After being waived by Indiana’s NBA team earlier this month, Kendall Brown won’t suit up for the Pacers‘ G League squad this season either. The Long Island Nets announced in a press release on Saturday that they’ve acquired Brown’s returning rights from the Indiana Mad Ants in exchange for the returning rights to guard Au’Diese Toney, a 2025 second-round pick, and a 2026 … [Read more...] about G League Notes: K. Brown, Nets, Djurisic, Pacers, Cavs, Suns
New York Notes: McBride, Towns, Claxton, Fernandez
Miles McBride is a player development success story for the Knicks and has a chance to be the team’s first Sixth Man of the Year in more than a decade, writes James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. The fourth-year guard didn’t play much in his first two seasons, but he got coach Tom Thibodeau’s attention by improving his game behind the scenes. He emerged as a rotation member … [Read more...] about New York Notes: McBride, Towns, Claxton, Fernandez
Nets Exercise Third-Year Options For Noah Clowney, Dariq Whitehead
The Nets have exercised the third-year rookie scale team options on Noah Clowney and Dariq Whitehead for the 2025/26 season, according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto (Twitter link). [RELATED: Decisions On 2025/26 Rookie Scale Team Options] Clowney, the No. 21 overall pick in the 2023 draft, is continuing to increase his playing time with Brooklyn. He only appeared in 23 games … [Read more...] about Nets Exercise Third-Year Options For Noah Clowney, Dariq Whitehead
Atlantic Notes: Schröder, Sixers, Holiday, Towns
The Nets acquired guard Dennis Schröder at the trade deadline last season and he’s established himself as an efficient producer in Brooklyn. Across 32 games with the Nets, he’s averaged 15.2 points and 6.1 assists while connecting on 42.8% shooting from beyond the arc. In just three games this season, he’s shooting a scorching 55.6% clip from three (6.0 attempts) and averaging … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Schröder, Sixers, Holiday, Towns
Raptors Push Back Bruno Fernando’s Guarantee Date
The non-guaranteed minimum-salary contract that Bruno Fernando signed with the Raptors in August initially included language stating that it would become fully guaranteed if the big man wasn’t waived on or before the first day of the regular season. However, according to Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter links), the Raptors and Fernando agreed to amend his one-year deal … [Read more...] about Raptors Push Back Bruno Fernando’s Guarantee Date