The G League plans to have its elite Ignite team, which includes top 2021 draft prospects Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga and Isaiah Todd, face G League alumni in closed-door scrimmages in Walnut Creek, California this week, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. They will also hold two streamed scrimmages next month, Charania adds. The Ignite team, which is based in Walnut Creek, was formed as a part of the league’s development program for top prospects.
We have more from around the basketball world:
- Donovan Mitchell, Lonzo Ball and John Collins are some of the high-profile rookie scale extension candidates who might not be worth a full max, according to The Athletic’s John Hollinger. Hollinger anticipates Mitchell will get a max extension but the Jazz might be wise to go four years rather than five. Hollinger takes a closer look at the value of all extension-eligible candidates from the class of 2017.
- Australian big man Will Magnay is drawing interest from NBA clubs, ESPN’s Olgun Uluc tweets. His current club, the Brisbane Bullets, is preparing to play without him this season, Uluc adds. Magnay, 22, was named the NBL’s Most Improved Player last season.
- What are the best and worst moves that top NBA executives have made with their current teams? ESPN’s Bobby Marks takes a closer look at all the GMs who haven’t been recently hired by their current organizations.
- Former NBA player Jalen Jones may have suffered a torn Achilles playing in Italy, Emiliano Carchia of Sportando tweets. Jones was playing his first game this season for Pallacanestro Varese. The prognosis was first reported by La Prealpina. He last appeared in the NBA during the 2018/19 season during a 16-game stint with Cleveland.
If you are smart you pay Mitchell what he wants. Could go a long way in building trust with new ownership, attract free agents for a team that could need them.
JC is a max, no brainer there!
Mitchell, a max as well!
Zo should be paid handsomely as well, but not a max, close to!
Donovan – Max
Collins – Maybe slightly below
Lonzo – 4/60-70M is all I’d do. And that prob is going to be an overpay. Hes just no where near the offensive force of his peers.
Lonzo is a tricky one. Hot and cold, though he seems to have genuine chemistry with Zion. Plus Ingram needs to get paid…don’t know their cap situation intimately but if I’m Pelicans I try to make everyone happy. Alternative is to sit on your hands or nickel and dime until Zion decides to leave.