The Dallas Mavericks are planning to sign Brandon Williams to a two-way deal, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Williams, who appeared in 24 games for the Blazers last season, was averaging 23.9 points for the G League’s Osceola Magic.
Here’s a guide to the top 16 reveal for the 2024 NCAA tournament, set for 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 17, on CBS.Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was asked after his team’s loss to the Indiana Pacers if he’s considered moving Jalen Green to a bench role. Udoka said that despite Green’s struggles, that’s not something he’s considering.
“Obviously, with [Green] playing that way, if he was playing the other way we obviously wouldn’t struggle as much offensively and have to lean on other guys as much or play other guys minutes,” Udoka said postgame. “We’ll continue to keep him confident, continue to [help] him improve in certain areas, and he’ll take a jump eventually.”
Green remained in the starting lineup for the Rockets back-to-back game against the Phoenix Suns. Houston lost that home matchup, as Green scored 23 points on 8-of-20 shooting.
Houston’s young guard is in the midst of a second season where his efficiency has declined. Green is shooting career-lows overall (39.4%) and on three-pointers (33.1%). He’s also getting less shots and touches, as the Rockets have improved their personnel around him.
Brooklyn Nets wing Mikal Bridges is an NBA ironman. He rarely misses games and tends to play a lot of minutes. That ability and reputation had Bridges frustrated after playing only 12 minutes against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.
“Didn’t like the choice and whatever that was,” Bridges said when asked about the low minutes against Milwaukee. “But it’s whatever. Definitely was not a fan.”
Nets coach Jacque Vaughn was trying to manage some minutes on a back-to-back for Brooklyn. The previous night, Bridges had played almost 40 minutes in a road win over the Detroit Pistons.
