Warriors point guard and two-time MVP Stephen Curry could be back in action this week, according to an NBA.com post. He will go through a full practice on Tuesday with the possibility of playing against the Raptors on Thursday, coach Steve Kerr told the media. Curry has missed 10 consecutive games with a left groin strain.
We have more news from around the Pacific Division:
- Any potential Lakers trade for Wizards guard Bradley Beal would likely have Brandon Ingram as its centerpiece, according to Eric Pincus in a Bleacher Report column. Los Angeles probably wouldn’t agree to deal Ingram plus either Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma or Josh Hart, Pincus opines. However, a package of Ingram, Rajon Rondo and Michael Beasley would add up to enough salary to absorb Beal’s hefty contract. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope couldn’t be substituted for Rondo unless he agreed to the deal, due to a quirk in rules regarding players who re-sign one-year contracts, Pincus adds.
- The Lakers’ offense has suffered without Rondo, who is currently out with a broken hand, Joey Ramirez of the team’s website reports. The Lakers ranked fourth in scoring (116.9 ppg) and fifth in assists (26.0) before Rondo’s injury, but are 22nd in points (106.6) and 29th in assists (18.6) in the first five games without him. Rondo has been cleared for non-basketball activities but is still several weeks away from returning, Ramirez adds.
- Suns first-year coach Igor Kokoskov believes his days as an assistant in Detroit were pivotal in his coaching career, as he explained to Chris McCosky of the Detroit News. He was a young coach with the Pistons when they reached the Eastern Conference Finals on a regular basis. “I had the privilege of being with Larry Brown for two years and Flip Saunders for three years,” Kokoskov told McCosky. “I was very fortunate to learn from those great coaches and those great players. Just being a part of that group, with those guys all in their prime, I had a chance to steal the best from those guys. I learned a lot. Especially when you are winning.”
Is this Lakers/Wizards trade talk actually ongoing or is this hypothetical if the Lakers were interested?
well a trade cant happen till like mid dec because of rondo,Beasley or kcp because they are on new deals
Lol lakers would be interested, wiz wouldnt unless ingram, kuzma or hart were involved.
Colin herd started this crap. Just because fakers need a shooter….beal….doesn’t mean it will happen. Fakers think they have a divine right to any good player. All stars don’t want to carry water for LBJ….Luke is not a calling card….they will miss playoffs again. They play no defense….LBJ included.
u must be a clippers fan because I guess u have not watch the lakers lately they are doing really good together and beal would not have a choice it’s called a trade, beal is not signing with them
Bleacher report is on something. Their hypothetical trade was Ingram, Kuzma and Hart for Beal. Just comical
I think there no way they get kuzma and Ingram in the same trade one of those would be the center piece and probly josh hart and one of the players on the one year contract and I see the lakers getting back someone on a one year deal