Third-year Grizzlies reserve point guard De’Anthony Melton bought cars for his mother and sister after inking a new four-year, $35MM extension with Memphis, according to Evan Barnes of The Memphis Commercial Appeal.
“It’s not a surprise anymore because they already know. But yeah, that’s definitely the first thing, they got cars,” Melton said.
The guard averaged 7.6 PPG, 3.7 RPG, and 2.9 APG for the 2019/20 season. His modest output last season, however, belies his defensive impact for the club.
There’s more out of the Southwest Division:
- New Rockets center DeMarcus Cousins is enjoying training camp with his new team, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Cousins signed a non-guaranteed, one-year veteran’s minimum deal with Houston after missing all of his 2019/20 season for the eventual champion Lakers with a torn ACL.
- The Pelicans have added former Bulls GM Gar Forman to their scouting team as a special advisor, as K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago details. Johnson notes that Forman has had a long relationship with New Orleans team president David Griffin.
- Per the wishes of Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, center/power forward LaMarcus Aldridge has been working on his three-point shot during team practices this season, according to Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News. Though he is a career 31.2% three-point shooter, Aldridge connected on a solid 38.9% of a career-high 3.0 long-range attempts during the 2019/20 season.
Congratulations DeAnthony, well deserved!! I’m sure mom and sis are proud :)
It is official the Pelicans are now doomed..Of course though, I knew the only way Forman would get another job is if one of his buddies felt bad for him and threw him a bone…
Then again, maybe it was Paxson that was the clown to blame..After all Bulls fans hated them some Paxdorf..lol
I don’t see Aldridge playing all yr with Spurs.
If he continues to shoot well from 3-point range like he did last season, then he will definitely be a solid addition to a contender in need of someone his size with that type of outside shooting.
That is assuming he stays healthy and the Spurs are willing to give him a buyout to go somewhere he can try and get a ring at age 35.
If you go on NBA app. They have. Ew faces in new places. I was shocked to see Cousins. He looks lot thinner and in good shape. He stays that way. I can see a good yr. sStill would use him off bench. Watch his mins. But he looks great. Best I’ve ever seen him look.
Boogie looked great in his first game, scoring 14 points in 15 minutes. The Rockets were without 3 of their top players (Harden, Wood, and Tucker), yet they still managed to outscore the Bulls 102-72 in the first three quarters before the benched were cleared in the fourth. This is just a taste of things to come this season.
They played better without him clogging up the lane. The Spurs have to move on
Agreed although I wonder if it’ll via trade or buyout
A team like the Celtics could really use a player like him but I’m not sure what they would give up via trade given LA’s age
Think the same could be said for most upper echelon teams
He’d be a good fit with Celtics
Melton is one of my favorite players in the league. He’s always making positive plays and is constantly around the ball. He’s a guy any team would love to have.
Will believe the Aldridge Three point thing when I see it consistently. We’ve seen that movie before.