Hoops Rumors

The Wizards have lost eight straight and their last two outings were particularly ugly. They were blown out by Detroit and New York by a combined 48 points. Head coach Brian Keefe took ownership for the poor performances. “I’m the leader of this team. I’m the head coach of this team,” Keefe said, per Varun Shankar of the Washington Post. “So I’ll take the responsibility for the … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Wizards Losing Streak, Johnson, Carter Jr., Butler

Malcolm Brogdon made his season debut on Sunday against Detroit but was limited to one point in 22 minutes, Varun Shankar of the Washington Post notes. He underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb in early October. Brogdon was the first player off the bench for the Wizards, who acquired him in an offseason trade with Portland. The veteran guard is a … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Brogdon, Bogdanovic, Bufkin, Micic

Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns was ruled out of Friday’s win vs. Brooklyn after initially being listed as questionable, per Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. Towns sustained a left knee contusion after bumping into Zach LaVine on Wednesday. Backup guard Miles McBride was also downgraded from questionable to out on Friday due to an illness. McBride has been battling knee … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Knicks, Hawks, Pelicans, DeRozan, Carter

The Bucks still aren’t planning on engaging teams on potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trades anytime soon, but Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, echoing earlier reporting, confirms that they are looking for “perimeter defensive adjustments and reinforcements.” As Fischer notes, Milwaukee’s trade options are limited as a team operating over the second apron. The team can’t package … [Read more...] about Fischer’s Latest: Bucks, Caruso, Ingram, Johnson

Fourth-year guard Josh Giddey hasn’t been part of the Bulls‘ closing lineup in any of the team’s last four games and was on the bench to start the second half on Friday vs. Cleveland, with Ayo Dosunmu taking his spot in the lineup. Head coach Billy Donovan insisted after the game that he’s still “got confidence” in Giddey and said the 22-year-old will close games in certain … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Giddey, Bridges, Sixers, Daniels, Young