As he prepares for his second NBA season, Sixers swingman Ricky Council has been participating this summer in the private runs held in Los Angeles by Sixers assistant Rico Hines, writes Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Council is working on fine-tuning his game in the hope of earning rotation minutes in Philadelphia in 2024/25. “This summer has been a whole lot of … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Council, Celtics, Lillard, ’24/25 Standings
Cavaliers Re-Sign Emoni Bates To Two-Way Deal
Restricted free agent Emoni Bates is back under contract with the Cavaliers, according to the NBA’s official transaction log, which indicates that the forward has signed a two-way deal with Cleveland. Bates became a restricted free agent when the Cavs issued him a two-way qualifying offer following his rookie season. In all likelihood, he simply accepted that QO, which is the … [Read more...] about Cavaliers Re-Sign Emoni Bates To Two-Way Deal
Two NBA Restricted Free Agents Remain Unsigned
Seven weeks into the NBA’s 2024/25 league year, there are only two restricted free agents who have yet to reach agreements on new contracts, and both players ended last season as Cavaliers. Here are the unsigned RFAs: Isaac Okoro ($11,828,974 qualifying offer) Emoni Bates (two-way qualifying offer) As our Luke Adams outlined last week, the Pistons are the only team in the NBA … [Read more...] about Two NBA Restricted Free Agents Remain Unsigned
JT Thor Agrees To Two-Way Contract With Cavaliers
Former Hornets forward JT Thor is signing a two-way contract with the Cavaliers, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports (Twitter link). Thor, the 37th overall pick in the 2021 draft, spent the first three years of his career with the Hornets. He didn’t play a major role with Charlotte, but earned a handful of spot starts across his tenure with the franchise. He averaged 3.2 … [Read more...] about JT Thor Agrees To Two-Way Contract With Cavaliers
Had Eye On Caboclo During Olympics
A source told Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com that the Cavaliers were scouting Bruno Caboclo while the veteran forward was competing in the Olympics with Team Brazil (YouTube link via The Wine and Gold Talk podcast). Fedor was careful to couch that reporting by stating that no deal was imminent and that he was just illustrating a point about Cleveland’s front office regularly … [Read more...] about Had Eye On Caboclo During Olympics