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Lakers Deal Lou Williams To The Rockets

... financial perspective, Houston actually saves a little bit of money, as Brewer was owed $15.2 million combined over this season and next while Williams will take home just $14 million. There’s zero doubt which player Houston would rather have as it gets up for a possible deep postseason run this year and looks to refine one of the league’s most potent attacks around Harden into the future. No Magic Hire: Lakers Still Stuck In The Past. Although Houston didn’t part with much to acquire Williams, there are a few reasons to pump the brakes on the hype train. First, he’s been a far less effective player in the playoffs than in the regular season, averaging just 10.8 PPG and shooting 36.2% from the field in the postseason. Second, his defensive impact numbers have been well below average for years, making him the type of weak link who will get picked on mercilessly by teams like the Spurs and Warriors. Third, the redundancy of his skillset with Harden and Gordon will almost certainly limit ...

Lakers Trading Lou Williams To Houston For Corey Brewer

... per game, playing off the bench. Brewer was averaging 4.2 points for Houston. The trade came hours after the Lakers announced the firing of general manager Mitch Kupchak and put Johnson in charge of basketball operations — part of a massive front office shake-up. And while the draft pick will help the Lakers' future, the Rockets just got deeper. Williams has scored more points off the bench than anyone else in the NBA this season — and Eric Gordon, the newly crowned 3-point shootout champion at All-Star weekend — is No. 2 on that list. Reserves have three games of 35 points or more in the NBA this season, all by Williams, all in a dazzling seven-day span in early December. He had 40 points against Memphis, 38 against Utah and 35 against Phoenix. Williams has also been to the playoffs six times with three different teams, seeing action in 41 postseason contests. He's under contract for $7 million next season. Brewer is also under contract for next season, at about $7.6 million. "Thanks to everyone in the Houston Rockets organization for my time here," Brewer wrote in ...

Derrick Favors, Lou Williams Reportedly Being Discussed In Deal Talks

... heating up. Utah Jazz management is known for being tight-lipped when it comes to leaking information about potential deals, but a few reports have surfaced concerning moves the Jazz could make. ESPN NBA guru Zach Lowe wrote Monday that Utah has shopped power forward Derrick Favors, although he didn’t go into who or what the Jazz would be looking to get back in a deal for him. “Utah’s seriousness on Favors is unclear,” Lowe wrote. “They are mum as usual, and they don’t want to weaken their team ahead of the playoffs with (Gordon) Hayward heading to free agency. Favors is still an important player. They could be testing the market ahead of a trade around the draft.”. Noting that the Jazz have about $13 million in cap space this season, Lowe also wrote Monday that “here’s betting Utah offers George Hill a big raise this season as part of a contract extension” should the team not take back a big salary in a trade. Elsewhere, ESPN’s Ian Begley reported Monday that the Jazz have inquired about Los Angeles Lakers leading scorer Lou Williams. The Lakers could tank the rest of the season given that if their draft pick this summer falls outside of the ...

Wizards Reportedly Interested In Lou Williams, Bogdanovic

... @Woj Vertical NBA and @Chris Mannix YS. __link__/Se Ey G 2 Lj 94. — The Vertical (@The Vertical) February 19, 2017. “[The Wizards] feel like if there’s a wing player that they can get out on the trade market - Lou Williams with the Lakers, they have interest in, Bojan Bogdanovic with the Nets,” Wojnarowski said. “Washington has shown an inclination to give up a future draft pick, a first-round pick, potentially even in this draft, to get a veteran who may even turn out to be a rental for them.”. In a vacuum, trading a first-round pick in a deep draft to rent a bench scorer for a few months seems like a bad idea, but the Wizards have won 18 of their last 21 games and are quickly closing in on the Celtics and Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference. Especially given Cleveland’s injury problems this season, this might be the right time to go into win-now mode and try to steal ...

Lakers Reportedly Deal Lou Williams To Rockets For Brewer, 1st-rounder

... for some teams but paltry for Houston. Williams brings the ability to create on his own, as he is in the 94 th percentile in pick and roll situations, and 92 nd when factoring passes. That number is likely to go up when not surrounded by the dreadful Lakers offense, and Williams has high marks in isolation and spot-up. He basically fits with the Rockets’ offense to a T. The defense, of course, is a concern, but the Rockets’ defense isn’t as bad as you would think (14 th in the NBA and 11 th since Jan. 1), and they can always just rely on starters in the playoffs. This deal doesn’t shift the landscape in the Western Conference or help the Rockets match up differently with Golden State. But it addresses a weakness with a strength, and involves only surrendering a pick they don’t need. The Rockets have bolstered their reserves with young players the last few years with Montrezl Harrell , Sam Dekker and Clint Capela. They were not in need of another pick heading to Rio Grande Valley. It’s a good return on ...

Is The Proposed Reggie Jackson, Elfrid Payton, Lou Williams Deal Actually Real

... and Stein. And we know that the deal floated by Stein is incomplete because it’s not even legal. Now, back to Bruce’s trade suggestion. It works, and this would see a protected pick going from Detroit to the Lakers. The Pistons already showed a willingness to sacrifice a future pick last season when they tried to send one out for the rights to Donatas Motiejunas , a trade that was later rescinded because of Detroit’s concerns with Motiejunas’ back. They’d essentially be doing the same thing again, but this time with an eye on controlling the rights to Payton and Hezonja. Williams is a dynamic scorer and one of the best socrers in the pick-and-roll in the NBA. He scores 1.06 points per possession and sits in the 94 th percentile. Payton would be a defender off the bench who is still trying to put together an offensive game at 22 years old. It would definitely be a big gamble to turn the point guard keys over to an Ish Smith-Elfrid Payton combo considering how little offense you’d be able to count on from the position. Hezonja, meanwhile, has also been a disappointment in the NBA. He rarely plays, and when he ...

Magic Johnson Takes Over Lakers, Trades Lou Williams

... charge of basketball operations - part of a massive front office shake-up. And while the draft pick will help the Lakers' future, the Rockets just got deeper (see full story). Grizzlies: Healthy roster for stretch run. MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Grizzlies' latest injury reports need a second glance, they appear a bit suspect. Nobody is listed as hurt or nursing an injury. If someone is out, it's simply for rest. No knee problems requiring forward Chandler Parsons to sit. No ankle issues for reserve forward Brandan Wright. No lingering problems from point guard Mike Conley's broken back earlier this season, and no more groin issues for defensive stalwart Tony Allen. There's not even foot problems for All-Star center Marc Gasol. Having no injuries to report is a relief for a team that has been hit hard the last two years. The Grizzlies are 34-24 and sixth in the Western Conference heading down the stretch. "I think our chemistry is starting to come," forward Zach Randolph said. "Guys are starting to fill into their roles and starting to play a lot better, especially on the defensive end.". It was just a year ago on Feb. 20, ...

Wizards Rumored To Be Interested In Trading For Lou Williams, Bojan Bogdanovic

... seed in the Eastern Conference having won nine of their last 10 games, they are looking to make moves before Thursday's trade deadline. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the Wizards have their eyes on Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Lakers and Bojan Bogdanovic of the Brooklyn Nets. The Vertical @The Vertical. The prospects of Boston & Chicago reengaging on a Jimmy Butler deal this week. Trade deadline preview w/ @Woj Vertical NBA and @Chris Mannix YS. __link__/Se Ey G 2 Lj 94. 2/19/2017, 3:37:09 AM. The Wizards are a compelling team in the East right now. They have two legitimate stars in John Wall and Bradley Beal. Markieff Morris, Otto Porter and Marcin Gortat, who have been the other starters along with Wall and Beal, all average at least 11.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. The problem is Washington has no depth off its bench. The Wizards rank 29 th in bench scoring (29.1), last in rebounding (11.1) and tied for last in ...

Could The Utah Jazz Really Bring Back Deron Williams

... return floated as possibility. Share This Article. ARTICLE PHOTO GALLERY (9). The Utah Jazz will be aggressive looking to add depth before Thursday's NBA trade deadline, The Tribune has been told, although one target has already gotten away — and an intriguing potential reunion could be a possibility. The Jazz reached out to the Los Angeles Lakers with an interest in acquiring shooting guard Lou Williams, but the guard was traded on Tuesday afternoon to the Houston Rockets for Corey Brewer and a first-round draft pick. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo's The Vertical first reported the trade, which was later confirmed by league sources to The Tribune. Williams, 30, is one of the better bench scorers in the league. His $7 million contract over the next two years made him attractive on the market, especially given his talent and scoring ability. TOP JOBS. The Lakers were shaken up on Tuesday with the firing of longtime general manager Mitch ...