Former Arkansas star and Fort Smith native Isaiah Joe signed a three-year contract with the Philadelphia 76ers totaling nearly $4.2 million with a 2-year guarantee on Friday, just nine days after the club selected Joe with the 49th pick in the second round of the 2020 NBA Draft. The two-year guarantee is on the front end of the deal and is worth more than $2.4 million, with the total potential three-year compensation working out to $4,198,912.
Former Arkansas star and Fort Smith native Isaiah Joe s…
January 23, 2021 | 4:35 pm EST Update
Zion Williamson among players added to USA Basketball pool
Tim Reynolds: AP sources: Duncan Robinson, Zion Williamson, Trae Young and Ja Morant among players being added to USA Basketball consideration pool for Tokyo Olympics. They’ll be in addition to Olympic vets like LeBron James, Kevin Durant and almost all others who were in the pool a year ago.
Barry Jackson: Per source, Jimmy Butler is in the 60 player pool from which 2021 men’s US Olympic basketball team will be chosen. Butler received invite, as he should. Bam also invited of course, as @Adrian Wojnarowski noted.
Josh Robbins: The NBA’s Last Two Minute report for last night’s Magic loss to the Pacers in overtime said there were no officiating errors in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime that adversely impacted the Magic.
Jonathan Feigen: NBA last two minute report confirms the replay review that game-ending Grant shot and Tucker foul came after the buzzer and that initial Tucker contact was a correct no call. Two missed calls; Oladipo fouling Griffin and Griffin fouling Gordon on rebounds.
Andrew Greif: Bc of Sunday’s tip time, the Clippers need to come to the practice facility tonight at 11 p.m. for testing. Luke Kennard said “it’s different, it’s an adjustment but it’s something you’ve just got to deal with right now. It’s keeping everybody as safe as possible.”
Gerald Bourguet: Devin Booker is out tonight with a left hamstring strain. Dario Saric and Damian Jones remain out
January 23, 2021 | 2:57 pm EST Update
USA Baskeball sending invitations out for Olympics
Adrian Wojnarowski: Sources: USA Basketball sent out approximately 60 invitations to players expressing interest in being part of 2021 Olympic team player pool, including all the league’s big names. Team USA could be without players advancing to NBA Finals, based on timing of July Olympics in Tokyo.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Selection process at center will be interesting for this team, a problem-area for Team USA in 2019 World Cup. Miami’s Bam Adebayo and Houston’s Christian Wood – one of the league’s success stories in 2020-2021 – are among invitees to fill those roles, sources said.
