NBA News
- Celtics Notes: Season, Sale, Scheierman, Tatum November 7, 2024Despite starters Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis missing several games a piece, the 7-2 Celtics have picked up right where they left off so far this season. Tim Bontemps of ESPN even sees similarities between this year’s loaded Boston squad and the 73-win 2015-16 Warriors, noting that Boston is similarly deep in its roster construction […]
- Trail Blazers’ Shaedon Sharpe Could Make Season Debut Thursday November 7, 2024Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe, who has been shelved all season with a labral tear in his left shoulder, has had his status upgraded to “questionable” prior to Portland’s Thursday matchup against the Spurs, reports Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report (Twitter link). The intriguing third-year swingman could make his season debut in San […]
- Joel Embiid To Make Season Debut Tuesday November 7, 2024Sixers All-Star center Joel Embiid is set to return to the floor for Philadelphia next Tuesday against the Knicks, per Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter video link). Embiid, who had been out all year while managing a knee injury, will serve a three-game suspension handed down after he shoved a reporter, then make his season […]
- Magic Notes: Carter, Bitadze, Anthony Black November 6, 2024Magic starting center Wendell Carter Jr. has suffered a left foot plantar fascia strain and is out for the immediate future, per Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link). Carter missed Monday’s game in Oklahoma City and has also been ruled out for Wednesday’s matchup with the Pacers. Beede adds that, after missing four games […]
- Bulls Notes: Buzelis, Vucevic, Smith, LaVine, THT November 6, 2024Rookie Bulls forward Matas Buzelis, the No. 11 pick in this year’s draft, continues to play very sparingly at the NBA level this fall, resulting in the team sending him to the G League over the weekend for a brief assignment with the Windy City Bulls. Potential stints in the NBAGL were always part of […]
- Largest Trade Exceptions Available This Season November 6, 2024Ahead of the NBA’s 2025 trade deadline, it’s worth keeping in mind which teams hold traded player exceptions that could come in handy to grease the wheels on an in-season deal. As we explain in our glossary, a traded player exception allows a team to take on salary in a trade without sending out any […]
- Southwest Notes: Popovich, Johnson, Mavs, Kennard, Jenkins November 6, 2024With Gregg Popovich away from the Spurs for health reasons, reporting on Monday indicated that the head coach is “OK” and “just needs rest,” and acting head coach Mitch Johnson later told the media that Popovich is “in good spirits.” Still, Shams Charania of ESPN and Mike Finger of The San Antonio Express-News suggested on […]
- Players Signed After Wednesday Won’t Be Trade-Eligible This Season November 6, 2024When a free agent signs a standard contract with an NBA team, he becomes ineligible to be traded for at least three months. Since this season’s trade deadline will land on February 6, that means a player who signs a new deal with a team anytime after Wednesday, November 6 won’t be eligible to be […]
- Central Notes: Bucks, Giannis, Haliburton, Cavs November 6, 2024Since 1970, a total of 150 teams have began a season with a 1-6 record (or worse). Only 12 of those 150 teams have made the playoffs, and five did so despite finishing with a losing record, writes Eric Nehm of The Athletic. The Bucks are one of two NBA teams who currently own a […]
- Blazers Notes: Williams, Rebuild, Banton, G League Moves November 6, 2024Trail Blazers center Robert Williams was available to suit up on Monday for the first time in nearly a year, having recovered from last season’s knee surgery and a hamstring injury he sustained during training camp. His last appearance in an NBA game occurred on November 5, 2023. However, Williams didn’t get off the bench […]
- Sixers Notes: George, Offense, Embiid November 6, 2024Paul George wasn’t pleased with how he performed on Monday in his Sixers debut. The star forward committed six turnovers and made just 4-of-14 shots from the field (including 1-of-7 three-pointers) in the loss to the Suns. After the game, George referred to his outing as “bad” and admitted he was “gassed” at times during […]
- Atlantic Notes: Claxton, Simmons, Boucher, Brown November 6, 2024Nets center Nic Claxton received his first start of the season on Monday. Claxton, who signed a four-year deal worth up to $100MM during the summer, had 10 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win over Memphis. He missed the preseason due to a hamstring injury. “It’s just still getting back […]
- Heat Notes: Love, Jaquez, Third Quarters, Rotation, Larsson, Ware November 6, 2024Kevin Love won’t make his season debut on Wednesday. The veteran power forward has already been ruled out by the Heat for their road game in Phoenix due to “return to competition reconditioning,” the Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang tweets. Love recently returned to the team after missing the first few weeks due to personal reasons. […]
- NBA Suspends Embiid Three Games For Altercation With Columnist November 6, 20247:26pm: Embiid’s suspension will cover Wednesday’s game against the Clippers, Friday’s contest against the Lakers and Sunday’s game against the Hornets, ESPNs Shams Charania tweets. He’ll be eligible to make his season debut next Tuesday in the NBA Cup opener against the Knicks at Philadelphia. 3:35pm: Sixers center Joel Embiid has been suspended for three […]
- Pacific Notes: Booker, Davis, Curry, Coffey November 6, 2024Devin Booker is experiencing wild swings in performance. The Suns guard earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors but now finds himself in a shooting slump, Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic notes. Over the last two games, Booker is 12-of-41 from the field while making just two of 16 3-point tries. Booker’s shooting […]
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