Tyrese Haliburton is back on the court and playing full-contact basketball again, Dustin Dopirak writes for The Indianapolis Star. Seven months after tearing his Achilles in the Pacers‘ Game 7 loss to the Thunder, Haliburton is participating in in three-on-three and four-on-four scrimmages. “I’m approaching week 31 here, so almost going on eight months,” Haliburton said in a … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Haliburton, Bradley, Collins, White, Cavs
Austin Reaves Questionable To Play Friday For Lakers
Fifth-year guard Austin Reaves has been upgraded to questionable for Friday’s contest at Washington, the Lakers announced on their injury report (Twitter link via Brad Turner of The Los Angeles Times). Reaves, who is expected to become a free agent this summer, has been out since December 25 after sustaining a Grade 2 left gastrocnemius strain. The gastrocnemius is the largest … [Read more...] about Austin Reaves Questionable To Play Friday For Lakers
Cavs’ De’Andre Hunter Likely To Be Traded?
After reporting on Wednesday that the Cavaliers‘ front office was hesitant to trade De’Andre Hunter for less than it gave up to acquire him a year ago (Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, three second-round picks, and two pick swaps), Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints now hears the veteran forward is likely to be moved prior to the February 5 deadline (Twitter links). The Lakers and a … [Read more...] about Cavs’ De’Andre Hunter Likely To Be Traded?
Scotto’s Latest: Celtics, Simons, Boucher, Wolves, Knicks, More
Avoiding the luxury tax this season isn’t necessarily a top priority for the Celtics, who have conveyed to rival teams that they’re not looking to attach a first-round pick to Anfernee Simons‘ expiring $27.7MM contract in a cost-cutting move, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Presumably, the Celtics would remain open to the idea of moving Simons and draft compensation for a … [Read more...] about Scotto’s Latest: Celtics, Simons, Boucher, Wolves, Knicks, More
Cavs Rumors: Hunter, LeBron, Tyson, Tomlin
Despite his down year, the Cavaliers have received a fair amount of interest in forward De’Andre Hunter on the trade market, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, and are engaged in various discussions about him, per Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). However, Cleveland is hesitant to make a move involving Hunter, Siegel writes. As he explains, although the … [Read more...] about Cavs Rumors: Hunter, LeBron, Tyson, Tomlin