Here are Wednesday’s assignments and recalls from around the NBA G League:
- With Jeff Teague and Shabazz Napier both dealing with injuries, the Timberwolves recalled rookie point guard Jaylen Nowell from their affiliate in Iowa, the team announced in a press release. Nowell, the 43rd pick in this year’s draft, hasn’t gotten into a game yet.
- The Jazz recalled Dante Exum and Miye Oni from their Salt Lake City affiliate, according to a tweet from the team. Exum, who is still recovering from knee surgery in March, was assigned and recalled in the same day so he could practice with the G League team. Oni, a second-round pick, was on his third assignment of the season.
- The Thunder assigned center Justin Patton to their Oklahoma City affiliate, the team announced. The first-round pick in 2017 has gotten into one game this season and played six minutes.
Golden State will eventually have to send both Damion Lee and Ky Bowman down to the G-League with both of them appearing in all 8 of their games so far. By then they should have Russell and Green back, perhaps they’ll have Looney and Evans back as well.
For Justin Patton, I think 6 minutes is a career high for him. What a wasted first round pick.