The Cavaliers have plugged Dante Exum into the role of defensive stopper, according to Chris Fedor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. New head coach J.B. Bickerstaff used Exum to help hold Atlanta star guard Trae Young to 16 points on Saturday. “I think (Dante) is a heck of a defender,” Bickerstaff said. “He’s extremely intelligent. He’s got great length. And he’s committed to trying to go out and get the job done.” Exum, who is making $9.6MM this season, will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.
We have more from the Eastern Conference:
- Seth Curry appears to be headed to a career year with Sixers distributor Ben Simmons feeding him the ball. HoopsHype’s Bryan Kalbrosky breaks down how well they’re playing together in the early going. Acquired in a trade with the Mavericks, Curry is averaging 16.2 PPG while knocking down 51.5% of his 3-point attempts.
- The Raptors are looking at Chris Boucher as the primary backup at power forward to Pascal Siakam, Doug Smith of the Toronto Star writes. Normally used at center despite being 6’9”, Boucher has recently played alongside centers Aron Baynes and Alex Len. “We really need some depth there, so it’s good to see that he’s been able to make a transition, kind of on a need basis,” coach Nick Nurse said. “Now it might be something we can count on.”
- Pacers forward T.J. Warren faces a long recovery from his foot injury, as Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files details. One of the team’s top offensive threats, Warren is dealing with a small navicular left foot stress fracture that will require surgery.
I crapped all over the Cavs the other day (pun intended), but I like Bickerstaff. Wish them luck.
The sixers look like legit contenders in the East. The roster has so much more balance.
How are both the Curry brothers massively underrated at different levels?
The article is about him being good. How did you draw the conclusion that he’s underrated?
Or did you just come here to say “Curry is the best” then wait for people to argue with you about it. Then call them trolls when they disagree?
I’ll wait…
(note to rest of those reading, I said I would never reply to this toxic poster trolling everyone on this site again, which I technically am not doing here. I am just showing everyone what a coward he is by writing “I’ll wait” when he knows I wont actually reply to him. Ok, back to the bad takes and bad vibes he brings to every post.)
Nice try Morty (in my best Rick Sanchez voice).
Tell us, how exactly is Steph “massively underrated”?
I too will wait…..and wait…..ad nauseam
He’s better than Harden, that is all
I guess since Curry scored 62 points the other night he is now better than even LeBron and Michael Jordan in the eyes of Warrior fans?
You know who he is better than? Harden.
Sorry dude… but Curry will never be the player Harden is… not even close, like, at all!
I think Harden is still chasing Curry
Cause he plays both ways. He plays team ball. He’s not a diva. And I could go another 10 but. Yes he’s much better than Har en.
I gotta a question? When Har en wants to dream about a ring and look at one. Who do you think he calls . KD ? Bron ? Curry ? Kawhi ? JR ?
So a “career yeae: for Curry is averaging 16 a game? I guess it is all relative.
Yeah actually remember him just a few years ago struggling to find a roster spot.
Relatively speaking yours is 0.
He’s never averaged more than 13ppg in his career, you schmuck.