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• Veteran forward Marvin Williams finalizes buyout with Hornets, plans to join Bucks
Veteran forward Marvin Williams has finalized his buyout agreement with the Charlotte Hornets, according to the Charlotte Observer’s Rick Bonnell (Twitter link). Williams is on track to join the Milwaukee Bucks once he clears waivers on Monday, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (tweet). Forward Dragan Bender will reportedly be the player released by Milwaukee to make room. Williams is m...2020
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• Sources: Bucks clearing space to sign Williams
Marvin Williams, who has averaged 10.3 points and 5.2 rebounds over 15 seasons, will sign with the Bucks for the veterans' prorated minimum after the team waives Dragan Bender, sources told ESPN....2020
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• Report: Bucks to waive Dragan Bender to make room for Marvin Williams
The Bucks will waive big man Dragan Bender, clearing the way to sign forward Marvin Williams once he completes a buyout with the Hornets, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Bender, 22, has appeared in just seven games for Milwaukee this season while bouncing between the G League and the NBA squad. He has seemingly been a candidate to be waived all season since the two-year deal he signed over...2020
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• Mikal Bridges impresses as much as Josh Jackson disappoints in Phoenix
The Suns have been struggling through an extended rebuild for several years now, which has led to them piling up plenty of young players and prospects that have had to compete for playing time. First it was Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss, now it appears to be Mikal Bridges and Josh Jackson. As Jonathan Tjarks of The Ringer writes, Bridges appears to have the edge moving forward as a result of t...2018
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• Rockets 'leaning against' picking up Marquese Chriss’ 4th-year option
The Rockets are leaning against picking up Marquese Chriss‘ fourth-year option, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com. Chriss came to Houston along with Brandon Knight in a deal that sent out Ryan Anderson. He has yet to play this season because of an ankle injury, though he is expected to make his debut tonight against the Blazers. The former No. 8 overall pick won’t be the only young prosp...2018
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• Suns coach had winning play saved for years
The Phoenix Suns had a perfect play lined up for the final 0.6 seconds of their game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Apparently it was one interim head coach Jay Triano had saved up for years.Here’s a look at the play where Dragan Bender threw an inbound pass right next to the hoop, allowing Tyson Chandler to dunk it in for the win: Those final two points by Chandler gave Phoenix a 99-97 win, and i...2017
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• Suns exercise options on Devin Booker, Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss
The Phoenix Suns have exercised their 2018-19 options on guard Devin Booker, forward Dragan Bender and forward Marquese Chriss.
Booker led the Suns with 22.1 points per game last season, the third-highest scoring average ever posted by a player 20-years-old-or-younger at season’s end, behind only LeBron James in 2004-05 and Kevin Durant in 2008-09. The [...]...2017
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• Earl Watson: Tyson Chandler is ‘not going anywhere’
Phoenix Suns head coach Earl Watson is throwing cold water on the idea that Tyson Chandler will be traded to facilitate a second-half youth movement.Watson said on Thursday that the veteran seven-footer is “not going anywhere,” per Spencer Davies of 16 Wins A Ring. The 34-year-old Chandler, who is in Year 2 of a four-year, $52 million contract, has fared quite well this season for an aging big wit...2017
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• Blazers reportedly considering trade for Tyson Chandler
The Portland Trail Blazers have an interior defense problem, and the Phoenix Suns have an expendable veteran who might be able to help them out.
According to a report by Marc Stein of ESPN over the weekend, the Blazers have been tracking Suns big man Tyson Chandler as a possible trade target.
Chandler, 34, has enjoyed a productive 2016-17 campaign that has seen him post averages of 7.5 points per ...2017
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• Tuesday NBA Roundup: Joel Embiid Continues March Toward Rookie of the Year
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