2-pointer by Armando Bacot

Maker Makur picked Howard over powers UCLA and Kentucky, becoming the highest-ranked prospect to choose an HBCU in the online recruiting databases era.

The Miami Heat don’t have the cap room to sign Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade, yet the unsettled talks between the Houston Rockets and Clint Capela present both an opportunity and dilemma for Pat Riley as well. Reports have surfaced negotiations between Capela and the Rockets have reached a standstill, which could lead to an unhappy locker room in Houston if Capela feels he hasn’t received his just due for the team’s success last season. �According to two people with knowledge of the negotiations, Capela’s initial meeting in Los Angeles with the Rockets didn’t go well. Capela took to Twitter, presumably after the conclusion of the meeting, to express himself:� Questions remain whether Anthony