NBA rumors

New York Knicks, William Wesley for basketball operations with Leon Rose

Knicks are finalizing plans to bring William Wesley into their basketball operations with Leon Rose.

William Wesley, aka “World Wide Wes”, is now a consultant.

Detroit Pistons, Andre Drummond is likely to remain

Andre Drummond is likely to remain at Detroit Pistons as Derrick Rose and maybe Markieff Morris too.

Detroit has set an asking price and isn’t really moving off it.

 

Kings intend to keep Bogdan Bogdanovic

The Sacramento Kings intend to keep Bogdan Bogdanovic also after the NBA trade deadline.
The Serbian is not anymore available, according to NBC Sports.

Per Hoopsrumors, When the Kings agreed to send Dewayne Dedmon to the Hawks on Wednesday night, it helped create some extra flexibility for the team moving forward. Dedmon has a guaranteed $13.3MM salary for next season, while incoming players Alex Len and Jabari Parker could both reach the open market — Len is on an expiring contract, while Parker has a $6.5MM player option. Even if Parker exercises that option, Sacramento will have saved $6.8MM for 2020/21 in the swap.

Fonte: NBC Sports.

Andre Iguodala agreed to a two-year, $30M extension with Miami

Andre Iguodala agreed to a two-year, $30M extension with Miami Heat .

The second year of deal includes team option that gives Heat cap flexibility.

Miami wants space for max player in summer of 2021.

Miami Heat want Danilo Gallinari, negotiating a contract extension with OKC

The Miami Heat have landed Andre Iguodala and agreed to a two-year, $30 million contract extension with the former Warriors.
But the Heat want also Danilo Gallinari and are working with the Oklahoma City Thunder on a contract extension for Gallo and to extend the trade with the Grizzlies to a third team (OKC).

Miami wants also to preserve the cap space to have room for a max contract in the summer of 2021.

Knicks interested in Kyle Kuzma or Landry Shamet to trade Marcus Morris to Lakers or Clippers

Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers chase of Knicks’ forward Marcus Morris could improve steadily with several players named.

According to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times, NY is interested in Lakers’ forward Kyle Kuzma, but the trade would need Danny Green’s contract to work, and the Knicks would likely move Green to a third team.

The New York Knicks are also interested in Landry Shamet as part of a potential deal for Marcus Morris, league sources told Marc Berman of the New York Post.

The Clippers reportedly aren’t interested in trading Shamet. Moe Harkless would also have to be included in a Morris deal to match salaries. They reportedly attempted to sign Morris last offseason.

Dillon Brooks agrees to a three-year, $35M extension with Grizzlies

Dillon Brooks has agreed to a three-year, $35 million contract extension with the Memphis Grizzlies according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

A second round pick out of Oregon in 2017, Brooks was set to be a restricted free agent in the offseason. He is averaging 16.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 50 games while shooting 40 percent on three-pointers.

Fonte: Adrian Wojnarowski.

Thunder discussing Danilo Gallinari three-way trade with Heat and Grizzlies

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Miami Heat and Memphis Grizzlies are in discussions with the Oklahoma City Thunder about expanding their Andre Iguodala trade into a three-team deal involving Danilo Gallinari.

The Heat have concurrently pursued a trade for Gallinari in addition to Iguodala, while Memphis is currently slated to receive Justise Winslow as part of the package for Iguodala.

Gallinari is on an expiring contract and it is unclear how he fits into the long-term plans of the Thunder should they keep him beyond the deadline. The Thunder already own Miami’s 2023 first round pick, which is protected in the top-14. As part of this deal, Oklahoma City is trying to get Miami to lift the protection.

Fonte: Adrian Wojnarowski.

Kings trade Dewayne Dedmon to Hawks for Jabari Parker and Alex Len

The Sacramento Kings have agreed to trade Dewayne Dedmon to the Atlanta Hawks for Jabari Parker and Alex Len, as reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Hawks will also receive second round picks in 2020 and 2021 from the Kings. Dedmon was previously with the Hawks but signed a three-year, $41 million deal with the Kings in the offseason.

Fonte: Adrian Wojnarowski.

Andre Iguodala traded to Miami, signs two-year $30 million contract extension

The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to a deal to send Andre Iguodala to the Miami Heat, a league source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Iguodala agreed to the trade, and he has also agreed to a two-year, $30 million extension with Miami, sources said.

Justise Winslow is also part of the package headed to Memphis, sources told Wojnarowski.

Fonte: Espn.

New Orleans Pelicans unlikely to move Jrue Holiday

Will Jrue Holiday stay in New Orleans after the NBA Trade Deadline?

As reported Adrian Wojnarowski the kind of overwhelming offer it would take to pry Holiday hasn’t surfaced in the marketplace

Rockets keep flexibility of $12 million in cap space

The Houston Rockets traded Clint Capela and Nene Hilario and got Robert Covington, Jordan Bell and a second rounder of the 2024 NBA draft from the Hawks (via Warriors).

Per ESPN, For the Rockets, they keep the flexibility of $12 million in cap space that allows them to expand this trade between now and Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET NBA trade deadline. Houston can add a player who helps now, take on a player for assets and use those to further upgrade the team.

Mike Brown will coach Nigeria at Olympic Games

Mike Brown will coach Nigeria’s National Team at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Per ESPN, Nigeria will be appearing in the Olympics’ men’s basketball competition for the third straight time. Prior to that, the program had never appeared in the Games.

Nigeria Basketball Federation president Musa Kida had been seeking a high-profile veteran coach with an NBA background, a source said. The D’Tigers believe that Brown, a former Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers head coach who has coached the likes of the late Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Kevin Durant, Steve Kerr, Tony Parker and Kyrie Irving, fits their need.

Fonte: ESPN.

NBA Regular Season, Day 104: results, boxscores and standings

04/02/2020

New Orleans Pelicans 108-120 Milwaukee Bucks
Houston Rockets 125-110 Charlotte Hornets
Denver Nuggets 127-99 Portland Trail Blazers
Los Angeles Lakers 129-102 San Antonio Spurs

 

STANDINGS

EAST – SOUTHEAST

POS SQUADRA GP GW GL PTS + PTS – W% GA
1 Miami Heat 49 34 15 5501 5286 69.39 1.04
2 Orlando Magic 50 22 28 5167 5228 44.00 0.99
3 Washington Wizards 49 17 32 5670 5918 34.69 0.96
4 Charlotte Hornets 51 16 35 5255 5651 31.37 0.93
5 Atlanta Hawks 51 13 38 5566 6031 25.49 0.92

EAST – ATLANTIC

POS SQUADRA GP GW GL PTS + PTS – W% GA
1 Toronto Raptors 50 36 14 5631 5295 72.00 1.06
2 Boston Celtics 49 34 15 5521 5169 69.39 1.07
3 Philadelphia 76ers 51 31 20 5527 5409 60.78 1.02
4 Brooklyn Nets 49 22 27 5405 5480 44.90 0.99
5 New York Knicks 51 15 36 5331 5696 29.41 0.94

EAST – CENTRAL

POS SQUADRA GP GW GL PTS + PTS – W% GA
1 Milwaukee Bucks 50 43 7 6002 5380 86.00 1.12
2 Indiana Pacers 50 31 19 5471 5342 62.00 1.02
3 Chicago Bulls 52 19 33 5507 5652 36.54 0.97
4 Detroit Pistons 52 18 34 5658 5789 34.62 0.98
5 Cleveland Cavaliers 51 13 38 5409 5863 25.49 0.92

WEST – NORTHWEST

POS SQUADRA GP GW GL PTS + PTS – W% GA
1 Denver Nuggets 51 35 16 5616 5424 68.63 1.04
2 Utah Jazz 49 32 17 5444 5244 65.31 1.04
3 Oklahoma City Thunder 50 30 20 5527 5394 60.00 1.02
4 Portland Trail Blazers 51 23 28 5776 5863 45.10 0.99
5 Minnesota Timberwolves 49 15 34 5461 5651 30.61 0.97

WEST – PACIFIC

POS SQUADRA GP GW GL PTS + PTS – W% GA
1 Los Angeles Lakers 49 38 11 5600 5231 77.55 1.07
2 Los Angeles Clippers 50 35 15 5764 5471 70.00 1.05
3 Phoenix Suns 50 20 30 5629 5695 40.00 0.99
4 Sacramento Kings 50 19 31 5378 5531 38.00 0.97
5 Golden State Warriors 51 12 39 5432 5832 23.53 0.93

WEST – SOUTHWEST

POS SQUADRA GP GW GL PTS + PTS – W% GA
1 Houston Rockets 50 32 18 5940 5724 64.00 1.04
2 Dallas Mavericks 50 31 19 5814 5501 62.00 1.06
3 Memphis Grizzlies 50 25 25 5657 5751 50.00 0.98
4 San Antonio Spurs 50 22 28 5660 5704 44.00 0.99
5 New Orleans Pelicans 51 20 31 5862 5976 39.22 0.98

EAST

POS SQUADRA GP GW GL PTS + PTS – W% GA
1 Milwaukee Bucks 50 43 7 6002 5380 86.00 1.12
2 Toronto Raptors 50 36 14 5631 5295 72.00 1.06
3 Boston Celtics 49 34 15 5521 5169 69.39 1.07
4 Miami Heat 49 34 15 5501 5286 69.39 1.04
5 Indiana Pacers 50 31 19 5471 5342 62.00 1.02
6 Philadelphia 76ers 51 31 20 5527 5409 60.78 1.02
7 Brooklyn Nets 49 22 27 5405 5480 44.90 0.99
8 Orlando Magic 50 22 28 5167 5228 44.00 0.99
9 Chicago Bulls 52 19 33 5507 5652 36.54 0.97
10 Washington Wizards 49 17 32 5670 5918 34.69 0.96
11 Detroit Pistons 52 18 34 5658 5789 34.62 0.98
12 Charlotte Hornets 51 16 35 5255 5651 31.37 0.93
13 New York Knicks 51 15 36 5331 5696 29.41 0.94
14 Atlanta Hawks 51 13 38 5566 6031 25.49 0.92
15 Cleveland Cavaliers 51 13 38 5409 5863 25.49 0.92

WEST

POS SQUADRA GP GW GL PTS + PTS – W% GA
1 Los Angeles Lakers 49 38 11 5600 5231 77.55 1.07
2 Los Angeles Clippers 50 35 15 5764 5471 70.00 1.05
3 Denver Nuggets 51 35 16 5616 5424 68.63 1.04
4 Utah Jazz 49 32 17 5444 5244 65.31 1.04
5 Houston Rockets 50 32 18 5940 5724 64.00 1.04
6 Dallas Mavericks 50 31 19 5814 5501 62.00 1.06
7 Oklahoma City Thunder 50 30 20 5527 5394 60.00 1.02
8 Memphis Grizzlies 50 25 25 5657 5751 50.00 0.98
9 Portland Trail Blazers 51 23 28 5776 5863 45.10 0.99
10 San Antonio Spurs 50 22 28 5660 5704 44.00 0.99
11 Phoenix Suns 50 20 30 5629 5695 40.00 0.99
12 New Orleans Pelicans 51 20 31 5862 5976 39.22 0.98
13 Sacramento Kings 50 19 31 5378 5531 38.00 0.97
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 49 15 34 5461 5651 30.61 0.97
15 Golden State Warriors 51 12 39 5432 5832 23.53 0.93

Hawks, Timberwolves, Nuggets, Rockets agree to 12-player trade

The Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets have agreed to a multiplayer trade that includes Clint Capela and Robert Covington, among others, as well as draft picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The four-team deal sends Covington and Jordan Bell to Houston; Capela and Nene Hilario to Atlanta; Malik Beasley, Juan Hernangomez, Evan Turner and Jarred Vanderbilt to Minnesota; and Gerald Green, Noah Vonleh, Shabazz Napier and Keita Bates-Diop to Denver.

As part of the deal, the Timberwolves receive a 2020 first-round pick from Atlanta via the Brooklyn Nets, and the Nuggets get a first-round pick from Houston.

Green will waive his right to veto being included in this deal, a source told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Green has that right due to the one-year Bird restriction, but he is out for the year due to a broken foot. He is expected to be waived and continue his rehab.

Fonte: ESPN.

Tristan Thompson wants to leave Cavaliers

Tristan Thompson wants to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Per The Athletic, But in Thompson’s case, the 28-year-old seemed conditioned to not only be the sage, elder statesman who would hold the hands of the Cavs’ teenagers and much younger 20-somethings through a second year of a rebuild. He was also interested in a contract extension that might keep him there much longer. That has changed. Thompson’s camp wants him traded by Thursday’s deadline. The people close to him are calling it a “priority.”

Knicks’ Dolan wants to hire a top basketball executive out of the player agent ranks as president

James Dolan’s dream for Knicks presidency is Masai Ujiri but the road to get the NBA champions is tough.
Ujiri has a contract with the Raptors and the Knicks are not willing to sacrifice a first round pick to get him.
For this reason, Knicks owner James Dolan is considering a front office model that is working with the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Both franchises put a former agent as president.

Knicks make Marcus Morris available after Mills’ departure

With the firing of president Steve Mills, the New York Knicks decided to make Marcus Morris available in trade talks.
Mills was active for the Knicks until yesterday when he was trying to get D’Angelo Russell from the Golden State Warriors.

Timberwolves pursuing D’Angelo Russell, talk with Rockets and Hawks to orchestrate a 4-teams trade

The Minnesota Timberwolves want D’Angelo Russell and they are trying to involve in the trade talks also Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks.

Per ESPN, The Timberwolves, Rockets and Hawks have the assets to fulfill some of each team’s goals: forward Robert Covington to Houston, center Clint Capela to the Hawks and potentially two first-round picks and an expiring contract to Minnesota, league sources said.
For Minnesota, those potential draft assets could be useful in talks with Golden State on a Russell trade or elsewhere in deals at the trade deadline or in the offseason.

Fonte: ESPN.

Andre Iguodala prepares to sit out the rest of this season

Andre Iguodala is prepared to sit out the rest of this season if Memphis isn’t able to orchestrate a trade with one of the agreed-upon teams he designated by Thursday’s trade deadline.

Iguodala and Memphis mutually agreed he would not report to the Grizzlies while the team tried to find a trade partner.