NBA Rumor: Moe Harkless Buyout?
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Stefan Bondy: Moe Harkless says he’s remaining with the Knicks the rest of the season but going from a contender to a non-playoff team has been an adjustment: “Everything is different, the culture and everything.”
No buyout for Moe Harkless?
Chris Haynes: New York Knicks forward Moe Harkless is a player teams are monitoring as a buyout target, but the plan is for both sides to finish the year out together, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
Moe Harkless on Lakers' radar
That doesn’t mean they aren’t looking, though. In fact, during an appearance on ESPN LA 710’s “The Sedano Show” on Tuesday, Sam Amick of The Athletic reported that the Lakers are waiting to see what happens with Moe Harkless, who was traded from the 37-18 LA Clippers to the 17-38 New York Knicks in the Marcus Morris deal earlier this month: “Moe Harkless is a name I’ve heard they’re interested in and monitoring and still have an eye on.”
“Being a Knicks fan growing up and now being here is kind of crazy,’’ Harkless said. Neverthless, a report had Harkless considering asking for a a buyout later this month. “I haven’t put any thought into it,” he said. “I’ve been hearing about it but it’s not my thought when I got traded here. I’m just in the moment.’’
September 27, 2021 | 10:03 am EDT Update
Contract extension on the radar for Karl-Anthony Towns
Towns has publicly committed to the Timberwolves several times, most recently at the end of the 2020–21 season, when he told reporters he wanted to have a career like Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant, spending it all with one team. According to someone close to Towns, nothing related to that goal was altered in any meaningful way by Rosas’s dismissal. A contract extension is already on his radar.
Shams Charania: Nets’ Kyrie Irving will not be at Media Day today in Brooklyn due to health and safety protocols, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
Tony East: “TJ Warrens situation is one that’s going to take a little longer than we had hoped,” Carlisle says. He’s had a pair of scans in recent weeks, and the one last week revealed “good news,” Carlisle said. “It’s going to take some time,” he added they don’t have a concrete timetable
September 27, 2021 | 9:54 am EDT Update
Kyrie Irving out for media day due to NYC health and safety protocols
Zach Lowe: Kyrie Irving is not expected to attend Nets media day today due to New York City health and safety protocols but the Nets fully expect Irving to accompany the team to training camp in San Diego, sources tell @WindhorstESPN and I.
Quinton Mayo: Wizards F Rui Hachimura informed the team and coaching staff via text last week that he’d be absent from the beginning of training camp. Hachimura is using the time to address his mental health, per sources.
