Following Thursday’s victory over Brooklyn, Bulls head coach Billy Donovan praised Tre Jones, saying the fifth-year point guard has a knack for making winning plays, according to K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network (Twitter link), who points out that the impending free agent recorded five points, four rebounds and four assists in the fourth quarter. “Being a part of a … [Read more...] about Bulls Notes: Jones, Buzelis, Collins, Mirage
Injury Notes: Mavericks, Doncic, Lonzo, Ivey
The Mavericks will once again have just nine players available on Friday in Houston. Forward P.J. Washington, who is dealing with a right ankle sprain, was originally listed as questionable, but he has been ruled out and will miss a seventh consecutive game, according to Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle (Twitter link). Head coach Jason Kidd explained that with the … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Mavericks, Doncic, Lonzo, Ivey
Bulls Notes: Giddey, White, Vucevic, Smith, Phillips
Bulls guard Josh Giddey is an upcoming restricted free agent, and it will be interesting to see how his market pans out. While appearing on an episode of Nothing But Net with ESPN’s Kane Pitman (Twitter link), Brian Windhorst pointed to Immanuel Quickley‘s five-year, $162.5MM contract as something Giddey may be hoping to get. While Giddey likely won’t get quite that much money, … [Read more...] about Bulls Notes: Giddey, White, Vucevic, Smith, Phillips
Injury Notes: Williams, Giddey, Porzingis, LeBron
After suffering a hip strain in the second half of a Thunder victory over Denver on Monday, Oklahoma City All-Star forward Jalen Williams was ruled out for Wednesday’s road contest against Boston, per Tim MacMahon of ESPN (Twitter link). In an eventual 118-112 Thunder win, Aaron Wiggins drew the start in Williams’ absence. Following its success against Boston on Wednesday, … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Williams, Giddey, Porzingis, LeBron
Central Notes: T. Jones, Giannis, Haliburton, Atkinson
As an undersized pure point guard who rarely takes three-pointers, Tre Jones doesn’t really fit the Bulls‘ blueprint, but he has impressed the team since being acquired from San Antonio in last month’s Zach LaVine trade, averaging 9.6 points and 3.7 assists per game on .538/.429/.905 shooting in his first 13 outings with Chicago. “He’s got the ‘it’ factor,” head coach Billy … [Read more...] about Central Notes: T. Jones, Giannis, Haliburton, Atkinson