3:34pm: Motiejunas is expected to return to China on March 16, according to Emiliano Carchia of Sportando, who notes (via Twitter) that the Chinese Basketball Association has told its teams it anticipates resuming play in early April. That would take Motiejunas off the table for NBA clubs, unless he wants to try to reach a settlement with his Chinese team, like Randle did.
8:56am: Former NBA forward Donatas Motiejunas, whose Chinese Basketball Association season is on hold because of the coronavirus, was recently contacted by both the Suns and Timberwolves, tweets Lithuanian basketball journalist Donatas Urbonas. Motiejunas, who plays for the Shanghai Sharks, said in a radio interview that he also received interest from Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The CBA’s status is on hold while China tries to contain a massive outbreak of the virus, leaving overseas players uncertain about their future. Chasson Randle reached a settlement with his Chinese club last week and returned to the NBA on a 10-day deal with the Warriors.
Motiejunas, 29, is in his third season in China and his first with the Sharks. He is among the CBA’s most productive players, averaging 22.8 points and 15.1 rebounds through 28 games. He played six seasons in the NBA, mostly with the Rockets, but also had stays with the Pelicans and Spurs.
Rockets Need him lol
You should be a comedy writer, seriously!!!
While the Suns have some nice pieces and Booker… I dont see a trade out there that moves the needle much more than Rubio, Oubre, and Baynes have thus far.
There isn’t a superstar out there that’s available. Not many trades that will improve them significantly and they don’t have contracts to match.
Like would a Kevin Love make them a .500 team? Probably, but beyond that it wont be enough to push LAL or LAC. Same with a CP3 or Blake Griffin, but the salaries would require then to trade a lot.
For a team that has drafted high most of the last decade they have just 2 guys you can say they hit on as fringe All Stars.
Great post.
All you can do is sign guys like Rubio that will get you from crummy To Mediocre. Then hopefully keep improving and signing the next level guys to get you from mediocre to contender. But like you said, who’s out there? Phoenix should be a destination players want to come. Warm weather, exploding City and economy, Etc.
Lol f yeah dmo come back to the league!
The wolves might be the best opportunity for him since their offense goes through their pf. He might not get the same minutes with the suns with their back up big man playing pretty well in the starting role.
What’s the status of the negotiations by the Timberpuppies to buy out the overseas contract of “Hardware” Henk Norel and bring that draft choice into the NBA fold?