.

F Chandler Parsons (rest, knee) sat out the Tuesday game at Phoenix. Parsons had skipped the back end of back-to-back games all season, but this time he missed the first game.

F Chandler Parsons (illness) returned to the Memphis lineup on Thursday night against San Antonio.

F Chandler Parsons went into the Monday game ranked third in the NBA in 3-point field-goal percentage at .473, but he made just 1 of 5 long-range attempts against Miami.

F Chandler Parsons (right ankle, knee) missed Saturday's game against the Cavaliers.

F Chandler Parsons scored 13 points in Wednesday's 116-113 loss to Indiana.

F Chandler Parsons experienced tightness in his right knee during the first half and did not return.

F Chandler Parsons, getting his first start of the season, led Memphis with 17 points in Saturday's loss to Houston.

F Chandler Parsons did not play so he could rest as the Grizzlies played for the second time in two days. Memphis beat the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

NEW ORLEANS -- Anthony Davis scored 10 of his game-high 30 points in a two-minute stretch of the fourth quarter and DeMarcus Cousins had his seventh career triple-double with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 123-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.The win improved the Pelicans' record to 3-3, the first time they've been at .500 in the last 981 days. They were last at .500 with a 27-27 mark on Feb. 20, 2015.The Pelicans got just three points from their bench in the first 47 minutes but won going away. Besides Davis and Cousins, Jrue Holiday added 29 points and seven assists and E'Twaun Moore tied a career-high with 24 points.The Cavaliers, who lost their second straight and seventh straight road game to the Pelicans, were paced by Kevin Love with 26 points and LeBron James with 18.Trail Blazers 114, Suns 107PORTLAND, Ore. -- Damian Lillard scored 25 points and CJ McCollum had 23 as Portland pulled out a victory over Phoenix... [More]

F Chandler Parsons went 9-of-11 from the floor against Houston and 6-for-8 from 3-point range for 24 points. Last season, he never scored more than 14 points in a game.

F Chandler Parsons was limited to 15 minutes in each of the first two games, then logged 16 minutes and had five points with three rebounds against the Rockets. Memphis coach David Fizdale anticipates keeping Parsons in that range for the foreseeable future.

F Chander Parsons scored six points in Wednesday's 103-91 victory over New Orleans. Parsons, who signed a $94 million contract before last season and suffered through an injury-marred first season in Memphis, was booed by his own fans. Parsons called the booing "tasteless" and said, "I'll just go into every game with the mentality it's a road game, if that's how it's going to be." Said teammate Marc Gasol: "I wasn't happy with that at all," Gasol said. "He's one of us. Booing Chandler is like booing Mike or myself."

F Chandler Parsons will undergo left knee surgery on Monday and is expected to miss the rest of the season. The Grizzlies said Parsons will undergo a procedure called a meniscectomy to repair a partial tear of the medial meniscus. The 28-year-old signed a four-year, $94 million contract with the Grizzlies in the offseason but averaged just 6.2 points in 34 games this season. He was plagued by issues with both knees all season.

F Chandler Parsons missed his second consecutive game because of a partial meniscus tear in his left knee. The sixth-year veteran might require season-ending surgery. He is averaging 6.2 points and 2.5 rebounds this season.