Wizards forward Deni Avdija might have turned a corner in his NBA career, highlighted by a career-high 43 points and season-high 15 rebounds on Wednesday against the Pelicans, Josh Robbins of The Athletic writes. “It’s a little emotional,” Avdija said. “I never thought that, coming to the league, seeing all those numbers, those big players score those points, [I would be] able … [Read more...] about Wizards Notes: Avdija, Coulibaly, Davis, Hampton
Buyout Market Rumors: Fournier, Wright, Bertans, Young, Gallinari
After spending the better part of the last two seasons on the bench in New York, Evan Fournier was traded from the Knicks to the Pistons as a salary-matching piece in the deadline-day deal that sent Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks out of Detroit. Given that Fournier isn’t owed any guaranteed money beyond this season and the Pistons have the NBA’s worst record, he has been … [Read more...] about Buyout Market Rumors: Fournier, Wright, Bertans, Young, Gallinari
Mavs Notes: Kuzma, G. Williams, Washington, Gafford, Front Office
Following up on reports that Kyle Kuzma was nearly traded from the Wizards to the Mavericks last week, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said on the latest Hoop Collective podcast (YouTube link) that he believes Dallas was offering two first-round picks to Washington in its proposal for the veteran forward. One of those first-rounders was almost certainly the 2024 pick that Dallas … [Read more...] about Mavs Notes: Kuzma, G. Williams, Washington, Gafford, Front Office
NBA Teams With Open Roster Spots
A number of free agent signings have been finalized in the days since last Thursday’s trade deadline, but there are still many teams around the NBA with one or more open spots on their respective rosters. For clubs with just a single standard or two-way opening, there’s not necessarily any urgency to fill those spots, especially ahead of the All-Star break. But the clock is … [Read more...] about NBA Teams With Open Roster Spots
Wizards Notes: Kuzma, Gafford, Jones, Holmes, Arena Battle
After previously reporting that the Wizards nearly traded Kyle Kuzma to Dallas at last week’s deadline, Josh Robbins of The Athletic says head of basketball operations Michael Winger actually informed the forward that the general framework of a deal sending him to the Mavericks was in place. Winger didn’t necessarily love the return, so when Kuzma told him he’d prefer to stay … [Read more...] about Wizards Notes: Kuzma, Gafford, Jones, Holmes, Arena Battle