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D’Angelo Russell doesn’t worry about Warriors potentially trading him

Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell isn’t worrying about possibly being moved as trade season looms.

Golden State Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell is playing his fifth NBA season, and by now he’s hip to how teams handle their business.

That’s why with trade season looming, Russell isn’t fretting over the Warriors possibly moving him. Dec. 15 is when players who signed deals as free agents over the offseason are eligible to be traded. A restricted free agent over the offseason, Russell joined the Warriors via the sign-and-trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets.

In a story written by The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, Russell talked about how he isn’t worrying about the possibility of being traded.

“I just don’t care (about the buzz),” Russell said. “Simple as that. I just don’t care. “When you say max contract to come in and learn from these guys as much as you can as quick as you can — because you don’t know when you’ll be gone, shipped out — that’s what I’m doing. I can’t control that. I can’t control if Bob Myers is like, yo, let’s go get such and such for this and make this pick. That’s his job. I can’t control it or say anything about it, especially if I’m a part of it. So I don’t waste energy worrying about it.”

With Russell’s max contract, he is signed for four years and $117 million. The Warriors could potentially trade him to not have a salary cap logjam. Steph Curry and Klay Thompson are both on max deals for five years, and Draymond Green is on one for four years.

A first-time All-Star last season, Russell has proven to be a solid guard in a league filled with talent at the position. Last season, he averaged 21.1 points per game, a career-high at the time. He also shot 36.9% from the 3-point line and tallied 7.0 assists — both numbers remain career-highs.

This season his scoring has gone up slightly, as he’s scoring 22.0 points per game in 13 games. He has missed some time because of ankle and thumb injuries.

For Russell, it’s just going to be about continuing to show his skills. Whether the Warriors are interested in keeping him or not, his skill set could be useful in multiple places. He’s one of the best pick-and-roll guards in the league. According to NBA.com stats, Russell is scoring 8.8 points a game on plays where he’s the ball handler in the pick-and-roll.

Report: Jacob Evans listed as available for game against Grizzlies

Warriors guard Jacob Evans will be available Monday night for the team’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

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With injuries hampering their season, the Golden State Warriors have had a carousel of guards available each game this season.

On Monday, the Warriors will have one of their young guards back. Per The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, second-year player Jacob Evans is available for the Warriors’ game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Evans has missed the past 21 games with an adductor strain.

According to Slater, Warriors guard Damion Lee will be out with a broken hand injury. Lee has missed the past 13 games.

Evans has played three games this season, averaging a career-high 6.0 points and shooting a career-high 41.7% from the field. Before his injury, Evans was earning the most minutes of his career to date (14.3), and he had showed potential as a serviceable backup point guard.

In the season opener, Evans scored a career-high 14 points off the bench during the Warriors’ loss against the Los Angeles Clippers. He also made a career-high four 3-pointers.

Since Evans went out of the lineup, though, the Warriors’ guard rotation has been in flux. Steph Curry is out with a broken left hand injury. D’Angelo Russell has had an ankle sprain and thumb sprain; he’s played in 12 games.

With injuries being a major factor this season, rookie guards Ky Bowman and Jordan Poole have both started at least six games, and each of them have played 24.

This season, Evans is shooting 50% from the 3-point line on 2.7 attempts. Going forward, Evans, 22, has the potential to be a key player for Golden State because of his shooting touch.

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Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors odds, lines, picks and best bets

Previewing Monday’s Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors sports betting odds and lines, with NBA betting picks, tips and best bets

The Memphis Grizzlies (6-16) visit the Golden State Warriors (5-19) Monday for a 10:30 p.m. ET tip-off at Chase Center. We analyze the Grizzlies-Warriors odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

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Grizzlies at Warriors: Key injuries

Grizzlies

  • SF Kyle Anderson (heel) doubtful
  • PG Ja Morant (back) probable
  • SF Brandon Clarke (hip) out

Warriors

  • PG Stephen Curry (hand) out
  • SG Jacob Evans (hip) questionable
  • SG Damion Lee (hand) probable

Grizzlies at Warriors: Odds, lines, picks, and betting tips

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated at 2:20 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Warriors 116, Grizzlies 111

Moneyline (ML)

The Grizzlies have lost nine of their last 10 games and are 3-6 on the road this season. The Warriors are 2-7 at home but did win their last game there, beating the Chicago Bulls 104-90 Nov. 27 before embarking on a 1-4 road trip. Back GOLDEN STATE (-143) as a slight home favorite.

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Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

The Warriors rank 23rd in the league with a 4-5 ATS home mark, but come in 0.9 points per game below the cover line. The Grizzlies are 3-6 ATS on the road, while performing 2.2 points below projection.

Slightly lean toward GOLDEN STATE (-2.5, -115) to win by 3 or more points. The number came down from 3.5 points earlier in the day. A winning wager would deliver an $8.70 profit on a $10 bet.

Over/Under (O/U)

The projected total is 217.5 (Over: -125, Under: +105). Both teams allow more than the league average in points per game: Golden State allows 114.0, while Memphis gives up 117.0. The Warriors rank 19th at 100.31 possessions per game and the Grizzlies are sixth at 103.58. Memphis can push the pace just enough that backing the OVER is a worthy play.

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Glenn Robinson III is having a career year with the Warriors

Glenn Robinson III is playing some of the best basketball of his career with the Warriors.

In his sixth NBA season, Glenn Robinson III is getting his chance to shine.

Robinson, 25, is having the best season of his career so far in his first year with the Golden State Warriors. On Friday night, he continued his stellar play during the Warriors’ 100-98 win over the Chicago Bulls. Robinson scored a team-high 20 points, shooting 66.7% from the field and 50% from the 3-point line.

Robinson, the 2017 Slam Dunk Contest champ, is playing the most minutes of his career (32.1) and is averaging a career-high in points (11.8). He is also averaging a career-high 4.6 rebounds.

For the Warriors, a team that’s quickly went from the top to the bottom, Robinson has been a bright spot. In the past eight games, he has scored 13.6 points per game and 3.4 rebounds.

During that stretch, Robinson also posted a career-best 25 points in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Nov. 25.

An athletic wing throughout his career, Robinson is getting an opportunity to show he can be more just a dunker. An above average shooter, Robinson is shooting the second-highest 3-point percentage of his career (39.2). He’s enjoying the second-highest usage of his career as well (15.3).

As the Warriors go through this down year, Robinson could cement himself as a key player for the franchise’s future. Before this season, he had never averaged double figures in scoring.

The Warriors are the fifth team Robinson has played on, but with his quality play this season, perhaps he’s found a home in Golden State.

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WATCH: NBA ‘terrified’ about what Warriors will do with 2020 first-round pick

The Dubs are the worst team in the league with a 4-19 record this season. That might be a good thing for 2020.

In the past five years, the definition of domination in the dictionary can be found under the Golden State Warriors.

Three Larry O’Brien trophies, five-straight trips to the Finals, multiple MVPs, and the best regular-season the league has ever seen.

Life comes at you fast, after major changes whether injuries, free agents signing elsewhere and trades. The Dubs are the worst team in the league with a 4-19 record this season. That might be a good thing as they’re set to make a big move in 2020.

“The people I talk to around the league are really worried that they are going to trade that first-round pick, the 2020 pick—because if they load up with an All-Star-type player with that pick, they are terrified—or if they land a Luka Doncic in the draft, they’re terrified,” said NBC Sports NBA insider Tom Haberstroh.

Healthy splash brothers in Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, with D’Angelo Russell, Draymond Green plus either another All-Star talent or high lottery pick could put the Warriors in position to add to their dynasty.

NBA ‘terrified’ about what Warriors will do with 2020 first-round pick (Hoopshype)

The Dubs are the worst team in the league with a 4-19 record this season. That might be a good thing as they’re set to make a big move in 2020.

The Dubs are the worst team in the league with a 4-19 record this season. That might be a good thing as they’re set to make a big move in 2020.

NBA ‘terrified’ about what Warriors will do with 2020 first-round pick (Warriorswire)

The Dubs are the worst team in the league with a 4-19 record this season. That might be a good thing as they’re set to make a big move in 2020.

The Dubs are the worst team in the league with a 4-19 record this season. That might be a good thing as they’re set to make a big move in 2020.

Draymond Green says Warriors helped increase NBA ratings

The Golden State Warriors’ dominance helped bring more people to watching NBA games.

With the Golden State Warriors having the worst record in the NBA, it’s a rough state of affairs for the franchise that’s won three titles in the past five seasons.

But aside from the Warriors’ situation, the NBA is in a bad spot, too. Ratings have been down to begin the season. Per John Ourand of Sports Business Journal, TNT’s and ESPN’s ratings are down 23% and 20%, respectively.

On Wednesday, Warriors forward Draymond Green was asked about what he thought was the reasoning for ratings being down. Green acknowledged he isn’t very knowledgeable on the situation, but he did say how the Warriors’ quality play over the past few seasons helped the league’s ratings.

“The Warriors definitely helped boost the ratings, and not so much right now,” Green said, per The Athletic’s Anthony Slater. “So I think that definitely plays a part in it.”

Steve Kerr added that Steph Curry being out with a hand injury is a potential factor for ratings being down. Per Eric Walden of the Salt Lake Tribune, Curry said in November he will need a second hand surgery in December. After the second surgery, he will be re-evaluated in three months.

“I’m not the expert on this stuff,” Kerr said, per Slater. “I don’t think it helps that Steph’s injured. I know he drives the ratings. But I’m not really sure.”

Golden State has been flexed out of two upcoming national TV games, per Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times. The Warriors’ game Dec. 13 against the Utah Jazz won’t be on ESPN. The team’s Dec. 18 game against the Portland Trail Blazers also won’t be on ESPN.

The Warriors have been the most dominant team of the 2010s, and their extraordinary play helped bring more eyes to NBA games.

But with the Warriors being at the bottom of the standings this season, their lack of success likely is a factor for the decrease in ratings.

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Dennis Schroder loves sporting Kevin Durant’s signature shoe

Thunder guard Dennis Schroder got some minor pushback last season for wearing Kevin Durant’s signature shoe.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder has been sporting Kevin Durant’s KD VI since the low-top shoe came out in 2013.

In an article with The Athletic’s Erik Horne, Schroder talked about his love for Durant’s signature shoe, and in particular the KD VI. A soccer player before turning to basketball, Schroder said the KD VI’s low-top design appealed to him because of its similarity to soccer kicks.

Schroder spent the first five seasons of his NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks, but then he came to OKC via trade in the summer of 2018. Last season, Schroder heard the harmless pushback from wearing the KD VI.

To not hear anything about his shoes, Schroder wore Kyrie Irving’s Kyrie Low 2 to begin this season.

“Even Russ was giving me (expletive) sometimes like ‘Why you wearing these?’” Schröder said of Russell Westbrook, his former Thunder teammate. “I used to wear them growing up, so I felt comfortable playing in them. I had PGs on some and tried to switch them, but last year I had KDs on a lot.”

But when the Thunder recently played the Los Angeles Lakers, Schroder wore the Don C x KD Nike 12, per Horne. He also sported them when OKC played the Golden State Warriors on Nov. 25.

Though Schroder plays in the land once ruled by Durant and Westbrook, he is one of the Thunder’s best players. He ranks fourth on the team in scoring and second in assists. The past era of greatness is over, and a new one has begun in Oklahoma City.

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Klay Thompson spends night as a TV reporter

Klay Thompson put on a headset and served as a guest sideline reporter on Wednesday.

Klay Thompson is still recovering from an ACL injury, but he was hard at work on Wednesday night during the Bulls-Warriors game at the Chase Center, as he made his debut as a guest sideline reporter for NBC Sports Bay Area. Thompson sat in a special area away from the bench to provide commentary throughout the game.

Thompson said that his father, NBA champion-turned-broadcaster Mychal Thompson, didn’t give him any pointers for his debut. His play-by-play ability needs a bit of work.

“Eric Pasch-animal with the one handed flick to Glenn, GR3 with the flush. Reverse flush. Ain’t that a smooth one.”

After the Warriors pulled out a 104-90 win, Thompson crashed Kerith Burke’s postgame interview with Omari Spellman and took over the microphone.

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