Lakers guard Alex Caruso hasn’t played since December 27, having been held out of action due to the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, but it sounds like he’ll make his return on Thursday night vs. San Antonio. Caruso – who resumed workouts earlier this week, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN (Twitter link) – is no longer listed on the Lakers’ injury report.
Meanwhile, Kings forward Jabari Parker has yet to make his season debut, having been sidelined with back soreness and then having missed time for personal reasons. Parker is back with Sacramento now, but will have to go through the health and safety protocols before he receives clearance to play, head coach Luke Walton said on Wednesday (Twitter link via James Ham of NBC Sports California).
Here’s more from around the Pacific:
- Kawhi Leonard was active on both Tuesday and Wednesday this week, marking the first time the Clippers star has played in both games of a back-to-back set since April 2017. As Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN writes, Leonard says he’s ready for that to become a trend. “I mean, I think I’ll be playing, pretty much,” he said after Wednesday’s game. “The last few years, I was injured, and I worked on getting my leg stronger, and it’s been a long time. But I was patient, and I’m able to play.”
- In an Insider-only piece for ESPN.com, Kevin Arnovitz explores how the Warriors are dealing with a transition period, looking to remain competitive while they wait for Klay Thompson to get healthy and James Wiseman to continue to blossom. “Without Klay, we’re at intermission,” president of basketball operations Bob Myers said of the team’s current state.
- Appearing on Matt Barnes’ and Stephen Jackson’s All That Smoke podcast, Kings guard De’Aaron Fox said he spoke to his father and the rest of his family after Aaron Fox tweeted, “Trade him,” in apparent reference to Marvin Bagley III. “I’m like, ‘Yo, y’all can’t do this s–t,'” Fox said, per James Ham of NBC Sports California. “‘Because regardless of anything y’all say, motherf—–s aren’t going to ask y’all, they’re gonna ask me about it.'”
IMO
The best offer so far for Harden is
Wiggins Wiseman and Wolves First
This is Rockets 15-year plan
Rockets clearly don’t want Simmons and 2 Firsts
76ers, Raptors and Blazers can only offer $0.70 for $1.50 asking price
None of those offers have been placed though?
You made them up and are posting them as fact, greeeatttt…..
Doesn’t it get old proposing trade offers to basically yourself on every post Sillyman
Warriors aren’t giving up Wiseman. Not yet at least. He has too much potential to trade away and the team hasn’t had a younger Center prospect this good years.
They never will
15 years?
yo sillyvan good luck coming up with trade proposals… lmao… their all wack.
Now that is funny since the warriors said they will not trade Wiseman. That would be a very bad trade for GSW.
As if warriors offer wiseman OR wiggins. They won’t go after Harden
Harden the best scorer in the league
Wiggins with a worse contract and don’t shooting skills. Don’t with Wall compatible.
First round pick. Top 5 protected.
Wiseman a rookie center
Center… Rockets… Oh yes Wood and Cousins playing for this team
Sillivan, you are the woresest Hobby GM ever
Rockets would never, but you understand that wiseman and wood can start and boogie would come off the bench….
If you mean. That’s theoretical, but Wood have with Wiseman a difficult Job
He is strong in the colour. With Wiseman will Wood a 3-D player and that’s are bad Szenarios. And the defense as power forward is worser by wood than a rinprotector
Carusos really got the deck stacked against him for mins
Have to wonder if he will want more minutes next year from a different org
I know its easy to say he’s the type that will stick around forever {I hope that to be true} but I dunno; dude could get 25-30 mins easily in many other places and probably a little extra coin while doing so
I think he gets a TJ McConnell type deal, maybe a few M more or another year elsewhere.
Yea me too…
If he could substain the role he had last year maybe he would be more intrigued in staying but man I Cant see more than 17 mins a night if Lakers at full health for this year –
That might just be too disparaging for a guy who hasnt gotten to show his full arsenal yet in the league despite the love between both sides
Mcconnell has a very different mostly backcourt style and is underappreciated. Caruso is liked but that keeps him buried in LA. If he doesn’t get minutes he should get out, not let them sweet-talk him into just being helpful from three deep. 26 now, contract year, outstanding on/off, team player that can get forward or hit 3s, good alert defense.
I like Fox’s response. What they say reflects on him and hes the only one held accountable.