Hoops Rumors

After exiting Thursday’s overtime victory over Sacramento due to a knee injury, Pelicans center Yves Missi has been diagnosed with a right knee hyperextension, the team announced today (via Twitter). An MRI showed no structural damage in the knee, according to the Pelicans, who say that the rookie big man will help reevaluated at some point next week, with more details to come … [Read more...] about Pelicans’ Missi Hyperextends Knee, Replaced By Bulls’ Buzelis For Rising Stars

The Bulls have no plans to replace executive VP of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas as their lead front office executive, a team source tells Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times, who says general manager Marc Eversley and head coach Billy Donovan are likely just as safe as Karnisovas. According to Cowley, there has been a “reoccurring edict” from team ownership to the … [Read more...] about No Front Office Changes Planned For Bulls

The Bulls had a “firm offer” to acquire a first-round pick and take on future salary in a deal for Lonzo Ball at the trade deadline, a league source tells John Hollinger of The Athletic. K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network (Twitter link) backs up that report, suggesting he heard the same thing prior to the deadline. Instead of accepting that offer, the Bulls opted to … [Read more...] about Trade Deadline Leftovers: Bulls, Ball, Jazz, Luka, More

A surplus of Bulls guards following the team’s blockbuster trade of former All-Star wing Zach LaVine has yielded an interesting issue for head coach Billy Donovan. As Julia Poe of The Chicago Tribune notes, Donovan is looking to thread the needle between putting giving his best players enough minutes and developing the club’s younger backcourt contributors. “We have an … [Read more...] about Bulls Notes: Guards, Donovan, Vucevic, Roster

Dennis Schroder is playing for his third team this season. He wound up with the Pistons as part of the five-team blockbuster that landed Jimmy Butler with Golden State. Schroder, who started the season with Brooklyn before getting dealt to the Warriors, made his Detroit debut on Sunday and will continue to be part of the rotation with Jaden Ivey on the mend from a broken … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Schroder, Langdon, Hunter, Porter Jr., Collins, Huerter, Jones