Suns guard Devin Booker and Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week, the league announced (via Twitter). Booker, who turned 28 years old last Wednesday, helped guide Phoenix to a perfect 3-0 record last week, with victories over the Lakers, Clippers and Trail Blazers. He put up stellar individual stats, averaging 33.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 6.3 APG … [Read more...] about Suns’ Booker, Cavs’ Mitchell Named Players Of The Week
Central Notes: Mobley, Cavs, Dosunmu, Bulls
While searching for a new head coach this offseason, the Cavaliers sent out a request for all candidates to come prepared with an outline for Evan Mobley‘s future, according to Fred Katz of The Athletic. Now-head coach Kenny Atkinson presented a plan for how Mobley could continue building his relationship with Jarrett Allen in the frontcourt and space the floor despite not … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Mobley, Cavs, Dosunmu, Bulls
Hard Caps Loom As Potential Obstacles For At Least Three NBA Teams
Over half of the NBA's 30 teams face some sort of hard cap for the rest of the 2024/25 league year. A total of 14 clubs are hard-capped at the first tax apron ($178,132,000) as a result of moves they made on the trade market or in free agency, while three more are hard-capped at the second tax apron ($188,931,000). Those teams won't be permitted to surpass their respective hard … [Read more...] about Hard Caps Loom As Potential Obstacles For At Least Three NBA Teams
NBA Teams With Open Roster Spots
Each of the NBA’s 30 teams is permitted to carry 15 players on standard contracts and three on two-way deals, which works out to a maximum of 540 players across 30 rosters. Of those 540 potential roster spots, 524 are currently occupied, leaving 16 open roster spots around the NBA. Three of those open roster spots belong to a single team, while 13 other clubs have one opening … [Read more...] about NBA Teams With Open Roster Spots
G League Notes: K. Brown, Nets, Djurisic, Pacers, Cavs, Suns
After being waived by Indiana’s NBA team earlier this month, Kendall Brown won’t suit up for the Pacers‘ G League squad this season either. The Long Island Nets announced in a press release on Saturday that they’ve acquired Brown’s returning rights from the Indiana Mad Ants in exchange for the returning rights to guard Au’Diese Toney, a 2025 second-round pick, and a 2026 … [Read more...] about G League Notes: K. Brown, Nets, Djurisic, Pacers, Cavs, Suns