Former Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields has joined Overtime Elite as president of league operations. The 37-year-old will oversee all competitive, development and operational aspects of the nine-team basketball league for 16- to 20-year-olds. Fields was fired by the Hawks in April after three seasons running the franchise, which included a postseason appearance in 2023. He explored other NBA front office jobs before taking the position with OTE. "He's got four unique parts of his c...
Nuggets wing Peyton Watson and Raptors forward Scottie Barnes have been named the Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, according to NBA Communications (Twitter links). Watson led the depleted Nuggets to a 3-1 record last week, posting averages of 24.5 points and 8.0 rebounds while making 70 percent of his 3-point attempts. […]
Speaking to Sam Amick of The Athletic after Wednesday’s loss to Golden State, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo reiterated that he’s “locked in” with the team and said he plans to remain in Milwaukee for the rest of his career. “There will never be a chance, and there will never be a moment that I will […]
The Indiana Pacers have signed center Tony Bradley to a 10-day contract. Bradley has appeared in 29 games this season with the Pacers, averaging 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 10.7 minutes. Bradley is represented by Mitch Frankel and is in his eighth NBA season.
Trail Blazers star Deni Avdija was forced out of Sunday’s game after hurting his back late in the fourth quarter, writes Joe Freeman of The Oregonian. Avdija told reporters it’s “nothing major,” adding, “I’m not really concerned,” but he was visibly in pain in the locker room, Freeman observes. He went through an extensive session […]
New coach, new front office, same old story for Zion Williamson’s New Orleans Pelicans heading into the NBA Trade Deadline. They are long on theoretical talent, short on wins, and recalibrating how to value fan-favorites Herb Jones and Jose Alvarado. Trey Murphy III sits at the top of the internal hierarchy now, with Joe Dumars […] The post Ranking Pelicans’ top 5 assets besides Trey Murphy III before NBA Trade Deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Raptors wing RJ Barrett suffered a left ankle injury in late in the fourth quarter of Friday’s eventual loss at Boston, tweets Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca. According to Lewenberg, Barrett turned his left ankle and appeared to be in a good deal of pain as he limped back to the locker room. He was formally […]
