Veteran center Willie Reed was sent from the Clippers to the Pistons in the Blake Griffin trade, then flipped again at the deadline to the Bulls in exchange for Jameer Nelson. Chicago quickly waived Reed, and the big man has been a free agent since then.
Reed’s per-minute numbers over the course of 152 NBA games have been solid (14.3 PPG, 11.0 RPG per 36 minutes), and he has drawn some interest from at least a couple Western Conference teams, a source tells Orazio Cauchi of Sportando (Twitter link). However, Reed’s appeal is limited due to a six-game suspension for a domestic incident, which he has yet to serve.
As we wait to see if Reed finds a new NBA home before the end of the season, let’s round up a few more notes from around the Western Conference…
- The Spurs received some good news on LaMarcus Aldridge‘s ankle injury, as Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio-Express News details. A league source tells Orsborn that Aldridge is day-to-day with a sprained right ankle, apparently having avoided a more serious injury.
- After making some cryptic comments prior to the All-Star break about his attitude on and off the court, Suns forward Marquese Chriss expanded on those thoughts in a conversation with Scott Bordow of The Arizona Republic. Chriss, who says he had long conversations with GM Ryan McDonough and head coach Jay Triano during the break, spoke about taking care of mental health and not taking his spot in the NBA for granted.
- The Trail Blazers‘ play down the stretch – and in the playoffs – could be a major factor in determining some of the team’s offseason moves, according to Sean Deveney of The Sporting News, who identifies Jusuf Nurkic‘s looming restricted free agency as one key roster decision facing the club.