Jason Dumas: Source: Draymond Green sprained his left ankle. It’s not a high ankle sprain. Recovery could be anywhere from three to six weeks. Should have more info on Monday during Warriors media day.
Source: Twitter @JDumasReports
Adam Himmelsbach: The Celtics’ pursuit of Jrue Holiday remains alive, I’m told. But there’s still a significant gap.
Source: Twitter @AdamHimmelsbach
Shams Charania: The Charlotte Hornets will have 2021 first-round pick Kai Jones away from the team indefinitely and there’s no timetable for his return, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium . Jones will miss training camp due to personal reasons, and team remains in constant communication with him.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
The view around the league is the Blazers see Deandre Ayton in the vein of a top-five center in the league, and a valuable asset particularly at his age. Lopez and Nikola Vučević may beg to differ on the top-five list, and certainly Anthony Davis would if he classified himself as a center (he doesn’t).
Source: Yahoo! Sports
How the positional competition unfolds could well impact the terms of that extension, if one is agreed upon. “At the end of the day, I know I want to be here,” Green said Friday. “I’m going to work as if I’m going to be here for a long time. I want to be able to win in Dallas; I want to be in Dallas. “Whatever their decision is their decision, but at the end of the day I’ve got the same goal every single day and that’s to be the best teammate and the best player I can be for the team.”
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“I feel like we’ve been over this multiple times in the previous years. We have a great team and you should never doubt the heart of a champion,” Looney told ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel. “When you got guys like Steph, Klay, CP3, Draymond – they are all Hall of Famers for a reason. They’re winners for a reason and I really believe we still have a lot left in the tank. Losing last year was not ideal, but it has helped us refocus on our main goal of keeping things going. This year is going to be special. Читать дальше...
Landon Buford: Hall of Famer Jason Kidd on whether @JCrossover should be a first ballot Hall of Famer next year: “When talked about Jamal Crawford and the career that he’s had, they should name the Sixth Man of The Year Award after him, and also he should be a Hall of Famer,” @RealJasonKidd tells me.
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As has been the case since he bought the team in February, Mat Ishbia, I’m told, was very involved in this deal. Phoenix not only wanted more depth, but also players who they believed were a better fit for their Devin Booker-Kevin Durant-Bradley Beal trio. Nurkic, the 29-year-old big man who is signed through the 2025-26 campaign, was a longtime target on that front, who they’re thrilled to have landed.
Source: David Aldridge, Sam Amick, David Aldridge and Sam Amick @ The Athletic
Michael Scotto: The Indiana Pacers have signed free agent guard Elfrid Payton, team says.
Source: Twitter @MikeAScotto