Kevin O’Connor: *I think this may have been reported. But if it hasn’t: Cory Joseph was a guy they could be looking to move … They do like [Aaron] Holiday and he is somebody they get more playing time to.“
Cory Joseph Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 08/20/91
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:185 lbs. / 83.9 kg.
Salary: $7,945,000
Born: 08/20/91
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:185 lbs. / 83.9 kg.
Salary: $7,945,000
League executives Indiana might look to move one of its point guards. Darren Collison and Cory Joseph roughly split the position and are both in the final years of their deals. The team is high on rookie Aaron Holiday and could want to clear out room for him.
Scott Agness: Without Oladipo and Sabonis, the Pacers handle the Magic 112-90 in Orlando, their 8th straight win in the series. Bogdanovic led all with 26pts, Cory Joseph had 15 off the bench. And O’Quinn contributed 12 & 10 in a season-high 28mins. Pacers host the Kings Saturday night.
Tom Orsborn: Pop called Cory Joseph “one of the most team-oriented guys” he’s ever coached. “He gives 100 percent effort every minute,” Pop said. “He tries to do whatever is expected of him and asked of him. As a coach, you can’t ask for more. He gives every ounce of effort & talent he has.”
Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph realized that dream in the 2011 NBA Draft going fourth and 29th respectively with Myck Kabongo expecting to join them the following year – that never happened, but Thompson believes the story isn’t over yet for the once heralded prospect. “It’s definitely been tough,” Thompson told NBA.com. “If you’ve followed me, Myck and Cory we were kind of like the three amigos. All playing for Grassroots and having success at the AAU level and then all of us committing to Texas.
The 26-year-old has a chance to continue the grind back to prominence with the Raptors 905, a team that’s known around the league for player development and that’s something Thompson sees as a plus for one of his Longhorn amigos. “I think for him to go overseas and kind of just recalibrate his mind and kind of re-focus it’s going to be great for his development,” Thompson continued. “For him to be able to get a chance to do it now with the Raptors 905 is great.”
“It could be that,” Joseph said about the freedom of movement emphasis by the league. “Our defense right now hasn’t been up to par with our rotations. On the ball it makes it a little tougher to defend because they call a lot of hand checks. We’ve just got to be even better at our rotations on the ball.”
