If there’s a “rookie wall” for Bulls forward Matas Buzelis, he crashed through it Saturday night, writes Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. Buzelis scored a career-high 31 points in a convincing win over the Lakers, shooting 12-of-18 from the field and 5-of-10 from three-point range. It was a welcome breakthrough for Buzelis, whose playing time has been declining recently. … [Read more...] about Bulls Notes: Buzelis, Jones, Giddey, Ball
Bulls’ Tre Jones Out For At Least Two Weeks
The Bulls have ruled out point guard Tre Jones for at least two weeks after confirming his diagnosis of a left foot sprain, the team announced in a press release. Jones sustained the injury during Thursday’s win over Sacramento and underwent X-rays, which were negative. There’s no guarantee he’ll be ready to return at the two-week mark, but he’ll be reevaluated at that time, … [Read more...] about Bulls’ Tre Jones Out For At Least Two Weeks
And-Ones: Rebuilding Teams, Free Agency, Flagg, NBL
Among 11 NBA teams in various stages of their respective rebuilds, the Spurs are best positioned for the long run, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN (Insider link). San Antonio’s place atop the rankings has a lot to do with the presence of Victor Wembanyama on the roster, but Bontemps points to Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell, and recently acquired point guard De’Aaron Fox as … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Rebuilding Teams, Free Agency, Flagg, NBL
Kings/Bulls Notes: DeRozan, White, LaVine, Huerter, T. Jones
Forward DeMar DeRozan became the 27th player in NBA history to record 25,000 career points on Thursday, writes Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee. As Law Murray of The Athletic notes, DeRozan joins LeBron James, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Russell Westbrook and Stephen Curry as active players who have scored at least 25,000 points. However, the impressive milestone was … [Read more...] about Kings/Bulls Notes: DeRozan, White, LaVine, Huerter, T. Jones
Central Notes: Cunningham, Duren, Pistons’ Durability, White, Allen, Mobley
The Pistons and Cade Cunningham got a chance to show their stuff Wednesday on a national-televised game against the Heat and they took advantage of it. Cunningham hit a game-winning 3-pointer in the final second as the Pistons improved their record to 39-31, 25 more wins than all of last season. Cunningham, a first-time All-Star, deserves to be on an All-NBA team, in the … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Cunningham, Duren, Pistons’ Durability, White, Allen, Mobley