Return: The good news is Griffin said the team is hopeful that Williamson will be ready for opening night. Pelicans coach Willie Green said Williamson was able to do walk-throughs during the first week of training camp but is still "progressing." The injury occurred to Williamson's right foot - the same leg where he suffered a knee injury that delayed his NBA debut by 13 weeks during his rookie season. Williamson was injured participating in on-court offseason work prior to summer league. Recovery: Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin surprised many when he announced at media day that Williamson had offseason surgery for a fractured foot. Return: It's unclear whether this injury will cause Antetokounmpo to miss any time during the regular season, but the Bucks are likely going to manage him carefully as he ramps up during the preseason. The Bucks held him out of their first 5-on-5 practice last Tuesday. He told a Greek television channel recently that his knee was "still hurting," but he said he felt good at the start of Bucks training camp while acknowledging he will need to listen to his body early on. Recovery: Antetokounmpo hyperextended his knee during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Atlanta Hawks, and although he played each game of the NBA Finals, it's unclear how much he's still dealing with the lingering effects of that injury. Giannis Antetokounmpo (hyperextended left knee) Had he taken a shorter-term deal like a one-plus-one deal, Leonard said he likely would not have tried to come back this season to minimize risk. Return: Leonard is expected to miss a good chunk of time but revealed he signed a long-term contract with the Clippers in hopes of returning this season. Leonard was eventually diagnosed with a partial tear of his right ACL and underwent surgery on July 13. But the team kept him out of the final minutes of the fourth quarter and Leonard never returned. Recovery: The Clippers' franchise player thought he was fine after an awkward landing in Game 4 against the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals on June 14. Return: Warriors general manager Bob Myers said recently that the organization doesn't want to put a firm date on Thompson's return after two serious injuries, but noted that the organization is hopeful that Thompson will come to the team in December or January and say he's ready - in consultation with the Warriors' medical staff. Thompson, who has not played in an NBA game in more than 800 days, said at media day that "I'm probably like 75 or 80 percentile of what I need to do." Thompson missed the entire 2019-20 season recovering from the ACL tear, only to tear his left Achilles during an offseason workout in November 2020. Recovery: Thompson tore his ACL on June 13, 2019, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. Klay Thompson (torn right Achilles, torn left ACL) NBA preseason - Injury updates on Klay Thompson, Zion Williamson, Kawhi Leonard and more () Nets will make a run without him, but I think they need him to get to the Finals. Looks like Kyrie Irving is the last unvacc'd holdout.
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Considering a handful of playoff contenders had cap space and a hole at center, Sacramento did really well to get Holmes back for the full amount his Early Bird rights could get him. Holmes was neck-and-neck with Jarrett Allen for the best center on the market and the Kings kept their guy for less than half of what Allen got from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Richaun Holmes – Sacramento Kings: We’ve all made “KANGZ!” jokes, but this was one of the best moves any team made this summer. Every little bit helped to keep the tax bill down for the champs. That allowed Milwaukee to use the Taxpayer MLE to sign George Hill. He re-signed with the Bucks using his Non-Bird rights, which gave him only a modest pay bump over last year. Phoenix has their point guard position covered for at least a couple more seasons.īobby Portis – Milwaukee Bucks: Portis took one of the biggest hometown discounts around. Getting Payne back for $19 million over three years is a great value, one that is made even greater when it came out the final season is only $2 million guaranteed. If he’s still good, they’ll happy pay him $30 million per season. If Paul’s play falls off, the Suns can move on relatively cheaply. Sure, Chris Paul signed a four-year, $120 million contract, but Phoenix is on the hook for only $75 million guaranteed.
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Like this guy a lot though he has traditionally focused Celtics.Ĭhris Paul and Cameron Payne – Phoenix Suns: The Suns pulled a bit of a shocker, given their history, and spent money to keep their team together.