Bobby Marks: Monday deadline for player options Anthony Davis: $28.8M DeMar DeRozan: $27.7M Mike Conley Jr. : $34.5M Evan Fournier: $17.0M Robin Lopez : $5.0M Nic Batum: $27.1M Tony Snell: $12.2M Stanley Johnson: $3.8M Wesley Matthews : $2.7M My guess is we go 7/9 on opt-in
Bobby Marks: Monday deadline for player options Anthony…
April 10, 2021 | 2:50 pm EDT Update
Jim Eichenhofer: Steven Adams on Zion Williamson after the forward’s 37-15-8 game vs. 76ers: “I know we talk about strength a lot, but that’s the least interesting thing in his game, him being a strong dude. His touch is so good, his footwork is insane.”
Omari Sanfoka II: Wayne Ellington (rest), Jerami Grant (right knee soreness) and Rodney McGruder (right elbow sprain) are all out tonight. Mason Plumlee (concussion protocol) is questionable
Joe Mussatto: Lu Dort is listed as available for tonight and Darius Bazley (left shoulder contusion) is probable. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Isaiah Roby, Mike Muscala and Josh Hall are still out.
Louisville basketball’s leading scorer is testing the NBA Draft waters. Carlik Jones, a graduate transfer who received all-conference honors in his first season with U of L, declared for the 2021 NBA Draft on Saturday “while still maintaining my eligibility as a Cardinal,” he said in a post to his Instagram account.
10 of the 13 Texas Senate Democrats voted in favor of the “Star Spangled Banner Protection Act,” which Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick named a legislative priority after the Dallas Mavericks stopped playing the national anthem before games. Democrats in the Texas Senate overwhelmingly crossed the aisle on Thursday to vote in favor of the “Star Spangled Banner Protection Act,” a conservative-backed bill that would require any professional sports teams with contracts with the state government to play the national anthem before the start of a game.
April 10, 2021 | 1:39 pm EDT Update
Scotty Pippen Jr declares for draft
Sophomore guard Scotty Pippen Jr. has declared for the 2021 NBA Draft, according to his social media accounts Saturday morning. Pippen Jr. stated his intentions to declare for the NBA Draft, and he will retain his college eligibility by not signing with an agent as he initially goes through the process.
