In an NBA G League swap, the Memphis Hustle acquired a 2025 first-round pick and the returning player rights to forward Malik Fitts from the Cleveland Charge, the Grizzlies’ G League team tweets. The Charge, the Cavaliers’ affiliate, received the returning player rights to guard Jacob Gilyard. Fitts has appeared in 18 NBA games, most recently in eight contests with Boston … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Fitts, Gilyard, NBA Schedule, Flagg, Swarm Staff
Atlantic Notes: Raptors, Celtics, Horford, Nets
The Raptors appear to be embracing a youth movement this season, with young players like Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett leading the charge. In a mailbag, Eric Koreen of The Athletic says he doesn’t project that Toronto will achieve more than a potential play-in berth, but he does believe the club has enough depth that it could compete for a seventh or eighth … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Raptors, Celtics, Horford, Nets
And-Ones: Watson, First-Rounders, Trade Targets, Punter
Former Suns head coach Earl Watson is joining Steve Lavin‘s coaching staff at the University of San Diego, sources tell NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link). It’s a reunion for the two sides — Watson played under Lavin in college at UCLA. Watson, who played 13 NBA seasons as a defensive-minded point guard, was an assistant with Phoenix before being named interim and then … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Watson, First-Rounders, Trade Targets, Punter
Lakers Frontrunners To Sign Christian Koloko
The Lakers are the frontrunners to sign free agent big man Christian Koloko, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter links). According to Charania, Koloko is also drawing interest from the Clippers, the Spurs, and his former team, the Raptors. Koloko, who is still finalizing his decision on where he’ll sign, is on the comeback trail after missing all of the 2023/24 … [Read more...] about Lakers Frontrunners To Sign Christian Koloko
Atlantic Notes: Sixers, Batum, Dolan, Raptors, Nets
The Sixers couldn’t have asked for a much better outcome after entering the summer armed with cap space than coming away with free agents like Paul George, Caleb Martin, Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon, and Reggie Jackson in addition to re-signing Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre, KJ Martin, and Kyle Lowry. Still, as Tim Bontemps of ESPN observed on the latest Hoop Collective podcast … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Sixers, Batum, Dolan, Raptors, Nets