Blazers more likely to trade DeAndre Ayton than Robert Williams?
While Fischer also brought up Robert Williams as a possible option for the Lakers, he says he has talked to people around the league recently, including scouts, who believe the Trail Blazers may be more inclined to trade Deandre Ayton than Williams at this season’s trade deadline. Given that Ayton’s cap hit is nearly three times higher than Williams’, the Blazers may have a hard time extracting much of value for the former No. 1 overall pick.Source: Hoops Rumors What’s the buzz on Twitter? Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen Fred VanVleet foul of Robert Williams was reviewed to see if a flagrant. It was not. He fouled Williams to prevent the breakaway bucket, but added a push after with Williams falling over the photographers. Still, common foul. – 8:53 PM Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen No Rockets injuries in tonight’s injury/status report before Rockets-Blazers tomorrow. Portland’s Scoot Henderson, Anfernee Simons are questionable; Deandre Ayton doubtful in the first game in the back-to-back in Houston. – 6:57 PM Sean Highkin @highkin On Robert Williams III’s present and future in Portland, where he’s been good enough to remind everyone how valuable he is—maybe too valuable to trade, despite his injury history: rosegardenreport.com/p/is-robert-wi… pic.x.com/OdTbOgOV3w – 11:32 AM More on this storyline Casey Holdahl: Blazers 114, Hawks 110: FINAL. 32 points, 5 assists, 3 steals for @ShaedonSharpe. 23 points, 4 assists, 1 steal/block for @DALANOBANTON. 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals for Rob Williams. 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists for @deniavdia8. Blazers win 3-straight for the first time -via Twitter @CHold / November 17, 2024 “I don’t know what to say,” Edwards said. He asked someone nearby for a boxscore from the latest in this string of calamities, a 106-98 loss Wednesday to an undermanned, rebuilding Portland team that was without three key players in Anfernee Simons, Robert Williams and DeAndre Ayton. The Wolves were only down Mike Conley (rest) but still lost to Portland for the second time in as many nights. Edwards scanned the boxscore for any answer in the numbers. His and the Wolves’ three-point shooting was abysmal; Edwards (24 points) was 0-for-9, the team 7-for-39 (18%). But that wasn’t why the Wolves also lost the previous two games. Then he offered this about the team’s once-vaunted defense: “I think the effort is there. Just processing it in our minds isn’t there,” Edwards said. “Once fatigue kicked in, everybody as a team we just forget low man, gap, stunt … and it’s a domino effect.” -via Minneapolis Star-Tribune / November 14, 2024 Portland Trail Blazers PR: INJURY REPORT 11/13 vs. MIN: OUT Deandre Ayton (R Index Finger Sprain) Anfernee Simons (Illness) Matisse Thybulle (R Knee Injury Management) Robert Williams III (Rest) -via Twitter @TrailBlazersPR / November 13, 2024 Sean Highkin: Blazers say Jerami Grant and Anfernee Simons are both available tonight vs. Houston after being questionable earlier in the day. Scoot Henderson and Deandre Ayton are out. -via Bluesky / November 22, 2024 Adam Wexler: Blazers added Grant to their injury report tonight vs #Rockets – INJURY UPDATE: Jerami Grant (Illness) is QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game Full report includes: OUT McGowens (2-Way), Thybulle (Ankle) DOUBTFUL Ayton (Index Finger) QUESTIONABLE Henderson (Quad), Simons (Hand) -via Twitter @AdamJWexler / November 22, 2024 Sean Highkin: Blazers are listing Scoot Henderson as questionable for tomorrow in Houston after he left last night’s loss in Oklahoma City with a quad injury. Anfernee Simons also remains questionable. Deandre Ayton still doubtful and Matisse Thybulle still out. -via Twitter @highkin / November 21, 2024
While Fischer also brought up Robert Williams as a possible option for the Lakers, he says he has talked to people around the league recently, including scouts, who believe the Trail Blazers may be more inclined to trade Deandre Ayton than Williams at this season’s trade deadline. Given that Ayton’s cap hit is nearly three times higher than Williams’, the Blazers may have a hard time extracting much of value for the former No. 1 overall pick.
Source: Hoops Rumors
Source: Hoops Rumors
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Fred VanVleet foul of Robert Williams was reviewed to see if a flagrant. It was not. He fouled Williams to prevent the breakaway bucket, but added a push after with Williams falling over the photographers. Still, common foul. – 8:53 PM
Fred VanVleet foul of Robert Williams was reviewed to see if a flagrant. It was not. He fouled Williams to prevent the breakaway bucket, but added a push after with Williams falling over the photographers. Still, common foul. – 8:53 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
No Rockets injuries in tonight’s injury/status report before Rockets-Blazers tomorrow. Portland’s Scoot Henderson, Anfernee Simons are questionable; Deandre Ayton doubtful in the first game in the back-to-back in Houston. – 6:57 PM
No Rockets injuries in tonight’s injury/status report before Rockets-Blazers tomorrow. Portland’s Scoot Henderson, Anfernee Simons are questionable; Deandre Ayton doubtful in the first game in the back-to-back in Houston. – 6:57 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
On Robert Williams III’s present and future in Portland, where he’s been good enough to remind everyone how valuable he is—maybe too valuable to trade, despite his injury history: rosegardenreport.com/p/is-robert-wi… pic.x.com/OdTbOgOV3w – 11:32 AM
On Robert Williams III’s present and future in Portland, where he’s been good enough to remind everyone how valuable he is—maybe too valuable to trade, despite his injury history: rosegardenreport.com/p/is-robert-wi… pic.x.com/OdTbOgOV3w – 11:32 AM
More on this storyline
Casey Holdahl: Blazers 114, Hawks 110: FINAL. 32 points, 5 assists, 3 steals for @ShaedonSharpe. 23 points, 4 assists, 1 steal/block for @DALANOBANTON. 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals for Rob Williams. 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists for @deniavdia8. Blazers win 3-straight for the first time -via Twitter @CHold / November 17, 2024
“I don’t know what to say,” Edwards said. He asked someone nearby for a boxscore from the latest in this string of calamities, a 106-98 loss Wednesday to an undermanned, rebuilding Portland team that was without three key players in Anfernee Simons, Robert Williams and DeAndre Ayton. The Wolves were only down Mike Conley (rest) but still lost to Portland for the second time in as many nights. Edwards scanned the boxscore for any answer in the numbers. His and the Wolves’ three-point shooting was abysmal; Edwards (24 points) was 0-for-9, the team 7-for-39 (18%). But that wasn’t why the Wolves also lost the previous two games. Then he offered this about the team’s once-vaunted defense: “I think the effort is there. Just processing it in our minds isn’t there,” Edwards said. “Once fatigue kicked in, everybody as a team we just forget low man, gap, stunt … and it’s a domino effect.” -via Minneapolis Star-Tribune / November 14, 2024
Portland Trail Blazers PR: INJURY REPORT 11/13 vs. MIN: OUT Deandre Ayton (R Index Finger Sprain) Anfernee Simons (Illness) Matisse Thybulle (R Knee Injury Management) Robert Williams III (Rest) -via Twitter @TrailBlazersPR / November 13, 2024
Sean Highkin: Blazers say Jerami Grant and Anfernee Simons are both available tonight vs. Houston after being questionable earlier in the day. Scoot Henderson and Deandre Ayton are out. -via Bluesky / November 22, 2024
Adam Wexler: Blazers added Grant to their injury report tonight vs #Rockets – INJURY UPDATE: Jerami Grant (Illness) is QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game Full report includes: OUT McGowens (2-Way), Thybulle (Ankle) DOUBTFUL Ayton (Index Finger) QUESTIONABLE Henderson (Quad), Simons (Hand) -via Twitter @AdamJWexler / November 22, 2024
Sean Highkin: Blazers are listing Scoot Henderson as questionable for tomorrow in Houston after he left last night’s loss in Oklahoma City with a quad injury. Anfernee Simons also remains questionable. Deandre Ayton still doubtful and Matisse Thybulle still out. -via Twitter @highkin / November 21, 2024
