Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens notified Jaden Springer that he might be dealt before last month’s trade deadline. Springer wound up going to the Rockets and expressed appreciation for Stevens’ candor. “Brad told me like before it actually (happened),” Springer told Brian Robb of Masslive.com. “He gave me a heads-up like, ‘Hey, something might happen,’ … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Springer, Stevens, Cofield, Raptors Rebouding, Bona
Raptors’ Walter At Risk Of Missing Rest Of Season?
Raptors guard Ja’Kobe Walter has missed the past two games due to what the team first listed as a right quad strain before updating the diagnosis to a right hip flexor injury. As Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca relays (via Twitter), the latest formal update from the Raptors indicates that Walter is currently limited to stand-still shooting and will be reevaluated in a couple … [Read more...] about Raptors’ Walter At Risk Of Missing Rest Of Season?
Atlantic Notes: Embiid, Sixers, Horford, Raptors
Sixers head coach Nick Nurse believes the team is on the cusp of figuring out its new treatment plan for star center Joel Embiid, per Keith Pompey of The Philadelpahi Inquirer. At the end of February, Embiid was shut down for the rest of the season with left knee swelling. “…I think they are getting closer to that,” Nurse said on Saturday. “I think there’s another [evaluation] … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Embiid, Sixers, Horford, Raptors
Raptors’ Gradey Dick To Miss At Least Two Weeks With Knee Injury
Raptors guard Gradey Dick has been diagnosed with a hyperextended right knee and bone bruises and will be out for at least the next two weeks, the team announced today in a press release. According to the Raptors, Dick – who was injured during the second quarter of Sunday’s win in Orlando – will begin rehabilitating his knee injury upon returning to Toronto and will be … [Read more...] about Raptors’ Gradey Dick To Miss At Least Two Weeks With Knee Injury
Contract Details: Two-Ways, Springer, Champagnie, Miller, Spencer, More
A flurry of two-way signings occurred prior to Tuesday’s deadline and many of those players who received two-way contracts in the week leading up to March 4 agreed to two-year deals. Hoops Rumors has confirmed that Patrick Baldwin and Seth Lundy of the Clippers, Pete Nance and Jamaree Bouyea of the Bucks, Lester Quinones of the Pelicans, David Roddy of the Rockets, Miles Norris … [Read more...] about Contract Details: Two-Ways, Springer, Champagnie, Miller, Spencer, More