“It’s huge,” Thibodeau said of the team’s defensive depth. “You can’t overlook guys like Harkless and McGruder because you can throw those guys in and have them guard a primary scorer for 7-10 minutes. You can give them a lot of different looks. I think the great players in this league, over time, they’ll figure out one defender. “But if you throw different looks at them and put different guys at different times — it’ll also free those guys up offensively. That’s where the great value in having that type of lineup lies.”
Moe Harkless Rumors
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Position: F
Born: 05/11/93
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight:207 lbs. / 94.3 kg.
Salary: $11,511,234
Born: 05/11/93
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight:207 lbs. / 94.3 kg.
Salary: $11,511,234
Anthony Chiang: According to source: Heat’s 2023 first-round pick dealt to the Clippers is lottery protected in 2023. If doesn’t convey in 2023, also lottery protected in 2024. If doesn’t convey in 2024, also lottery protected in 2025. Then unprotected in 2026.
Moe Harkless: Anybody got kawhi number??
Hassan Whiteside to Portland
Adrian Wojnarowski: Miami is finalizing a trade to send center Hassan Whiteside to Portland for Mo Harkless and Meyers Leonard, league sources tell ESPN.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Portland gets a starting caliber center on an expiring deal as it awaits Jusuf Nurkic’s return from a serious leg injury. Blazers offseason: Whiteside, Kent Bazemore, retain Rodney Hood and draft Nassir Little. Another Western contender loading up.
If only they’d contained Curry in those first three quarters, when they trailed by just six despite him scoring 33 of his 36 points and hitting eight of his nine threes, then maybe they could have stolen the series opener. “There’s no way the best shooter in the game should get that (kind of space),” Blazers small forward Moe Harkless had said. When asked about the reasons behind the approach, he said, “That’s a Coach Stotts question; I just execute the gameplan.”
