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Southeast Notes: Risacher, Hornets, Lee, Isaac, Adebayo

1 month ago | hoopsrumors.com | Tristan Tucker

Hawks 2024 No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher is making his case for Rookie of the Year honors with his recent play, Lauren L. Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes. Head coach Quin Snyder often recognizes that the 19-year-old’s growth hasn’t and will not be linear, but he’s been an advocate for his rising player all year. “I think it’s a strong case,” Snyder said. “You have to look beyond some of the quote, unquote numbers.
Central Notes: Mitchell, Slumping Cavs, Cunningham, Lillard

1 month ago | hoopsrumors.com | Tristan Tucker

Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is owning responsibility for Cleveland’s recent four-game losing streak, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com writes. “Put this on me,” Mitchell said. “When your leader ain’t doing [expletive], this is what happens. If I’m not being who I need to be then we’re not going to get to where we want to get to.
Suns Notes: Gillespie, Ighodaro, Big Win, Allen

1 month ago | hoopsrumors.com | Tristan Tucker

Suns two-way guard Collin Gillespie drew the first start of his career on Monday in place of injured Bradley Beal, Arizona Republic’s Duane Rankin observes. He’s started three games including that one, with Phoenix winning three times in a row for the first time since late January. Gillespie’s in his third year in the league, all of which have been on a two-way contract. He missed his rookie season due to injury and joined Phoenix this offseason.
Stephen Curry Exits Thursday Game Due To Pelvic Contusion

1 month ago | hoopsrumors.com | Tristan Tucker

Warriors superstar Stephen Curry suffered a hard fall on his back following a drive, grabbing his tailbone and being down on the ground in pain for a while, The Athletic’s Marcus Thompson II relays (Twitter link). He went into the locker room, with general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. later following him. Curry was then quickly ruled out due to a pelvic contusion, according to Andscape’s Marc J. Spears (Twitter link).
Atlantic Notes: Scheierman, Brunson, Knicks, Walker

1 month ago | hoopsrumors.com | Tristan Tucker

Celtics rookie Baylor Scheierman scored a career-high 20 points against the Nets on Tuesday, giving the Celtics their 50th win. As Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe notes, 17 of his 20 came in the second half and he only missed one garbage-time shot. “Obviously it’s a lot of fun when [the game] slows down and it feels like you’re just out there playing free, playing loose,” Scheierman said. “Coach [Joe Mazzulla] has got a lot of confidence in you, players have got a lot of confidence in you.
Pacific Notes: Butler, Zubac, Lue, Van Gundy, LaVine, LeBron, Hachimura

1 month ago | hoopsrumors.com | Tristan Tucker

Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. became one of the few top executives in recent history to trade for a former teammate when acquiring Jimmy Butler at this year’s deadline. Dunleavy wasn’t deterred by how Butler’s exits with a handful of franchises ended poorly, nor his willingness to hit free agency next year (he wound up extending with the Warriors). Now, as NBA insider Jake Fischer writes, the move is paying dividends for surging Golden State.
Southwest Notes: Rockets, Thompson,

1 month ago | hoopsrumors.com | Tristan Tucker

The Rockets are guaranteed to at least make the play-in tournament this season after defeating the Magic on Wednesday. That marks the first time the team has made an appearance after the regular season since the 2019-20. They still haven’t clinched a top-six seed that would keep them from the play-in, but they’re close, 5.5 games ahead of the seventh-seeded Clippers. Houston has now won eight games in a row and climbed to second in the West.
Southeast Notes: Heat, Wiggins, Da Silva, Wizards

1 month ago | hoopsrumors.com | Tristan Tucker

The Heat are on pace to finish with one of their worst seasons in franchise history (impressively, their .420 win percentage would be good for seventh-worst). Part of the struggles this season stem from their issues to close games in the fourth quarter, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald writes. Miami owns the third-worst record in clutch games at 13-23 this season. As a result, the Heat have dropped nine games in a row and are 11 games under .500 with only 13 contests to go.
Robert Williams III To Miss 4-6 Weeks After Arthroscopic Procedure

1 month ago | bvmsports.com | Tristan Tucker

March 20th 2025 at 5:47pm CST by Tristan Tucker Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III will miss at least four-to-six weeks due to undergoing an arthroscopic procedure in his knee, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link). Williams had been dealing with inflammation in the knee. Given that there is less than a month left in the regular season, this will almost assuredly knock Williams out for the rest of the regular season.
Robert Williams III To Miss 4-6 Weeks After Arthroscopic Procedure

1 month ago | hoopsrumors.com | Tristan Tucker

Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III will miss at least four-to-six weeks due to undergoing an arthroscopic procedure in his knee, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link). Williams had been dealing with inflammation in the knee. Given that there is less than a month left in the regular season, this will almost assuredly knock Williams out for the rest of the regular season.