Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. sustained a sprained right ankle in Saturday’s win at Boston and was ruled out for Monday’s game against Dallas, tweets Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle. Tari Eason, who will be a restricted free agent next summer, started in Smith’s place. Head coach Ime Udoka is optimistic that Smith will return for Wednesday’s game in Memphis, Lerner … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Smith, Harris, Lively, Middleton, Collier
Pistons Notes: Duren, LeVert, Thompson, Stewart
Pistons center Jalen Duren didn’t come to a rookie scale extension agreement with the front office prior to last month’s deadline, which means he’ll be a restricted free agent after the season. Duren has pumped up his value in the early going, including a career high 33-point outing in Mexico City on Saturday against Dallas. He shot 13-of-16 from the field and added 10 … [Read more...] about Pistons Notes: Duren, LeVert, Thompson, Stewart
Pistons Notes: Gores, Cunningham, Thompson, Cavs Loss
Pistons owner Tom Gores believes the team’s players and coaches are “fully aligned” after last season’s surprise run to a playoff berth, according to Pistons.com’s Keith Langlois. “There’s alignment,” Gores said. “There’s tremendous alignment between the players and what they’re trying to accomplish, the coaching staff and (J.B. Bickerstaff). We are fully aligned. I’m sleeping … [Read more...] about Pistons Notes: Gores, Cunningham, Thompson, Cavs Loss
And-Ones: Payne, Fernando, Free Agents, Breakout Candidates
After being waived by the Pacers earlier this month, veteran point guard Cameron Payne reportedly received strong interest from KK Partizan, a EuroLeague-team based in Belgrade, Serbia. However, according to veteran NBA insider Marc Stein (Twitter link), Payne has opted to forgo overseas opportunities for now and will remain stateside in order to seek out his next NBA … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Payne, Fernando, Free Agents, Breakout Candidates
Pistons Pick Up 2026/27 Options On Three Players
The Pistons have exercised their 2026/27 rookie scale team options on the following three players, according to RealGM’s official NBA transaction log: Ausar Thompson (fourth year, $11,117,925) Ron Holland (third year, $9,069,600) Marcus Sasser (fourth year, $5,198,983) The Pistons actually made the moves last week, but didn’t formally announce them on social media or on their … [Read more...] about Pistons Pick Up 2026/27 Options On Three Players