The Brooklyn Nets will sign Justin Anderson to replace Michael Beasley on the roster, league sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Beasley left the Nets earlier in the week after testing positive for COVID-19. Anderson has already played 3 games in January for the Nets, since he was signed to a 10-day contract.
Fonte: Shams Charania.
Eric Bledsoe tested positive for COVID-19 and is not currently in Orlando with the Milwaukee Bucks, as reported by ESPN’s Malik Andrews.
Former Bucks guard is asymptomatic and expects to join the Bucks in the bubble once he is cleared.
Clippers‘ Montrezl Harrell has departed from the Orlando bubble for an emergency family matter, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic. Harrell plans to return to the NBA restart at a later date, sources said. He left Disney campus to tend to an urgent family situation.
If his absence lasts seven days or fewer, Harrell will quarantine for four days upon his return to the NBA bubble if he has a negative test each day he’s outside the bubble. If he is gone longer than a week, he will still quarantine for four days if he has a negative test for the final seven days he is gone. If he doesn’t have the required testing, he will quarantine for 10 days.
Fonte: Shams Charania.
The Washington Wizards are signing forward Jarrod Uthoff to a contract for the NBA restart, sources tell The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Uthoff has appeared in 4 games for the Memphis Grizzlies this season. He has averaged 18.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per game in the G-League this season.
Fonte: Shams Charania.
Michael Beasley will not join the Brooklyn Nets in the Orlando bubble because of the coronavirus, Shams Charania reports.
The player could be replaced by Justin Anderson.
Nets forward Michael Beasley will not join the team and the franchise will replace his roster spot, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Beasley tested positive for coronavirus. Justin Anderson remains a signing candidate.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 16, 2020
Trey Lyles will not play in Orlando’s bubble due to appendicitis, as announced by San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich.
Per Projectspurs, Wednesday in his press conference with the media, San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich announced Trey Lyles will miss the entire Orlando restart, citing appendicitis.
“We lost Trey to appendicitis today,” said Popovich.
Afterward, the Spurs officially announced Lyles is out for the rest of the 2019-2020 season, saying he underwent an appendectomy earlier in Orlando, Florida.
BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Nets have signed forward Lance Thomas as a Substitute Player for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
Thomas (6’8”, 235) has seen action in 392 career games (124 starts) across eight NBA seasons with New Orleans (2011-13), Oklahoma City (2014-15) and New York (2015-19), recording averages of 5.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 18.4 minutes per game. The 32-year-old last suited up for an NBA team with the Nets in the 2019 preseason, appearing in one game prior to being waived on Oct. 18.
Thomas went undrafted in 2010 after a four-year (2006-10) collegiate career at Duke, where he earned ACC All-Defensive Team honors as a senior while helping the Blue Devils capture the 2010 NCAA National Championship.
Fonte: Brooklyn Nets.
Multiple tips have been placed into the NBA’s anonymous hotline to report protocol violations on campus, according to Shams Charania.
Some players have received warnings from violations as league ensures social distancing and mask protocols on campus.
Fonte: Shams Charania.
Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes announced he tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the team leaving for Orlando.
Barnes says he is asymptomatic and currently quarantining until he is medically cleared to head to Orlando.
Fonte: Harrison Barnes Twitter.
San Antonio Spurs former star and current assistant coach Tim Duncan is not joining the team in Orlando for the NBA restart.
Duncan is staying in San Antonio with a few Spurs medical and performance staffers to supervise LaMarcus Aldridge’s injury rehab.
Fonte: Marc Stein.
The NBA will spend nearly $170 million to host the bubble at Walt Disney World, a source tells The Athletic.
The NBA is hosting approximately 350 players as well as coaches, front office exes and training staffs from 22 teams.
An NBA protocol will require players to “be in uniform and warmups” as they arrive to the arena, sources told Nick DePaula of ESPN.
Team locker rooms at the arena are not equipped with showers, leading to the change in dress protocol. Players will leave the arena 40 minutes after each game ends.
Washington Wizards Bradley Beal is reportedly between the investors who have joined power couple Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez in a bid to buy the New York Mets of the MLB, according to ESPN.
The group has already submitted its initial bid of $1.7 billion. Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen has made a top bid so far of $2 billion, according to a report by the New York Post. Mets COO Jeff Wilpon would prefer to sell to the Rodriguez-Lopez group if its offer is close to the best bid at the end of the auction, according to the Post.
Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 before the team departure for Orlando.
Former MVP is now quarantined and says he feels “well and looking forward to rejoin my teammates when I am cleared”.
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Rockets forward Bruno Caboclo inadvertently broke quarantine and must quarantine in his room for another eight days before resuming team activities, sources told ESPN.
Caboclo left his room during the initial quarantine period, a source said. He was unaware that he was not allowed to do so despite the league informing all players and staff of the protocol. “He should’ve known,” the source said. “It was no secret.”
Fonte: ESPN.
Jock Landale is pursuing the NBA opportunity.
Zalgiris plans the next season as if Landale will opt-out of his contract.
Jock Landale is another promising Zalgiris player, who is actively pursuing the NBA opportunity, per sources. I’m hearing that Zalgiris plans the next season as if Landale will opt-out of his contract, which is also till 2021.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) July 13, 2020
Zalgiris Kaunas guard Thomas Walkup is weighing his NBA options .
Zalgiris hopes he’ll stay in Kaunas for the next season. Walkup is under the contract with Zalgiris till 2021.
One of the most improved Euroleague players Thomas Walkup is weighing his NBA options, I’m told. Per sources, there is NBA interest, but Zalgiris hopes he’ll stay in Kaunas for the next season. Walkup is under the contract with Zalgiris till 2021.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) July 13, 2020
EuroLeague club Zalgiris Kaunas started interviewing candidates for their head coach position.
According to Donatas Urbonas, the Lithuanian team is targeting Martin Schiller, the 2019-20 NBA G League Coach of the Year.
If Schiller declines the job, Ertugrul Erdogan most likely will be offered.
Fonte: Donatas Urbonas.
Philadelphia 76ers newly-signed wing Ryan Broekhoff posted a message on Instagram to explain why he is not in Orlando with the team.
“I am not with the 76ers right now in Orlando because my wife who is high-risk tested positive for COVID. We have a young son and my focus needs to be on my family at this time. I appreciate the 76ers for their support.”
Fonte: Ryan Broekhoff.
Multiple NBA teams believe LaMelo Ball and his camp prefer to end up with the New York Knicks, as reported by Ian Begley.
The idea was confirmed by LaVar Ball, LaMelo’s father: “They don’t have anything. The last time they won a championship was back in the 1970s. The bright lights, you need a whole new turnaround over there. The person I want to see (LaMelo) play with – he can play with anybody. I want to see him play (with), they got to know this – if you getting Melo, you getting Gelo (LiAngelo Ball). That boy shoot the heck out of that ball. Play with chemistry with (LaMelo) better than everybody ever. And after that you have a chance to get ‘Zo (Lonzo Ball). You don’t need one person to change no franchise. You need a whole culture change, and that takes all three of my boys. All three of my boys on the same team? Who ain’t going to watch that show? That would be the biggest show in the NBA ever.”
The Brooklyn Nets have signed forward/center Donta Hall as a Substitute Player for the remainder of the 2019-20 NBA season. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
Hall (6’9”, 229) signed two consecutive 10-day contracts as a rookie with the Detroit Pistons this season, appearing in four games and averaging 1.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in 12.0 minutes per contest. Suiting up in 38 games (37 starts) for the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA G League in 2019-20, the Alabama native recorded averages of 15.4 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.3 blocks in 28.6 minutes per game, earning him All-NBA G League Second Team and All-Rookie Team honors.
The 22-year-old went undrafted in 2019 after a four-year (2015-19) collegiate career at the University of Alabama, appearing in 135 career games (85 starts) and averaging 7.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 20.8 minutes per contest. He was a two-time SEC All-Defensive Team honoree (2018, 2019) and became just the fifth player in Crimson Tide history to record more than 1,000 points (1,014), 800 rebounds (850) and 200 blocks (228) in a career.
OFFICIAL: The Nets have signed forward/center Donta Hall as a Substitute Player for the remainder of the 2019-20 NBA season.
⚫️⚪️ Hello, Donta ⚪️⚫️ pic.twitter.com/rVy8rdljf6
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) July 10, 2020
Fonte: Brooklyn Nets.
The Brooklyn Nets have signed guard Jamal Crawford as a Substitute Player for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
Crawford (6’5”, 185) has appeared in 1,326 career games (433 starts) across 19 NBA seasons, the most of any active player, with Chicago (2000-04), New York (2004-08), Golden State (2008-09), Atlanta (2009-11), Portland (2011-12), the L.A. Clippers (2012-17), Minnesota (2017-18) and Phoenix (2018-19), registering averages of 14.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 29.4 minutes per game, while shooting 41.0 percent from the field, 34.8 percent from 3-point range and 86.2 percent from the free-throw line. He last appeared in an NBA game in the 2018-19 regular season finale with the Suns, becoming the oldest player in NBA history (39 years, 20 days) to record a 50-point game when he scored 51 points against the Mavericks. He also became the first player in league history to register a 50-point game for four different teams. Crawford has made eight postseason appearances, notching averages of 14.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 28.1 minutes per contest in 74 games.
The Seattle native is a three-time Sixth Man of the Year, winning the award with the Hawks (2009-10) and Clippers (2013-14 and 2015-16), while becoming one of just two players in the 37-year history of the award to win it three times, joining Clippers guard Lou Williams. Crawford also earned the NBA’s Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year award in 2018 with Minnesota. He ranks eighth in NBA history in 3-pointers made (2,220), 18th in games played (first among active players) and seventh among active players in points scored (19,414).
Crawford was originally selected with the eighth overall pick in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft by Cleveland before having his draft rights traded to Chicago. He spent one year (1999-00) at the University of Michigan prior to embarking on his NBA career.
OFFICIAL: The Nets have signed guard Jamal Crawford as a Substitute Player for the remainder of the 2019-20 season.
⚪️⚫️ Hello, @JCrossover ⚫️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/oFrEUpjXAa
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) July 9, 2020
Donta Hall is joining the Brooklyn Nets for the remainder of the season.
The free agent big man comes from Gran Rapids Drive where he averaged 15.4 PPG, 10.6 RPG, and 1.4 BPG.
The Nets are signing Donta Hall to a rest-of-the-season, league sources say
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 9, 2020
The Brooklyn Nets have signed Michael Beasley as a Substitute Player for the remainder of the 2019-20 season.
The forward owns career-averages of 12.4 points and 4.7 rebounds.
OFFICIAL: We've signed Michael Beasley as a Substitute Player for the remainder of the 2019-20 season.
⚪️⚫️ Hello, @Michael8easley ⚫️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/hHMBleW4G6
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) July 9, 2020
The Brooklyn Nets are signing Jamal Crawford and Michael Beasley, as reported by Shams Charania.
With Crawford there is already the agreement while with Beasley the two sides are finalizing the deal.
Crawford reached agreement with the Nets, and Beasley is progressing toward a contract to provide Brooklyn with two accomplished veterans in NBA restart. Beasley also has a strong relationship with Kevin Durant. https://t.co/Dau3PVhSJw
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 9, 2020
Chicago Bulls’ lead assistant Chris Fleming will interview for the New York Knicks head coaching vacancy on Thursday, league sources tell Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes.
Fleming has worked in the NBA since 2015 with Denver, Brooklyn and Chicago. Former Brose Bamberg coach has an extended experience in European basketball, as he coached in Germany from 2000 to 2014 with clubs and from 2014 to 2017 the German NT.
Fonte: Chris Haynes.
New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry has been cleared to travel with the Pelicans to the Orlando bubble, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Gentry, 65, has been one of the league staff members undergoing further scrutiny before heading into bubble.
Houston coach Mike D’Antoni, 69, is among those still awaiting word, although there’s optimism that he’ll be cleared too. Rockets leave for Orlando tomorrow.
Fonte: Adrian Wojnarowski.
Free agent forward Luc Mbah a Moute has signed his Rockets contract ahead of the NBA restart, per Shams Charania.
Luc Mbah a Moute has signed his Rockets contract ahead of NBA restart, sources said. https://t.co/pADJ2OxX4k
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 7, 2020
Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie announced he will sit out the resumed NBA season after testing positive for the coronavirus again.
“After another positive test yesterday and considering the symptoms, the Brooklyn Nets, team doctors and I have decided that it would be in the best interest for me and the team that I do not play in Orlando,” Dinwiddie wrote on Twitter. “I will be supporting the guys every step of the way!”
Fonte: Spencer Dinwiddie.
The Washington Wizards announced today that guard Bradley Beal will not participate in the NBA’s 2019-20 season restart in Orlando due to a right rotator cuff injury. The decision was made in full consultation with Wizards Chief of Athlete Care & Performance Daniel Medina, Wizards Orthopedist Dr. Wiemi Douoguih, Beal and his representation.
“Bradley did everything possible to be ready to play, but after closely monitoring his individual workouts we came to the conclusion that it was best for him to sit out the upcoming games in Orlando and avoid the risk of further injury,” said Wizards General Manager Tommy Sheppard. “Although he was able to play through the majority of the season with the injury, the layoff from March until now did not leave any of us feeling comfortable that he would have enough time to be ready to perform at the extremely high level we are all accustomed to seeing and agreed that not participating in the games in Orlando was the right decision.”
Beal experienced discomfort with his shoulder early in the season and worked with the team’s medical and performance staff to manage the injury. The symptoms worsened over the course of the hiatus and he began to rehabilitate the injury with the intent of returning to play. He will not travel with the team to Orlando and will continue his rehabilitation process over the summer.
“This was a difficult decision and one that I did not take lightly as the leader of this team,” said Beal. “I wanted to help my teammates compete for a playoff spot in Orlando, but also understand that this will be best for all of us in the long term. I appreciate the support of my teammates, the fans and the entire organization and look forward to returning next season to continue the progress we have made.”
At the postponement of the season on March 12, Beal was averaging 30.5 points per game (to go along with a career-high 6.1 assists), trailing only James Harden’s 36.7 points per game. He also led the NBA in points per game since January 1 at 33.6. Beal tallied back-to-back 50-point nights on February 23 (53 at Chicago) and 24 (55 vs. Milwaukee), becoming just the sixth player in NBA history with back-to-back 50-point nights and the first since Kobe Bryant in 2007. Beal has recorded 50 20-plus-point games, 31 30-plus-point games, 10 40-plus-point games and two 50-plus-point games, placing him in the top three in the league in each category.
With his current averages of 30.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game on 45.5% shooting from the field, Beal joins Stephen Curry, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Michael Jordan as the only players to post averages of at least 30.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game on 45.0% or better shooting in a single season since 1975. Beal scored 25-or-more points in 21-straight games from January 20 – March 6, the longest streak in franchise history and the second-longest NBA streak in the last 10 seasons. During the streak, Beal passed Jeff Malone for second place on the franchise’s all-time scoring list.
Fonte: Washington Wizards.