9:56am: The Raptors have confirmed that Barnes’ right ankle injury is a sprain and have announced he’ll be reevaluated in one week. The press release from the team doesn’t provide a specific timeline for the forward’s return to the court. 9:26am: Raptors forward Scottie Barnes is expected to miss “several” weeks as a result of the right ankle injury he sustained on Monday, … [Read more...] about Scottie Barnes Expected To Miss Several Weeks Due To Ankle Injury
Five Players On Two-Way Deals Who Could Be Promoted
As Luke Adams explains in our glossary entry, the two-way contract was introduced in the NBA’s 2017 collective bargaining agreement, with additional changes ratified in the 2023 CBA. Players who signed two-way deals before the season began will earn $578,577 in 2024/25, half of the rookie minimum. There are certain stipulations for players on two-way contracts. They are not … [Read more...] about Five Players On Two-Way Deals Who Could Be Promoted
Atlantic Notes: Johnson, Brunson, Thibodeau, Barnes
It has been a roller coaster ride for Nets shooting guard Keon Johnson over the past year-plus, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Times (subscriber link), who notes that the former No. 21 overall pick was out of work when last season began before catching on with Brooklyn on a two-way deal in November. The 6’5″ Tennessee alum earned a promotion to a standard partially … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Johnson, Brunson, Thibodeau, Barnes
Frank Kaminsky Expected To Join Raptors 905
Free agent big man Frank Kaminsky has decided to enter the NBA G League player pool in advance of next week’s NBAGL Winter Showcase in Orlando, according to NBA insider Marc Stein, who reports (via Twitter) that the former Wisconsin star is expected join the Raptors 905, Toronto’s affiliate. A former lottery pick (No. 9 overall in 2015), Kaminsky is an eight-year veteran who … [Read more...] about Frank Kaminsky Expected To Join Raptors 905
Eastern Notes: Knicks/Raptors Dispute, Hornets, Banchero, Holland, Sixers
The Knicks and Raptors were required to update the court on the status of the arbitration process of their legal dispute on Friday, but agreed in a joint filing that there’s nothing to report, as Stefan Bondy of The New York Post relays. The Knicks filed a lawsuit in August 2023 alleging that former video coordinator Ikechukwu Azotam illegally took thousands of proprietary … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Knicks/Raptors Dispute, Hornets, Banchero, Holland, Sixers