Tristan Tucker

December 21st 2024 at 11:07am CST by Tristan Tucker After missing five of his previous six games, Mavericks forward Naji Marshall returned to the lineup and will continue to bring an edge to a strong Dallas team, The Athletic's Christian Clark writes. In 22 games with Dallas, Marshall is averaging 11.8 points, but he also serves to be the muscle of the team. Marshall began his NBA career on a two-way deal, working his way up to the rotation in New Orleans before signing with the Mavericks this season for three years, $27MM. According to Clark, Marshall signing with the…

The Pelicans are waiving two-way center Trey Jemison , according to HoopsHype's Michael Scotto ( Twitter link ). The Pelicans originally claimed Jemison on waivers from the Grizzlies last July.

January 9th 2025 at 5:01pm CST by Tristan Tucker The Pelicans are waiving two-way center Trey Jemison, according to HoopsHype's Michael Scotto (Twitter link). The Pelicans originally claimed Jemison on waivers from the Grizzlies last July. Jemison, 25, has experience with the Wizards, Grizzlies and Pels. He made 16 appearances with

January 9th 2025 at 6:21pm CST by Tristan Tucker Wizards two-way guard Jared Butler is stepping up in recent games and he's impressed each time he's gotten a chance at extended minutes this season, The Washington Post's Varun Shankar observes. Over the past three games, Butler is averaging 19.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists while finishing with a positive plus/minus in three Washington losses. He scored season highs of 26 points and seven assists on Wednesday against Philadelphia. The Wizards were without Jordan Poole for all three of Butler's recent big games and Malcolm Brogdon for two of those…

The Sixers announced Thursday that rookie guard Jared McCain is expected to miss the rest of the 2024/25 season after undergoing surgery for a meniscus tear in December.

January 9th 2025 at 9:28pm CST by Tristan Tucker In just two years, the Nets went from being a playoff contender with Kevin Durant, to being one of the league's rebuilding teams, Brian Lewis of the New York Post writes. When the Nets had Durant, Oklahoma City, Houston and Orlando were among the teams with the worst records, all of which are top teams in their respective conference. That's a testament to how fast the league moves, and those young contenders can serve as a blueprint and inspire confidence for Brooklyn's own rebuild, Lewis writes. “Yeah, we'll get back to…

January 11th 2025 at 8:40am CST by Tristan Tucker Pistons star Cade Cunningham is guiding the Pistons to winning ways after a slow start to the season and franchise-worst year in 2023/24. As Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports writes, Cunningham is embracing the challenge that comes with being the Pistons' franchise centerpiece. Cunningham continues to be willing to take the blame when things aren't going right for the team, Goodwill writes. “You don't get that out of many old guys, right? Like, there's not many people in this league that are willing to accept responsibility for the total right for…

The Mavericks ruled starting center Dereck Lively II out with an ankle sprain just four minutes into their Tuesday game against Denver, the team announced

January 14th 2025 at 10:45pm CST by Tristan Tucker The Mavericks ruled starting center Dereck Lively II out with an ankle sprain just four minutes into their Tu

January 17th 2025 at 1:25pm CST by Tristan Tucker The Bulls‘ Wednesday loss to the shorthanded Hawks culminated in a team meeting, Darnell Mayberry of The Athle