According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, multiple NBA executives expect Leon Rose to be interested in bringing back Carmelo Anthony to New York.
Rose had been the agent for 10 years before accepting the job as the Knicks president of basketball operations.
Fonte: New York Post.
Boston Celtics forward Robert Williams has been cleared to play after missing two months of action with a hip injury.
Williams will be on a minutes restriction the first few games.
Rob Williams was officially cleared to play yesterday and will be on a heavy minutes restriction the first few games.
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) February 28, 2020
Golden State Warriors’ Ky Bowman will miss an extended period of time with an ankle injury.
Bowman will have an MRI soon.
Steve Kerr said Ky Bowman rolled his ankle “pretty bad” and will be out extended time. He won’t make the trip to Phoenix and is expected to get an MRI tomorrow.
— Logan Murdock (@loganmmurdock) February 28, 2020
The Golden State Warriors have signed guard Mychal Mulder to a 10-day contract, the team announced today.
Mulder, 25, owns averages of 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 33.2 minutes over 39 games (34 starts) this season with the NBA G League’s Sioux Falls Skyforce, hitting 45.1 percent from the field and 39.9 percent from three-point range.
Warriors sign guard Mychal Mulder: pic.twitter.com/xSMt8SMMox
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) February 27, 2020
The Memphis Grizzlies are signing Jarrod Uthoff to a ten-day contract.
Uthoff comes from the Hustle.
The Grizzlies are signing forward Jarrod Uthoff to a 10-day contract out of G League’s Memphis Hustle, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 27, 2020
Philadelphia 76ers lost Joel Embiid to an injury in loss to Cleveland Cavaliers.
As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Embiid will have an MRI today.
Per ESPN, Sixers coach Brett Brown said he was “unsure” whether Embiid would play in Thursday’s home game against the New York Knicks .
“I’m really sort of a prisoner to the medical people’s information,” Brown said after the Sixers’ 108-94 road loss to the Cavaliers. “I haven’t checked in. I just left the team. I’m unsure, I really am unsure.”
Leon Rose will start his new job as president of the New York Knicks next Sunday, March 1st.
Rose will replace Steve Mills that parted ways with the franchise a few weeks ago.
Rose comes from agency CAA.
Leon Rose will start in his new role as Knicks president March 1 — this Sunday — @NYTSports has learned
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) February 26, 2020
The Golden State Warriors are signing Mychal Mulder to a ten-day contract.
The player comes from Sioux Falls Skyforce.
The Warriors are signing guard Mychal Mulder of G League Sioux Falls to a 10-day contract, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 26, 2020
The Memphis Grizzlies announced that Brandon Clarke will be re-evaluated in two weeks with a quadriceps injury.
The @memgrizz today provided a medical update on Brandon Clarke. pic.twitter.com/uhZHhXxyby
— Grizzlies PR (@GrizzliesPR) February 26, 2020
Jalen Brunson of the Dallas Mavericks will miss the next four games with a sprained shoulder.
Brunson is averaging 8.2 points and 3.3 assists.
Fonte: ESPN.
Stephen Curry will return to action Sunday in the game against the Washington Wizards.
The two-time MVP is out since October with a fractured hand.
The Warriors have the worst record in NBA with 12 wins and 45 losses.
Fonte: Twitter Shams Charania.
Dion Waiters will have a meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers on March 2nd.
The Lakers are looking for a reinforcement at guard position and the former Heat is a target.
Fonte: Twitter Marc Stein.
The Houston Rockets have signed Jeff Green for the remainder of the season.
Green is averaging 9.3 points and 3 rebounds in 17.9 minutes per game since joining the Rockets.
Tests on Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons revealed he suffered nerve impingement in lower back, as reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Simmons will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks.
Fonte: Shams Charania.
In an interview with NBA.com, Oklahoma City Thunder’s guard Chris Paul has dismissed the idea of becoming a head coach after his retirement as a player.
“No chance,” said Paul. “It’s the time. I don’t want to travel like that. I want to be around the game as much as possible. I watch every game. But I want to be around my kids and family”. Paul will retire with approximately $300 million in career earnings.
Fonte: NBA.com.
The Portland Trail Blazers are not expected to part ways with coach Terry Stotts this summer.
The coach signed an extension through June 2022 last summer after reaching the Western Conference Finals.
Per The Athletic, So while CJ McCollum’s best efforts will be worth watching, and the help of Carmelo Anthony and Hassan Whiteside is not for nothing, it won’t likely be enough. If this comes down to a tiebreaker with New Orleans, the Pelicans hold it against Portland (they went 4-0 head-to-head this season). A source with knowledge of coach Terry Stotts’ situation said there’s no reason to believe he’s in any danger this summer, regardless of how this turns out. He was given a contract extension through the 2021-22 season after Portland’s West Finals appearance last season.
Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers is expected to miss time due to back injury.
His injury is not a day-to-day thing.
ESPN Sources: Sixers star Ben Simmons is still undergoing treatment and evaluation on his back and there’s expected to be a course of action decided upon soon. This isn’t a day-to-day injury; Simmons will miss time. How much time? That’s still unclear.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 24, 2020
Danilo Gallinari did not want to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder at the deadline and said that he may re-sign with OKC during the next free agency.
Per Daily Thunder, On remaining with OKC through a touch-and-go trade deadline:
“I really wanted to stay here. [It would be] tough to leave such a great atmosphere, great teammates, a group that is winning… I wanted to stay.”
On re-signing with OKC this summer being a possibility:
“I hope so. It’s not the time now to talk with the team. But in the summer, it’s going to be interesting for me… Definitely, it could be a great option for me to stay here.”
Leon Rose’s era in New York will begin next week. Rose will be the new president of the Knicks.
Per NY Post, According to a source, the official announcement on Rose’s hiring is expected to come sometime next week.
Rose has been finishing his duties at Creative Artists Agency — with one of his last big responsibilities helping Dwyane Wade with his retirement weekend extravaganza in Miami. Rose had verbally agreed to take the Knicks job Feb. 6.
Fonte: NY Post.
According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Los Angeles Lakers have some level of interest in signing Dion Waiters, who was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies after his trade from the Miami Heat.
“They’re going to give Dion a look. They had a meeting with him last week. I expect they will have a workout with him in the short-term and see what kind of condition he’s in. Waiters doesn’t just have to convince the Lakers. He has to convince LeBron (James),” Windhorst said.
Fonte: Brian Windhorst.
Before the trade deadline, the Detroit Pistons have rebuffed interest from the Los Angeles Lakers in trading for Derrick Rose: the Lakers have been seeking a perimeter scorer to round out their roster.
According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, there’s “no chance” that the Pistons will negotiate a buyout with former NBA MVP. Rose signed a two-year, $15 million deal with the Pistons this past offseason.
Fonte: Brian Windhorst.
The Los Angeles Lakers and DeMarcus Cousins have mutual interest in signing a new contract this coming offseason, as reported by The Athletic’s Joe Vardon.
Cousins was waived by the Lakers over the weekend to create a roster spot for Markieff Morris. Former Warriors, Pelicans and Kings center has been rehabbing his torn ACL with the Lakers and will continue to do so. Cousins, however, cannot travel with the Lakers or sit on their bench any longer.
Fonte: Joe Vardon.
Markieff Morris has cleared waivers and will sign with the Lakers.
Morris has cleared waivers, per source. https://t.co/zB1M77zCLt
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 23, 2020
Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons underwent initial evaluation today and will undergo further testing tomorrow, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Simmons suffered a lower back injury and will be out for Monday’s game vs. Atlanta.
Fonte: Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Memphis Grizzlies announced that Jaren Jackson Jr. suffered a sprained left knee and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
Jackson injured his knee in the Grizzlies-Lakers game on Friday.
Fonte: Memphis Grizzlies.
The Golden State Warriors have signed center Dragan Bender to a 10-day contract.
Bender, 22, has appeared in seven games this season with the Milwaukee Bucks, averaging 3.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 13.0 minutes per game.
Fonte: Golden State Warriors.
The Detroit Pistons have signed forward/center Donta Hall to a 10-day contract.
Hall has averaged 15.4 points and 10.5 rebounds in 36 games this season with the Grand Rapids Drive, in G League.
OFFICIAL: The Pistons have signed forward/center Donta Hall to a 10-day contract.
Hall has averaged 15.4 points and 10.5 rebounds in 36 games this season with the @grdrive
Welcome @_datboi05! pic.twitter.com/tF57pNEwXc
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) February 22, 2020
DeMarcus Cousins plans on remaining with the Los Angeles Lakers to continue rehabbing his torn ACL, as reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Cousins will be waived by the Lakers to create a roster spot for Markieff Morris.
Fonte: Shams Charania.
Philadelphia 76ers All Star Ben Simmons will undergo an MRI on his back on Sunday. Australian guard left the Sixers’ 119-98 loss to the Bucks in the first quarter due to tightness in his lower back.
“He definitely tweaked the back,” a league source told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr announced Stephen Curry was cleared for contact and he scrimmaged today.
The Warriors’ expected date for Curry’s next re-evaluation is February 28th.
Fonte: Kerith Burke.