In just two years, the Nets went from being a playoff contender with Kevin Durant, to being one of the league’s rebuilding teams, Brian Lewis of the New York Post writes. When the Nets had Durant, Oklahoma City, Houston and Orlando were among the teams with the worst records, all of which are top teams in their respective conference. That’s a testament to how fast the league … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Nets, Johnson, Boucher, Yabusele, Embiid
Atlantic Notes: Rajakovic, Raptors, Knicks, Sixers
The Raptors are as healthy as they’ve been all season, but their on-court results haven’t improved as of late. They fell to a banged-up Orlando team last Friday and were blown out by Milwaukee on Monday, with both losses coming at home. They’ve now dropped 13 of their last 14 games and have an 8-28 record on the season, the third-worst mark in the NBA. Toronto has been below … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Rajakovic, Raptors, Knicks, Sixers
Eugene Omoruyi Joins Raptors On 10-Day Deal
The Raptors have signed Eugene Omoruyi to a 10-day contract, the team announced in an email. The 27-year-old small forward has been playing for Raptors 905 in the G League, where he was averaging 19.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 28.1 minutes in 14 Tip-Off Tournament and regular season games. Toronto’s affiliate acquired him off waivers in November. The Raptors will be … [Read more...] about Eugene Omoruyi Joins Raptors On 10-Day Deal
Raptors Waive Bruno Fernando
10:11 am: The Raptors have officially waived Fernando, tweets Murphy. 7:25 am: The Raptors are waiving big man Bruno Fernando, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet (Twitter link). Fernando is on a non-guaranteed contract, so cutting him on Tuesday will ensure Toronto isn’t on the hook for his full-season salary. Fernando, who signed a one-year, minimum-salary contract with … [Read more...] about Raptors Waive Bruno Fernando
Stein’s Latest: Johnson, Vucevic, Poeltl, Brown, Olynyk, Ball
The Nets have already dealt Dennis Schroder, Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. Could forward Cameron Johnson be next? Citing league sources, Marc Stein reports on his latest Substack post that the Pacers are a team to watch in terms of Johnson’s next destination. Brooklyn is looking to clear as much salary as possible for the offseason and Johnson is in the second year of a … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: Johnson, Vucevic, Poeltl, Brown, Olynyk, Ball