The Bucks have assigned 2020 draftees Jordan Nwora and Sam Merrill to the G League bubble and transferred two-way player Mamadi Diakite there as well, the team announced today in a press release.
Because the Wisconsin Herd are inactive this season, the three Bucks rookies will be split up, with Nwora joining the Salt Lake City Stars, Merrill reporting to the Memphis Hustle, and Diakite heading to the Lakeland Magic. While any of the three could be recalled to the NBA roster in the coming weeks, we don’t expect to see a ton of the usual back-and-forth this season, given the coronavirus-related complications.
Here’s more from around the Central:
- In a conversation with Eric Woodyard of ESPN, Pacers center Myles Turner discusses playing through a hand fracture, as well as his desire to win the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award. Indiana’s defensive anchor currently leads the league with an eye-popping 3.9 blocks per game.
- Despite being in the midst of a tough road trip and having had Monday’s game vs. Denver postponed, the Pistons have no interest in the idea of finishing the season in a bubble or regional bubbles, writes Rod Beard of The Detroit News. “Honestly, any type of bubble is not very appealing,” Wayne Ellington said. “Prayerfully, we can we can get through the season as regularly as possible and keep things as normal as possible without having to enter a bubble or do anything too drastic.”
- The Bucks have submitted a plan to the City of Milwaukee in the hopes of receiving approval to fill Fiserv Forum to 25% capacity for games starting later this month (Twitter link via Eric Nehm of The Athletic). So far this season, there have been no fans permitted at Bucks home games.
Celtics opting out of Turner and McDermott for Thompson and Teague is not aging well
How did they opt out? Wasn’t Turner only available via trade w Hayward that didn’t materialize?
Yup – but it seems like Ainge wasnt interested in the swap and used the space to sign TT and Teague instead
Idk how much choice Ainge really had. It was ultimately Hayward’s decision, and who knows what Indiana was really asking.
Anyway maybe you’re right, maybe you’re wrong, but either way yeah, Celtics would rather have Turner. That said I still think Celtics will finish ahead of the Pacers. So someone is doing something right.
Also enjoy “prayerfully” from Ellington. Will be adding to my vocabulary.
Not that many else will care or that it’s overly important, but how did the Bucks not get their GLeague team fired up to at least keep their guys together?
25% seems ok to me. As long as they follow rules.
Bucks should be looking at Ellington. He’s shooting lights out this yr.
Myles Turner for Terry Rozier.
It’ll never happen, but it should!