Pistons head coach Dwane Casey said he’s spoken with Jerami Grant about all the trade rumors surrounding him. Casey advised Grant to take them as a compliment.
“My thing to him was if your name is being mentioned, it’s a badge of honor,” Casey said. “If you don’t see your name, nobody else wants you, that should tell you something. He understands. There’s no change in his personality, no change in his approach. He’s a pro.”
We have more from the Central Division:
- Pistons rookie Cade Cunningham has missed two games with a right hip pointer, but it’s not a serious issue, according to Casey. “He’s just got to get those muscles in his behind firing the right way and the soreness out,” he said. “Those hip pointers are painful. … We’ll see how it goes (Saturday). It’s going to be a day-to-day thing to see how the soreness goes away.” The Pistons play at Minnesota on Sunday.
- The Cavaliers feel Jarrett Allen deserved a spot on the All-Star team. Allen wasn’t chosen as an All-Star reserve and he responded with a career-high 29 points and 22 rebounds against Charlotte on Friday. “I think Jarrett got snubbed,” coach J.B. Bickerstaff said to Chris Fedor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “You look at what he’s done over the year and there’s no real way to justify him not making it. It’s difficult because there are a lot of talented players out there, but if we respect winning the way we say we respect winning, there’s no way that Jarrett Allen doesn’t make the All-Star team. I’ll speak on his behalf. We’re extremely disappointed that he didn’t make it.”
- The Bucks expect Brook Lopez to return sometime during the regular season but it won’t be in the near future, according to Eric Nehm of The Athletic. Lopez underwent back surgery in early December. “On the most basic level, we’re going to be in L.A. and that is where his surgery was,” coach Mike Budenholzer said this week. “I think it’s time for his four-week, three-week, I don’t know, however many weeks it has been, check-up. But having said that, he’s been doing some work on the court individually. He’ll continue to do that stuff.”
Lakers offer marginal role Horton Tucker for Large role Grant
Lol
Can’t forget they offered no role Nunn in that trade too
I wonder if teams ever float this stuff to feed a players ego
Bucks better hope and pray Brook returns during the playoffs going to be very tough to go back to back without him. Without Brook and that they lost PJ they probably aren’t going back to back. They both are just so important to them.
“They’re fine”
So I’m told.
Bucks can go get Robin …..
Grant please come to NY.
Knicks get Grant and Fox ….. it’s a new world
Oh yeah forgot about Robin
Lol you were supposed to be in the playoffs with you summer trades and now you are begging Grant like he’s Larry bird.
Lol you were supposed to be in the playoffs with you dimmer trades and niw you are begging fox and Grant like they are bird and Jordan.