Category: NBA PM
Brooklyn Nets forward Cameron Johnson (left shoulder contusion) has been upgraded to available for Thursday night’s home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The five-year veteran has missed eight games this season. Through 35 starts this season, Johnson is averaging 14 points, 4.6 rebounds, a career-high 2.6 assists, and 28.5 minutes per game. Plus, he’s shooting […]
According to the latest NBA trade rumors, the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers are the two teams most interested in acquiring Toronto Raptors guard Bruce Brown. “You touched on Bruce Brown being second behind Dejounte Murray as far as the Lakers’ trade target pecking order. By the way, you talked about the Lakers’ interest […]
Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards posted a career-high 21 points on 9-of-13 (69.2%) shooting from the floor and 3-of-4 (75%) at the foul line in Wednesday night’s 113-106 loss to the Detroit Pistons. It was his first game with 20 or more points since Charlotte’s 126-109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Oct. 23, 2022. […]
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson moved up from No. 8 to No. 7 on the NBA’s all-time 3-pointers list, passing Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, in Wednesday night’s 134-112 win over the Atlanta Hawks. Thompson, 33, needed four 3-pointers to tie the four-time MVP and a fifth to overtake him. The 11-year veteran […]
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is averaging a career-high 38 points per 36 minutes, which is the highest by any NBA player in any season in the shot clock era since 1954-55. NBA Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain is a close second. At the age of 25, Chamberlain averaged 37.4 points per 36 minutes in […]
On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks shocked the NBA community when the organization fired first-year head coach Adrian Griffin after 43 games into the 2023-24 season, and the club made another surprising move on Wednesday when it decided to hire veteran coach-turned-analyst Doc Rivers. Griffin, 49, finished with an impressive 30-13 (.698) record. Griffin had one […]
The Memphis Grizzlies were granted a $12.4 million disabled player exception (DPE) by the NBA on Wednesday for the season-ending injury to All-Star guard Ja Morant, according to sources. The Grizzlies have until March 11 to use the exception, which allows a team to trade for or claim a player who is in the final […]
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic trails only LeBron James for the second-most NBA games leading his team in points, rebounds, and assists. The two-time MVP has recorded 159 such games across his nine-year career. Through 21 seasons, James has logged 231 such games. In Denver’s 114-109 win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, Jokic […]
According to the latest NBA rumors, if the Los Angeles Lakers make a trade for a star player before the Feb. 8 deadline, it might not be for Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray. “Dejounte Murray had a great week, last week had a couple game winners. You know, they’ve talked with the Lakers,” ESPN’s Adrian […]
Jalen Brunson recorded his fifth straight 30-point game and has shot 50% or better in each of his last four contests, tying the longest such streak by a New York Knicks guard in franchise history. Stephon Marbury finished his Knicks career with 37 30-point games over five seasons (2003-08). Brunson currently has 33 such games […]
