The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to trade guard J.J. Redick to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for James Johnson, Wes Iwundu and a second round pick. As Reddick had been rumoured to be a buyout candidate, the Pelicans were able to scrounge up something for the veteran guard.
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Lou Williams will be even closer to those awesome and beloved Magic City chicken wings. That is because the guard , along with two future second-round draft picks, was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Rajon Rondo. Williams has been renowned sixth man for several seasons, winning the Sixth Man of the Year award three times ( 2014-15, 2017-18 and 2018-19) , but has seen his production drop this season. His 12.1 ppg is down from the 18.2 ppg from last season. The 21.9 minutes per game is…
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From Tim Daniels of B/R: The Orlando Magic reportedly completed a blockbuster trade to send All-Star center Nikola Vucevic to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for center Wendell Carter Jr. and two first-round draft picks. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the full details of the deal, which also includes Otto Porter Jr. and Al-Farouq Aminu, ahead of Thursday’s 2021 NBA trade deadline: Vucevic is enjoying one of the best statistical seasons of his 10-year NBA career. He averaged 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.7 threes in 44 games for Orlando before the trade. He shot 48 percent from the field, including…
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According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the Cleveland Cavaliers are wrapping up a deal that would send center JaVale McGee to the Denver Nuggets. Shortly after this initial tweet, more details surrounding the trade emerged: For McGee this will be a return to the Mile-High City. He was traded there in 2011-12 and spent the next three seasons before being traded to the Sixers during the 2014-15 season. This season McGee is averaging 8.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contests.
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From Rob Schaefer of nbcchicago.com: From being selected four picks apart in the 2003 NBA Draft, to winning two championships with the Miami Heat, to famously “Banana Boating”together in the 2015 offseason, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James go way back. So it’s no surprise that the popular debate topic of who the greatest basketball player of all time (a.k.a “GOAT”) is — between James and Michael Jordan — came up quickly during Wade’s recent appearance on the I Am Athlete podcast (11:05 mark): LeBron is one of my good friends. I…
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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Danilo Gallinari PF Mar 23 Day-To-Day Gallinari (knee) is questionable for Wednesday’s game at Sacramento, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Kris Dunn PG Mar 21 Out Dunn (ankle) has been ruled out for Monday’s game against the Clippers, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Cam Reddish SF Mar 15 Out Reddish was given a projected recovery timeline of 4-to-6 weeks after he underwent a non-surgical procedure last week on his right Achilles’ tendon, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE…
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Who Got It Done pt rb ast Nikola JokićDEN @ ORL 28 15 10 Triple-double Enes KanterPOR vs. BRK 19 19 6 Brandon IngramNOP vs. LAL 36 3 4 Zion WilliamsonNOP vs. LAL 27 9 5 Evan FournierORL vs. DEN 31 1 6 Julius RandleNYK vs. WAS 37 6 2 7-10 3-pt Kelly Oubre Jr.GSW vs. PHI 24 10 3 Tony BradleyPHI @ GSW 18 11 0 2 stl , 2 blk James HardenBRK @ POR 25 7 17 11-13 ft Al-Farouq AminuORL vs. DEN 17 10 6 2 stl…
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Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is now fifty grand lighter in the wallet. Shortly after the team’s 116-105 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Siakam and Raptors head coach Nick Nurse got into a verbal exchange. In this back-and-forth, Siakam said some not-nice things according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. As a result, the forward was fined $50,000. This is not the first disciplinary issue Siakam has had this season. He was benched for the team’s New Year’s Eve 100-83 win over the New York Knicks for disciplinary…
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Who Got It Done pt rb ast Luka DončićDAL @ POR 37 7 4 8-9 3-pt Nikola JokićDEN vs. NOP 29 10 10 Triple-double Deandre AytonPHO vs. LAL 26 8 2 10-13 fg R. WestbrookWAS @ BRK 29 13 13 Triple-double Jaylen BrownBOS vs. ORL 34 4 3 10-18 3-pt Christian WoodHOU vs. OKC 27 8 2 2 blk Brandon IngramNOP @ DEN 30 6 8 2 stl Zion WilliamsonNOP @ DEN 30 6 1 11-14 ft Collin SextonCLE vs. TOR 36 3 4 6-9 3-pt Bam AdebayoMIA vs. IND…
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As the Brooklyn Nets preparee to embark on a three-game road trip, Kevin Durant will not be the only star the team will be missing; guard Kyrie Irving will also be absent due to a famiy matter. Irving will miss the team’s games against the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday; the Utah Jazz on Wednesday and the Detroit Pistons Friday. This season Irving is putting up 28.1 points, 5.7 assists and 4.8 rebounds per contest.
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