Cameron Payne

Get The Latest News And Rumors On Cleveland Cavaliers, Paul George And Andrew Bogut

... and the Thunder could be getting closer to a trade, according to numerous reports. For OKC to acquire both Mc Dermott and Gibson, sources say it would likely take Cameron Payne, Joffrey Lauvergne and draft compensation. - Marc Stein (@ESPNStein Line) February 23, 2017. Hearing from sources the Bulls have strong interest in Cameron Payne for the future. Could be Payne for Mc Dermott. - Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) February 23, 2017. 1:09 p.m. All eyes on the Boston Celtics in their never-ending quest to land a star and put some heat on the Cavs. This would be a fascinating, landscape-shifting move. Can echo what @Windhorst ESPN just said on @Sports Center : More than a few rival teams out there think Boston has a shot at Paul George today. - Marc Stein (@ESPNStein Line) February 23, 2017. Pacers involved in talks with teams potentially to clear roster spots, sources say. Teams suspect might be related to Celtics ...

Latest Reports, Buzz

...  Washington Post ). • Ricky Rubio is currently practicing with the Wolves, for what it’s worth. (Jon Krawczynski, AP ). 1:30 p.m. • The Celtics side says there has been no progress  with the Pacers, but if Indy is making pre-emptive moves to clear room for a bigger deal, that could change fast. (Sam Amick,  USA Today ). • The Pelicans will try out Jarrett Jack as they fill out their new-look team around Anthony Davis and De Marcus Cousins. (Marc Stein, ESPN ). 1:15 p.m. • There’s no “significant traction” yet for the Celtics on Paul George or Jimmy Butler deals. (Adrian Wojnarowski, The Vertical ). • The Pacers are talking to teams about clearing roster spots, which some suspect is related to their talks with the Celtics. (Brian Windhorst, ESPN ). • Multiple rival teams think Boston has a chance to land George today. (Marc Stein and Brian Windhorst, ESPN ). • Nerlens Noel trade update: If the Sixers don’t receive Dallas’s Top ...

Nba Trade Deadline 2017

... of an Embiid-Noel frontcourt pairing/rotation. Granted, it's not like the Sixers accepted a smoldering pile of ash. They'll have no issue buying out or sending Bogut's expiring contract elsewhere, per __link__'s David Aldridge , and Anderson is a nice prospect with two years left on his rookie scale deal. They're perfectly positioned to throw max offer sheets a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Otto Porter, etc. this summer. But Philly has yet to have a three-and-D success story. We don't know what Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot will be, Nik Stauskas played like an NBA player for a half-season and Hollis Thompson was shown the door in January. Robert Covington is the closest the Sixers have come to properly grooming a two-way player, which, ya know.cool. Taking on another player with sound physical tools and a busted jumper is not, by any means, the ideal return for Noel. This is a package Philly should've tried brokering for Okafor instead. And if this deal results in them yanking him from the chopping block, that's another failure unto ...

Russell Westbrook Got An Assist From Cameron Payne On Way To Triple-double

... tie for third place in terms of most triple-doubles in a single season, but his backup had a pretty good night too. Cameron Payne scored 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting and had two assists in 13 minutes off the bench. In his previous six games, he was 11-of-42 from the field. Payne was on the court for only 5:40 in the first half, but he was impactful. The Thunder outscored the Cleveland Cavaliers by 10 points in that span. They were outscored by 12 points in Westbrook’s time on the floor in the first half. In the second half, Westbrook was more in control. He shot 3-of-12 in the first half, but 8-of-15 in the second half. Of Westbrook's 27 shot attempts in the game, 24 of them came when he had to create the shot on his own without a teammate's assist opportunity. He was 8-of-15 on those shots in the second half compared to 1-of-9 in the first half. The other key to the Thunder’s ...

Five Candidates To Watch

... forbids teams from signing a player it traded or released within one year. Trade Grades: Thunder Add Depth With Gibson, Mc Dermott At The Deadline. Jared Sullinger, PF, Phoenix Suns. Sullinger had been held out of the lineup for most of the season while recovering from foot surgery before being shipped across the border to Phoenix on Thursday. And while he brings little value to the tanking Suns, he can still provide added frontcourt depth to a bevy of playoff hopefuls. Teams on the bubble like Charlotte and Miami could benefit from Sully’s services. Rajon Rondo, PG, Chicago Bulls. With the Bulls acquiring young point guard Cameron Payne from Oklahoma City on Thursday, Rondo’s days in Chicago may be numbered. The veteran has been a lightning rod for controversy this season, feuding with star players Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler as well as Bulls management. Chicago opted against dealing Butler at the deadline, but still sits a game under.500. And in a year filled with disappointment in the Windy City, it may be best for the Bulls to cut bait with Rondo before season’s end. Trade Grades: Thunder Add ...

The Winners And Losers At The Nba Trade Deadline

... Ainge's asset-collection plan ends up pushing the Celtics into championship contender status. In the meantime. me: danny, let go. Indiana Pacers. The Pacers entered the All-Star break having lost six in a row and at 29-28, are dangerously close to falling out of the playoff picture. In the meantime, their superstar Paul George has expressed his frustration with the team several times this season, and as he heads towards unrestricted free agency after next season, all indications are he is looking to leave Indiana for the Los Angeles Lakers. I repeat: Paul George - barring a title chance in Indy - is hell-bent on heading for Laker Land. This message has been sent throughout NBA. - Sam Amick (@sam_amick) February 23, 2017. The trade deadline provided a window for Indiana to extract the best possible combination of assets from another team in exchange for George, but it appeared Larry Bird would rather wait until the summer to make a decision. ESPN sources say Indy ownership felt compelled to hear out Paul George suitors but that Larry Bird was determined to swat away all pitches. - Marc Stein (@ESPNStein Line) February 23, 2017. Which is ...

Bulls Management Stands Firmly Behind Coach Fred Hoiberg

... with Isaiah Canaan and Michael Carter-Williams possibilities. It won't be Rajon Rondo , whose contract is attractive as a trade chip into June because only $3 million of next season's money is guaranteed. "I anticipate him being on our roster," Forman said. Meeting of minds: Taj Gibson said the Jan. 27 team meeting in which he took a vocal role proved beneficial for the Bulls, whom he wished well after his trade to the Thunder. The meeting was after Rondo criticized Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler for criticizing teammates. "What they said was a little rough. We just wish they had said it in house," Gibson said. "But people don't understand: The next night there were about 10 guys in the gym working on their games because of that. … I saw it as a positive because guys were able to work on their game, and they were able to have evidence and be able to speak their ...

Three Biggest Winners From Thursday's Nba Trade Deadline

... Philadelphia 76 ers forward Nerlens Noel (4) dribbles against the Miami Heat during the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center. (Photo: Bill Streicher, USA TODAY Sports). 24 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN 2 COMMENTEMAILMORE. No Paul George? No Jimmy Butler? Not even Ricky Rubio or Derrick Rose. As the clock struck midnight (er, 3 p.m. ET) on Thursday's NBA trade deadline, the basketball world was left wanting more, as all of the marquee players whose names were tossed around in recent trade talks stayed put. Combined with the fact that the blockbuster De Marcus Cousins-New Orleans Pelicans trade went down four days earlier — the league's highly anticipated, oft-chaotic post-All-Star break tradition was nothing short of underwhelming. There were, however, several under-the-radar moves made that could have immediate — as well as long-term — implications. Thursday's three biggest winners. Dallas Mavericks: Nerlens Noel, the No. 6 pick in the 2013 draft, was traded by the Philadelphia 76 ers to the Mavs for Justin Anderson, Andrew Bogut and a heavily protected 2017 first-round pick. Noel's presence gives the Mavs a young, defensive-minded big man to build around as Dirk ...