Hoops Rumors

Celtics star Jayson Tatum will be sidelined for Thursday’s matchup vs. Detroit due to right patella tendinopathy, per Souichi Terada of MassLive.com. Tatum, who also missed his first game of the season last week against the Pistons, was initially listed as questionable before being ruled out. As Terada writes, Boston is likely just being cautious with the All-NBA forward — the … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Tatum, Raptors, McCain, Sixers

The Rockets, Mavericks and Warriors are the teams most often linked to a potential Jimmy Butler trade, but none of them are considered certain to make a strong bid to acquire the Heat star, Marc Stein writes in his latest Substack column (subscription required). Stein views Golden State as the most serious contender among the group, with sources telling him that the Warriors … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: Butler, Wizards, Jazz, Nets, H. Jones, Sixers, Cavaliers

The Raptors have agreed to a two-way deal with A.J. Lawson, Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype tweets. Lawson had an eventful training camp with the Mavericks. Dallas waived Lawson and his non-guaranteed standard contract, then brought him back on a two-way deal after he cleared waivers. The Mavericks waived Lawson once again before the regular season and he then joined the NBA G … [Read more...] about Raptors To Sign A.J. Lawson To Two-Way Contract

Raptors star Scottie Barnes exited their game against the Knicks on Monday night with what the team called a right ankle sprain, according to ESPN’s News Services. However, there is concern that the injury to his right ankle and foot could be more severe. Barnes was helped off the court by teammates before hopping to the locker room, unable to put weight on his right foot. The … [Read more...] about Raptors Star Scottie Barnes Suffers Right Ankle Injury

After missing the first 21 games of the season with a back injury, Raptors big man Kelly Olynyk made his season debut in Saturday’s loss to Dallas, writes Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca. Olynyk explained that his back unexpectedly tightened up after a training camp practice, and it took six weeks for him to recover. “Playing basketball is what I love to do,” Olynyk said of … [Read more...] about Raptors Notes: Olynyk, Brown, Quickley, Mogbo, Rhoden