Bulls center Nikola Vucevic changed his standard answer on Tuesday when asked about his upcoming free agency, writes Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. Vucevic typically tells reporters that he plans to deal with it in the offseason, but after last night’s game, he expressed a preference to sign an extension and remain in Chicago. “Hopefully we can work something out, that … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Vucevic, White, Pacers, Cavaliers
Lakers, Jazz, Wolves Finalizing Three-Way Trade
A three-team deal involving the Lakers, Jazz and Timberwolves is in the process of being finalized, tweets ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The trade will send Minnesota guard D’Angelo Russell to L.A., along with Utah’s Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt. The Wolves will get point guard Mike Conley, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, the less favorable of the Wizards’ and Grizzlies’ … [Read more...] about Lakers, Jazz, Wolves Finalizing Three-Way Trade
NBA G League Announces 24 Players For Next Up Game
The NBA G League announced today that G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson and Timberwolves/Iowa Wolves forward Luka Garza have been named team captains for the NBAGL Next Up Game, which will take place in Salt Lake City during All-Star weekend. While the exhibition match isn’t technically being called a G League All-Star Game, that’s essentially what it is. The 24-player pool … [Read more...] about NBA G League Announces 24 Players For Next Up Game
Bulls Notes: Deadline, Vucevic, Caruso, Green, Drummond
The Bulls are still unlikely to trade away one of their “Big Three” in the next few days, according to K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. The front office is committed to seeing how the current group will finish out the season, despite a relatively disappointing 26-28 record thus far. Part of the reason for that is the Bulls owe their 2023 first-round pick (top-four protected) … [Read more...] about Bulls Notes: Deadline, Vucevic, Caruso, Green, Drummond
Moore’s Latest: Pelicans, Spurs, Warriors, Nuggets, VanVleet, Vanderbilt, More
The latest trade intel column from Matt Moore of Action Network is packed full of tidbits about the upcoming deadline, including some details on which players a handful of Western Conference teams have made available. According to Moore, the Pelicans – in the market for another shooter – have made players like Jaxson Hayes, Devonte’ Graham, and Naji Marshall available, while … [Read more...] about Moore’s Latest: Pelicans, Spurs, Warriors, Nuggets, VanVleet, Vanderbilt, More
Bulls Notes: Trade Deadline, Caruso, Irving, LaVine, White
The 25-27 Bulls find themselves at a crossroads as this Thursday’s trade deadline approaches, but they don’t have any intention of trading away core players, team and league sources tell Jamal Collier of ESPN. Collier’s report is consistent with what we’ve heard in recent weeks from other Bulls reporters, including K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago and Joe Cowley of The … [Read more...] about Bulls Notes: Trade Deadline, Caruso, Irving, LaVine, White
Bulls Notes: Drummond, White, Caruso, Williams
Bulls center Andre Drummond is averaging a career-low 12.8 minutes per game, but he’s making the most of his limited playing time. As K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago writes, when he racked up 15 points and 11 rebounds on Thursday vs. Charlotte, Drummond became the first player since Daryl Dawkins in 1979 to reach those statistical benchmarks while playing no more than 15 … [Read more...] about Bulls Notes: Drummond, White, Caruso, Williams
2023 NBA All-Star Reserves Announced
The league has announced its 2023 All-Star reserves during a pregame broadcast on TNT, as voted on by NBA head coaches. As usual, the list of 14 selections featured some interesting surprises. For the Eastern Conference, coaches voted in Sixers center Joel Embiid (the reigning Player of the Month in the East), Heat center Bam Adebayo, Bulls wing DeMar DeRozan, Celtics wing … [Read more...] about 2023 NBA All-Star Reserves Announced
Bulls Notes: Lonzo, Trade Deadline, Vucevic, Caruso
During a recent appearance on Bulls television broadcast commentator Stacey King’s podcast Gimme The Hot Sauce, Lonzo Ball‘s father LaVar shed some light on the Chicago point guard’s lingering knee injury, now in its 13th month after two surgeries, writes Ryan Taylor of NBC Sports Chicago. “Lonzo is gonna be fine,” LaVar Ball said. “He’s only 25 years old. He’s gonna get his … [Read more...] about Bulls Notes: Lonzo, Trade Deadline, Vucevic, Caruso