After being referred to as “fragile” by Heat president Pat Riley last spring, Tyler Herro has responded in impressive fashion to Riley’s public challenge to improve his availability, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Acknowledging during his end-of-season press conference last year that Herro had dealt with some major injuries, Riley said he hoped to see the veteran … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Herro, Bitadze, Williams, Wizards
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Report: Knicks interested in trading for Valanciunas
Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images One of the Eastern Conference’s better teams wants to bolster their frontcourt rotation with the Washington Wizards center. It is hardly a secret that Washington Wizards center Jonas Valanciunas is one of the NBA’s hottest trade targets. As a big man who is making just $10 million this season, contenders could bolster their rotations … [Read more...] about Report: Knicks interested in trading for Valanciunas
Three Wizards road games are rescheduled
Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images The changes are due to wildfires in Southern California. On Tuesday, the NBA announced that there will be some schedule changes, including for three games the Washington Wizards are involved in. UPDATED SCHEDULE Thursday, Jan. 23 at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m. ET Monday, Mar. 17 at Portland Trail Blazers, 10 p.m. … [Read more...] about Three Wizards road games are rescheduled
Wizards vs. Suns preview: Washington hosts Phoenix in Beal’s return
Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images Beal’s status for the game, however, is up in the air. The Washington Wizards enter Thursday looking to snap a 7-game losing streak against the Phoenix Suns. Game info When: Thursday, January 16 at 7:30 PM ET Where: Capital One Arena How to watch: Monumental/NBA League Pass; Also on the Bullets Forever … [Read more...] about Wizards vs. Suns preview: Washington hosts Phoenix in Beal’s return
Wizards Won’t Trade Jonas Valanciunas For Late 2nd Rounders
The Washington Wizards will consider trading Jonas Valanciunas at the trade deadline, but sources tell The Athletic they will be picky. The Wizards will not simply trade Valanciunas for late second round picks and will want a draft pick or a combination of picks that would appreciably help their rebuild. If the Wizards were required to take back a highly paid player on a … [Read more...] about Wizards Won’t Trade Jonas Valanciunas For Late 2nd Rounders