The Kings changed coaches on Friday in response to a five-game losing streak, but they didn’t look much different Saturday night in Doug Christie’s debut, writes Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee. Defense continued to be a glaring issue as the team sank further in the West with a 132-122 road loss against the Lakers. Sacramento gave up 40 points in the first quarter and 42 … [Read more...] about Kings Notes: Christie, Expectations, Ellis, Fox
Southeast Notes: Daniels, Hawks Trade, Banchero, Smith
The Hawks acquired one of the best defenders in the NBA when they obtained Dyson Daniels in this past summer’s Dejounte Murray trade, Jared Weiss of The Athletic writes. Daniels’ 6.5 deflections per game so far this season represent the highest average since the NBA started tracking the stat. “Dyson is a menace and I’m excited he gets to show that more this year,” said teammate … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Daniels, Hawks Trade, Banchero, Smith
Jimmy Butler Out At Least Two More Games
Star forward Jimmy Butler remains in Miami and won’t rejoin the Heat until after they return from their current road trip, the team announced today (via Twitter). That means Butler, who is being listed as out due to return-to-competition reconditioning following an illness, will miss games in Atlanta on Saturday and in Houston on Sunday before rejoining the Heat ahead of … [Read more...] about Jimmy Butler Out At Least Two More Games
Grizzlies Interested In Nets Forward Finney-Smith
The Grizzlies are a “team to watch” as the Nets look to move forward Dorian Finney-Smith, Marc Stein reports in his latest Substack post. The two teams could be a match because Nets have interest in the Grizzlies guard John Konchar. The Magic and Heat are also looking at Konchar as a potential trade target, according to Stein. It’s no secret Brooklyn is open for business … [Read more...] about Grizzlies Interested In Nets Forward Finney-Smith
Southeast Notes: Butler, Banchero, Coulibaly, Sarr, Wong, Miller
Jimmy Butler was in the spotlight quite a bit on Thursday but he won’t be on the court tonight when the Heat play in Orlando. He’s listed as out due to return to competition reconditioning, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald tweets. He’s expected to rejoin the team on Friday when it prepares for Saturday’s road game against the Hawks. Heat president of basketball operations Pat … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Butler, Banchero, Coulibaly, Sarr, Wong, Miller