2016-17 Around the NBA

[Ronin]

Jonathan Feigen ‏@Jonathan_Feigen 9m9 minutes ago
Donatas Motiejunas was a no show for his physical this morning, source said. Rockets weighing options.

Jonathan Feigen ‏@Jonathan_Feigen 7m7 minutes ago
Rockets could return Motiejunas to restricted free agent status. Working through what happened.

 

[Ronin]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojVerticalNBA 53s54 seconds ago
Sources: Donatas Motiejunas will not report to Rockets to take physical and join team. Rockets and RFA's reps discussing next steps.

 

[Ronin]

Bobby Marks ‏@BobbyMarks42 20m20 minutes ago
Motiejunas cannot be traded for 3 months (past the trade deadline) and for a period of one-year without his consent (but not to BKN).

 

[Ronin]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 40m40 minutes ago
ESPN sources say Mavericks center Andrew Bogut has been diagnosed with a minor bone bruise in his right knee and could be back in two weeks.

 

[Ronin]

Jeff Zillgitt ‏@JeffZillgitt 50s50 seconds ago
multi-year extensions for GM Chris Wallace, exec. VP of basketball ops John Hollinger & exec. VP of player personnel Ed Stefanski, per Griz.

 

[Ronin]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojVerticalNBA 10m10 minutes ago
After pulling offer sheet, Houston is signing Motiejunas to a four-year, $35M deal, league sources tell @TheVertical.

 

[Mainstreet]

If healthy, that is a reasonable contract for Motiejunas.

 

[Ronin]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 4m4 minutes ago
ESPN sources tell @justinverrier and me: New Orleans is in the process of waiving swingman Anthony Brown. The Pels' roster will drop to 14.

 

[sunsfan88]

If healthy, that is a reasonable contract for Motiejunas.

If healthy, that's a steal of a contract. It has 3 team options and just one guaranteed season meaning Motiejunas can basically be waived any summer.

 

[Ronin]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 41m41 minutes ago
Marc Stein Retweeted Brian K. Schmitz

More evidence to suggest that the Magic, who are openly seeking a scoring boost via trade, are willing to move Hezonja in the right deal ...

Brian K. SchmitzVerified account‏@MagicInsider
Magic coach Frank Vogel said the club has discussed sending swingman Mario Hezonja to D-League. Will monitor his situation.

 

[Ronin]

ProBasketballTalk ‏@nbcprobballtalk 2m2 minutes ago

Report: NYPD nearing arrest of Matt Barnes over club assault
“They’ve got enough to charge Barnes with an assault on a woman,” a police source said. “It will probably be a misdemeanor assault on one of the females who was pushed or choked or sustained some sort of injury. She’s obviously cooperating.”

Cousins, a key member of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball team, will likely not be charged, the source said.

https://twitter.com/nbcprobballtalk
http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/12/09/report-nypd-nearing-arrest-of-matt-barnes-over-club-assault/

 

[Mainstreet]

If healthy, that's a steal of a contract. It has 3 team options and just one guaranteed season meaning Motiejunas can basically be waived any summer.

I agree. Let's upgrade that contract to a "steal."

 

[Errntknght]

76ers tromping on Detroit 60-35 in the third Q... I mention it because its probably the biggest lead they've had all season... its also likely that they'll snatch defeat from the jaws of victory..

Minnesota is also giving GSW a good game early on. I'm surprised Minny is losing so much this year... they've got the talent and I figured Thibs would get them out of their rut. They really have a losing culture to combat there. Every year (for the last three) they've lost far more games than their statistics would suggest and it's as strong as ever so far this year. Their stats are pretty close to Grizzlies' but they're winning less than half as often. (The Grizz are overachieving about the same as the Wolves are underachieving.)

 

[Mainstreet]

In and ESPN article from Marc Stein and Ian Begley.

The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association jointly announced Wednesday night that they have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, pending ratification by the league's players and team owners.

The sides have agreed to extend their mutual deadline to opt out of the existing CBA, which was Thursday at 11:59 p.m. ET, to Jan. 13 in order to give them sufficient time to review terms and hold the separate votes required to ratify the seven-year deal, which contains an opt-out clause for both parties after Year 6.

On Wednesday night, the joint statement from the league and the union stated that specific deal terms would be released at a later date, but sources said a prime feature of the new CBA is a number of measures designed to help teams retain their current stars.

It looks like there are some good things in it for players and teams.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18280618/nba-players-union-reach-tentative-new-labor-agreement

 

[Hoop Head]

I like expanding the roster to 17 to allow for players to be sent back and forth the D-League. That is a big step in moving things in the right direction and allowing it to become a true farm system.

 

[3rdside]

http://www.espn.co.uk/nba/story/_/i...hia-76ers-says-too-good-playing-eight-minutes


Lol - misses the first 23 games of the season, plays one game, gets injured and misses the next, suits up for his second game and starts bitching about playing time.


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[Mainstreet]

http://www.espn.co.uk/nba/story/_/i...hia-76ers-says-too-good-playing-eight-minutes


Lol - misses the first 23 games of the season, plays one game, gets injured and misses the next, suits up for his second game and starts bitching about playing time.

Noel is not making much of a case for himself. IMO, he hurts his chances to be traded by making these type comments. I think he would be doing a lot of sitting for another team as well. Who wants someone who complains when he has not earned the opportunity to play.

 

[GatorAZ]

Accidentally watched some of the 76ers/Nets game earlier. Embiid was hitting everything.

 

[3rdside]

http://www.espn.co.uk/nba/recap?gameId=400899845

12 down two minutes to play - another win for Houston for 10 straight


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[Ronin]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 2m2 minutes ago
ESPN sources say the NBA is making All-Star balloting changes to give players (and media) a say in voting for starters alongside the fans.

 

[Ronin]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 1m1 minute ago
Sources say the fan vote will count for 50 percent for NBA All-Star starters with players and the media panel accounting for 25 percent each

 

[Ronin]

More Kings drama: Demoted Arron Afflalo reportedly declined to enter game
Unsurprisingly, the 10-year veteran is not thrilled about this. According to KHTK Sports 1140's Carmichael Dave, Afflalo was "slow to enter the game in Utah" and "declined to enter in Houston."

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/m...on-afflalo-reportedly-declined-to-enter-game/

 

[Errntknght]

Capela is out for six weeks... will that take some of the sizzle from the Rockets?

 

[3rdside]

http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0602710586270161641-4

Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook is 0-of-5 on potential go-ahead shots in the final 5 seconds of the 4th quarter or overtime this season. He's 3-of-22 on those shots for his career.

 

[Ronin]

Clippers announce Blake Griffin will go through with arthroscopic surgery and miss 3-6 weeks.-Ramona Shelburne


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