As Bobby Marks of ESPN (Twitter link) details, Nets guard Kyrie Irving met the criteria for four of the eight bonuses in his contract this year, earning a total of $525K in incentives ($131,250 apiece). Three of those bonuses were considered unlikely entering the season but will now be considered likely for 2021/22, bumping Irving’s cap hit for next year to approximately $35.46MM.
Another standout Eastern Conference guard, Jrue Holiday earned a third $255K bonus this week for appearing in at least 59 games averaging more than 3.15 rebounds, Marks notes. Having already earned $765K in incentives, Holiday could further increase that number if he’s named to an All-Defensive team ($100K), if the Bucks come out of the East ($200K), and/or if Milwaukee wins the title ($1MM).
Here’s more from around the Eastern Conference:
- Pacers center Myles Turner, who has appeared in just one game since April 6, is still dealing with turf toe and won’t be available for the team’s play-in game on Tuesday, tweets J. Michael of The Indianapolis Star. “I don’t think so,” head coach Nate Bjorkgren said on Sunday. “I wouldn’t expect Myles the next game.”
- The Hornets will increase the capacity of the Spectrum Center to 60% (about 12,000 fans) for the postseason, the team announced in a press release. The Hornets previously had a 25% capacity for home games, but North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has lifted gathering restrictions in the state.
- Sixers center Dwight Howard served a one-game suspension on Friday for having accumulated 16 technical fouls this year. However, Howard will get a fresh slate for the postseason, where he’d have to rack up seven more technicals before earning an automatic suspension.
3 point field goal %
Curry 42%
Irving 40%
Beal 35%
Luka 35%
Trae Young 34%
Booker 34%
Beal, Young and Booker are not good 3 point shooters
Why?
because they miss 66% of the shots…
Same with De’Aaron Fox (32%), Westbrick (31.7%), DeRozan (25%), Butler (24.5%), and Ja Morant (31%). Some guys just can’t shoot threes. So what?
Before I checked the stats, I felt that Beal, Young and Booker are good shooters.
They are, they just take horrible shots. Imagine if Booker only took the 3s Cam Johnson takes that are decent looks with some space.
Booker will shoot anything. Beal has always had a an only slightly above average 3% since he was at Florida. He has never been an automatic guy from out there. I bet his and Bookers catch and shoot numbers are solid.