Timberwolves guard Rob Dillingham, the No. 8 overall pick of last month’s draft, has been receiving advice from Mike Conley and John Wall as he prepares for his rookie season, writes Chris Hine of The Star Tribune. Dillingham said he reached out to new teammate Conley for defensive advice. As for Wall, the former All-Star point guard is a North Carolina native who went to … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Dillingham, Wolves, Hendricks, Nuggets
Olympic Notes: Durant, Team USA, Jokic, Murray
Suns star Kevin Durant, who is recovering from a strained calf, participated in Team USA’s practice in London on Friday, per Shams Charania and Joe Vardon of The Athletic. It was the first time Durant has practiced with the team ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The United States will face South Sudan on Saturday and Germany on Monday in its last pre-Olympic tune-up games. … [Read more...] about Olympic Notes: Durant, Team USA, Jokic, Murray
Jazz Waive Russell Westbrook
The Jazz have officially waived Russell Westbrook, the team announced in a press release. The 35-year-old point guard, who was acquired from the Clippers on Thursday, is expected to join the Nuggets after clearing waivers on Monday. Westbrook was sent to Utah as part of a sign-and-trade involving free agent guard Kris Dunn, who reached an agreement with L.A. shortly after the … [Read more...] about Jazz Waive Russell Westbrook
Nuggets To Sign Spencer Jones To Two-Way Deal
The Nuggets will fill their open two-way contract slot by signing undrafted rookie free agent Spencer Jones to a two-way deal, reports Bennett Durando of The Denver Post (Twitter link). A 6’7″ forward, Jones spent all five of his college seasons at Stanford from 2019-24, starting 139 of his 146 games during that time. As a super-senior last season, he averaged 11.7 points, 4.1 … [Read more...] about Nuggets To Sign Spencer Jones To Two-Way Deal
Clippers, Jazz Complete Trade Involving Westbrook, Dunn
8:04pm: The trade is official, according to an announcement from the Jazz, who also acquired the draft rights to Balsa Koprivica (the No. 57 pick in 2021) in the deal. 1:33pm: The Clippers are sending Russell Westbrook, a second-round pick swap, and cash to the Jazz in order to acquire free agent guard Kris Dunn via sign-and-trade, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski … [Read more...] about Clippers, Jazz Complete Trade Involving Westbrook, Dunn