Thaddeus Young has agreed to sign with the Phoenix Suns.
Young was waived by the Brooklyn Nets following his trade from the Toronto Raptors at the trade deadline.
In 23 games this season, Young is averaging 5.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 15.2 minutes.
Ahead of last Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, there was a point with the Washington Wizards were close to trading Kyle Kuzma to the Dallas Mavericks. Even though Kuzma doesn’t have the ability to block a trade, Washington’s front office leader Michael Winger presented him with the trade idea anyway.
“There was a point in time, Dallas, they definitely did want me,” Kuzma told The Athletic on Monday, before the Wizards played the Mavericks at American Airlines Center. “(Michael) Winger presented me with what the trade was and obviously didn’t want to trade me and kind of left the decision up to me a little bit and asked me what I wanted to do. I told him I wanted to stay and continue to build something. And that was kind of the end of it.”
Winger later said that Kuzma is an important part of what the Wizards are building.
“Kyle’s an important player for us and (a) significant contributor to our developing culture,” Winger told The Athletic on Monday.
The New York Knicks had staged a comeback to tie their Monday game against the Houston Rockets at 103. After a scramble play, Jalen Brunson was called for a foul against Aaron Holiday. The Rockets guard hit two-of-three free throws to give Houston a 105-103 victory.
The only problem? The foul on Brunson shouldn’t have been called.
Crew Chief Ed Malloy admitted the mistake in a postgame pool report interview. Malloy said that during live action, it appeared that there was illegal lower-body contact. Upon a postgame review, Malloy said that wasn’t the case.
“After seeing it during postgame review, the offensive player was able to return to a normal playing position on the floor. The contact which occurred after the release of the ball therefore is incidental and marginal to the shot attempt and should not have been called,” Malloy said.
