The Philadelphia 76ers are planning to sign Anthony Tolliver for the remainder of the season, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic.
The 14-year NBA veteran is completing his second 10-day contract for the Sixers this weekend. He’s appeared so far in 5 games with limited minutes.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, LeBron James’ return from the longest absence of his career could come tonight against the Sacramento Kings. James plans to test his ankle and make a game-time decision with Lakers staff, otherwise his return could likely happen on Sunday against the Toronto Raptors.
James is out since March 20.
Phoenix Suns swingman Mikal Bridges will become eligible for a contract extension with the Phoenix Suns this offseason. According to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, Bridges could sign a contract worth approximately $20M per season.
Suns will have also to evaluate a contract extension for big man DeAndre Ayton, while Chris Paul could exercise an option on his contract and become a free agent.
Atlanta Hawks’ Kevin Huerter is set to miss Friday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers due to a sprained left shoulder. An MRI confirmed the injury, which Huerter suffered on Monday.
Huerter is averaging 12.3 ppg for the Hawks
According to Donatas Urbonas, Ishmail Wainright is stalling in talks with Zalgiris Kaunas due to the interest of some NBA teams.
During the season the versatile Strasbourg forward received an offer from the Raptors, but the French team decided not to release him.
The former Baylor is averaging 10.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game in Jeep Elite
Ishmail Wainright is leaning toward seeking the NBA opportunity, per sources. Hearing he's not closing the deal with Zalgiris, because he's drawing a lot of interest from the NBA teams. He had an offer from Toronto this season, but Strasbourg didn't want to let him go. https://t.co/i9hRerNqP4
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) April 30, 2021
The Denver Nuggets plan to sign guard Austin Rivers for the rest of the season, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Rivers is providing backcourt depth with Jamal Murray and Will Barton out.
The LA Clippers are signing guard Yogi Ferrell for the rest of the season, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The deal includes a non-guarantee on the 2021-2022 season.
Fonte: Adrian Wojnarowski.
According to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer, there’s hope within the Hornets that LaMelo Ball and Malik Monk can both play this weekend.
Ball and Monk will participate in full contact activities as the Hornets have two days of no games ahead of a back-to-back this weekend.
Both players have missed about a month of action. The Hornets are eighth in the East with 30 wins and 32 losses.
Fonte: Charlotte Observer.
The 76ers plan to make an offer to Kyle Lowry in the upcoming free agency.
Per The Athletic (via RealGM), The Toronto Raptors and 76ers held trade talks on Lowry at the deadline but no deal was consummated.
The Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers also tried to trade for Lowry at the deadline. The Heat are the only team of the three in position to possibly sign Lowry outright.
“Really good,” one general manager told The Athletic when asked about Lowry’s market. “There’s teams with money and not a lot of players, so I think he’s going to do really well.”
The San Antonio Spurs will be without Derrick White for the remainder of the season.
Per ESPN, The San Antonio Spurs do not expect starting guard Derrick White back this season because of a sprained right ankle, coach Gregg Popovich said Wednesday.
White was injured in the Spurs’ win Monday in Washington. The fourth-year guard is averaging a career-best 15.4 points this season for San Antonio, which played 18 of its first 19 games this season without White because of a toe injury.
“You can imagine his spirits are not high,” Popovich said.
After the earlier reports from Chema de Lucas about the New York Knicks making a strong push for Luca Vildoza, HoopsHype reported that there’s already an agreement in place for the Argentinian guard to join the Knicks immediately.
SNY’s Ian Begley also added that the Knicks will not sign Simi Shittu in order to keep an open roster spot for Vildoza.
New York Knicks make the last offer to Luca Vildoza as reported by Chema de Lucas.
Knicks would like Baskonia point guard already for the end of this season.
Vildoza averaged 10.2 points, 3.5 assists and 1.6 steal this season in Euroleague.
ÚLTIMA HORA: Los Knicks preparan un último intento para incorporar YA a Luca Vildoza #NBA
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) April 28, 2021
The Toronto Raptors have decided to confirm Freddie Gillespie with a two-year contract, Shams Charania and Blake Murphy reports.
The rookie out of Baylor played 10 games during the two ten-day contracts signed with the Canadian team, averaging 5.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and a block.
The Toronto Raptors are signing forward Freddie Gillespie to a two-year contract, sources tell me and @BlakeMurphyODC. Gillespie had a productive stretch over two 10-day contracts.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 28, 2021
Australian prospect Josh Giddey announced that he’s entering the 2021 NBA Draft.
Giddey, currently ranked No.13 in ESPN’s Top 100, spent this season with the Adelaide 36ers.
In 23 NBL games the 2002-born guard produced averages of over 11 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assist.
Highlights of his triple-double (12+10+10 assist) in the game against New Zealand:
The Portland Trail Blazers will sign Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for the remainder of the season.
Portland is signing Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for the rest of the season, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 28, 2021
The Sacramento Kings will sign center Damian Jones until the end of next season, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Kings will release forward Chris Silva to make room for Jones
Former Warriors center averaged 3.8 ppg and 3.5 rpg during his two 10-day contract with Sacramento.
The Orlando Magic have signed free agent center Moritz Wagner (MORE-rhetz VOG-ner) for the remainder of the regular season, President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal are not disclosed. In addition, forward Robert Franks has been released from his 10-day contract.
Wagner (6’11”, 245, 4/26/97) played in 34 games this season (14 starts) with both Washington and Boston, averaging 5.6 ppg., 2.7 rpg. and 1.1 apg. in 12.8 minpg. He appeared in 25 games (13 starts) with the Wizards, averaging 7.1 ppg., 2.9 rpg. and 1.3 apg. in 15.0 minpg. Wagner was traded to Boston as part of a three-team deal on Mar. 25. He played in nine games (one start) with the Celtics, averaging 1.2 ppg. and 2.1 rpg. in 6.8 minpg. Wagner was waived by Boston on Apr. 16.
Originally selected in the first round (25th overall) of the 2018 NBA Draft by the L.A. Lakers, Wagner has played in 122 career NBA regular season games (24 starts) with the Lakers, Washington and Boston, averaging 6.5 ppg., 3.2 rpg. and 1.0 apg. in 14.1 minpg.
Wagner played in 107 career games (77 starts) during three seasons at the University of Michigan (2015-18), averaging 10.4 ppg. and 4.5 rpg. in 21.0 minpg. As a junior (2017-18), he played and started in 39 games, averaging 14.6 ppg. and 7.1 rpg. in 27.6 minpg., while shooting .528 (216-409) from the floor and .394 (63-160) from three-point range. Wagner was named to the 2017-18 All-Big Ten Second Team and was later named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2018 Big Ten Tournament, leading the Wolverines to the Big Ten Conference Tournament championship. He also earned 2018 NCAA West Region All-Tournament Team honors and the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team, helping Michigan reach the NCAA Championship game.
Wagner will wear #21 with the Orlando Magic.
Franks (6’7”, 255, 12/18/96) played in seven games with the Magic, averaging 6.1 ppg. and 2.0 rpg in 14.4 minpg. He originally signed a 10-day contract with Orlando on Apr. 12, then a second 10-day contract on Apr. 22.
The Orlando Magic are signing Mo Wagner for the remainder of the season.
Wagner has played with Washington and Boston in 2020-2021.
Free agent F Moe Wagner is signing a deal with the Orlando Magic for the rest of the season, sources tell ESPN. Wagner has played with Washington and Boston this season.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 27, 2021
Devin Cannady of the Orlando Magic underwent surgery on Monday to clean out his dislocated right ankle, though tests showed he did not fracture it as originally feared.
A series of exams including X-rays, a CT scan and MRI showed that Cannady’s bones and cartilage remained intact, the Magic said. Cannady dislocated the ankle and suffered a severe lateral ankle sprain during Sunday night’s game against Indiana, a gruesome injury after which he needed to be removed from the court on a stretcher.
Cannady will not play again this season. The Magic said a plaster splint was applied to the ankle on Monday and that the former Princeton guard is expected to make a full recovery.
Fonte: ESPN.
Larry Nance of the Cleveland Cavaliers is expected to miss the remainder of the season with broken thumb.
Per ESPN, Nance’s injury was one of several suffered by Cleveland players, leaving the Cavaliers short-handed for Monday night’s game against Toronto in Florida. The Cavs lost 112-96.
Guard Matthew Dellavedova was ruled out Monday with a neck strain and after receiving four stitches when he was accidentally head-butted. Also, center Isaiah Hartenstein and forward Lamar Stevens suffered concussions against the Wizards.
Leading scorer Collin Sexton missed Sunday’s game with a concussion he got last week in Charlotte. He also was ruled out again Monday night, and there’s no timeline on a return.
Fonte: ESPN.
Jake Fischer talked about DeMar DeRozan on Bleacher Report: «If New York decides to aggressively pitch a premier free agent this offseason, DeRozan would seem to fit the mold of a player receptive to Thibodeau’s culture. The Spurs’ swingman is believed to have an interest in returning to the Eastern Conference, sources said, and there is plenty of scoring opportunity open in the Knicks’ rotation»..
Fonte: bleacherreport.com.
John Wall of the Houston Rockets is likely done for the remainder of the season with hamstring strain.
Per ESPN, According to sources, Wall’s injury is a Grade 2 hamstring strain, which has a typical recovery time of approximately three weeks. With the Rockets eliminated from playoff contention, the team has no intention of rushing Wall back.
Wall averaged 20.6 points and 6.9 assists while shooting 40.4% from the floor in 40 games this season for the Rockets, who have the NBA’s worst record at 15-46 in the first year of a rebuilding project on the heels of trading longtime franchise cornerstone James Harden.
Fonte: ESPN.
Ten NBA referees, including veteran officials typically assigned to the NBA Finals, are sidelined because of issues related to COVID-19 and, in one case, an injury, a league official told ESPN.
Most of the absences have been tied to contact tracing, according to the spokesperson, who added that the league expects all 10 of the referees currently sidelined to be available for the playoffs, which start in less than a month.
Fonte: ESPN.
The Los Angeles Clippers will sign DeMarcus Cousins for the remainder of the season, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.
Cousins’ second 10-day contract with LA is expiring today. He has averaged 6.2 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 8 games played for the Clippers so far.
Fonte: Chris Haynes.
According to Sports Illustrated Howard Beck, NBA sources expect easy approval to make the Play-In tournament as a permanent solution. The format was initially approved on a one-year trial basis.
Devin Cannady of the Orlando Magic suffered an open fracture of his right ankle in the first quarter when he landed awkwardly while trying to contest Edmond Sumner’s layup. Magic center Mo Bamba was so shaken by the sight of the injury that he took his jersey off and placed it over Cannady’s badly broken and bleeding ankle.
“Sickening. First, of all [Cannady] is a good guy who has worked his tail off to get better,” said Tyrone Corbin, who directed the Magic with head coach Steve Clifford out after testing positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. “It’s just sickening to see him go down like that. We’re praying for him.”
The former Princeton star was set for surgery Sunday night.
Fonte: ESPN.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James could make his return as early as next week, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
James has been sidelined for a month with an ankle sprain. During that span, the Lakers have won just seven out 18 games.
Fonte: NBA Countdown.
Simisola Shittu will sign a 2-way contract with the New York Knicks, Ian Begley reports.
The forward out of Vanderbilt, who will replace Myles Powell, averaged 14.5 points and 10.1 rebounds for the Westchester Kinicks in the G League Bubble.
This year Shittu played also 3 preseason games with the Chicago Bulls.
Knicks waive guard Myles Powell.
— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) April 24, 2021
Update: Simi Shittu’s deal with the Knicks may change to a 2-way contract rather than a 10-day pact, per sources. Either way, Shittu’s contract is expected to be finalized soon. https://t.co/s6NIHFofHt
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) April 24, 2021
Once Knicks add Simi Shittu, they will have a full roster. Shittu & Theo Pinson on two-way deals & 15 players on standard contracts. With deals for Shittu, Myles Powell & Jared Harper, NYK has provided added compensation for Westchester Knicks who played in G League bubble.
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) April 25, 2021
The Memphis Grizzlies are signing Tim Frazier until the end of the season.
The pointguard out of Penn State was completing a 10-day contract with the Grizzlies.
Last year Frazier averaged 3.6 points and 3.4 assist for the Detroit Pistons.
The Grizzlies are signing guard Tim Frazier for the rest of the season, sources tell ESPN. He was completing a 10-day deal with Memphis.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 24, 2021
The Indiana Pacers announced Friday they have waived two-way player Brian Bowen II. In addition, the team has signed Amida Brimah to a two-way contract.
This year Brimah played 10 games for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, with averages of 8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks.
OFFICIAL: The #Pacers have waived two-way player Brian Bowen II. In addition, the team has signed Amida Brimah to a two-way contract.https://t.co/volyCHuQ7D
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 23, 2021
