The Pelicans had a new head coach for Sunday’s game against Golden State, but the result was familiar, writes Les East of NOLA.com. Playing its first game under James Borrego, who was promoted after Willie Green was fired on Saturday, New Orleans suffered its fifth straight loss and fell to 2-11 on the season. “We’ve got a lot to do,” Borrego said. “The beauty of this game is … [Read more...] about Pelicans Notes: Borrego, Green, Dumars, Poole, Coaching Search
Southwest Notes: KD, Sengun, Bey, Zion, Mavs, Morant, Edey, Coward
When Fred VanVleet tore his ACL prior to training camp, it raised questions about how the Rockets would function without a veteran point guard on the court to organize the offense. However, VanVleet’s absence hasn’t slowed down Houston’s attack at all through the season’s first four weeks — Houston ranks first in the NBA with an offensive rating of 123.4. As William Guillory of … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: KD, Sengun, Bey, Zion, Mavs, Morant, Edey, Coward
Nuggets Notes: Watson, Nnaji, Johnson, Barea, Depth
After not reaching an agreement this offseason on a rookie scale extension with the Nuggets, Peyton Watson got off to a quiet start, averaging 6.4 points per game on .441/.263/.720 shooting through 13 games. But with Christian Braun (left ankle sprain) and Aaron Gordon (hamstring injury management) both inactive on Wednesday, Watson took advantage of his increased offensive … [Read more...] about Nuggets Notes: Watson, Nnaji, Johnson, Barea, Depth
Pelicans Notes: Dumars, Weaver, Borrego, Mosley, Peavy
The Pelicans didn’t conduct an extensive search before hiring Joe Dumars as their new head of basketball operations in the spring, according to John Hollinger of The Athletic, who hears from sources that Dumars has one of the NBA’s “most generous” executive contracts despite the fact that New Orleans isn’t typically among the league’s bigger spenders. After the Pelicans hired … [Read more...] about Pelicans Notes: Dumars, Weaver, Borrego, Mosley, Peavy
Pelicans Notes: H. Jones, Queen, Murphy
Former second-round pick Herbert Jones signed a three-year, $68MM extension with the Pelicans over the summer. The 27-year-old forward is now under contract through 2029/30, including a player option for the final season. In an interview with Grant Afseth of RG.org, Jones says he’s worked to become a more vocal leader for New Orleans, particularly on offense. “I think most of … [Read more...] about Pelicans Notes: H. Jones, Queen, Murphy