Hoops Rumors

Appearing Saturday on ESPN, Pelicans forward Trey Murphy provided an update on his progress since undergoing surgery in late March for a torn labrum in his right shoulder (Twitter video link from Pelicans Film Room). “I feel pretty good,” Murphy said. “I have started up my skill workouts. I am able to do things without restriction. Just waiting to get cleared for … [Read more...] about Troy Murphy Provides Update On Recovery; X-Rays Negative On Micah Peavy

GG Jackson II has had an up-and-down start to his Grizzlies career. After playing over 1200 minutes his rookie year for a Memphis team ravaged by injuries, a broken foot, and a healthy squad limited him to less than 500 minutes his sophomore season. Now, with a new head coach in Tuomas Iisalo, Jackson is looking to settle into a role, and Iisalo is looking to help him do … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Jackson, Flagg, Queen, More

The Pelicans and forward Herbert Jones have agreed to a three-year, $68MM extension, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The deal will feature a player option on the final year, Charania adds. Jones’ current contract will pay him roughly $13.9MM this season and $14.9MM in 2026/27. His new extension will begin in ’27/28 and will be start at 140% of his previous … [Read more...] about Pelicans, Herb Jones Agree To Three-Year Extension

Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego will remain in his current position on Willie Green‘s staff, Ian Begley of SNY TV tweets. One of the finalists for the head coaching job in New York, Borrego was rumored to be a prime target for the Knicks as they seek an associate head coach under new head coach Mike Brown. He was also targeted by the Nuggets to be their lead … [Read more...] about James Borrego To Remain Pelicans’ Top Assistant

The NBA has officially announced the six groups of five teams apiece for the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup, also known as the in-season tournament (Twitter link). In order to set the groups, the league splits the Western and Eastern Conferences into five three-team tiers based on last season’s regular season standings, with one club from each tier randomly drawn into each of the … [Read more...] about Groups Set For 2025 NBA Cup