Warriors star power forward Draymond Green, an eight-time All-Defensive Teamer, is hoping to get back into All-Defensive and Defensive Player of the Year consideration this season, Green revealed in a conversation with former Warriors point guard Baron Davis on Green’s podcast “The Draymond Green Show” (YouTube video link). Green, considered one of the best defenders of his … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Draymond, Fox, Okogie, Durant
Injury Notes: Curry, Melton, Wiggins, Raptors, Clarkson, More
Warriors guards Stephen Curry (left peroneal strain) and De’Anthony Melton (strained lower back) have been ruled out for Saturday’s contest against Houston, the team announced today (via Twitter), and Melton will remain sidelined for at least two games beyond that before being reevaluated a week from now. However, the injury news from Golden State isn’t all bad. As Anthony … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Curry, Melton, Wiggins, Raptors, Clarkson, More
Hard Caps Loom As Potential Obstacles For At Least Three NBA Teams
Over half of the NBA's 30 teams face some sort of hard cap for the rest of the 2024/25 league year. A total of 14 clubs are hard-capped at the first tax apron ($178,132,000) as a result of moves they made on the trade market or in free agency, while three more are hard-capped at the second tax apron ($188,931,000). Those teams won't be permitted to surpass their respective hard … [Read more...] about Hard Caps Loom As Potential Obstacles For At Least Three NBA Teams
Pacific Notes: Suns, Jones, DeRozan, Hield, Clippers
The Suns didn’t have a traditional point guard in their starting lineup for most of the 2023/24 season, deploying shooting guards Devin Booker and Bradley Beal as their primary ball-handlers. While Booker tells Ramona Shelburne of ESPN that “we were willing to learn and do it,” Beal admits the adjustment to the new role wasn’t a smooth one. “They were using me more as a … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Suns, Jones, DeRozan, Hield, Clippers
Trade Rumors: Kuminga, Butler, Reaves, Kessler, Giannis
Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga is the headliner among the six players named by Sam Amick and John Hollinger of The Athletic as possible trade candidates to watch over the course of the 2024/25 season. League sources tell Amick there was a “significant” gap between Kuminga and the Warriors when they discussed a possible rookie scale extension prior to the season, with Golden … [Read more...] about Trade Rumors: Kuminga, Butler, Reaves, Kessler, Giannis