The Knicks were hoping to upgrade their bench when they added Jordan Clarkson and Guerschon Yabusele in free agency, but the early returns have been disappointing thus far, writes Bridget Reilly of The New York Post. Yabusele signed a two-year, $11.3MM deal with the Knicks after a solid season with Philadelphia. He got off to a slow start with New York during the preseason and … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Bench, Adversity, Robinson, Donovan
Central Notes: Bulls, Giddey, Robinson-Earl, Mitchell
Isaac Okoro saw plenty of the Bulls‘ relentless fast-paced attack while playing for the division rival Cavaliers, so he’s glad he doesn’t have to defend against it anymore, writes Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times (subscription required). Chicago has been exhausting opponents and putting up huge scoring numbers on its way to a 5-0 start. “It wears you out throughout the … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Bulls, Giddey, Robinson-Earl, Mitchell
Bulls’ Noa Essengue Expected To Spend Extended Time In G League
Bulls forward Noa Essengue, the 12th overall pick in the 2025 draft, won’t travel to New York for Sunday’s game against the Knicks, head coach Billy Donovan said today (Twitter links via Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic and K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Sports Network). Instead, the 18-year-old will be assigned to the G League on Saturday to begin practicing and playing for the Windy … [Read more...] about Bulls’ Noa Essengue Expected To Spend Extended Time In G League
Community Shootaround: NBA’s Undefeated Teams
If NBA fans had been polled prior to the season about which four teams would be the last to lose a regular season game, it’s safe to assume the defending champion Thunder would have received a ton of votes. So it doesn’t come as a huge surprise that Oklahoma City – which set a new NBA record by winning a 21st consecutive game against an Eastern Conference opponent on Thursday, … [Read more...] about Community Shootaround: NBA’s Undefeated Teams
Central Notes: Rollins, Green, Turner, Jones, LaVine, Buzelis
After waiving Chris Livingston and Tyler Smith prior to the start of the 2025/26 season, the Bucks have now gone 11 consecutive draft classes without signing one of their picks to a second contract, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. As Windhorst acknowledges, Milwaukee has traded away several picks during that time – either before or after using them – but the last player … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Rollins, Green, Turner, Jones, LaVine, Buzelis