Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland, who has been out since December 14 due to a broken jaw, is hoping to return before the end of the month, reports Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Garland has missed 12 games so far. When the Cavaliers first announced the injury, they said Garland would be reevaluated in approximately four weeks. That was exactly four weeks ago, on December … [Read more...] about Cavs’ Garland Aiming To Return Before End Of January
Checking In On NBA Roster Openings, Deadlines
With the NBA’s league-wide salary guarantee date for 2023/24 behind us, it’s worth checking in once again on which teams have open spots on their 18-man rosters. As our roster count tracker shows, these are the teams that don’t currently have full rosters consisting of 15 players on standard rest-of-season contracts and three on two-way deals: Teams with standard roster … [Read more...] about Checking In On NBA Roster Openings, Deadlines
Central Notes: White, LaVine, Holiday, Strus
Coby White is in the midst of a career year and a bounce-back season with the Bulls, averaging 18.5 points in 39 games (all starts) after registering 9.7 PPG across 74 games (two starts) in 2022/23. Head coach Billy Donovan spoke highly of White’s season, suggesting the fifth-year guard is on an All-Star trajectory, according to the Chicago Sun-Times’ Joe Cowley. “I think Coby … [Read more...] about Central Notes: White, LaVine, Holiday, Strus
Stein’s Latest: Mitchell, Allen, Cavs, Heat, Knicks
The Cavaliers continue to convey that they have zero interest in considering the possibility of a Donovan Mitchell trade this season, Marc Stein writes in his latest Substack article. That stance has been reported by several NBA insiders in recent weeks and remains unchanged with the February 8 deadline just over four weeks away. As Stein notes, the Cavaliers weren’t interested … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: Mitchell, Allen, Cavs, Heat, Knicks
Central Notes: Beasley, Giannis, Rubio, Pistons
Appearing on a B/R Live stream with TNT and Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes (Twitter link), Bucks guard Malik Beasley said he bypassed offers worth more money from the Lakers and Mavericks to sign with Milwaukee. Beasley opened up about his experience in free agency, saying it was “tough” because he closed out the year on a rough note, averaging just 3.0 points per game in the … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Beasley, Giannis, Rubio, Pistons