Another interesting wrinkle to emerge on the Dejounte Murray front: League sources say Coach Quin Snyder has lobbied the Hawks to keep him. Murray has not only played well amid considerable trade noise — he recently drained game-winners in back-to-back games against Charlotte and Miami as captured in the video below — but also possesses a pretty manageable contract based on today’s standards.
The Lakers have already tried to trade Russell for Murray. The two sides were close on a potential deal about two weeks ago, as I reported last week. Talks stalled, but are expected to resume ahead of the deadline. Murray remains the Lakers’ top priority on the trade market, according to multiple team and league sources not authorized to speak publicly.
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The Chicago Bulls (21-25) play against the Portland Trail Blazers (13-32) at Moda Center
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What was your experience with Doc Rivers? Georges Niang: It was great, you know. He allowed me to grow and flourish. And, you understand, expand my game, whether that was continuing to play-make or putting the ball in the floor to go score at the rim. He helped me tremendously, and I’m super thankful for that because, without that belief and that opportunity, the next phase of my career may not have been able to happen. So, my experience with Doc Rivers was awesome.
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The Phoenix Suns (26-19) play against the Orlando Magic (23-22) at Kia Center
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The Oklahoma City Thunder (32-14) play against the Detroit Pistons (6-40) at Little Caesars Arena
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Omari Sanfoka II: FINAL: Pistons 120, Thunder 104. Detroit follows a disappointing loss to the Wizards with their best win of the season, over the best team in the West, without Cade. Duren: 22 points, 21 rebounds, 6 assists Ivey: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists
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League sources say that there has been little-to-no trade dialogue in recent days between the Hawks and the Lakers when it comes to former All-Star Dejounte Murray. Trade talks tend to be fluid this time of year and can be easily sparked up again, but one source briefed on the talks termed the idea of Murray landing with the Lakers before the deadline, as of this Sunday, as “unrealistic.”
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Chris Fedor: #Cavs Evan Mobley, sidelined since Dec. 15, is trending toward making his highly anticipated return tomorrow night, sources tell @clevelanddotcom — exactly 6 weeks since knee surgery, a remarkable recovery for Mobley, who was given a 6-8-week timeline. cleveland.com/cavs/2024/01/c…
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