Crazy Saturday as early in the morning it was reported that he was going to sign with the Mavericks, Dallas had the best odds to land him. Ten hours later, reports came out that the Suns would be signing Terrence Ross.
Dallas won’t be getting the wing player, instead, it is Phoenix getting the wing player for better depth in preparation for making a deep playoff run.
The Suns convinced him by presenting the case of playing with Kevin Durant and going after a deep playoff run.
The Mavericks couldn’t match what the Suns offered – in terms of persuasion and gave Phoenix leverage to sign him.
As long as Ross accepts the buyout by March 1st, he will be eligible to play on the Suns’ playoff roster. That would be the final step in the signing process to get Ross.
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According to the National Basketball Association, they have fined Khris Middleton $25,000 dollars after he decided to throw his mouthpiece during the Dallas Mavericks’ loss to the Orlando Magic on March 5th.
Originally, the 34-year-old veteran was given a technical foul for this moment. However, it has now been upgraded with a financial punishment.
In 11 games with Dallas, Middleton is averaging 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists.
The Boston Celtics have announced that starting center Nikola Vucevic has undergone successful surgery on his fractured right ring finger and is expected to miss three-four weeks.
During Friday night’s win over the Dallas Mavericks, fans saw Vucevic suffer the injury two minutes into the game.
In 12 games with Boston, the 35-year-old is averaging 11.4 points and 7.8 rebounds.
According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Sacramento Kings are signing Killian Hayes to a 10-day contract. Since the trade deadline, the organization have had an open roster spot.
The 24-year-old has appeared in 28 G League games with the Cleveland Charge this season. In that run with the Charge, Hayes averaged 23.1 points, 8.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.7 steals.
By signing with the Kings, this will be his third team of his short career. For majority of his career, Hayes was on the Detroit Pistons, then he had a short stint with the Brooklyn Nets.
