Paul George‘s first season in Philadelphia certainly has not gone the way either party envisioned when the nine-time All-Star signed a four-year, maximum-salary contract with the Sixers last summer. The 34-year-old forward has missed 19 of the team’s 54 games to this point due to knee, groin, ankle and finger injuries, and he hasn’t been effective lately when active, recording … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: George, Hayes, Lewis, Capela, Brogdon
Pacific Notes: Durant, Lakers, Clippers, Harden, Simmons
Facing Memphis on Tuesday, Suns forward Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to surpass the 30,000-point threshold over the course of his career. He entered the game with 26 points to go and accomplished the feat late in the third quarter, finishing the night with 34 points. Durant joined LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Durant, Lakers, Clippers, Harden, Simmons
Contract Details: Diabate, Ingram, Battle, Len, Cissoko, Martin
The Hornets used a portion of their room exception to give Moussa Diabate more than the prorated minimum on his new three-year deal, Hoops Rumors has learned. Diabate will earn $957,763 for the rest of this season, then has non-guaranteed minimum salaries for the following two years. Diabate’s $2,270,735 salary for 2025/26 will become partially guaranteed for $250K if he … [Read more...] about Contract Details: Diabate, Ingram, Battle, Len, Cissoko, Martin
Pacific Notes: Doncic, James, Knecht, Kings, Valanciunas, Bogdanovic
Luka Doncic could make his Lakers debut on Monday, Jovan Buha of The Athletic tweets. He’s listed as questionable due to the left calf strain that has sidelined him since Christmas Day. LeBron James (left ankle soreness) is also listed as questionable. The same tag was given to Dalton Knecht (personal), who returned to the Lakers after their trade with Charlotte was rescinded. … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Doncic, James, Knecht, Kings, Valanciunas, Bogdanovic
Lakers Expected To Add Center Soon
After having backed out of a trade-deadline deal for Mark Williams due to concerns about his physical, the Lakers find themselves shorthanded at the five. Jaxson Hayes is the only healthy center on the 15-man roster, with Christian Wood still recovering from knee surgery and two-way players Christian Koloko and Trey Jemison ineligible to play in the postseason. According to … [Read more...] about Lakers Expected To Add Center Soon