Hoops Rumors

The Wizards view Isaiah Livers and Marvin Bagley as the most important parts of their trade with the Pistons on Sunday, according to Josh Robbins of The Athletic, rather than the two second-round picks Detroit tossed in to rid itself of Bagley’s contract.Washngton parted with Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala in the deal. The Wizards are banking on their player development … [Read more...] about Wizards Hope To Develop Bagley, Livers

Billionaire executive Laurene Powell Jobs plans to sell about half of her substantial stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the holding company that controls the Washington Wizards, Capital One Arena, and the NHL’s Washington Capitals, according to Eben Novy-Williams and Scott Soshnick of Sportico. Powell Jobs will reportedly sell approximately 10% of Monumental. The … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Wizards, Ball, Miller, Martin, Isaac

The Knicks inquired earlier this season on Wizards big man Daniel Gafford, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype told ESPN’s Bobby Marks in the latest episode of the HoopsHype podcast. While Scotto doesn’t say exactly when that inquiry occurred, it was presumably sometime after New York lost Mitchell Robinson to the left ankle injury that is expected to sideline him for most or all of … [Read more...] about Scotto’s Latest: Gafford, Knicks, Mavs, Dinwiddie, Markkanen

Hawks guard Dejounte Murray has a “substantial” group of teams interested in his services in early trade talks around the NBA, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, who hears from sources who say Atlanta seems focused on retooling its roster for a playoff push rather than rebuilding. As Fischer explains, the Spurs continue to be linked to Murray, but they likely don’t have … [Read more...] about Latest On Dejounte Murray

Discussing the newest addition to the Wizards‘ roster on Wednesday, head coach Wes Unseld Jr. talked about what Hamidou Diallo will bring to the team, per Josh Robbins of The Athletic (Twitter link). “High-level energy,” Unseld said. “He defends. He plays downhill, plays with force. He can be very disruptive, very active. He’s got positional size, which I think is great. He’s … [Read more...] about Wes Unseld Jr. Discusses What Diallo Brings To Wizards