The arraignment hearing for Clippers center Willie Reed has been set for Sept. 8, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sen Sentinel tweets. Reed was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery over the weekend in Florida and booked in Miami-Dade County. Reed, who played for the Heat last season, signed a one-year, $1.5MM contract with the Clippers last week.
In other news around the Western Conference:
- Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins has expressed on his Twitter feed that he wants the team to trade for Carmelo Anthony, Bryan Kalbrosky of Hoops Hype notes. They are teammates on Team USA and Cousins has previously stated his admiraion for the aging Knicks forward. Anthony would have to waive his no-trade clause to join Cousins in New Orleans and the Knicks would either have to agree to a package of role players or get a third team involved to make that happen.
- Jalen Jones‘ two-way contract with the Pelicans is a two-year deal, a league source informed Chris Reichert of The Step Back (Twitter link). The former Texas A&M forward went undrafted in 2016 and played for the Celtics’ G League’s affiliate, the Maine Red Claws, where he averaged 21.0 PPG and 9.0 RPG. Jones impressed the Pelicans while playing for their summer league team, posting averages of 13.3 PPG and 6.2 RPG in six games.
- Dirk Nowitzki is hopeful that the Mavericks can eventually come to terms with restricted free agent Nerlens Noel, whose contract situation has yet to be resolved. “He’s so young and so athletic. I’d love to keep him,” Nowitzki told Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “I’m sure that is what the Mavs are thinking. … We obviously traded for him last year with the hope he will stay with this franchise for a long time. … I’m sure [Mavericks owner] Mark [Cuban] and [GM] Donnie [Nelson], the leaders of the franchise, are trying to play the right business move.”
Anthony in the pelicans would be a nightmare
for pelicans fans lol
Noel to Pheonix is a dream for me
Not happening
Boogie Cousins Carmelo Anthony and Anthony Davis, All on the same team, If that truly happen, its gon be Money Baby (10x)!!!!!
Can someone please explain in liman terms what is a two-way contract in basketball?
Short version: A D-League/G-League contract that allows the player to earn more money than the average G-League player and to spend some time with the NBA team as well. We have a more in-depth explanation in our glossary. link to hoopsrumors.com
Can someone please explain in layman’s terms what a liman is? I know a LIMON is when someone thinks lime and lemon flavors go together well, at least for the purposes of marketing clever names and controlling ingredient costs.