Kings guard De’Aaron Fox will miss Wednesday’s game against Miami but an MRI on his ailing right knee provided relief for the team. It showed a bone bruise but no structural damage and the club is hopeful he’ll return to action soon, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. Fox departed after just nine minutes against Charlotte on Monday. He’s averaging 24.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists this season.
We have more news from the Pacific Division:
- Anthony Davis‘ lingering back pain tempered the Lakers’ victory on Sunday night. However, he did a workout after receiving treatment on Wednesday and he’s listed as questionable to play against New Orleans on Tuesday, Kyle Goon of the Orange County Register tweets.
- Should the Lakers finally pull the trigger on a Myles Turner trade with the Pacers? Not until they see how Davis plays through his back issues and how well the team plays with Russell Westbrook coming off the bench, Eric Pincus argues in a Bleacher Report story. According to Pincus, several executives and agents around the league believe the Lakers will eventually cave in and make a deal, most likely with the Pacers, though the Spurs, Jazz and Hornets could eventually surface as trade partners.
- Cameron Johnson will be a restricted free agent next summer and the Suns forward, who is now in the lineup, can enhance his value by improving in a number of areas, Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic writes. Johnson needs to stay healthy, make impactful 3-pointers and expand his overall game.
I think if the Lakers could swing a trade featuring Russell Westbrook and a first round pick for Myles Turner and Buddy Hield it would put the Lakers into title contention. As long as a AD and Lebron stay healthy
If Westbrook can lead a bunch of scrubs and rookies into the playoffs by himself in OKC? Then not winning atleast enough to do that has gotta be on LBJ, and AD. Why does every LBJ team need the others to cater to him? After 35 that should not be the case, or franchise strategy. L.A. is a far worse disaster than the NETS
Lakers balked in the off-season. They’re not getting a deal done with the Pacers for 1 pick. Indy holds the cards. Pacers can wait for the deadline and ship Turner and Hield for two picks somewhere else, be it a package of the two or separate deals.
That 2027 pick is not as valuable as people think. Lakers are not a rebuilding franchise. They’re a rebooting franchise. They will always be able to attract big time free agents. If you think the crown jewel of the NBA is going to be this bad for 5 more seasons you are out of your mind.
Odds on Myles Turner being hurt by the Trade Deadline?
My opinion Westbrook and Nunn will be traded soon to either the Pacers for Buddy Heild and Myles Turner and Daniel Theis or the Spurs for Josh Richardson, Doug Mc Dermott and Jockob Poelt. Either way you get a big man. AD isn’t going to last to especially if he plays center. Also it would be fantastic if the Lakers can trade Pat Bev for a wing if they do the Pacers trade.
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Huerter is off to a good start for Kings so far. This was a good move by Kings. He fits them well.
I look at Lakers. And they are not really a team who will push the ball. And that’s Westbrook strength. For that, him coming off bench could work for them. But why would he accept that. This team has never been at full strength for Westbrook. And he has gotten all the blame.
I was him. I would want out. I also think he hasn’t really tried to adjust his gm in LA. So all this is on Lakers. Why would you trade for him. No one is helping Lakers with this. So they will have to give up their two #1s to move him.
AD hurt again ????
And the sun will come out tmrw !!!!!!
Tmrw tmrw tmrw …….