After struggling mightily in the Heat‘s home-opening loss to Orlando, star forward Jimmy Butler bounced back with a strong performance in Saturday’s victory over Charlotte, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Butler had one of his worst games in a Heat uniform vs. the Magic, only scoring three points to go along with four rebounds and five assists in 26 minutes. On … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Butler, Richardson, Coulibaly, Carter
Rookie Scale Option Decisions Due On Thursday
The NBA’s transaction wire has been pretty quiet since the regular season got underway on Tuesday, but we can still expect one last flurry of moves in October. The deadline for teams to exercise their 2025/26 team options on rookie scale contracts arrives on Thursday (October 31), and several of those decisions have yet to be reported or announced. Unlike player or team options … [Read more...] about Rookie Scale Option Decisions Due On Thursday
And-Ones: Franchise Valuations, Breakout Candidates, Bitim, More
Forbes has released its NBA franchise valuations for 2024, and according to Justin Teitelbaum and Brett Knight, the Warriors are the league’s most valuable team for a third straight season, with an estimated valuation of a whopping $8.8 billion. The Knicks ($7.5 billion), Lakers ($7.1 billion), Celtics ($6 billion), and Clippers ($5.5 billion) round out Forbes’ top five. As … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Franchise Valuations, Breakout Candidates, Bitim, More
Southeast Notes: Bufkin, Wizards, Carrington, Magic, Heat
Hawks second-year guard Kobe Bufkin suffered a partially dislocated right shoulder during a practice, the team announced Thursday in a press release. It’s the second time Bufkin has dislocated his shoulder in the last six months — he previously suffered the same injury ahead of Las Vegas Summer League in July. Bufkin has had a rough go with injuries over the course of his young … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Bufkin, Wizards, Carrington, Magic, Heat
Wizards Re-Sign Jared Butler On Two-Way Deal, Waive Dennis
10:42pm: Butler has officially signed his two-way deal, according to the NBA transactions log. 6:21pm: The Wizards are bringing back free agent guard Jared Butler on a two-way deal, Marc Stein tweets. Butler was on a standard contract with Washington entering training camp but was cut on Saturday. He cleared waivers on Monday. It’s not surprising that Butler was brought back … [Read more...] about Wizards Re-Sign Jared Butler On Two-Way Deal, Waive Dennis