Bulls pick up extensions on Tony Snell and Doug McDermott. Good moves, I like both of those guys and locking them up now just lets everybody knows what's up.
Raptors pick up extension on Terrence Ross. Ross is part of the show in Toronto, this is a predictable move as letting him go would probably be a mistake.
Hornets pick up extension on Jeremy Lamb. Lamb has yet to do anything in the League but the Hornets think they can give him the opportunity he needs. They shipped out Noah Vonleh (we'll see if PJ Hairston is the next one gone) so I guess the rookie scale money was available for a Lamb experiment. I still think the Hornets are a middling squad, not sure Lamb is an upgrade but with MKG injured he'll get time.
Sixers sign Phil Pressey. Considering how young (re: cheap) the Sixers lineup is, Pressey steps in as the grizzled veteran though he's barely played a minute in this League. I reckon he'll get time to play and since the Sixers are always looking for somebody....well....Pressey is somebody I guess.
Nuggets waive Erick Green, sign Kostas Papanikolau. During the summer the Nuggets waived Papanikolau to make room for Green, so I guess it makes sense that Papanikolau is in now that Green is out. I thought Papanikolau played reasonably well in his rookie season in Houston, not a great player but a reliable professional that can knock down some 3's. If he can get used to the altitude of Denver, he'll get some run on what I think is the worst team in the West.
Rockets waive Chuck Hayes. I gotta say as a Kentucky fan, Hayes is one of the more beloved players in recent Big Blue history and while he's long past his limited prime, I intuit that he is a beloved player in the NBA as well. He's a reliable vet, a locker room guy, soon to embark on a coaching career, I'd think. On a crowded Rocket roster there's probably little need for him but for a young team (Pelicans, Bucks, Wolves, for example), he can be a positive force from the end of the bench.
Pelicans sign Jimmer Fredette for the rest of the year. The Pelicans need all kinds of scoring, Fredette can be (I think) a decent scorer off the bench and with the run of injuries they've already suffered, I reckon Fredette can get some play. If he scores, he'll stay out there; if not, he'll be back to the D-League (#1 pick in the D-League draft this year).
Heat trade Mario Chalmers, James Ennis to Grizzlies for Beno Udrih, Jarnell Stokes. Good deal for the Heat, don't really understand what the Grizzlies get out of this. The Heat get a slight upgrade at backup PG (Udrih has less baggage and more in common with starting PG Goran Dragic) and a young big that I still think can become a dominant rebounder. The Grizzlies get a guy that (for better or worse) isn't afraid to handle the ball and rip shots from downtown and swap out one young project for another (though Ennis has had more playing time so far than Stokes). Heat got cheaper, better and less complicated, Grizzlies got...I dunno what the Grizzlies got.
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