September twenty second 2024 at 9:50pm CST by Dana Gauruder
Aaron Gordon turns into eligible for a four-year contract extension later this week and that will probably be one of many massive storylines on the Nuggets’ coaching camp, Bennett Durando of the Denver Submit writes. Gordon has a participant possibility for the 2025/26 season however can change that with an extension.
Jamal Murray‘s well being and the best way Russell Westbrook matches into the rotation are among the many different storylines to look at.
Now we have extra from the Western Convention:
- With the Rockets shopping for out and waiving ahead AJ Griffin, they’ve an open spot on the official roster. How will or not it’s crammed? It may flip into a contest amongst gamers on two-ways and coaching camp offers, in response to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. Nate Williams, Nate Hinton, N’Faly Dante, Jermaine Samuels and Jack McVeigh comprise that group. Houston may additionally decide to go away that spot open or signal a free agent.
- Former Kings GM Vlade Divac made one of many largest draft blunders lately when he handed on Luka Doncic in favor of Marvin Bagley in 2018. Divac admits he made a mistake however defined that he already had a gifted flooring chief in De’Aaron Fox. “I may’ve taken Luka, however then I might’ve needed to commerce Fox,” he mentioned in an interview with Index, a Croatian outlet (hat tip to Grant Afseth of the Dallas Sports activities Journal).
- Grizzlies gamers have been competing in 5-on-5 scrimmages for over a month and Luke Kennard is impressed by the crew’s competitiveness and a focus to element. “One thing I haven’t actually seen earlier than,” Kennard instructed Damichael Cole of the Memphis Business Enchantment. “We’re actually pushing one another and competing actually exhausting. I feel that’s going to go a great distance. We begin that proper now. We’re getting a couple of steps forward till the season begins.”
