Brandon Jennings

Knicks Waive Brandon Jennings, Lose Joakim Noah To Surgery

... Jennings is gone and Joakim Noah had knee surgery. If the New York Knicks are going to make a playoff push, it will come without two of the key veterans they signed last summer. Jennings was waived Monday and the Knicks signed guard Chasson Randle to replace him. Noah had a left knee arthroscopy later in the day to remove a loose body. The Knicks said he will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks. The Knicks signed both veterans along with Courtney Lee, and combined with the trade for Derrick Rose, hoped they had assembled a playoff team. But they are 24-35 and four games behind eighth-place Detroit entering their game Monday night against Toronto. Jennings averaged 8.6 points and a team-high 4.9 assists in 58 games, mostly as the backup to Derrick Rose. But the Knicks are again focusing more on the triangle offense, which isn't Jennings' strength. Charley Rosen, a longtime confidante of Knicks President of Basketball Operations Phil Jackson, wrote Sunday on __link__ that Jennings "resists the triangle" and is a "profound disappointment" because of his erratic play. But coach Jeff Hornacek said the issue was playing time, ...

Knicks Part Ways With Brandon Jennings, Lose Joakim Noah To Knee Surgery

... experience and I'm looking forward to being back on the court soon playing the game that I love.”. Jennings was averaging 8.6 points and a team-best 4.9 assists per game this season. GALLERY: WEEK 17 NBA POWER RANKINGS. Last Slide Next Slide. Randle, who played well for the Knicks in the summer league and preseason, was cut loose by the team on the eve of the regular season after he suffered a fractured orbital bone in practice. He spent much of the season in the D-League before signing a pair of 10-day contracts with Philadelphia. He was expected to remain there, but when the team made a trade Thursday and needed a roster spot, he was waived. Derrick Rose is still in place as the incumbent starter, but he also is on an expiring contract. Ill-fitting in the triangle offense - which has gotten a fresh emphasis in recent days - and with off-the-court questions, the Knicks and Rose seem bound for a split. The free-agent market for point guards is attractive with Steph Curry, Chris Paul, Kyle Lowry, Jrue Holiday and Jeff Teague — but Curry, Paul and Lowry are almost certain to return to their current teams. The draft class is rich with point guard prospects, ...

At Mizzou, Terrence Phillips Steps From Brother Brandon Jennings’ Shadow

... only won against him three times in my life, but I beat him with a half-court heave.”. Asked about Phillips’ recollection, Jennings said, “I don’t know about (beating me) three times, but he probably did get the Italy thing off, though.”. Brotherly rivalry aside, Phillips appreciates Jennings’ counsel, which is in ready supply when needed. When Phillips was briefly removed from the starting lineup after the season’s first 13 games, he reached out to Jennings. “That’s where he made his adjustment this year, coming off the bench, and I was having to make a similar adjustment in the middle of the season,” Phillips said. Jennings provided “some pointers about some things he needed to do differently than starting. It’s some things that I go through every day.”. Phillips also got in the gym that weekend and made 600 three-pointers both days during New Year’s weekend and then ...

Lowry To Have Wrist Surgery, Hopes To Return For Playoffs

... "With all due respect, medical injuries are injuries that require care and attention," Colangelo said. "When I take information that comes from the medical team, including doctors and the training staff and the physiotherapists, we apply it as instructed and we do that to protect the athlete. In a case of jumping into someone's knee to operate, when the circumstances are known but the conditions and how he's reacting to certain things are still unknown, I think you go through the planned progression of steps as prescribed and evaluated by doctors.". The quick decision to label Embiid out indefinitely is a sharp contrast to prior updates on the phenom. Just last week, Embiid lamented how the Sixers never announced a true timetable for his return (see story). Now just days later, Embiid has a prognosis that could technically keep him out ...

Why Brandon Jennings Took A Mental Health Break From Twitter

... Jennings deal. The Knicks’ next game isn’t until Thursday night — hours after the 3 p.m. trade deadline. Jennings, who had Achilles tendon surgery two years ago, said the soreness occurred from the overload of minutes he had played leading up to the game. SEE ALSO. Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio started following Kristaps Porzingis on. “Just needed a break from it,’ Jennings said of Twitter. “As a Knick player you get all sorts of weird tweets. You play for the Knicks. You’re going to get a lot of tweets. A lot. I just wanted to get off social media for a minute, that’s all. I was able to clear my head.”. If there’s a trade in the works, Jennings hasn’t been advised. “I think I’m going to be here,’ he said. “I hope I’m here. That’s the plan. I haven’t heard anything. Got to keep showing up every day.’. Neither Phil Jackson nor general manager Steve Mills watched practice Wednesday. Jennings could be a long-shot option to re-sign if the Knicks are desperate at point guard and they can get him at a reasonable rate. Jennings signed a modest deal as Rose’s backup to prove his health and lift his market value, but he would consider re-signing. “The first half of the ...

New York Knicks Waive Brandon Jennings, Lose Joakim Noah To Surgery

... 8.6 points and a team-high 4.9 assists in 58 games, mostly as the backup to Derrick Rose. But the Knicks are again focusing more on the triangle offense, which isn't Jennings' strength. Charley Rosen, a longtime confidante of Knicks President of Basketball Operations Phil Jackson, wrote Sunday on __link__ that Jennings "resists the triangle" and is a "profound disappointment" because of his erratic play. But coach Jeff Hornacek said the issue was playing time, not playing style. "Brandon obviously wanted to play more minutes here," Hornacek said. "With Derrick out there, it made it awfully tough, so maybe this gives him an opportunity to get somewhere where he can play some more minutes.". Jennings signed a one-year deal worth $5 million last summer, saying Jackson told the veteran he expected him to be Sixth Man of the Year. Since he was waived before the March 1 deadline, Jennings ...

Evaluating The New York Knicks Post-deadline Roster

... and has therefore never really been in game shape. At 32, he’s certainly lost some lateral movement, but he knows how to defend and always plays with an admirable passion. Because he can establish and hold low-post position, and because he’s such a wonderful passer, Noah would thrive in the triangle. (Photo by Stephen Lew/Icon Sportswire). A healthy Noah, playing in the triangle, will do much to change the negative attitude that the New York media and the Knicks fans have toward him. KYLE O’QUINN is having a good season. Rebounding, shooting, blocking shots, and playing hard. His executing the offense is sometimes problematic, and he needs to make at least three fakes before he can finish in a crowd, but O’Quinn is a very useful backup big. JUSTIN HOLIDAY can surely shoot treys. His athleticism is off the charts and he’s learning how to play effective defense on a consistent basis. Another valuable bench player. RON BAKER needs to work on his shooting and isn’t a superior athlete. However, he hustles on defense and, at both ends ...

If Deron Williams Signs With Cavs, Is Brandon Jennings An Option

... signs with Cavs, is Brandon Jennings an option. Mark Wilson Comment(0). The Toronto Raptors were just dealt a big blow to their NBA title chances and it was reported the Kyle Lowry will need surgery on his wrist. The injury will keep him out until the playoffs, maybe sooner but this puts a tremendous amount of pressure on De Mar De Rozan and Serge Ibaka to carry a team that needs a floor general. The Raptors are not like the Houston Rockets where James harden does the heavy lifting. Lowry is a great contributor on both sides of the floor and will be missed. In his absence, the team will look to backup Corey Joseph. Is he ready to play 30 minutes and be that vital piece to a team that has goals bigger than a No.1 seed in the Eastern Conference. With the trade deadline over the Dallas Mavericks waived PG Deron Williams, after which the PG stated that if he cleared waivers he would look to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday. However, the Raptors could be the wild card here and block the Williams and Cavs union. Williams ...

Bogut, Cavs, Jennings

... Denver Post : “Denver will be an NBA destination city sooner rather than later. Nikola Jokic will make it so. Jamal Murray will help recruit a marquee free agent who naysayers have long insisted won’t ever come to Colorado.”. Per The Denver Post : “The No. 1 target for the Nuggets in free agency should be Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward. Cut the traditional statistics or the advanced analytics any way you want. Hayward (22.2 points and 3.11 real plus/minus) compares favorably to Paul George (22.3 points and 1.45 real plus/minus) on both the offensive and defensive end of the floor.”. General front office sense on Jazz standing pat: They want to see the team healthy, and didn't want to do anything to harm team chemistry. — Tony Jones (@tribjazz) February 23, 2017. Per the Orange County Register : “Whatever Magic ...