The Cleveland Charge, the Cavaliers‘ G League affiliate, announced on Friday (via Twitter) that they’ve traded the No. 2 pick in Saturday’s NBAGL draft to the Westchester Knicks in exchange for the No. 3 pick and the returning rights to two players (forwards Troy Baxter Jr. and Milhan Charles). As a result of the deal, the Knicks’ G League team now holds the top two picks in … [Read more...] about G League Notes: Knicks, Shamet, Ryan, Bronny, Knox, More
Southwest Notes: Zion, Pelicans, Kidd, Klay, Grizzlies
After missing the Pelicans‘ regular season opener on Wednesday, Zion Williamson was cleared to make his season debut on Friday in Portland, writes Anne M. Peterson of The Associated Press. Head coach Willie Green, who said it was “huge” to get Williamson back, told reporters that the star forward will be on a minutes restriction, though he didn’t share a specific target. “It … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Zion, Pelicans, Kidd, Klay, Grizzlies
Mavericks Notes: Thompson, Doncic, Gafford, Lively, Hardy
The uniform was different, but otherwise Klay Thompson delivered a familiar performance Thursday night. Playing his first game for the Mavericks, Thompson hit six three-pointers and scored 22 points in 26 minutes in a win over San Antonio. In addition to providing the defending Western Conference champs with another outside shooting threat, Thompson showed he can still impact … [Read more...] about Mavericks Notes: Thompson, Doncic, Gafford, Lively, Hardy
Mavericks Exercise 2025/26 Options On Lively, Prosper
The Mavericks have exercised the third-year rookie scale team options on center Dereck Lively and combo forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Dallas revealed (Twitter link). The two players now have guaranteed contracts through at least the next two seasons, with Lively assured of earning $5.25MM in ’25/26 while Prosper will make $3MM. [RELATED: Decisions On 2025/26 Rookie Scale … [Read more...] about Mavericks Exercise 2025/26 Options On Lively, Prosper
Jalen Johnson Not Trending Toward Extension?
Jalen Johnson and the Hawks are not yet trending toward a rookie scale contract extension, Marc Stein reports in his latest Substack post. Johnson is one of a handful of prominent players from the 2021 draft who has not signed an extension. In a Front Office column earlier this month, our Luke Adams ranked Johnson No. 1 among a group of nine players who are legitimate … [Read more...] about Jalen Johnson Not Trending Toward Extension?