Thursday, June 17, 2021

NBA 2020-2021

6/17/21 - Rick Carlisle resigns as Dallas head coach after 13 seasons
6/16/21 - New Orleans fires Stan Van Gundy after one season
6/9/21 - Rudy Gobert named defensive player of the year
6/9/21 - Pacers fire Nate Bjorkgren after one season
6/8/21 - Nikola Jokic wins MVP
6/5/21 - Steve Clifford and Orlando Magic part ways after three seasons
6/4/21 - Terry Stotts out as head coach of Trail Blazers after nine seasons
6/2/21 - Danny Ainge steps down as Celtics president, Brad Stevens to move from head coach to front office
5/17/21 - Marv Albert retiring
5/16/21 - Kobe, Duncan, Garnett inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame
4/15/21 - LaMarcus Aldridge retiring due to irregular heartbeat
3/27/21 - LaMarcus Aldridge to sign with Brooklyn after buyout from Spurs
3/25/21 - trade deadline buzz
3/25/21 - Aaron Gordon and Gary Clark traded from Orlando to Denver for Gary Harris, R.J. Hampton, and first round pick
3/25/21  - Victor Oladipo traded from Houston to Miami for Avery Bradley, Kelly Olynyk, and 2022 pick swap 
3/25/21 - Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu traded from Orlando to Chicago for Wendell Carter, Otto Porter Jr, and two first round picks (2021 and 2023)
3/25/21 - Lou Williams (with two second picks and cash) traded from Clippers to Hawks for Rajon Rondo
3/25/21 - George Hill traded to Philadelphia from Oklahoma City, Tony Bradley goes from Philadelphia to Oklahoma City, Austin Rivers goes from New York to Oklahoma City, Terrance Ferguson and Vincent Poirier go from Philadelphia to New York
3/25/21 - Chicago acquires Troy Brown Jr. from the Wizards and Daniel Theis from the Celtics.  Daniel Gafford and Chandler Hutchison are headed from Chicago to Washington.  Mo Wagner goes from Washington to Boston.  Luke Kornet headed to Boston from Chicago.
3/25/21 - Norman Powell traded from Toronto to Portland for Gary Trent Jr., and Rodney Hood
3/25/21 - Evan Fournier traded to Boston from Orlando for two second round picks
3/25/21 - JaVale McGee traded from Cleveland for Denver for Isaiah Hartenstein and two future protected second round picks
3/17/21 - Rockets trade P.J. Tucker and Radions Kurocs and 2022 first round pick to Milwaukee for DJ Augustin, DJ Wilson, and 2023 first round pick
3/8/21 - Blake Griffin signs with Nets after buyout
3/1/21 - Atlanta fires Lloyd Pierce as head coach, Nate McMillan named interim coach
2/26/21 - NBA releases second half of schedule
2/23/21 - NBA All Star reserves chosen
2/22/21 - Minnesota fires Ryan Saunders as head coach, hires Chris Finch from Toronto
2/7/21 - Derrick Rose headed from Detroit to New York for Dennis Smith Jr. and draft compensation
1/13/21 - James Harden traded from Houston to Brooklyn; Oladipo (from Indiana), Exum (from Cleveland), Kurocs (from Brooklyn), four first-round picks (22, 22-Mil, 24, 26), four first-round swaps (21,23,25,27) go to Houston; Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince sent from Brooklyn to Cleveland; Indiana receives Caris LeVert and a second round pick. 
12/20/20 - Kuzma agrees to $40 million, 3 year extension.
12/20/20 - Gobert signs $205 million, 5 year extension
12/19/20 - Jrue Holiday pledges remainder of his 2020 salary
12/15/20 - Giannis signs supermax, $228 million, 5 year extension to remain with Bucks 
12/11/20 - Paul George signs $190 million, 4 year extension
12/2/20 - Rockets to trade Russell Westbrook to Wizards for John Wall and lottery-protected 2023 first-round pick
11/29/20 - Batum to sign with Clippers
11/27/20 - Rockets trade Austin Rivers to Knicks
11/25/20 - Hassan Whiteside agrees to sign with Sacramento for 1 year
11/24/20 - Bodanovic joins Hawks after Sacramento declines to match offer sheet 
11/24/20 - Brandon Ingram agrees to 5-year, $158 million max extension with New Orleans
11/23/20 - The official Jrue Holiday, Steven Adams, Eric Bledsoe, George Hill trade
11/23/20 - Cousins to sign with Rockets
11/22/20 4:18 PM - Jerami Grant signs with Detroit for 3 years, $60 million, Denver gets cash considerations
11/22/20 4:15 PM - Lakers trade JaVale McGee to Cleveland, so they can sign Marc Gasol 
11/22/20 12:00 PM - Jayson Tatum agrees to 5 year, $195 million max extension with Celtics
11/22/20 8:16 AM - Bogdan Bogdanovic signs 4 year, $72 million offer sheet with Atlanta
11/22/20 7:28 AM - Donovan Mitchell signs signs extension with Utah for 5 years, $195 million

11/21/20 6:57 PM - Clippers to sign Serge Ibaka for 2 years, $19 million
11/21/20 4:52 PM - Lakers re-sign Caldwell-Pope for 3 years, $40 million
11/21/20 4:43 PM - Tristan Thompson headed to Boston for 2 years, $19 million
11/21/20 12:33 PM - Carmelo finalizing deal to remain with Portland
11/21/20 12:25 PM - Paul Millsap to stay with Nuggets for $10 million
11/21/20 11:58 AM - Rajon Rondo to sign with Hawks
11/21/20 9:45 AM - Jae Crowder leaves Miami to join Suns for 3 years, $30 million
11/21/20 9:23 AM - Avery Bradley signs with Miami for 2 years, $11.6 million
11/21/20 7:42 AM - Bobby Portis leaves Knicks for Milwaukee for 2 years, D.J. Augustin signs with Milwaukee for 3 years, $21 million
11/21/20 7:42 AM - VanVleet to re-sign with Toronto for 4 years, $85 million
11/21/20 6:31 AM - Kris Dunn joining Hawks for 2 years $10 million
11/21/20 8:51 AM - Gordon Hayward headed to Hornets for 4 years, $120 million, to waive Batum

11/20/20 8:46 PM - Trevor Ariza now headed to Oklahoma City, after Houston finishes trading him and and Justin Jackson 
11/20/20 8:16 PM - Steven Adams headed from Oklahoma City to New Orleans as part of the Jrue Holiday deal.  Thunder to receive George Hill, Darius Miller, 2023 first round pick (Denver), 2023 second round pick (Charlotte)), 2024 second round pick (Milwaukee). 
11/20/20 6:49 PM - Marcus Morris to stay with Clippers for 4 years $64 million
11/20/20 6:23 PM - Christian Wood headed from Detroit to Houston for 3 years, $41 million
11/20/20 5:57 PM - Joe Harris to re-sign with Brooklyn for 4 years, $75 million
11/20/20 5:41 PM - Davis Bertans stays with Wizards for 5 years, $80 million
11/20/20 5:37 PM - Jerami Grant leaves Denver for Detroit for 3 years, $60 million
11/20/20 5:01 PM - Montrezl Harrell to sign with Lakers
11/20/20 4:05 PM - Dwight Howard headed to Philadelphia right after saying he's staying with the Lakers
11/20/20 3:55 PM - Danilo Gallinari to sign with Hawks for 3 years $61.5 million
11/20/20 3:17 PM - Jazz to sign Derrick Favors and re-sign Jordan Clarkson
11/20/20 2:35 PM - De'Aaron Fox signs maximum extension with Sacramento for five years, $163 million
11/20/20 2:08 PM - Free agent first night roundup 
11/20/20 1:41 PM - Wesley Matthews to sign with Lakers
11/20/20 1:25 PM - Goran Dragic and Meyers Leonard to re-sign with Miami

11/20/20 12:16 PM - Every official trade from the 2020 Draft
11/20/20 11:40 AM - Ricky Rubio headed back to Minnesota with Jaden McDaniels (no. 28 pick) from Oklahoma City.  Leandro Bolmaro (no. 23 from Knicks) also headed to Minnesota.  Timberwolves send James Johnson, Aleksej Pokusevski, 2020 second round pick to Oklahoma City and send Mathias Lessort and Detroit's second pick to Knicks.  Thunder sends Immanuel Quickly (no. 25 pick) to New York.
11/20/20 11:07 AM - Enes Kanter sent from Boston back to Portland.  Memphis gets Mario Hezonja and Desmond Baine (30th pick).  Celtics gets future Memphis draft consideration.
11/20/20 10:36 AM - Hawks trade Dewayne Dedmon to Pistons for Tony Snell and Khyri Thomas

11/19/20 3:58 PM - Brooklyn acquires Landry Shamet and Reggie Perry from Clippers and Bruce Brown from Detroit.  Saddiq Bey (Nets 19th pick), Dzanan Musa, Jaylen Hands, Toronto's 2021 second round pick.  Jay Scrubb (Net's second round pick) goes to Clippers.  Pistons send Luke Kennard, Justin Patton, Portland's 2023 second round pick, Detroit's second round pick in 2024, 2025, 2026 to Clippers.  Clippers send Rodney McGruder and cash considerations to Pistions.  
11/19/20 12:09 PM - Warriors to acquire Kelly Oubre from Oklahoma City (who came from Phoenix in the Chris Paul trade)
11/19/20 - Klay Thompson out for season with torn Achilles
11/19/20 - Bucks trade for Bogdan Bogdanovic in flux
11/18/20 - Lakers acquire Dennis Schroder from Oklahoma City for Danny Green and Jaden McDaniels 

11/18/20 - The rest of the lottery picks: Vassell at no. 11 to the Spurs, Haliburton at no. 12 to the Kings, Pelicans takes Kira Lewis at no. 13, Celtics take Aaron Nesmith at no. 14
11/18/20 - Here's the updated mock draft.  Edwards, Ball, Wiseman, Williams (correct), Toppin, Haliburton, Avdija, Okoro, Okongwu, Vassell.  So where did Halibuton and Vassell end up?
11/18/20 - Looking at the consensus mock draft, Tyrese Haliburton was no. 6.  They got the first three correct.  No. 4 was Avdija followed by Toppin and Haliburton.  Rounding out the top 10 were Patrick Williams, Killian Hayes, Okongwu with Okoro and Devin Vassell tied at 10.  Jalen Smith was not in the top 14.
11/18/20 - At no. 10, Suns take Jalen Smith from Maryland
11/18/20 - Wizards take Deni Avdija at no. 9 (who could be the steal of the draft says Jay Williams or somebody -- actually it was Mike Schmitz, the other analyst is Jay Bilas with Reece Davis as the ESPN announcer)
11/18/20 - Knicks take Obi Toppin.  Maybe a steal at no. 8
11/18/20 - Where is Obi Toppin?  Not yet.  Detroit takes Killian Hayes at no. 7
11/18/20 - Atlanta takes Onyeka Okongwu from USC at no. 6
11/18/20 - Cleveland takes Isaac Okoro at no. 5
11/18/20 - Now it gets interesting.  Who do the Bulls take at no. 4?  Patrick Williams.  What?
11/18/20 - So does that mean LaMelo Ball goes third to Charlotte?    Yep.
11/18/20 - With the second pick, Golden State takes ... James Wiseman
11/18/20 - With the first pick, Minnesota takes ... Anthony Edwards

11/18/20 - Philadelphia trades Al Horford, 34th pick, 2025 first round pick, Vasilije Micic to Oklahoma City for Danny Green and Terrance Ferguson

11/17/20 - Bucks acquire Bogdan Bogdanovic from Sacramento for Donte Divencenzo, D.J. Wilson, and Ersan Ilyasova
11/17/20 - Bucks acquire Jrue Holiday from New Orleans for Eric Bledsoe, George Hill, and three first-round picks
11/17/20 - Harden turns down $103 million, reportedly wants to be traded to Brooklyn
11/16/20 - Robert Covington traded from Houston to Portland for Trevor Ariza, 2020 first round pick, 2021 first round pick
11/16/20 - Phoenix reportedly acquires Chris Paul and Adbel Nader from Oklahoma City for Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre, Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque, and 2022 first-round pick
11/15/20 - Lakers to acquire Dennis Schroeder from Oklahoma City for Danny Green and first round pick
11/11/20 - Hawks name Nate McMillan assistant coach
11/11/20 - Oklahoma City promotes Mark Daigneault to head coach
11/9/20 - Dave Joeger, Sam Cassell, Dan Burke joins Doc Rivers' coaching staff at Philadelphia
11/8/20 - Chauncey Billups and Larry Drew to become assistant coaches for the Clippers
11/6/20 - Players approve start date of December 22
10/30/20 - Mike D'Antoni joins Steve Nash's coaching staff in Brooklyn
10/28/20 - Houston hiring Stephen Silas as head coach
10/21/20 - New Orleans names Stan Van Gundy as new head coach
10/15/20 - Clippers sign Ty Lue to five-year deal as head coach
10/15/20 - Daryl Morey steps down as Houston GM
10/7/20 - Alvin Gentry joining Sacramento as associate head coach
10/1/20 - 76ers hire Doc Rivers as head coach
9/23/20 - Bulls hire Billy Donovan as head coach
9/13/20 - Mike D'Antoni won't return as Houston head coach
9/8/20 - Billy Donovan leaving as head coach of Oklahoma City
9/3/20 - Nets hire Steve Nash as head coach, Jacque Vaughn becomes lead assistant