Ky Bowman’s hard work has helped the rookie guard earn a multi-year deal with the Warriors.
The work Ky Bowman has put in during his rookie season hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Though he started off on a two-way contract, splitting his time between the G League and NBA, Bowman has been rewarded with an upgraded contract. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Bowman and the Warriors agreed to a multi-year deal on Thursday.
A guard out of Boston College, Bowman has showed he can make an impact on an NBA roster. Bowman played 37 games for the Warriors and started in 10, with his most recent game being Jan. 18 against the Orlando Magic.
This season Bowman has averaged 7.3 points per game and 2.8 assists in 22.4 minutes per game. An average 3-point shooter, Bowman has shot 34.4% from the 3-point line. His season-high for points is 24, which he scored in a November loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Warriors and two-way guard Ky Bowman have agreed to a multi-year NBA deal, league source tells @TheAthleticNBA@Stadium.
Bowman’s G League stats with the Santa Cruz Warriors are even more indicative of why Bowman is deserving of the full-fledged NBA deal. Bowman played 12 games with the Warriors’ G League affiliate and averaged 14.5 points per game and 5.4 assists.
The Warriors will play the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center on Saturday.
After dealing six players off their roster, the Golden State Warriors are signing local product, Juan Toscano-Anderson to his first NBA contract.
After a bevy of moves before the 2020 NBA trade deadline, the Golden State Warriors roster is left thin. The Warriors flurry of moves sent out six players, with all six being steady contributors throughout the season.
The Warriors ended the trade deadline sending out six different players with most of the return being draft compensation. Andrew Wiggins was the only player to come back in a deal for Golden State, leaving the Warriors’ front office with some work to do to fill out the rotation.
Starting the Warriors roster replenishment, Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported Juan Toscano-Anderson would be signed to one of the Golden State’s open roster spots.
Per source: Warriors are signing wing Juan Toscano-Anderson into one of their vacant roster spots tomorrow. Bay Area native. Was with team in camp. Played for Santa Cruz in G League this season.
Toscano-Anderson played with the Warriors G League affiliate in Santa Cruz this season, averaging 12.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 29 minutes per game.
Before playing in the G League, Toscano-Anderson went undrafted after playing four years at Marquette. The swingman went on to play professionally in Mexico.
On this episode of The HoopsHype Podcast, Alex Kennedy is joined by Ben Golliver of the Washington Post. They break down every deal from the 2020 NBA trade deadline, the biggest winners and losers, possible buyout candidates and more. Time-stamps are below!
1:35: Alex and Ben discuss their biggest winners of the deadline.
5:12: Alex and Ben discuss their biggest losers of the deadline.
7:55: Did the Golden State Warriors make the right move trading D’Angelo Russell to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Andrew Wiggins and a top-three protected 2021 first-round pick? Alex and Ben debate whether Golden State should’ve waited to see if a better offer emerged over the offseason, what to expect from Minnesota’s new-look team and more.
13:50: Breaking down the three-team deal that sends Marcus Morris to the Los Angeles Clippers. How much better does Morris make them? And what does this deal mean for the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards?
16:05: Alex and Ben discuss Darren Collison’s options if he decides to make an NBA comeback. If you were Collison, would you sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers or another team (such as the Denver Nuggets or Philadelphia 76ers, who have shown interest in him)?
20:15: The Cleveland Cavaliers added Andre Drummond and they didn’t have to give up very much to the Detroit Pistons. Alex and Ben discuss the trade, why they like the move for Cleveland and what Detroit was thinking. They also talk about what this trade says about the evolution of the NBA.
25:10: Alex and Ben discuss the four-team, 12-player trade between the Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets. They break down Atlanta’s acquisition of Clint Capela, Houston’s addition of Robert Covington and the Rockets’ decision to go super small.
32:45: The Miami Heat acquired Andre Iguodala in a three-team deal with the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves, parting ways with Justise Winslow, Dion Waiters and James Johnson. The Heat also added Jae Crowder and Solomon Hill from the deal. Alex and Ben discuss Iguodala’s fit in Miami and the two-year, $30 million extension he signed with the Heat, as well as Memphis’ return for the 36-year-old.
37:25: Alex and Ben rattle off the remainder of minor deals that went down before the deadline and discuss their significance.
39:25: After the trade deadline, focus shifts to the buyout market. Alex and Ben talk about a number of veterans who could potentially be bought out and what kind of impact they could make on a contending team.
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After being included in the D’Angelo Russell trade package with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Omari Spellman posted a goodbye message to the Golden State Warriors fanbase on his Instagram.
One of the bright spots of the Golden State Warrior struggling season has been the arrival of Omari Spellman. The young big man came to Golden State in a trade from the Atlanta Hawks. However, his tenure in the Bay Area was short-lived.
Spellman was part of the blockbuster package that included D’Angelo Russell and Jacob Evans III in a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves. On the other end, the Timberwolves will send Andrew Wiggins and draft pick compensation for the trio of now-former Warriors.
Spellman scored in double-figures 16 times in 2019-20, including 23-points off the bench against the Detroit Pistons. Spellman’s improving play earned him a start in Steve Kerr’s rotation three times during his time with Golden State.
Spellman will now compete for a role in Minnesota with Juan Hernangomez, Naz Reid and James Johnson behind All-Star center, Karl Anthony-Towns.
The Warriors will receive a 2021 protected first-round pick and a 2021 second-round pick along with the 2015 Rookie of the Year.
With the news of the Minnesota-Golden State blockbuster deal rippling through the NBA, Wiggins went to Instagram to react to a trade that involved him moving to a new city.
Wiggins, born in Canada, used a previous Instagram story of Canadian music star, Drake where the singer references the “Yay Area” — slang for the former Kansas Jayhawk’s new home.
Wiggins could make his Bay Area debut on Saturday when the Warriors return from a five-game east coast road trip to host the Los Angeles Lakers in San Francisco.
According to reports, former Ohio State star D’Angelo Russell has been traded from the Golden State Warriors to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Former Ohio State star D’Angelo Russell has been traded from the Golden State Warriors to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Russell had a break-out year last season with the Brooklyn Nets where he averaged 21.1 points and made his first All-Star team. He was acquired by Golden State after the year in a sign and trade deal, but rumors had circulated recently about him being shopped around.
Now, it has become reality. Russell will join former Ohio State national player of the year Evan Turner in Minnesota who was just recently acquired in a four-team trade earlier this week.
In return for Russell, Golden State will receive Andrew Wiggins, a 2021 protected first-round pick, and a 2022 second-round pick. The Timberwolves will also receive Jacob Evans and Omari Spellman from the Warriors.
Golden State has agreed to trade D'Angelo Russell to Minnesota for a deal that includes Andrew Wiggins, a 2021 protected first-round pick and a 2022 second-round pick, league sources tell ESPN. Warriors will send Jacob Evans and Omari Spellman to Timberwolves too.
Russell had been building upon a fantastic season last year by averaging 23.6 points per game and almost seven assists, but now he’ll have to deal with a fresh start up in Minnesota.
Yet, honestly, the more that you think about, the better it sounds.
Casting narratives — no matter the amount of truth in them — aside for a moment, there’s the obvious fit for Wiggins at small forward beside point guard Stephen Curry and shooting guard Klay Thompson if you think of him as replacing the departure of Kevin Durant or Andre Iguodala (even Harrison Barnes, for all intents and purposes). D’Angelo Russell, traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blockbuster deal that shocked the whole league, was always perceived to be an awkward fit when the Splash Brothers returned from their respective injuries.
A combo guard who would have forced Thompson to slide to small forward, Russell’s relative lack of size at 6-foot-5 was also an interesting dynamic to a team that’s utilized length to their advantage over the last few years. Whether their forward was Durant, Iguodala or Barnes, Golden State’s defensive potential was predicated as much on talent as length.
Wiggins is far from an elite defender but has been as focused on that end this season as any point in his career and standing at 6-foot-8 with a 7-foot wingspan (while being quite the athlete) doesn’t hurt the team defense.
Offensively, his scoring prowess, including the volume (he’s averaging 22.4 points per game) and comfort scoring from three levels like his immediate predecessor at the starting small forward spot (Durant).
His efficiency, due to what’s at times startling shot-selection, can often leave much to be desired even though he’s shot at least 44.4 percent from the field in three of his six seasons. Yet, the Warriors needn’t worry about that as much when Curry and Thompson return due to the gravity they have beyond the arc and the defensive attention they garner, which should be enough to leave Wiggins with plenty of one-on-one opportunities.
It would be different if the team were looking for Wiggins to be the number one option (or 1B) when fully healthy, as Durant was during his tenure with the Warriors. However, he’ll be the team’s third option (or a 2B).
Though he’s likely to have the ball in his hands as much as Thompson plenty of the time, that’s moreso due to the fact that the sharpshooter doesn’t need to have the ball in his hands long to make a basket. Further, as he’s improved his decision-making from years past and is averaging a career-high 3.7 assists per game this season. Now on a team known to emphasize ball-movement and with a reputable championship-culture, there’s even less concern about Wiggins’ potential role.
It’s well-known that Wiggins has yet to live up to the lofty expectations placed upon him after he was selected with the first overall pick in 2014. He may never live up to those expectations to be the greatest player since LeBron James or Kobe Bryant.
Nonetheless, he’s extremely talented and still has plenty of potential. Where there are questions about him putting forth consistent effort, it’s difficult to imagine him adopting a lackadaisical approach with the league’s latest dynasty team and with teammates like Draymond Green demanding greatness from his brothers-in-arms.
That said, the trade is incredibly interesting because the Warriors acquired a draft pick in the 2021 NBA Draft (top-three protected) and own their own draft pick that may be in the top-three in the 2020 NBA Draft. In other words, Golden State is in a fine position to return to the NBA throne and resume their dynastic ways.
This season has been far from what a Warriors fan wanted to see, but with Thursday’s move for Wiggins, Golden State made a shrewd move that should have the Bay Area very excited for their impending future.
After the trade deadline has come and gone, we took a look at what the projected order of the 2020 NBA Draft will look like this summer.
After the trade deadline has come and gone, we took a look at what the projected order of the 2020 NBA Draft will look like this summer.
Of course, the draft lottery results will shake up where each team will actually select within the first fourteen picks. Plus, the standings are just based on what has happened so far this season. There are teams that can improve as the year progresses with others potentially falling off.
But as of right now, with all of the traded picks, these are the picks that all NBA teams currently have to work with this summer.
Draft order determined by Tankathon and trades pulled from recap by USA TODAY‘s Jeff Zilgitt. Takeaways for teams that made moves are also included below.
FIRST ROUND
1. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (Protected: 1-20) 2. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (Protected: 1-10) 3. ATLANTA HAWKS
4. NEW YORK KNICKS
5. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
6. CHARLOTTE HORNETS
7. WASHINGTON WIZARDS
8. DETROIT PISTONS
9. CHICAGO BULLS
10. SACRAMENTO KINGS
11. PHOENIX SUNS
12. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
13. SAN ANTONIO SPURS
14. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
15. ORLANDO MAGIC
16. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES (via Brooklyn)
17. BOSTON CELTICS (via Memphis)
18. MILWAUKEE BUCKS (via Indiana)
19. BROOKLYN NETS (via Philadelphia)
20. DALLAS MAVERICKS
21. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (via Oklahoma City)
22. UTAH JAZZ (Protected: 1-7, 15-30)
23. DENVER NUGGETS (via Houston)
24. MIAMI HEAT
25. OKLAHOMA CITY (via Denver)
26. BOSTON CELTICS
27. NEW YORK KNICKS (via L.A. Clippers)
28. TORONTO RAPTORS
29. LOS ANGELES LAKERS
30. BOSTON CELTICS (via Milwaukee)
SECOND ROUND
31. DALLAS MAVERICKS (via Golden State)
32. CHARLOTTE HORNETS (via Cleveland)
33. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (via Atlanta)
34. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (via New York)
35. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
36. NEW YORK KNICKS (via Charlotte)
37. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS (via Washington)
38. SACRAMENTO KINGS (via Detroit)
39. WASHINGTON WIZARDS (via Chicago)
40. SACRAMENTO KINGS
41. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
42. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (via Phoenix)
43. ORLANDO MAGIC
44. SAN ANTONIO SPURS
45. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (Protected: 31-55)
46. BOSTON CELTICS (via Brooklyn)
47. CHICAGO BULLS (via Memphis)
48. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
49. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (via Dallas)
50. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
51. INDIANA PACERS (Protected: 45-60)
52. ATLANTA HAWKS (via Houston)
53. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (via Utah)
54. SACRAMENTO KINGS (via Miami)
55. BROOKLYN NETS (via Denver)
56. CHARLOTTE HORNETS (via Boston)
57. L.A. CLIPPERS
58. TORONTO RAPTORS
59. ORLANDO MAGIC (via Los Angeles Lakers)
60. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS (via Milwaukee)
Now that the 2020 NBA Trade Deadline has officially passed, it is worth looking at the most interesting buyout candidates in the league.
Now that the 2020 NBA trade deadline has officially passed, it is worth looking at the most interesting buyout candidates in the league.
Some of the bigger names that could have been available (e.g. Tristan Thompson, Ian Mahinmi, E’Twaun Moore, Langston Galloway and even Vince Carter) are expected to stay with their teams for the remainder of the season. Similarly, there are various other players (e.g. Isaiah Thomas, Trey Burke and Tim Frazier) who are expected to be waived by their teams rather than bought out.
But with all of that in mind, there are several players around the league who do make sense as options on the buyout market.
Phoenix Suns guard Tyler Johnson is playing a career-low 16.6 minutes per game. The 27-year-old has played in just three of their last even games as he recovers from a calf injury. He was mostly brought into the organization so that the team could move off the hefty money owed to the veteran forward Ryan Anderson. Even though Johnson provides little value to the Suns, he could be a 3-and-D option in the backcourt for a contender. During his best season with the Miami Heat in 2016-17, he averaged 1.3 three-pointers and 1.2 steals per game.
EVAN TURNER, MINNESOTA
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SALARY: $18,606,556
Unlike with Allen Crabbe, the Minnesota Timberwolves have not yet given any playing time to Evan Turner. Even when he was on the Atlanta Hawks, the 31-year-old forward was playing a career-low 13.2 minutes per game. He was, however, playing a career-high 63 percent of his time at the point guard position. Turner may not have much value around the league at this point but the Boston Celtics have already been linked to him for a potential reunion.
BISMACK BIYOMBO, CHARLOTTE
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SALARY: $17,000,000
Charlotte Hornets veteran big man Bismack Biyombo is certainly one of the candidates for a buyout, though such an agreement may be unlikely. There is at least some incentive for the Hornets to keep Biyombo on their roster as he is currently playing 19.1 minutes per game. That is the most playing time that he has had since 2016-17. Meanwhile, he has also been in the starting lineup for 25 of the 43 games he has played so far this season. It may make the most sense for Biyombo to continue getting his reps up in Charlotte, like Mahinmi with Washington, so that he can prove hs is worth more than a minimum deal in the offseason. However, if a contender expresses interest in a center who is capable of playing in their rotation, perhaps he is willing to leave the Hornets for a winning team.
BRANDON KNIGHT, DETROIT
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SALARY: $15,643,750
28-year-old combo guard Brandon Knight was included in a package that sent him from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Detroit Pistons. Knight has only played 241 minutes so far this season, coming off the bench in each of the 16 games he played. That is a stark contrast to last year when he started in 26 of 27 games played for Cleveland. If the Pistons decided to hold on to Knight, it would be a reunion with the organization. He was drafted by Detroit with the No. 8 overall pick back in 2011 and made NBA All-Rookie First Team.
MARVIN WILLIAMS, CHARLOTTE
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SALARY: $15,006,250
For a team looking to find a floor-spacing big man, there are few if any better at the price he could be available at then Charlotte Howard forward Marvin Williams. With the emergence of rookie PJ Washington (who was selected to the Rising Stars team at All-Star Weekend), Williams has lost the formerly steady role that he once had on his team. He had previously started in every game that he played for the Hornets since 2015-16. Now, he has made only one appearance in their starting lineup this season. His playing time is down to a career-low 19.7 minutes per game. But at 6-foot-8, the forward has made 1.2 three-pointers per 36 minutes in his career and has shot 36.2 percent from downtown. There should be a decent amount of interest in Williams if he and his team agree to a buyout.
SOLOMON HILL, MIAMI
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SALARY: $13,290,395
When the Memphis Grizzlies traded Andre Iguodala to the Miami Heat, the front office also included Solomon Hill for salary-matching purposes. While he has largely fallen out of favor on the teams he has played for over the past few years, the 6-foot-6 wing was shooting a career-best 38.1 percent from the three-point line this season. He had also made a career-best 2.2 three-pointers per 36 minutes during his time in Memphis. According to the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson, the 28-year-old was told by the front office that he should plan to remain with the team “barring something unforeseen” happening. But in the NBA, those types of unforeseen situations happen all of the time.
MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST, CHARLOTTE
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SALARY: $13,000,000
It was less than eight years ago when Anthony Davis was selected at No. 1 overall in the 2012 NBA draft. The player selected next was Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. The contrast between these picks remains absolutely deafening as hindsight rears its ugly head. The 26-year-old is down to a career-low 13.3 minutes per game and has only made twelve appearances for his team. With only 160 minutes offered to him this year, Charlotte has likely moved on. He may still have suitors around the NBA due to his defensive ability. According to The Athletic’s Kelly Iko, the Houston Rockets organization “has liked him for some time” and would be willing to take a flyer on him. The Charlotte Observer’s Rick Bonnell recently reported that the Dallas Mavericks are also “kicking tires” on Kidd-Gilchrist.
COURTNEY LEE, DALLAS
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SALARY: $12,759,670
The reality of the situation is that Courtney Lee was only included in a trade to the Dallas Mavericks for salary-cap filler so that they could land Kristaps Porzingis from the New York Knicks. During his two seasons with the team so far, he has played just 10.9 minutes per game in 33 total appearances. The 6-foot-5 wing has virtually no role on the Mavericks and despite their record being that of a contender thus far, perhaps another team would take a look at what Lee could offer them. The 34-year-old has shot 38.8 percent from three during his career, hitting 1.4 three-pointers per 36 minutes.
JOHN HENSON, DETROIT
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SALARY: $9,732,396
The Detroit Pistons had to cut one of the players on their roster after trading away Andre Drummond in a two-for-one deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers. They reportedly opted to go with Tim Frazier rather than Knight or John Henson. This makes sense as Henson may play some of the minutes that Drummond was giving Detroit. He recorded a double-double (10 points and 11 rebounds) in his most recent game for the Cavaliers on February 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. That was his first game in the starting lineup since January 5 and just his second time in the first unit all season. More likely than not, though, he will join Thon Maker as backcourt depth in Detroit behind 24-year-old Christian Wood and rookie forward Sekou Doumbouya.
MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA, CLEVELAND
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SALARY: $9,607,500
There is hardly a role for Matthew Dellavedova on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Their team already has three promising young guards selected in the past two NBA drafts in Darius Garland, Collin Sexton and Kevin Porter Jr. and all require playing time for their development. Meanwhile, they recently traded Jordan Clarkson to land the 24-year-old Dante Exum. Dellavedova has not been in an NBA starting lineup since December 23, 2017. Unfortunately, his most valuable skill set (three-point shooting) has taken a major plummet this year. His career mark from downtown (36.7 percent) is suddenly down to an abysmal rate (16.4 percent) so far this season. It dampers any of the market that would have otherwise been interested in signing him.
YOGI FERRELL, SACRAMENTO
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SALARY: $3,150,000
Sacramento Kings guard Yogi Ferrell does not make very much money and has a lower salary than anyone else on this list. However, he is playing at a career-low 11.4 minutes per game and was scratched from the lineup in the most recent game for the team. Ferrell is buried in their backcourt rotation behind emerging star De’Aaron Fox and backup point guard Cory Joseph. While there may not be much of a market for the six-foot playmaker, he has averaged 4.0 assists with 2.0 three-pointers and 1.1 steals per 36 minutes in his NBA career. Still only 26 years old, there may be at least one contender that would be willing to give him minutes in their rotation.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Wiggins was traded in exchange for D’Angelo Russell, Jacob Evans III, Omari Spellman, a 2021 top-three protected pick and 2021 second-round pick. Wiggins, the former No. 1 overall draft pick in 2014, had played with the Timberwolves his whole career before being traded.
With Wiggins in a new situation, LaVine and Jones spoke on Twitter about how their former teammate could succeed in the Bay Area.
Wig about to thrive in golden state. That’s a great fit💯
With this most recent trade, the Warriors are even more in flux, particularly heading into next season. Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III, two players who emerged as key Warriors this season, were traded Wednesday to the Philadelphia 76ers. Willie Cauley-Stein was traded to the Dallas Mavericks near the end of January.
Wiggins isn’t a bad player, but he hasn’t exactly lived up to his draft spot. Still, assuming Steph Curry and Klay Thompson are back at full strength next season, he will end up being in a role where he does not have to score as many points.
Not having as big a role could allow Wiggins to put up more meaningful numbers and have a better effect on the floor. This season, Wiggins ranked second in scoring behind Karl Anthony-Towns. Wiggins is talented — he’s averaged at least 20 points per game three times, including this season.
But for him, being the No. 1 or even No. 2 option isn’t really ideal, as he’s shot 44.1% from the field for his career while having a career 25.6% usage percentage, according to Basketball Reference.
The Warriors will play the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Chase Center.
