Rookie big man Derik Queen has been medically cleared to participate in full basketball activities, the Pelicans announced today (via Twitter). Head coach Willie Green said Queen was a full participant in Saturday’s practice, tweets Will Guillory of The Athletic. While the team wants to get Queen up to speed, Green said New Orleans will be careful not to rush the process after … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Queen, White, Brown, Raptors, Rockets, More
Checking In On Roster Situations Around The NBA
As expected, the majority of the NBA teams made their roster cuts on Saturday and didn’t wait until Monday’s deadline to set their regular season rosters. Completing those moves on Saturday will ensure the players on non-guaranteed contracts clear waivers on Monday, before the regular season begins. If a team had waited until Monday to waive a player on a non-guaranteed deal, … [Read more...] about Checking In On Roster Situations Around The NBA
Knicks Notes: Towns, Robinson, Brown, Depth, McBride
The Knicks fired former head coach Tom Thibodeau over the offseason shortly after they made their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years. However, star big man Karl-Anthony Towns tells DJ Siddiqi of RG.org that he doesn’t view 2025/26 as a championship-or-bust season. “I feel all 30 teams in NBA are walking in saying the same thing,” Towns said. “It’s unfair … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Towns, Robinson, Brown, Depth, McBride
2025 NBA G League Draft Results
The NBA G League held its draft for the 2025/26 season on Saturday afternoon. Players who signed NBAGL contracts and whose rights weren’t already controlled by a team were part of the draft pool. Affiliates from all 30 NBA teams took part in the draft, along with the unaffiliated Mexico City Capitanes. Dillon Jones, who was a first-round pick in the 2024 NBA draft, was selected … [Read more...] about 2025 NBA G League Draft Results
Nets Notes: Porter, Clowney, Powell, Wolf, Rotation
Projected to be the NBA’s very worst team a year ago, the Nets defied expectations in the season’s opening weeks, winning nine of their first 19 games. If they hope to repeat that feat this fall, Wednesday’s season opener in Charlotte didn’t represent a step in the right direction. As Brian Lewis of The New York Post writes, Brooklyn looked very much like a tanking team in a … [Read more...] about Nets Notes: Porter, Clowney, Powell, Wolf, Rotation