Not even a quarter of the way into the season, the Minnesota Timberwolves are making moves. In an effort to find a better fit for Rick Adelman’s rotation, the Wolves have shipped forward Derrick Williams to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for defensive specialist Luc Mbah a Moute. It could be said that Williams was being underutilized in Minnesota. Over the last 10 games, Williams made seven appearances, averaging 3.6 points and two rebounds in just over 10 minutes per game. On his
Bad news for the Wizards, who have yet to see a minute of No. 3 pick Otto Porter. Here’s the press release: The Washington Wizards announced today that guard Bradley Beal has been diagnosed with a stress injury to his proximal right fibula. He will miss the next two weeks and then be re-evaluated. The injury was diagnosed by team doctors following an MRI exam on Monday after Beal experienced soreness in his right leg. Beal has appeared in all 13 games for the
I predicted a Timberwolves upset over the Pacers, but it was not to be. Paul George/IND and George Hill/IND were brilliant and a suffocating Indiana defense effectively cut off the Wolves’ outside shooting. It’s tough to win in the modern game if you can’t reliably make threes. Elsewhere , the Spurs and Pistons had no trouble with the Pelicans and Bucks respectively, while the Jazz came through with an overtime win over the visiting Bulls (visions of contention in Chicago
Another night of NBA action is in the books. Championship contenders continued their extraordinary starts and individual players put on magnificent performances, which all added up to a memorable evening of basketball. Here’s everything you need to know about last night’s games. 1. The Indiana Pacers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 98-84 to move to an NBA-best 13-1. George Hill led the charge with 26 points, seven assists, three rebounds, five steals and one block on 9-of-13 shooting from the
New York Knicks guard JR Smith has a nefarious history of staying up late at parties and clubs. [Previous TOTD: JR Smith Accused of Partying Too Much] That very history makes his recent Footlocker commercial appearance all the more humorous and lighthearted. [Read more…]
BROOKLYN — Can one quarter ruin a basketball team’s season? It could if that 12-minute span of poor play happens over, and over and over again — compounding the many problems the team has overall. The Detroit Pistons outscored the Nets 34-15 in the third quarter on Sunday afternoon at the Barclays Center in a 109-97 loss that dropped Brooklyn to an almost unfathomable 3-10 on the season. In the Nets’ 10 losses, they’ve been outscored by a total of 96
We witnessed two world class blowouts yesterday, as the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz were no match for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder respectively. The tightest game featured the visiting Suns ousting a determined Orlando Magic. The Pistons had too much talent for the Nets to handle, and the Kings’ lack of outside shooting doomed them against the Lakers. Tonight, there are nine games on the NBA schedule. Here is today’s Fantasy Spin. [Read more…]
Kobe Bryant has signed a two-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, which means he likely will have a 20-year career. The Lakers did not announce financial terms. Bryant is the highest-paid player in the NBA this season, making $30.4 million. He and Michael Jordan are the only NBA players to make $30 million in one season. Bryant was eligible to receive 105 percent of his current salary, which would put his 2014-15 earnings at almost $32 million. However, reports out