After suffering an embarrassing 23-point loss to the lowly New York Knicks on Tuesday night and falling to dead last in the conference standings, Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce is not on the hot seat, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The young Hawks gave up 143 points to a Knicks team with the worst shooting percentage in the league at 37.7, and Atlanta is now 6-22. Star point guard Trae Young called it the lowest point of the season.
TRADE SZN PICKING UP STEAM: On Tuesday, the New York Times’ Marc Stein reported Jrue Holiday has been made available for trade by the Pelicans. In previous years, New Orleans had become known for considering Holiday an untouchable, but, apparently, with the team struggling to the tune of a 6-22 record, including an ugly franchise-record 13-game losing streak, that might no longer the case.
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The New Orleans Pelicans came into the season with high expectations after drafting Zion Williamson first overall last summer, and following that up with a series of savvy, team-friendly signings.
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The Los Angeles Lakers recently cut rookie Zach Norvell to make room for 23-year-old big man Devontae Cacok, who signed a two-way contract.
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