Kevin Love won’t make his season debut on Wednesday. The veteran power forward has already been ruled out by the Heat for their road game in Phoenix due to “return to competition reconditioning,” the Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang tweets. Love recently returned to the team after missing the first few weeks due to personal reasons. Jaime Jaquez Jr. will also miss Wednesday’s … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Love, Jaquez, Third Quarters, Rotation, Larsson, Ware
Bucks Rumors: Antetokounmpo, Early Struggles, Beauchamp
The Bucks are off to a 1-5 start this season after falling to the Cavaliers at home on Saturday for their fifth straight loss, but the “league-wide lusting” for Giannis Antetokounmpo had begun even before Milwaukee stumbled out of the gate, Marc Stein writes in his latest Substack story. As Stein explains, outside interest in Antetokounmpo – and optimism that he could … [Read more...] about Bucks Rumors: Antetokounmpo, Early Struggles, Beauchamp
Heat Notes: Adebayo, Richardson, Lillard, Love, Robinson
Bam Adebayo erupted offensively during the Heat’s game against Washington in Mexico City on Saturday. Adebayo poured in 32 points after averaging only 11 points in the first four games. Adebayo said his teammates were determined to get him the ball, according to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. “My teammates got me going from the jump,” Adebayo said. “We’re pros, man. Once … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Adebayo, Richardson, Lillard, Love, Robinson
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
Heat Notes: Rotation, Smith, Adebayo, Butler, Jaquez
The Heat are fluctuating between a nine- and 10-man rotation to start the season, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald writes. Jaime Jaquez Jr., Duncan Robinson and Thomas Bryant have been the biggest fixtures in the second unit. Beyond those three, Haywood Highsmith, Alec Burks and two-way player Dru Smith are next up in the rotation, with their playing time varying from game to … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Rotation, Smith, Adebayo, Butler, Jaquez