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Warriors Expected To Release Briante Weber, Sign Jose Calderon

February 26th, 2017 at 12:58am CST by Milo Taibi

The Warriors are expected to sign Jose Calderon following Briante Weber‘s release, Anthony Slater of San Jose Mercury News reports (Twitter link). Coach Steve Kerr discussed the prospect of signing Calderon at Saturday’s postgame press conference.

“It’ll be a point guard,” Kerr told San Jose Mercury News. “We think we have something in place, but it’s not finalized. Got to wait until it’s official.”

Earlier today, Marc Stein of ESPN reported the Lakers’ intent to buy out Calderon’s contract. While the Rockets and Warriors emerged as early favorites to sign the 12th-year veteran, Golden State created a roster vacancy by releasing Weber. Calderon is in the final season of a four-year, $29MM contract.

Weber received two minutes of playing time in Saturday’s match-up with Brooklyn. The 24-year-old played sparingly with Golden State, scoring eight points over six games. Per Slater, the Hornets are a likely landing spot for Weber (Twitter link).

Lakers Explore Buyout Options With Jose Calderon

February 25th, 2017 at 1:54pm CST by Austin Kent

The Lakers are exploring their buyout options with veteran guard Jose Calderon, Marc Stein of ESPN says. Both the Warriors and Rockets would emerge as the most likely suitors, he adds in a separate tweet.

In 24 games this season, Calderon has played sparingly, averaging just 3.3 points and 2.1 assists per game. Just last season the guard played a prominent role with the Knicks and the 35-year-old guard would be a cheap source of leadership and productivity off the bench for a team with eyes on the NBA title.

Calderon is in the last year of a four-year contract, owed $7.7MM in 2016/17.

Latest On The Lakers And Paul George

February 22nd, 2017 at 11:24pm CST by ChrisCrouse

The Lakers were among the team’s to reach out to the Pacers regarding the availability of Paul George, Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.com reports. New Lakers team president Magic Johnson and Pacers team president Larry Bird spoke today, but the conversation didn’t get past pleasantries and possibly gathering levels of interest. Shelburne notes that a George-to-the-Lakers trade remains unlikely.

George met with Pacers owner Herb Simon recently to discuss George’s future with the franchise. According to Shelburne, since those talks took place, Simon has invited teams to make offers for the small forward. The Pacers are listening to offers, which would presumably put them in a rebuilding situation, but at the same time, they remain interested in upgrade talent. The team continues to float its first-round pick in trade discussions with the hope that it can bring George some help should he remain on the roster past Thursday’s deadline.

David Aldridge of NBA.com previously reported that the Pacers are simply feeling out the market for George rather than shopping him and Shelburne confirms that report. She notes that the Celtics are eager to trade for George and they could present the Pacers with a strong offer that persuades Indiana to deal the 26-year-old before the team expected to.

Johnson continues to look for trades outside of bringing George to Los Angeles. Shelburne notes that a trade which involves sending away Jose Calderon or Nick Young is far more likely than a George trade.

George said that he doesn’t expect to be dealt before the deadline. “I have no concerns,” George told local reporters. “I’m here. I practiced today. My head is not wrapped around that. I’ve got a team to turn around in the second half and that’s what I’m committed to.”

And-Ones: Christmas, Calderon, Fultz, Parker, Dolan

February 10th, 2017 at 8:35pm CST by Milo Taibi

A right Achilles tendon rupture has brought an end to Dionte Christmas‘ season, Jonathan Tannenwald of Philly.com reports. It’s an unfortunate development for the 30-year-old, as Christmas had averaged 14.9 points with 3.2 assists in 31 games with the Delaware 87ers. Delaware’s GM, Brandon Williams, lauded Christmas’ efforts in a team statement:

“[Christmas] has been a consummate professional, positive influence on the development of our young roster, and vital to our energy and drive. We will certainly miss his leadership on the court, but are inspired by his confidence as he attacks the next steps on the road to recovery.”

Cavs Interested In Jose Calderon, Andrew Bogut

February 4th, 2017 at 9:51am CST by Milo Taibi

The Cavaliers may look to play the free agent market after the trade deadline, Marc Stein of ESPN reports. Lakers guard Jose Calderon and Mavs big man Andrew Bogut are two players who “greatly interest” the Cavs in their search for bench help.

Due to salary cap limitations, it appears unlikely that GM David Griffin will pursue Calderon, Bogut, or Deron Williams via trade. What the team hopes, according to Stein, is that one or more of the group is bought out after the February 23 trade deadline.

With neither Bogut nor Williams seemingly interested in a buyout, Calderon has emerged as Cleveland’s most likely target for backcourt depth. The 35-year-old Calderon has averaged 3.5 points with 2.1 assists over 23 games in 2016/17, accumulating three DNPs in the Lakers’ last three games.

Bogut, 32, has posted a career-low 3.0 points per game over 25 appearances with the Mavericks this season. The former No. 1 overall draft pick is in the final year of a three-year, $36MM pact.

Pacific Notes: Suns, Pachulia, West, Calderon

February 2nd, 2017 at 9:13am CST by Luke Adams

It wasn’t long ago that Earl Watson was in an NBA locker room as a player rather than a coach, so he knows how to help his young Suns team deal with the trade rumors that will surface this month, writes Doug Haller of AZCentral.com.

“Communication is key,” the Suns head coach said. “And it’s not communication (as far as) who’s going to get traded and who’s not going to get traded, it’s more of transparency (regarding) how much we appreciate you now. All we can control is this moment and our actions and our attitude. Everything else will take care of itself.”

Meanwhile, in the wake of a report that the Suns and Kings had trade discussions about DeMarcus Cousins, Suns general manager Ryan McDonough appeared this week on Arizona Sports 620. While McDonough stopped short of confirming any interest in Cousins, he acknowledged that he’s doing due diligence on any opportunity that may be available.

“What I will say, generally, is that we have conversations with every other team in the league about every elite player in the league,” the Suns GM said. “Our interest level, obviously, differs on those players. … This time of year I think some of the rumors get a little bit out of control. Some of them, there is a shred of truth to them. Some of them, there’s no truth to them. And obviously, from the team side, it’s not great when your own players are mentioned in a deal either individually or in a package, but that’s part of the business.”

Here’s more from around the Pacific:

The Warriors‘ frontcourt remains banged up, with Zaza Pachulia joining David West on the injury report. According to Anthony Slater of The Bay Area News Group (Twitter link), Pachulia will miss at least a week due to a right rotator cuff strain. Meanwhile, West will miss at least two more games with a thumb injury, and is expected to be re-evaluated next week, tweets Monte Poole of CSNBayArea.com.
After a recent Spanish report suggested that Lakers point guard Jose Calderon could return to Europe and play for Real Madrid later this season, Calderon shot down that notion, suggesting that the writer ought to get new sources (English link via Emiliano Carchia of Sportando). Calderon, 35, has seen his minutes significantly reduced this season and is a free agent this summer, so he may be a buyout candidate, but he intends to finish the season in Los Angeles.
Among our Pacific-related items from Wednesday: Kings guard Garrett Temple is expected to miss two to three weeks, and former Suns guard John Jenkins is headed to the D-League.

Lakers Notes: Trades, Development, Calderon

January 2nd, 2017 at 9:00am CST by Luke Adams

Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak indicated in mid-December that he expects to look at trade opportunities that arise before February’s deadline, but that he would be fine with standing pat and not making an in-season move. According to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders (Twitter link), that seems to be the team’s private stance as well as its public one. Kyler suggests that the Lakers aren’t “overly interested in change,” and if they make a major trade, it’s more likely to happen during the offseason than at the deadline.

Here’s more on the Lakers:

Kupchak has been staying patient with the development of some of the Lakers’ promising young players, and he’s pleased with what he has seen so far, writes Mark Medina of The Los Angeles Daily News.
After missing some time with a hamstring problem, veteran point guard Jose Calderon returned to the Lakers’ active roster in late December. However, he has received a few DNP-CDs in a row, and head coach Luke Walton says it has been “tricky” to integrate Calderon into the lineup. Medina has the details and the quotes in another Daily News report.
The Lakers have lost 15 of 17 games since the start of December, prompting Bill Oram of The Orange County Register to suggest that the team’s lack of fight may stem from an absence of on-court leadership on the young roster.

Jose Calderon Expected To Miss 2-4 Weeks

December 5th, 2016 at 12:21pm CST by Luke Adams

The Lakers’ backcourt has taken another hit, with the team announcing today in a press release that Jose Calderon is expected to be sidelined for the next two to four weeks. According to the Lakers, Calderon underwent an MRI after leaving Saturday’s game against Memphis with a leg injury, and has been diagnosed with a right hamstring strain.

Calderon, who was traded from the Knicks to the Bulls to the Lakers during the offseason, has started nine games so far for his new team, but is averaging a career-low 13.9 MPG in 14 total contests so far. While the veteran point guard has been as efficient a scorer as ever, with a .481/.417/1.000 shooting line, he is averaging just 4.7 PPG and 2.6 APG, both career lows.

The Lakers had already been dealing with injuries to D’Angelo Russell and Nick Young, so Calderon’s absence will further deplete the team’s backcourt. Jordan Clarkson and Lou Williams will continue to get plenty of playing time, though it may be Marcelo Huertas that moves into the starting lineup if Luke Walton prefers to have Clarkson and Williams come off the bench.

With Russell expected to return sometime soon, barring any setbacks, the Lakers shouldn’t need to make a roster move to add a guard.

Western Notes: Calderon, Miller, Durant

December 2nd, 2016 at 10:38pm CST by Eddie Scarito

With D’Angelo Russell out of the Lakers‘ lineup due to knee woes, Jose Calderon has assumed the role of starting point guard and has pleased coach Luke Walton with his play, Mark Medina of The Orange County Register writes. “He helps stabilize the first unit that has been a different lineup way too many times this year already,” Walton said. “Just having a veteran that knows how to play and can run an offense and knock down open shots, it’s been nice to have him to lean on when D’Angelo is out.”

While he’s happy with his recent bump in playing time, Calderon was content being a mentor to his much younger teammates, Medina adds. “I’m happy with the way things have been going. I’m comfortable out there every day and I’m feeling more comfortable with my teammates. I’m ready for whatever role,” Calderon said. “I’m here to help this team to win. It doesn’t matter what. If I’m on the bench, it’s the bench. If I’m playing five or 30 minutes, I’m good.”

Here’s more from out West:

Mike Miller, 36, is happy with his role as an older veteran on the Nuggets and says he’s still having too much fun playing to walk away from the game, Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel relays. “I think the one thing you’ve got to learn in this league as you get older, is there’s different roles and responsibilities and you’ll be asked to do different things,” Miller said. “For me, I’m just thankful to be in a position to still be playing this game, and still get to practice against these guys every day, still get in the games, still a lot of fun for me.“
In a piece by Michael Pina of RealGM, the scribe examined what Eric Gordon brings to the Rockets, his value as a player and what he can do to successfully resurrect his career in Houston this season.
Warriors offseason signee Kevin Durant is finally getting used to his new home in Golden State, and the forward chatted with Chris Haynes of ESPN.com about a number of the issues and difficulties he faced in relocating from OKC to the West Coast.

Pacific Notes: Cousins, Afflalo, Lakers, Chriss

November 28th, 2016 at 9:00pm CST by Arthur Hill

Kings center DeMarcus Cousins frequently talks to his former Kentucky teammates about reuniting in the NBA, tweets Ben Standig of Locked on Wizards. Speaking to reporters before tonight’s game at Washington, Cousins addressed the possibility of someday joining forces with Wizards point guard John Wall. “He wants me here,” Cousins said. “Eric [Bledsoe] wants us in Phoenix.” Cousins will be a free agent after the 2017/18 season, and although he has been the subject of trade rumors, his public stance is that he wants to remain with the Kings. Wall won’t be a free agent until 2019. “Do we ever talk about playing with one another? Is that your question? It’s come up,” said Cousins. “They’re going to all come to Sac. Come to Sac.”

There’s more from the Pacific Division:

Arron Afflalo is willing to be flexible as Kings coach Dave Joerger searches for the best lineup, relays Jason Jones of The Sacramento Bee. Afflalo, who signed with Sacramento in July for $25MM over two years, was used as both a starter and a reserve last week. “You can’t fault a coach for trying to win and trying to find guys that work together,” he said. “But for me personally, I take pride in being a versatile basketball player, so sometimes coaches can see the benefit of me coming off the bench, and sometimes I’m a necessary stability piece in the starting lineup. It just depends.” Joerger has used a different starting lineup in each of the team’s last five games.
Offseason additions have made the Lakers better able to handle injuries than they have been in recent years, writes Bill Oram of The Orange County Register. Veteran point guard Jose Calderon, who was picked up in a July trade with the Bulls, has stepped into the starting lineup with D’Angelo Russell sidelined, and well-traveled power forward Thomas Robinson, who signed a non-guaranteed deal in September, started a game in place of Julius Randle. That has enabled coach Luke Walton to keep his bench rotation intact.
The Suns are willing to be patient through rookie power forward Marquese Chriss‘ growing pains, including Sunday’s bench technical, according to Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic. Chriss had one of his worst game as a pro with just two points and five fouls in 10 minutes. “Bench Ts put you on the bench in the second half,” said coach Earl Watson. “So it’s an accountable moment. But he’ll learn. He knows I love him. He’ll learn. He’ll move forward.”