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Lakers Trading Lou Williams To Houston For Corey Brewer

... 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 a statement released on Twitter. "A special thanks to all the great fans of the Rockets for making this city a special place to live and play.". Jose Canseco wants us all to know how robots will take over the world. Published: Monday, February 20, 2017 @ 4:31 PM. Updated: Monday, February 20, 2017 @ 4:31 PM. By: Marcus Hartman - Dayton Daily News. Former Oakland Athletics slugger Jose ...

Derrick Favors, Lou Williams Reportedly Being Discussed In Deal Talks

... 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 top three, it will go to the Philadelphia 76 ers. In a sixth man role, the 6-foot-1, 175-pound Williams is averaging 18.6 points per contest. The 11 th-year guard won the Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2015 while he was with the Toronto Raptors. His contract, which ...

Magic Johnson Takes Over Lakers, Trades Lou Williams

... by Yahoo Sports. Neither team immediately revealed the trade publicly. "Thanx for the love L. A., I've enjoyed my stay," Williams wrote on Twitter. Williams led the Lakers in scoring at 18.6 points 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 (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 ...

Lakers Deal Lou Williams To The Rockets

... deserves a looser leash down the stretch of an already-lost season. This move is less about the meh return package—the Lakers added salary, Brewer doesn’t really help, and the pick isn’t anything to write home about—and more about playing the tank game. Yes, that’s always a tough sell for a high-profile franchise like the Lakers, who are stuck in their fourth straight year of abysmal losing after failing to sustain a hot start to 2016-17 that briefly raised expectations. Nevertheless, tanking is clearly the best option given that Russell hasn’t yet blossomed, Julius Randle probably isn’t going to develop into a star-level player, and 2016 lottery pick Brandon Ingram, while promising, is still a few years away from being a franchise player. As it stands, the Lakers should do everything within their power to outrace the Suns to the bottom of the West standings to capture the No. 2 spot in the draft lottery order. If that approach ultimately lands Ball, for example, the Johnson Era will be off to a strong ...

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

... goes to Pistons games and maybe he’s good enough at his job to make some of the right kind of friends. He also first mentioned Jackson drawing interest from Orlando on Feb. 7. Here’s what else he had to say about this purported trade. He implied he has a source within the Pistons organization. He tossed out that Orlando GM Rob Hennigan liked Jackson when both were in Oklahoma City. He said an alternative version of the trade would involve the Pistons also sending a protected first-round pick if Orlando would part with Elfrid Payton. 2 versions: Either Lou Williams & Hezonja coming here. Hilliard RJax to Magic. Augustine and protected 17 to LAL __link__/Gy Px 3 oc Pjn. — Bruce Tennen (@Bruce Tennen) February 16, 2017. So let’s take a step back now. We can be fairly certain that Reggie Jackson is on the trade market, per Lowe’s reporting. We can be fairly certain that the Magic are interested, per the reporting of Lowe 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 ...

Wizards Interested In Trading For Lou Williams And Bojan Bogdanovic To Bolster Bench

... Free sign up cp newsletter. Sign up. By Noriel See , Christian Post Contributor. Feb 21, 2017 | 12:55 PM. To view this video please enable Java Script, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML 5 video. Reuters/Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports. Los Angeles Lakers guard Louis Williams (23) gets fouled by Dallas Mavericks guard Justin Anderson (1). The Washington Wizards have been relatively silent in the trade market, but they are not going to sit idly by while the rest of the league while the trade window closes a few days from now. It's time for them to make a move. Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical  has reported that the Wizards are looking for a wing player that could help them off the bench and they have targeted Los Angeles Lakers guard Lou Williams and Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Bojan Bogdanović. He also revealed that the Wizards are willing to give up a future draft pick to strengthen their wing position. "They see an opportunity here. This team has played really well. They struggled ...

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

... 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 assists (4.8), per  Hoops __link__. Williams has been one of the Lakers' most productive players. The 30-year-old is averaging a career-high 18.6 points per game and shooting a career-best 38.6 percent from three-point range. He's signed through next season, so it wouldn't be just a two-month rental if the Wizards wanted to go that route. Bogdanovic has been a starter for the Nets this season and is having a career year with 14.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. He's got the benefit of being three years younger than Williams, is still playing under his rookie deal and will only be a restricted free agent after next season. The Wizards have to strike a deal for someone before the deadline if they want to challenge the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference. It will likely cost a steep price, but this franchise has to take ...

Five Takeaways From The Lakers' 97-96 Loss To Sacramento

... Russell played in the fourth quarter, while Williams, Jordan Clarkson, Nick Young, Nance and Luol Deng spurred a Lakers comeback. “They earned that chance,” Walton said of the closing group. “With the team that we have, we’re gonna try to get experience minutes for these young guys, but we were down by 16, and that group fought back and gave us a chance to win the game. At that moment, I was rewarding the players that started playing together, bringing that energy, attacking on defense and making plays.”. 5. Black was credited with the first three-point basket of his career with 3:21 left in the fourth quarter, but that doesn’t mean the Lakers center is now a three-point threat. With the shot clock expiring, Black found himself with the ball at the top of the key, and his desperation shot was short of the basket. But ...

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

... 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 assets, given their situation. LOS ANGELES LAKERS. RECEIVE: Corey Brewer, unprotected first-round 2017 draft pick. SURRENDER: Lou Williams. GRADE: A. Williams served no purpose for the Lakers. He wasn’t going to be part of their rebuilding plan, and his contract and limitations meant he was never going to fetch significant return. They pick up a veteran making ...

Could The Utah Jazz Really Bring Back Deron Williams

... taking over as team president. Multiple reports have agent Rob Pelinka, who represents Jazz guard Dante Exum among others, joining the Lakers front office as their next general manager. With one Williams off the market, Tuesday night's biggest development was the interest in another player with that last name — former Jazz star Deron Williams, now with the Dallas Mavericks. Tim Mc Mahon and Mark Stein of ESPN reported that the Jazz have reached out to Dallas about Deron Williams' availability, but that a deal was not imminent. With Williams, the Jazz advanced as far as the 2007 Western Conference finals. He led the team to four playoff appearances overall and two postseason series wins in his time before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets for a package that included Derrick Favors — himself the subject of trade speculation this week. But sources have told The Tribune that the Jazz are hesitant to trade Favors before Thursday's deadline unless they are overwhelmed by an offer. Sources have told The Tribune that the Phoenix Suns have inquired about Favors' availability. Even through he has been dealing with a nagging knee injury throughout the season, Favors is still ...

Wizards Reportedly Interested In Lou Williams, Bogdanovic

... 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 one of the top two seeds in the East. Williams is a straight bucket-getter who was no problem fitting into any team. He’s averaging a career-high 18.6 points off the bench for the Lakers this season, and is a leading candidate to win his second Sixth Man of the Year award. He would immediately bolster a weak Wizards second unit that doesn’t have a player averaging more than six points per game. Bogdanovic isn’t quite the ...