Michael Porter Jr., the Nets‘ biggest non-rookie offseason move, recently spoke about his struggles with injuries and how they impact his view of his career, saying, “Because of the injuries and stuff, I don’t know how much longer I really want to play,” and adding that his strategy is to take his career one year at a time. He clarified those comments this week, per Brian Lewis … [Read more...] about Nets Notes: Porter, Whitehead, Demin, Sharpe, More
Knicks Notes: Robinson, Hart, Dadiet, Brunson, More
After alternating between Mitchell Robinson and Josh Hart in the starting five during training camp practices, Knicks head coach Mike Brown opted to start Robinson alongside Karl-Anthony Towns in the team’s preseason opener on Thursday, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (subscription required). It was a move that “gained momentum” during training camp, Bondy writes, and … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Robinson, Hart, Dadiet, Brunson, More
Knicks Have Spoken To Teams About Pacome Dadiet
The Knicks appear to be leaning toward hanging onto two of their veteran camp invitees for the regular season, according to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic, who hears from league sources that guards Malcolm Brogdon and Landry Shamet are the frontrunners to make the team. Due to their lack of flexibility below a second-apron hard cap, the Knicks would have to make a trade … [Read more...] about Knicks Have Spoken To Teams About Pacome Dadiet
New York Notes: M. Brown, Brogdon, Hart, KAT, C. Thomas, Powell
Knicks head coach Mike Brown made it clear on Tuesday that his philosophy regarding his minutes distribution for starters and rotation players won’t look the same as what the team got accustomed to under former coach Tom Thibodeau, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (subscription required). “The biggest thing is trying to make sure you watch everybody’s minutes instead of … [Read more...] about New York Notes: M. Brown, Brogdon, Hart, KAT, C. Thomas, Powell
And-Ones: NBC, Amazon, Gay, Jackson, CBA, Darlan, More
With the regular season now just weeks away, the NBA’s new broadcast partners continue to fill out their coverage rosters. NBC Sports issued a press release on Monday announcing that veteran reporter Chris Mannix – who had been writing for SI.com – is joining the network as a digital insider and will appear on NBC’s and Peacock’s studio show to report on and discuss breaking … [Read more...] about And-Ones: NBC, Amazon, Gay, Jackson, CBA, Darlan, More