With the Wizards set to face the Mavericks on Friday night for the first time since the trade deadline, Tim Cato and Josh Robbins of The Athletic reassessed the deal that sent Kristaps Porzingis and a protected 2022 second-round pick to Washington in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans. Cato and Robbins agree that it was a win-win trade for both teams. Porzingis’ … [Read more...] about Wizards Notes: Porzingis Trade, Satoransky, Special Someone
Eastern Notes: Beal, Irving, Fultz, Thibodeau
Wizards star Bradley Beal isn’t opposed to receiving interest from rival teams, he said on Draymond Green‘s podcast, as relayed by James Herbert of CBS Sports. Beal will be eligible to sign a five-year, $245MM contract with Washington this summer if he turns down a $36.4MM player option and becomes a free agent. “I’m kind of embracing everything,” Beal explained, “so I’m not … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Beal, Irving, Fultz, Thibodeau
Wizards Notes: Porzingis, Beal, Satoransky, Kispert
Kristaps Porzingis is showing that he can be a dominant scorer late in games, which makes the prospect of a future pairing with Bradley Beal very intriguing, writes Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. The Wizards only have two wins in the past 19 days, but Porzingis took over both of them, scoring 16 points in the fourth quarter against the Lakers last week and 11 in the … [Read more...] about Wizards Notes: Porzingis, Beal, Satoransky, Kispert
Southeast Notes: Ball, Thomas, Hawks, Beal, Heat
Hornets All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball has developed a good relationship with reserve point guard Isaiah Thomas, writes Roderick Boone of the Charlotte Observer. Earlier today, it was officially announced that Thomas signed a rest-of-season deal with Charlotte. The 33-year-old Thomas, a former two-time All-Star, has already served as a mentor to Ball. “I feel like on the … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Ball, Thomas, Hawks, Beal, Heat
Eastern Notes: Porzingis, Jordan, Haslem, Morris
Wizards big man Kristaps Porzingis showed he can still be dominant in the team’s victory over the Lakers on Saturday, Josh Robbins of The Athletic writes. Porzingis finished with 27 points and five assists, helping his team win 127-119. “Just down the stretch, we wanted to play through him,” teammate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said. “No one could stop K.P. at the elbow. He was … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Porzingis, Jordan, Haslem, Morris