The Pelicans’ success next season will likely hinge on the partnership between newly acquired Dejounte Murray and incumbent franchise player Zion Williamson. Murray wants to make Williamson an ever bigger threat, according to Brett Martel of the Associated Press. “I told him I’m going to push him,” said Murray, who was officially dealt to the Pelicans over the weekend. “If I … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Murray, Paul, Barnes, K. Thompson, Robinson, A. Thompson
Heat Notes: Rozier, Highsmith, Martin, Roster, Burks
Veteran Heat guard Terry Rozier, who missed the team’s final four regular season games and five playoff contests in the spring due to a neck injury, revealed on Tuesday that he was cleared to resume full basketball activities a couple weeks ago and has been doing on-court workouts, per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Rozier said it was difficult not to be able to contribute … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Rozier, Highsmith, Martin, Roster, Burks
L.A. Notes: Davis, Lakers, DeRozan, Batum, Clippers, Christie
After LeBron James downplayed any concerns over what has been a quiet offseason so far for the Lakers, his star teammate Anthony Davis followed suit from Team USA’s training camp in Las Vegas, as Dan Woike of The Los Angeles Times relays. Davis pointed out that injuries to presumptive rotation players like Jarred Vanderbilt and Gabe Vincent had an impact on last year’s team and … [Read more...] about L.A. Notes: Davis, Lakers, DeRozan, Batum, Clippers, Christie
Contract Details: George, Martin, Wiseman, Isaac, Hield, More
Following the end of the July moratorium on Saturday, teams wasted no time in officially finalizing many of the contracts they’d agreed to up until that point. Now that those contracts have been completed, we have the official details on many of them. Here, via several reporters – including Keith Smith of Spotrac, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, and cap expert Yossi Gozlan – as … [Read more...] about Contract Details: George, Martin, Wiseman, Isaac, Hield, More
Heat To Re-Sign Haywood Highsmith
The Heat have agreed to re-sign free agent forward Haywood Highsmith, agent Jerry Dianis tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). Highsmith will receive a two-year, $11MM deal to remain in Miami, per Wojnarowski. The full amount is guaranteed, with no team or player option on the second year, Woj adds (Twitter link). “We’ve been consistent with Miami with how Haywood … [Read more...] about Heat To Re-Sign Haywood Highsmith