The Knicks are coming off an exhilarating win over the Spurs to clinch the NBA Cup, but their focus remains on the NBA Finals. With an expensive roster and few trade chips outside of their core players, it’s unclear how or if team president Leon Rose will go about addressing any weaknesses he feels exist on the roster, but at the moment, the front office is happy with how the … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Possible Trade Targets, Brunson, Depth, NBA Cup
Southwest Notes: Poole, Flagg, Wembanyama, Spurs
After losing 22 of their first 25 games, the Pelicans are 2-0 since Jordan Poole returned from a quad strain. Poole, whose 18-game injury absence was the longest of his NBA career, admitted it was difficult to be patient during his recovery and rehab process, per Rod Walker of NOLA.com (subscription required). “It’s one of those things where no matter what I did or no matter … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Poole, Flagg, Wembanyama, Spurs
Jerami Grant Among Possible Targets On Bucks’ Radar
Echoing recent reporting from Marc Stein and Eric Nehm, Jake Fischer writes in his latest story for the Stein Line Substack that the Bucks are conveying to rival teams that they’d prefer to upgrade their roster around Giannis Antetokounmpo rather than move their superstar forward. One rival general manager who spoke to Fischer even suggested the Bucks are giving the impression … [Read more...] about Jerami Grant Among Possible Targets On Bucks’ Radar
Southwest Notes: Zion, McGowens, Morant, Castle, Harper
Zion Williamson came off the bench Sunday as he returned to action after missing the previous five games with a right hip adductor strain, writes Matt Carlson of The Associated Press. It was the first time Williamson hasn’t started in his NBA career, but he was on a minutes limit and Pelicans interim coach James Borrego wanted to make sure he was available for crunch time. “It … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Zion, McGowens, Morant, Castle, Harper
Zion Williamson Practices, Could Return Sunday
Pelicans head coach James Borrego said injured forward Zion Williamson practiced on Saturday and will be listed as questionable to suit up for Sunday’s game at Chicago, per Jim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com (Twitter link). It’s a surprising update, as Shams Charania of ESPN reported on December 2 that Williamson was expected to be out at least three weeks due to a right adductor … [Read more...] about Zion Williamson Practices, Could Return Sunday