Kevin Pelton answers questions on rookies in the playoffs, how New Orleans is beating Portland and second-half surges like Utah’s.
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Celtics guard Kyrie Irving will miss Monday’s game against the Bulls because of a left quadriceps contusion. The Celtics, playing the second night of a back-to-back on the road, also will be without forward Marcus Morris, who is battling knee soreness.
The Toronto Raptors have an NBA championship to defend, a very long stay at the Disney complex awaiting them and plenty of unanswered questions on how the restart of the season will work. Raptors coach Nick Nurse said Tuesday that his team is still working through various scenarios for having workouts before heading to Disney World near Orlando, Florida along with 21 other teams next month for the restart of the season. Teams are expected at Disney around July 7, though the expectation is that the league will permit practices before that date.
D’Angelo Russell and the Minnesota Timberwolves were unable to make progress on a contract extension this past offseason, sources tell Jake Fischer of Yahoo.
Russell is in the final season of a four-year, $117 million deal he initially agreed to as part of a sign-and-trade with the Golden State Warriors. The Wolves traded for Russell in 2020 under Gersson Rosas.
“Yeah, it’s my life,” Russell told Yahoo. “That’s it. Just be conscious of it.”
The Miami Heat have registered interest in Russell, but a direct deal for Kyle Lowry appears unlikely. The Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns are two teams known to be monitoring potential improvements in the backcourt before the deadline. The Suns were linked to Russell in 2019 as he has a close relationship with Devin Booker.
Russell was asked by Yahoo how he is currently helping to push Anthony Edwards.
“I’m an Alpha as well, you know what I mean?” said Russell. “And I feel like I’m better than a lot of shooting guards and I’m better than a lot of point guards.”
