The Pelicans’ NBAGL affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, has acquired guard Jacob Evans and forward Omari Spellman to replace Jordan Bell, who was recently called up to the Wizards on a 10-day deal, and Rawle Alkins, whom the BayHawks waived, per Michael Somrak of GLeague.com.
Evans and Spellman will join the BayHawks for the G League’s 2021 season in an Orlando “bubble” campus environment. Evans has logged parts of the last two seasons with the Warriors and Timberwolves. Spellman has played for the Warriors and the Hawks across his two years of NBA action.
Here are more odds and ends from around the basketball world:
- Zach Harper of The Athletic takes an early gander at buyout possibilities around the NBA, two months before most buyouts transpire. Harper expects contenders like the Nets, Lakers, Clippers, Sixers and Bucks to be aggressive in seeking to build out their contending rosters. Harper anticipates the list of available names to potentially include veterans like Cavaliers center Andre Drummond, Pistons point guard Derrick Rose, Hornets center Cody Zeller, Cavs center JaVale McGee, and Bulls forward Otto Porter.
- Former NBA big man Joffrey Lauvergne has inked a two-year extension with Lithuanian EuroLeague club Žalgiris, the team announced on its site. The deal, which includes a guaranteed season and an option, will keep him under contract through the 2022/23 season. Lauvergne is averaging 11.6 PPG, 5.8 RPG, and 1.5 APG with Žalgiris. The 6″11″ center/power forward enjoyed NBA stints with the Nuggets, Thunder, Bulls and Spurs, averaging 5.6 PPG (on 47.9% shooting from the floor), 3.8 RPG, and 0.9 APG across 208 total NBA contests.
- Ex-Sixers shooting guard Dakota Mathias is set to join the Team USA roster for the AmeriCup qualifying tournament for two games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on February 19 and 20, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweets. Fellow NBA alumni Isaiah Thomas and Joe Johnson will also represent USA Basketball. By benefit of a 4-0 record across prior qualifying contests, Team USA has technically already qualified for the 2022 AmeriCup tournament.
I still can’t believe Drummond has no trade value and buying him out makes the most sense….he’s almost avg 20/20 a night lately…..if he signs for pennies with Brooklyn….it just cheapens the game….like KD going to 73 win GS.
I’m not so sure the Nets choose Drummond over Mcgee anyway. Jordan is close enough to Drummond style. Mcgee might be more coveted by the Nets, out of the 2.
Mavs are the team eyeing Drummonds’ waiver status. Porzingis needs a bruiser playing with him.
Even though Drummond averages almost 19 PPG with Cleveland he wouldn’t even score half that on a team where KD, Harden, and Kyrie are all high-usage guys. They already have a big, slow guy that can’t shoot threes in DeAndre. You need spacing these days and players like that just make it harder for the rest of the offense. Drummond would only be a microscopic fraction as effective in Brooklyn as KD was in Golden State.
1) so you think 9 points per game is all Drummond would get?… depends on minutes per game. With starter minutes he could get that off offensive boards
Defensive versatility is most important for centres now. Drummond is too slow.
I still think boston will use their 28M TE
Of course they will, just not on Drummond.
Rose to the Clippers is a perfect fit. They need a floor general.
He would make Kawhi cry.
Rose needs the ball too much. At this point, he is a second-team scoring option, not really a point guard. Actually better fit for Mavs.
First, it’s just an article. Second, Drummond’s contract is still too high to give up a lot for a rental,
I doubt you trade for Drummond at this point. That contract is hard to match for a contender. Even Boston (who I thought could) can’t match up with Hayward exception. I looked it up. And Cavs are not bringing him back. So a buyout is looking more and more like it will happen. Cavs have to play Allen to move forward. And can trade Love and McGee for value. Drummond will probably choose a team that wants to resign him long term. Celtics then Warriors, Sixers have biggest exceptions available to make a trade. Out of contenders. Nets have two 5 mill plus slots available. And could move Dinwiddie if needed. For all this talk about contenders. Ellington in 24 mins has 13.4 pts
on .54%FG n .53% 3PT FG. His contract is 2.5 mill.
If I were the Bucks I’d be making offers already.
The Warriors don’t have a large enough player exception to take on Drummond’s salary.
Just meant as biggest exceptions, team options. Not for Drummond. Hayward’s, Horfords, and Klays to be able to make a move.