With the playoffs approaching, Jarrett Allen and Isaac Okoro are playing at a peak level for the Cavaliers. Allen is shooting 77.8 percent from the field over the last six games, while Okoro has impacted recent games with his hustle plays and defense, Joe Vardon of The Athletic notes. Allen, who has appeared in every game this season, missed most of last season’s playoff run … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Allen, Okoro, Ball, Budenholzer, Williams
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Coby White Earn Player Of The Month Honors
Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Bulls guard Coby White have been named the NBA’s Players of the Month for the Western Conference and Eastern Conference, respectively, the league announced today (via Twitter). Gilgeous-Alexander continued to bolster his Most Valuable Player case in March by averaging an eye-popping 34.7 points per game on a scorching-hot .517/.413/.929 … [Read more...] about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Coby White Earn Player Of The Month Honors
How Giddey/Caruso Trade Has Become Win-Win Deal
Josh Giddey faced his former team for the first time back in October, when the Bulls hosted the Thunder during the first week of the regular season. But Monday’s contest represented the first time that Giddey had returned to Oklahoma City since the two teams completed the trade sending him to Chicago in exchange for Alex Caruso last June. Giddey was a former lottery pick who … [Read more...] about How Giddey/Caruso Trade Has Become Win-Win Deal
Central Notes: Bickerstaff, Prigioni, Atkinson, Jones, Bucks Defense
Not only did five players get ejected for a brawl between the Pistons and Timberwolves on Sunday night, but Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Timberwolves assistant coach Pablo Prigioni also got the boot. It wasn’t a coincidence as the two coaches had a verbal altercation, according to The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski and Hunter Patterson. “There was things said by their … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Bickerstaff, Prigioni, Atkinson, Jones, Bucks Defense
Stein/Fischer’s Latest: Kings, White, Grimes, Mavs
A number of people around the NBA view Wes Wilcox‘s decision to leave his position as the assistant general manager in Sacramento for a college job with the Utah Utes as a sign that the Kings‘ front office is on shaky ground entering the 2025 offseason, according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). Whether or not the Kings make major changes to … [Read more...] about Stein/Fischer’s Latest: Kings, White, Grimes, Mavs