Here are the G League assignments and recalls from around the NBA for Tuesday:
- The Knicks have recalled Ron Baker from the G League, the team announced today (via Twitter). Baker played for the Westchester Knicks on Monday night, and while the team picked up a win, he recorded just nine points, five rebounds, and zero assists in 37 minutes.
- Thomas Bryant had a big night for the South Bay Lakers on Monday, putting up 26 points, nine rebounds, and six three-pointers en route to a win over Iowa. On the heels of that impressive showing, Bryant was recalled to the NBA today by the Lakers, per a team release.
- The Celtics have assigned rookie forward Guerschon Yabusele to the Maine Red Claws, the club announced today in a press release. It’s the first G League assignment of Yabusele’s young career.
- Rookie center Tony Bradley has been recalled to the NBA by the Jazz, according to the team (Twitter link). Bradley had eight points and eight rebounds in a losing effort for the Salt Lake City Stars on Monday.
- The Sixers have sent Furkan Korkmaz back to the G League, the team announced this afternoon in a press release. The rookie shooting guard figures to suit up for the Delaware 87ers tonight against Northern Arizona.
didn’t Guershon play a couple games for Maine last year at the end of the season? I’m pretty sure he played back in March of this year, so it wouldn’t be his first assignment.
A G League “assignment” refers to a player on an NBA contract being sent to the G League, which wasn’t the case for Yabusele last season (he was on a straight G League contract at that point). So this is technically his first assignment, though the distinction is admittedly somewhat trivial.