Hoops Rumors

The Pelicans have re-signed veteran point guard Elfrid Payton to a standard contract, per a team press release. Payton’s second 10-day contract with New Orleans was set to expire overnight on Friday. Instead of waiting for that to happen, it seems like the Pelicans decided to terminate the deal a day early to bring him back on a new contract, which will enable Payton to play in … [Read more...] about Pelicans Re-Sign Elfrid Payton

With just four days left in the NBA’s regular season, there are still a few teams around the league with open 15-man roster spots, and there’s little downside to filling those openings before the regular season ends. For playoff teams, adding one more player would create a little extra depth in the event of postseason injuries or garbage-time minutes. For non-playoff teams, it … [Read more...] about Final Check-In On Open NBA Roster Spots

Dante Exum could make a surprise early return from his left hand surgery. The Mavericks guard has been upgraded to questionable for their game against the Lakers on Wednesday, Mike Curtis of the Dallas Morning News tweets. Exum was expected to miss the remainder of the season after fracturing his left hand in mid-March. Anthony Davis (adductor strain) is listed as probable to … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Exum, Paul, Edey, Reeves

With most of the Pelicans‘ usual starters shut down for the rest of the season, guard Jose Alvarado has become a primary scoring option, having led the team with 16 field goal attempts in each of the past two games. Typically a complementary player on offense and more of a defensive specialist, Alvarado admitted that the new role has taken some getting used to, per Rod Walker … [Read more...] about Pelicans Notes: Alvarado, McCollum, Zion, Tax, Brooks