The Brooklyn Nets say Ben Simmons received an epidural injection to aid in recovery from lower back and will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Simmons has been out since Nov. 6.
Arturas Karnisovas’s primary objective is still trading Zach LaVine, sources told K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago.
According to reports, Karnisovas is stating that he wants to examine the Bulls roster following the LaVine deal in response to questions about other players.
Earlier in the week, Shams Charania said that the Bulls were interested in trading for Austin Reaves from the Lakers.
Johnson continues by saying that Andre Drummond would attract interest from throughout the NBA should the Bulls want to rebuild through trades.
Jahlil Okafor’s experience in Spain with Casademont Zaragoza is almost over.
The former NBA pick will leave and join Chinese CBA with the team from Asia that will pay buyout to free him.
Okafor averaged 12 points and 4.8 rebounds in 12 ACB contests.
The news was reported by Encestando.
The Brooklyn Nets confirmed that Ben Simmons would be out for at least one more week because of a pinched nerve in his lower back.
Simmons has been doing some minor solo practice on the court. In seven to ten days, the team will provide another update.
After sustaining a sprained ankle on November 8, Cam Thomas is anticipated to return to team exercises the following week.
The Memphis Grizzlies said on Monday that Luke Kennard, who has a bone bruise in his left knee, will be sidelined for at least two weeks.
After missing the first two games due to injury, Kennard sustained the injury on November 14 against the Lakers.
Xavier Tillman, who was also injured against the Lakers, is sidelined for a few weeks due to a left leg injury.
Marcus Smart’s left foot injury will keep him out of action for three to five weeks, the club said last Friday.
Marc Stein of Substack reports that the Los Angeles Lakers are concentrating on “internal improvement” in the midst of trade speculations involving Zach LaVine.
LaVine is allegedly interested in being moved to the Lakers, Heat, and Sixers, among other clubs.
As for the Lakers’ interest in LaVine, Stein says it’s unclear.
Additionally, the squad is hopeful that Jarred Vanderbilt and Gabe Vincent’s comeback will help them.
The Sacramento Kings didn’t stop at ending their playoff skid the previous year. Sacramento hopes to establish the postseason as a yearly event. According to Shams Charania of FanDuel, they are anticipated to be forceful in trade negotiations this season in order to make it happen.
Talks about any star player that enters the market are anticipated to involve the Kings. Players like Zach LaVine, OG Anunoby, and Pascal Siakam may be among them.
In order to be prepared to make a deal for a great player, general manager of the Kings Monte McNair has held onto the majority of his draft selections (the Kings owe the Atlanta Hawks a lottery-protected pick). Sacramento has a plenty of tradeable salaries to offer in an All-Star trade.
According to Jake Fischer, the Los Angeles Clippers have also followed the Kai Jones trail.
The centre has not seen the court since Summer League. After a year with the Charlotte Hornets with an average of 12.3 minutes, Kai Jones was cut in October.
Absent from the training camp for personal reasons, Jones had posted on X on 9 October that he was to be traded.
Los Angels Lakers aren’t interested in including Austin Reaves in a potential Zach LaVine trade as reported by Jovan Buha.
“The most likely framework of a LaVine deal would center around Russell, who waived his implied no-trade clause over the offseason. It’d also need to feature Hachimura or Vincent as additional matching salary, another player and either the team’s 2029 or 2030 first-round pick – potentially with protections..”
The Lakers aren’t interested in including Austin Reaves in a potential Zach LaVine deal, per @jovanbuha
“The most likely framework of a LaVine deal would center around Russell, who waived his implied no-trade clause over the offseason. It’d also need to feature Hachimura or… pic.twitter.com/sNPfKYoJzD
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) November 16, 2023
The Chicago Bulls may be looking at trade targets other than Zach LaVine. Eventually, the Bulls and DeMar DeRozan might agree to discuss transactions as well.
Chicago and DeRozan are still at odds during extension negotiations. In the summer of 2021, DeRozan signed a three-year contract with the Bulls as part of a sign-and-trade agreement with the San Antonio Spurs. He is currently in the final year of that contract. DeRozan and Chicago are reportedly at odds over years and money for a potential deal.
It’s plausible that the Bulls are considering a DeRozan deal as they try to make changes to their roster and salary structure. It is said that DeRozan will “keep an eye on” Chicago’s actions during the LaVine trade negotiations.
Daniel Theis and the Indiana Pacers have agreed to a buyout, with the German big man headed to the Los Angeles Clippers -assuming he lears waivers- to replace the injured Mason Plumlee.
Theis played in only one game with the Pacers in the first part of the regular season.
ESPN Sources: Veteran center Daniel Theis has agreed on a contract buyout with the Indiana Pacers and now plans to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers assuming he clears waivers. Clippers recently lost backup C Mason Plumlee to a sprained MCL for several weeks. pic.twitter.com/m5y55TwQ9q
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 15, 2023
The Chicago Bulls and Zach LaVine are reportedly considering the possibility of a trade. As the first All-Star level player available since Damian Lillard and James Harden, LaVine is expected to have a wide market.
According to Shams Charania, the Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, and Philadelphia 76ers are interested in the player.
“Teams that are expected to have a level of interest in (Zach) LaVine, I’m told: the Lakers, Heat and 76ers.”
NBA Insider @ShamsCharania on a potential trade for LaVine. pic.twitter.com/lMw7PHFLf0
— The Rally (@TheRally) November 14, 2023
Denver Nuggets’ head coach Michael Malone has agreed on a contract extension that will make him one of the NBA’s highest-paid coaches, sources told ESPN on Monday.
Malone – who has led Denver to a Western Conference-leading 8-2 record to start the 2023-24 season – spent eight seasons lifting the franchise out of the lottery, into the playoffs and, ultimately, to an NBA title. Denver’s 16-4 run in the 2023 playoffs was the league’s most dominant since the Golden State Warriors in 2017.
Fonte: ESPN.
Jamal Murray strained his right hamstring, which will probably keep him out of action for the rest of November.
In Saturday night’s Denver Nuggets victory over the Chicago Bulls, Murray sustained an injury. Murray experienced a comparable injury during the preseason.
This week, Malone stated, “This will be something that is longer than we would like.” “You have to have the big picture in mind and make sure we’re putting him in position to get healthy before he comes back.”
Murray may become eligible for the Supermax if he is selected to the All-NBA team, given he did not sign a contract extension with the Nuggets over the offseason. Throughout his career, Murray has not been selected to an All-Star or All-NBA squad.
Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas is expected to miss two weeks with a left ankle sprain, sources tell The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The 22-year-old has averaged 26.9 points and 3.8 rebounds over eight games this season.
Four-time NBA champion Andre Iguodala is expected to be named the new executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, replacing Tamika Tremaglio who is stepping down, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic
Major change at the NBPA with Andre Iguodala taking over as the new Executive Director and Tamika Tremaglio out. https://t.co/wFpT3G0QDt
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 9, 2023
Kevin Knox has agreed to a one-year deal with the Detroit Pistons.
Knox returns to Detroit, where he played 42 games a season ago.
Free agent forward Kevin Knox has agreed to a one-year deal with the Detroit Pistons, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Knox returns to Detroit, where he played 42 games a season ago.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 8, 2023
P.J. Tucker claimed that his inclusion in the James Harden deal to the Los Angeles Clippers took him by surprise. The move, according to Tucker, also caught center Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers off guard.
“I wasn’t expecting to get traded, so I didn’t know. It kind of came out of nowhere,” Tucker said. “And from what I know, he didn’t know either. But you never know with this stuff, man. It’s the NBA. You never know.”
Despite reports that he and Harden were a package deal, Tucker stated he had no desire to leave the Sixers.
“James’ situation had nothing to do with me,” Tucker said. “As much as I get thrown in it, I’m kind of a casualty in that sense.”
But Tucker is happy to have a chance to compete for a title with LA.
“I don’t want to play if I’m not playing for a team that has a chance to win it,” Tucker said. “Eighteen years, if I’m not chasing that then I can’t play. There’s no point. And this team definitely has a chance. You look at our personnel. I don’t know how many teams that have it on paper like we do.”
Michael Malone reports that Jamal Murray has a right hamstring strain, which will keep him out for a while.
Murray sustained the hamstring strain on Saturday against the Bulls; he had been battling the injury since training camp.
As Malone put it, the strain is “not a one or two game injury.”
Murray was replaced in the starting lineup by Reggie Jackson.
Robert Williams III is going to have surgery on his right knee. Williams’s return date is contingent upon the surgery he will have, the details of which are still being discussed.
Wiliams was acquired by the Blazers from the Boston Celtics in September as a component of the Jrue Holiday trade.
Williams had drawn trade interest from the Blazers.
The Los Angeles Clippers have decided to convert Joshua Primo’s Two-Way contract to a standard NBA deal.
Xavier Moon will return to the team on a new Two-Way contract.
Primo was selected by the Spurs at No. 12 in the 2021 NBA Draft but was released a year ago due to behavioral issues.
The Alabama product still has plenty of time to build a respectable NBA career.
Primo – the 12th pick in the 2021 NBA draft has been undergoing therapy and was suspended for four games due to conduct detrimental after league investigation “found that Primo engaged in inappropriate and offensive behavior by exposing himself to women”: https://t.co/AJ3PdyOzxS https://t.co/48MhbCIpf5
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 6, 2023
Eric Bledsoe has reached an agreement to return to the Shanghai Sharks, the Chinese team announced.
The former Kentucky point guard last year made his CBA debut producing averages of 17.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.6 steals in 22 minutes per game.
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl signs a two-way NBA contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Former OKC forward had standard deal offers elsewhere but chose Pelicans two-way for a better potential opportunity.
Free agent forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl has agreed to a two-way NBA contract with the New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The former OKC second-rounder had standard deal offers elsewhere but chose Pelicans two-way for a better potential opportunity.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 3, 2023
Michael Scotto and Keith Pompey recently spoke about the Philadelphia 76ers’ plans after the trade of James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Daryl Morey would like to invest the draft picks and some of the expiring contracts he received to strengthen the roster as soon as possible.
Among the 76ers’ potential trade targets are Zach LaVine and OG Anunoby (much liked by Nurse).
Other names Philadelphia will keep an eye on between now and the trade deadline include Cavaliers’ All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell and Pistons’ Croatian forward Bojan Bogdanovic.
These are different profiles, with different ‘prices’. In the event of Tyrese Maxey’s definitive explosion – the guard started the season with 30.3 points (53% 3P, 91% FT) and 6.3 assists per game- , the front office would lean towards one between Anunoby and Bogdanovic, to not take away possessions and responsibility from the former Kentucky guard.
Former Virtus Bologna coach and current Spain NT coach Sergio Scariolo has received a proposal from the Milwaukee Bucks to return to the NBA and serve as Adrian Griffin’s first assistant coach, as reported by Superbasket.
Scariolo, who has worked with Griffin in his Toronto Raptors stint, would replace Terry Stotts who resigned from his job weeks ago. Since parting ways with Virtus Bologna, he has turned down ASVEL Villeurbanne proposal to replace TJ Parker.
Keon Johnson has signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets. The guard, who was the twenty-first pick in the 2021 Draft, averaged 4.7 points last season with the Blazers..
Free agent G Keon Johnson has agreed on a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets, sources tell ESPN. Johnson was the 21st overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 31, 2023
The Houston Rockets have exercised their fourth-year options for guard Jalen Green and center Alperen Sengun in addition to the third-year options for forwards Tari Eason and Jabari Smith Jr.
Green and Sengun were chosen at No.2 and No.16 respectively in the 2021 NBA Draft, while Smith Jr and Eason were the 3rd and 17th picks in the 2022 NBA Draft.
Sengun started the regular season with 19.3 points, 9 rebounds and 6.7 assist per game.
OFFICIAL: The #Rockets today announced they have exercised their fourth-year options for guard Jalen Green and center Alperen Sengun in addition to the third-year options for forwards Tari Eason and Jabari Smith Jr. pic.twitter.com/xcS0X3Awof
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) October 30, 2023
The Golden State Warriors have exercised the fourth-year contract options on forward Jonathan Kuminga and guard Moses Moody, the team announced.
Both players were selected in the 2021 NBA Draft, Kuminga at No.7 and Moody at No.14.
The Golden State Warriors have exercised the fourth-year contract options on forward Jonathan Kuminga and guard Moses Moody. pic.twitter.com/0E27CZf9RM
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) October 31, 2023
The Los Angeles Clippers may not keep Filip Petrusev, as reported by Law Murray.
His future in California will be decided in the next days by the Clippers.
Petrusev was traded to the Clippers along with James Harden.
On Monday, Quentin Grimes’ fourth-year team option was acquired by the New York Knicks.
Grimes has started each of the first three games this season and is under contract until the 2024–25 campaign.
Last year, Grimes averaged 11.3 points and 3.2 rebounds.
