Jason Quick: The Trail Blazers are waiving center Cody Zeller, sources tell @The Athletic. Blazers needed to clear one roster spot to make room for players acquired in New Orleans trade. Zeller had surgery on his right knee on Jan. 25 and was scheduled to be evaluated 8-10 weeks after.
Keith Smith: The Trail Blazers announcing they have signed Cody Zeller confirms he was signed to a minimum contract. (The original version of this tweet was a MESS.)
Adrian Wojnarowski: Free agent C Cody Zeller has agreed to a one-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, his agent Sam Goldfeder of @excelbasketball tells ESPN.
In talking with executives around the league and agents that are repping free agents going into the market, everyone is expecting the Hornets to go after a big man or two. They’ve got their free-agent centers on the market in Cody Zeller and Bismack Biyombo. Among the guys that have been linked is Richaun Holmes, Sacramento Kings free-agent center.
Rick Bonnell: That would make Zeller a restricted free agent in July.
March 28, 2024 | 6:20 pm EDT Update
Patrick Beverley will forgo season-ending wrist surgery to continue playing
ClutchPoints: Bucks guard Patrick Beverley has confirmed that he will forgo season-ending surgery on the torn ligament in his wrist and continue playing, per @PatBevPod pic.twitter.com/qELMQeAjaa
NBA on ESPN: Draymond responds to Tari Eason with the Rockets one game behind the Warriors for No. 10 in the West 🍿 pic.twitter.com/HFBWziAJY2
ClutchPoints: These are the players with the most regular season ejections in the last 25 seasons 👀 🔹 Rasheed Wallace with 25 games 🔹 Draymond Green with 19 games 🔹 DeMarcus Cousins with 17 games Dray has tied the most this season with 4 (career-high) 😬 pic.twitter.com/Q7bp5rUOGg
Gerald Bourguet: Suns list Jusuf Nurkic (right ankle sprain) as questionable for tomorrow against the Thunder. Damion Lee remains out. No mention of Bradley Beal on the report
Gary Washburn: Jrue Holiday WILL play tonight vs. #Hawks. #Celtics.
Mike Curtis: #Pistons guards Cade Cunningham (left knee injury management) & Jaden Ivey (left knee soreness) are questionable for tomorrow’s game vs. the #Wizards. Simone Fontecchio (left big toe contusion), Quentin Grimes (right knee contusion) & Taj Gibson (right hamstring) remain out.
John Karalis: Al Horford and Jaden Springer are out tonight. Holiday still questionable, so it seems like that will be a game time decision. Last time the Celtics had their full starting unit was March 7th against Denver
CJ Holmes: Cam Johnson remains out tomorrow against Chicago at home. Dennis Smith Jr. and Noah Clowney are questionable.
March 28, 2024 | 5:02 pm EDT Update
Draymond Green on ejection: 'It just can't happen, we need to win games'
ClutchPoints: “I got ejected four minutes into the [Warriors-Magic] game. Just can’t do it… To Steph [Curry’s] point, I have to be on the floor and whatever that means. You just have to do that.” — Draymond Green 🗣️ (via @TheVolumeSports) pic.twitter.com/BR8HbTX8xl
LeBron James on trusting Austin Reaves: He gained a lot of trust from me in the Memphis series
ClutchPoints: “Obviously, last year, in the [Grizzlies] series, [Austin Reaves] gained a lot of trust from me. But also I trusted him to make the plays… Just was like, AR, go win this for us.” — LeBron James 🙌 (via @mindthegamepod) pic.twitter.com/OW9KFCYBJT