Hoops Rumors

Quentin Grimes has been traded three times since February 2024, but he’s not letting that impact his play, as Jared Weiss of The Athletic details. As we wrote on Thursday, Grimes is looking like a keeper for the Sixers, having averaged 16.8 points per game in his first 12 appearances with the team. “It’s tough. As soon as you get comfortable, you get traded,” Grimes said. “But … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Grimes, Celtics, Thomas, Martin

The Sixers made moves at the deadline to get younger and more athletic, bringing in Quentin Grimes and Jared Butler before signing Lonnie Walker IV. Having lost Joel Embiid for the season, Philadelphia hasn’t become a better team as a result of its pivot to youth, but it has shown a vision for the younger players to become members of the rotation next season. As Keith Pompey of … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Sixers’ Acquisitions, Nets, Clowney, Knicks

Keith Smith of Spotrac examines the Sixers‘ options with Joel Embiid, concluding that there’s no easy way to cut ties with the injured center if he’s unable to regain his All-NBA form. Embiid has four years and a projected $248MM left on his contract after this season, leading to him, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey taking up nearly the team’s entire salary cap over the next three … [Read more...] about Sixers’ Options Are Limited With Joel Embiid

Karl-Anthony Towns missed the Knicks’ loss to Golden State on Tuesday due to personal reasons, Ian Begley of SNY TV tweets. It’s uncertain whether Towns will join the team in Los Angeles when the Knicks face the Lakers on Thursday and Clippers on Friday. “When he’s ready to come back, obviously we want him back,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “But he needs some time right now.” We … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Towns, Drummond, Raptors, Norris

Fourth-year guard Quentin Grimes is known more as a complementary player than a big-time scoring threat. In his first three-and-a-half seasons before he was traded to the Sixers last month, he had scored 30 or more points in just two of his 215 career NBA games. Since arriving in Philadelphia, he has done it twice in nine games, including on Saturday when he poured in a … [Read more...] about Sixers Notes: Grimes, Embiid, Oubre, George, Yabusele