Veteran NBA forward Paul Millsap is retiring from basketball after spending 16 seasons in the league, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The 47th overall pick in the 2006 draft out of Louisiana Tech, Millsap spent his first seven seasons with the Jazz before signing as a free agent in 2013 with Atlanta. The 6’7″ big man made four straight All-Star teams with … [Read more...] about Veteran NBA Forward Paul Millsap Retiring
Jamal Murray’s Inconsistent Shooting Is An Issue For Nuggets
Jamal Murray‘s inconsistent shooting may be shortening the championship window for Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets, contends Sean Keeler of The Denver Post. Murray was 4-of-16 in Friday’s loss to Dallas and hasn’t been producing the way the team had hoped when it gave him a $209MM extension during the offseason. Add in a poor defensive rating, and Keeler suggests it may be time to … [Read more...] about Jamal Murray’s Inconsistent Shooting Is An Issue For Nuggets
Northwest Notes: Hartenstein, Holmgren, Wolves, Nuggets
One of the prominent free agents of the 2024 offseason, Isaiah Hartenstein has been terrific for the Thunder since he returned from a left hand fracture, averaging 14.3 points, 14.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.8 blocks in his first four games with the team (32.0 minutes per contest). Since he was injured to open 2024/25 and Chet Holmgren subsequently sustained a pelvic fracture … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Hartenstein, Holmgren, Wolves, Nuggets
Injury Notes: Sixers, Gordon, Powell, Richards, Bronny
Joel Embiid (left knee injury management and personal reasons) will miss a fourth straight game on Saturday when the Sixers face the Pistons in Detroit, while Kyle Lowry (right hip strain) will sit out for a fifth in a row, according to Noah Levick of NBC Sports Philadelphia. The good news for the 76ers is that Paul George, who has been out since November 20 due to a left knee … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Sixers, Gordon, Powell, Richards, Bronny
Nuggets’ Russell Westbrook Fined $35K By NBA
Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook has been fined $35K for “making an obscene gesture on the playing court” during the fourth quarter of Monday’s loss to New York, the NBA announced today in a press release (Twitter link). Westbrook finished with a team-high 27 points in Monday’s lopsided defeat, with 24 coming during a fourth-quarter flurry when the game was out of reach. After … [Read more...] about Nuggets’ Russell Westbrook Fined $35K By NBA