Hoops Rumors

Signing veteran guard Delon Wright to a minimum-salary contract over the summer was viewed as a savvy free agency move for a Bucks team facing serious roster-building constraints. However, Wright is off to a slow start in Milwaukee, having fallen out of the rotation entirely just a couple weeks into the season. He’s been a DNP-CD in each the past three games. “I mean, it wasn’t … [Read more...] about Bucks Notes: Wright, Rollins, Jackson, Giannis

After missing all of last season due to knee surgery, Steven Adams has been active for just four of the Rockets‘ first nine games this season, including his return to Oklahoma City on Friday. The veteran center is fully on board with not playing every game, recognizing that his recovery from last year’s surgery is an ongoing process that needs to be handled carefully, writes … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Adams, Whitmore, Lakers, Thunder

The Rockets are assigning last year’s No. 20 overall pick Cam Whitmore to their G League affiliate, Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen reports (Twitter link). Whitmore played a significant role for the Rockets in the second half of last season. In total, he appeared in 47 games (two starts) as a rookie and averaged an impressive 12.3 points and 3.8 … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Whitmore, Green, Sengun, Morant, Zion, Paul

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson didn’t show any signs of suffering an injury in Friday’s win over Indiana, in which he scored a season-high 34 points. However, he was added to the team’s injury report on Sunday due to right hamstring tightness and has now missed two consecutive games, both Pelicans losses, as Christian Clark of NOLA.com details. “I don’t know exactly how it … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Zion, Sengun, Lively, Popovich

There was little doubt the Rockets would pick up the 2025/26 contract options of Tari Eason and Jabari Smith Jr. However, both players expressed their appreciation, as The Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen writes. Eason had leg surgery in March. “I’m very happy about that,” Eason said of the option decision. “I love this group, I love this city, I love this team. The fact … [Read more...] about Texas Notes: Eason, Smith, Rockets, Thompson, Dinwiddie