Lauri Markkanen‘s contract situation was a major story during the offseason. Markkanen and the Jazz chose to renegotiate and extend his contract for four seasons. In addition to having his salary for this season bumped from $18MM to $42MM, Markkanen tacked on another $196MM across four new years. He told Marc Stein in a Subtack interview that he was relieved to get that done, … [Read more...] about Jazz Notes: Markkanen, George, Collier, Williams
Kings To Trade McDaniels, Second-Round Pick To Spurs
The Kings and Spurs have agreed to a trade that will send forward Jalen McDaniels and a second-round pick to San Antonio, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter links). It’s a salary-dump deal for Sacramento, while San Antonio will take on McDaniels’ $4.74MM expiring contract in order to acquire that second-round draft pick. According to Charania, the Spurs intend to waive … [Read more...] about Kings To Trade McDaniels, Second-Round Pick To Spurs
And-Ones: Harrell, Parity, Projections, Season Previews
After reaching a deal in September with the Adelaide 36ers to join the team as a short-term replacement for injured forward Jarell Martin, veteran big man Montrezl Harrell is now in advanced talks with the Australian club to sign a rest-of-season contract that would allow him to stick around after Martin returns, reports Olgun Uluc of ESPN. According to Uluc, the 36ers and … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Harrell, Parity, Projections, Season Previews
Updates On Curry, Wiggins, Starters
Warriors star Stephen Curry sustained a jammed right index finger in the second quarter of Friday’s victory and was held out for the remainder of the game, but he was able to go throughout his typical postgame workout, as Anthony Slater of The Athletic relays (Twitter links). Curry underwent an X-ray, which came back negative, and he’s considered day-to-day.Warriors forward … [Read more...] about Updates On Curry, Wiggins, Starters
Pacific Notes: Huerter, Monk, A. Williams, Redick, Rivers, Ham
Kings wing Kevin Huerter, who underwent left shoulder surgery in the spring due to a torn labrum, has been cleared for full contact work, the team announced (Twitter link via Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee). While it’s obviously great news that Huerter is getting closer to a return, he’ll still have to clear the Kings’ return-to-play protocol before he suits up in an … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Huerter, Monk, A. Williams, Redick, Rivers, Ham