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Austin Rivers reportedly leaves OKC. Milwaukee Bucks are leaders to sign Rivers

OKC have waived Austin Rivers as reported by Shams Charania.

Austin Rivers arrived from the Knicks in Thursday’s three-team trade that sent George Hill to Philadelphia.

Milwaukee Bucks are leaders to sign Austin Rivers.

Lakers reportedly considered a ‘strong frontrunner’ to sign Andre Drummond

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Los Angeles Lakers are considered a ‘strong frontrunner’ to sign Andre Drummond.

The ESPN reporter adds that the former UConn is expected to announce his decision to join the reigning champs as soon as Sunday.

This year Drummond averaged 17.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.6 assist, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks in 25 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Fonte: Espn.

Brooklyn Nets to sign LaMarcus Aldridge to a veteran minimum deal

Free agent LaMarcus Aldridge has agreed to a 1-year, veteran minimum deal with the Brooklyn Nets, his agent Jeff Schwartz has confirmed to ESPN. After his buyout with San Antonio, the consensus idea within the NBA was of Miami being the next destination for former Blazers big man.

Aldridge has averaged 13.7 ppg in 21 games for San Antonio this season.

Lakers’ Davis cleared to increase on-court work, “still a ways away” from return

Anthony Davis was cleared to begin advancing his on-court work by Los Angeles Lakers team doctors on Friday, including increasing his “volume and intensity in shooting, dribbling and position specific drills.” Lakers star has been out for nearly six weeks due to calf strain and tendinosis in his right leg.

Los Angeles coach Frank Vogel added that Davis is still not close to returning to the lineup. “We’re in the middle of a ramp up. But he’s still a ways away, so nothing concrete from a days standpoint right now,” said Vogel.

76ers Sign Paul Reed to Standard NBA Contract, Mason Jones to Two-Way Deal

Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey announced today that the team has signed Paul Reed to a standard NBA contract and Mason Jones to a two-way contract.
Reed, the No.58 pick of the last NBA Draft, has been named the 2021 NBA G League’s MVP and Rookie of the Year.
Jones spent the first part of the regular season with the Houston Rockets, where he averaged 5.8 points in 26 games.

Julian Champagnie Enters NBA Draft Process

Following a breakout sophomore season, Julian Champagnie has announced he will enter the NBA Draft process.

The 6-foot-8, 220-pound wing intends to take all the necessary steps to maintain his eligibility should he choose to return to college for his junior season.

“After long thought and multiple discussions with our coaching staff and my family, I have decided that it would be in my best interest to test the NBA Draft process,” said Champagnie. “The feedback that I will gain during this process will be very helpful in making my decision on returning to St. John’s for my junior season. I really look forward to having this opportunity and developing into a better player either for St. John’s or in the National Basketball Association. Playing at the next level has always been a dream of mine, so I am fully committed to getting better on and off the court each day.”

After a BIG EAST All-Freshman campaign in 2019-20 during which he averaged 9.9 points and a team-high 6.5 rebounds, Champagnie took a major leap forward as a sophomore. Champagnie averaged 19.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, the former of which led the BIG EAST and the latter of which ranked seventh in the league. The Brooklyn native reached double figures in all 25 of his appearances with 11 showings of 20 or more points and seven double-doubles.

“I think this is without question the right move for Julian at this point in his career,” said Head coach Mike Anderson. “He’ll gain tremendous insight on what he needs to work on to become a threat at the next level, whether that’s next year or in the future. Julian has our unwavering support as he begins this exciting next step on his basketball journey.”

Champagnie’s 19.5 points per game in BIG EAST play secured for him the conference’s league-only scoring title, as he became just the fourth player in St. John’s history to accomplish the feat. Champagnie joined an elite fraternity in that regard, as the only other Red Storm players to do so are Chris Mullin (1983-84), Walter Berry (1985-86) and Marcus Hatten (2001-02).

Champagnie shot 43.3 percent from the floor and 38.0 percent from three-point range while ranking fifth in the BIG EAST with 2.4 made triples per contest. He converted on 88.7 percent of his tries from the charity, good enough for tops in the BIG EAST and 18th in the country.

The Bishop Loughlin product also finished among the top 10 in the BIG EAST for steals (4th-1.4 per game) and blocks (9th- 1.0 per game).

With Champagnie leading the way, St. John’s finished the season with a record of 16-11, including a 10-9 mark in BIG EAST play. The Red Storm’s winning record in BIG EAST was its first since 2014-15 while the team’s four seed in the BIG EAST Tournament was its best since 2000.

Fonte: Redstormsports.

Spurs agree to 10-day deal with Cam Reynolds

Cam Reynolds agreed to a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Reynolds averaged 15.5 ppg in the G League bubble with the Austin Spurs. He played two preseason games this season with San Antonio.

Day after deadline: Raptors felt close to Lowry deal with Sixers, Celtics tried to trade for Vucevic

The day after the trade deadline is also the day of the “missed deals”.

According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Toronto Raptors believed they were “very close” to a trade agreement with the Philadelphia 76ers involving Kyle Lowry: it would have been a 3-teams deal with Danny Green going to a third team.

Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe, instead, reports that the Boston Celtics pursued a trade for Nikola Vucevic before he was moved by the Orlando Magic to the Chicago Bulls. Boston offered multiple first round picks and were a finalist.

Cavs agree to buyout with Andre Drummond

Andre Drummond has agreed to a contract buyout with the Cleveland Cavaliers and will become a free agent, sources tell The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

Former Pistons center will be one of the most coveted free agents on the buyout market now.

San Antonio Spurs’ LaMarcus Aldridge to have conversations with 4 teams

LaMarcus Aldridge cash buyout with the Spurs was $5.8M as reported by ESPN.

American big man will have conversations with the Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and Brooklyn Nets before deciding on his next destination.

LeBron James likely out 4-6 weeks with high ankle sprain

Lakers star LeBron James is expected to miss four to six weeks with his high ankle sprain, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic. James suffered the injury last Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks.

The Los Angeles Lakers were already without Anthony Davis, who is expected to miss approximately two more weeks.

Spurs to buy out LaMarcus Aldridge’s contract: Heat frontrunner to sign him

The San Antonio Spurs  are proceeding to buy out LaMarcus Aldridge in which he’ll become an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes first.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski added that once Aldridge will complete a buyout with the Spurs, the Miami Heat are expected to emerge as a frontrunner to sign him. Former Blazers plans to talk with several teams before finalizing a decision.