The Texas Legends – the Mavericks‘ G League affiliate – have parted ways with guard Tyler Dorsey, the team announced today (via Twitter). Dorsey had been averaging 18.9 points per game with a .370 3PT% in 12 regular season appearances (30.7 MPG) for the Legends.
It’s possible Dorsey recognized that no NBA call-up opportunities were imminent and requested his release — as a Eurohoops story notes, March 1 is the deadline for EuroLeague teams to add new players to their rosters, and Dorsey reportedly drew interest from multiple clubs in the EuroLeague when he was waived by Dallas earlier this season.
Meanwhile, the Texas Legends announced on Friday that they’ve reacquired veteran forward Justin Jackson. Jackson, who played for the Legends last season, spent most of this season in Boston, but was traded to Oklahoma City at this month’s trade deadline and was subsequently waived by the Thunder.
Here are a few more odds and ends from around the basketball world:
- Free agent wing Shabazz Muhammad has agreed to a “significant” deal with Beirut Club in Lebanon, his agency Edge Sports International announced (via Twitter). The former first-round pick signed a G League contract earlier this season as he attempted to make his way back to the NBA, but will continue his career overseas for now.
- After police testimony earlier this week revealed that star Alabama prospect Brandon Miller allegedly brought the gun that was used in the killing of a woman on the Tuscaloosa strip last month, Miller’s attorney issued a statement attempting to clarify the 20-year-old’s role (or lack thereof) in the incident (link via Jeff Goodman of Stadium). As Jeff Borzello of ESPN writes, the school announced in a statement on Wednesday that Miller would continue to play for the Crimson Tide, since he’s “not considered a suspect in this case, only a cooperative witness.” Several hours later, Miller scored a career-high 41 points in an overtime win over South Carolina.
- David Aldridge of The Athletic explores the resurgence of “Tall Ball” across the NBA, pointing to frontcourt pairings in Cleveland (Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley), Milwaukee (Brook Lopez, Giannis Antetokounmpo), and Washington (Kristaps Porzingis, Daniel Gafford) as some examples of the trend.
“Innocent until proven guilty. But until then go make us some money.”
13% lining the pasty pockets above.
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Finally Tall Ball is back… how much we missed you!!!
How’s that working out for Minnesota?
The problem with Tall Ball is that big guys tend to have career derailing injuries moreso than nagging injuries. Greg Oden, Yao Ming are the poster children. Duncan and Robinson were the exception. Having one big guy be great can work, having 2 simultaneously be great is another.
Black balled shabazz
Once again, U.S. institutions of higher education with their connected athletic programs are setting great moral examples for today’s youth.
“Ethics don’t matter as long as there’s profit to gain!”
Last November’s deadly shooting between University of New Mexico students and a New Mexico State basketball player didn’t receive much media attention but was an equally stunning example of societal decay in America.
People been getting into fights and killing each other in America since the Pilgrims landed, it is not stunning or indicative of societal decay.
Imagine being so accustomed to daily deadly violence that a whole society shrugs off perpetual killings and shootings at U.S. educational institutions like the weather report.
And then U.S. fans run their mouths at the notion of a NBA franchise in Mexico City…