What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz
Warriors are not pursuing Jimmy Butler and are unlikely to do so, per The Athletics’ @anthonyVslater , @ThompsonScribe and @sam_amick today. They prefer Chicago’s Nik Vucevic, they report… Houston has told people they don’t want Butler (who knows if that changes?). Suns not – 11:28 AM
Warriors are not pursuing Jimmy Butler and are unlikely to do so, per The Athletics’ @anthonyVslater , @ThompsonScribe and @sam_amick today. They prefer Chicago’s Nik Vucevic, they report… Houston has told people they don’t want Butler (who knows if that changes?). Suns not – 11:28 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Goga Bitadze tonight:
11 PTS
13 REB
7 AST
3 BLK
Joins Shaq, Dwight and Vuc as the only Magic centers to reach those numbers in a game. pic.x.com/R2ytjeCZaD – 9:52 PM
Goga Bitadze tonight:
11 PTS
13 REB
7 AST
3 BLK
Joins Shaq, Dwight and Vuc as the only Magic centers to reach those numbers in a game. pic.x.com/R2ytjeCZaD – 9:52 PM
More on this storyline
Nikola Vučević has actually emerged as the more discussed Warriors’ trade target, according to team and league sources. The front office and coaching staff have acknowledged back to training camp this team’s need for a true stretch center, something Curry has never really had. Vučević is making 44 percent of his nearly five 3s per game this season and averaging 20.3 points per game. In theory, he’d get protected on defense by Green, while opening up offensive space for Curry, Wiggins and Kuminga. -via New York Times / January 4, 2025
K.C. Johnson: Good stat from Bulls PR: Nikola Vučević became 2nd center in NBA history to tally at least 16,000 points and 800 3FGM in a career. Bucks Brook Lopez is other. -via Twitter @KCJHoop / December 28, 2024
The new rules, however, prevent Phoenix from taking back more cash in a trade than it sends out. Nurkić is playing on 2024-25 salary of $18.1 million. Vučević is making $20 million this season. That’s an easy match under the NBA’s longstanding old rules, but the Suns can’t swap Nurkić for Vučević now even if they were willing to attach every ounce of draft capital they possess. They also can’t combine salaries in any trade, which rules out adding a minimum salary to the deal to ensure they exceed Vučević’s $20 million. -via marcstein.substack.com / December 26, 2024