LaVar Ball began a recent media blitz in Australia with a stop on The Daily Telegraph’s The Big Chat and was offered a chance to shoot down the rumors himself. Host Adam Mobbs asked Ball where they stood in regards to Ball’s injury and his future in the league. “Where we stand on that is it’s (dependent) on how the injury heals. You have to make speculation for the media. It keeps the buzz going…My thing is this, I said ‘Melo, if you 80%, don’t come back. If you’re 100%, whether there’s one game, five games or no games left, that’s when you come back. But don’t rush in and have people trying to push you to come back ahead of time.’”
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Mobbs followed it up by pushing more …
Mobbs followed it up by pushing more directly on the matter, asking if LaMelo would finish the league if he was 100% healthy. “Yes. Yes. You like to finish what you start. Go ahead and finish that…You don’t want to be (thinking) like ‘Oh, I might get hurt. I don’t want to do this.’ If you’re thinking like that, don’t play. This is a physical sport. It comes with the territory.”
Regardless of whether the Warriors use …
Regardless of whether the Warriors use the selection on a potential franchise player or as trade bait, they see it as an important asset. As one team source told The Chronicle, “A top 4 or 5 pick would give us a chance to dial this thing back up next year and contend for another four or five years.”
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James Wiseman has agent lined up?
A league source told Heavy.com that the agent Wiseman is expected to sign with is veteran Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, whose client list includes Blake Griffin, Kemba Walker, Khris Middleton, Kevin Love, C.J. McCollum, Nikola Jokic and Andre Drummond.
Sources additionally tell The Athletic …
Sources additionally tell The Athletic that even though this decision is happening at the end of a semester, Wiseman is not in any academic strife. He also was not in danger of having his NCAA suspension extended for any reason. There are no injury issues either, and of course, by leaving school early he greatly reduces the chance of something happening before draft day. This was a personal decision by Wiseman and his family, not one borne out of the necessity of circumstances.
Nick Friedell: Kerr on NBA allowing …
Nick Friedell: Kerr on NBA allowing high schoolers to declare: “I’ve changed my mind on that. A few years ago I actually wrote a column suggesting that they make the rule 2 years staying in college because I felt like players needed more seasoning. But I think the GLeague can provide that now.”
James Wiseman leaving Memphis
Shams Charania: James Wiseman began …
Shams Charania: James Wiseman began informing Memphis coaches in recent days about decision to leave school and sign with an agent. Penny Hardaway pushed hard and attempted to keep his star recruit. After 12-game suspension and $11,500 charity fee discipline, Wiseman is gone from NCAA.
