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76ers Land Arnett Moultrie in Draft Night Deal with Miami Heat

On June 29th, 2012, the Philadelphia 76ers traded the draft rights of Justin Hamilton, a 2015 second round draft pick (Jordan Mickey) and a 2016 second round draft pick (Deyonta Davis) to the Miami Heat for the draft rights to Arnett Moultrie.

*Trade originally framed as Heat trading draft rights of Moultrie to the 76ers for draft rights of Hamilton and a 2013-2015 lottery protected first round pick. If pick was not conveyed in ‘13, ‘14 or ‘15 drafts, pick would convert into two second round picks in ‘15 and ‘16. 

The Miami Heat were 2012 NBA Champions with a loaded cap sheet. With much of their team salary devoted to stars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, the team was a in the luxury tax. That meant Miami would be penalized financially for every dollar that they went over the tax. 

The Heat held a first round pick (27th overall) in the 2012 NBA Draft and instead of adding an incoming rookie with a guaranteed contract, the team traded the pick to the Philadelphia 76ers for a second rounder (45th overall) in the draft and a future first round pick that was lottery protected from 2013-15.

The Heat drafted Arnett Moultrie for Philadelphia with the 27th selection and dealt him to the 76ers soon after. Standing 6′11″, Moultrie was an intriguing prospect from Mississippi State. Armed with a 38-inch vertical leap, Moultrie was an athletic big that could finish well at the rim. He joined a Sixers team loaded with athletic players like Andre Iguodala, Thaddeus Young and Jrue Holiday.

The Sixers had been enamored with Moultrie and almost picked him 15th in the draft, but prioritized St. John’s wing Maurice Harkless first. After Moultrie fell down in the draft, Philly swooped in to take Moultrie late in the first round.

Despite his intriguing athleticism, there was some caution around drafting Moultrie due to character issues. After the draft, Moultrie was unable to participate in 2012 Summer League in Orlando due to a left ankle sprain suffered in a predraft workout. 

The Sixers made a splash in the offseason. They dealt Iguodala to the Denver Nuggets, and 2011 and 2012 draft picks Nikola Vucevic and Maurice Harkless respectively in a four-team trade that netted them All-Star Andrew Bynum. 

Moultrie was expected to be eased into a backup role, playing behind the newly-acquired Bynum, Thaddeus Young, Spencer Hawes and LaVoy Allen in Philly’s frontcourt. The Sixers had hope for regular season success with the addition of Bynum, but their hopes would be severely damaged by a knee injury to Bynum that caused him to miss the entire season.

Without Bynum, the team began the season 10-6, but couldn’t sustain their early success. A season-ending knee injury to starting shooting guard Jason Richardson also hurt as the Sixers went 24-24 the rest of the season to finish 34-48.

Moultrie spent time in the D-League where he played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce and averaged 9.7 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.6 APG and 0.6 SPG in nine games and 26.3 MPG. He finished his rookie season playing limited minutes. Overall, Moultrie amassed 3.7 PPG and 3.1 RPG in 47 contests and 11.5 MPG.

After the Bynum situation unraveled, coach Doug Collins decided to resign. Club president Rod Thorn decided to retire and general manager Tony DiLeo was let go. That Sixers triumvirate ended abruptly while Philadelphia would enter the “Trust The Process” era. Led by new team president and general manager Sam Hinkie, the 76ers opted to trade All-Star Jrue Holiday and tank their way to the bottom of the NBA. Hinkie brought in his own coach, hiring San Antonio Spurs assistant Brett Brown. 

Philly dealt Holiday to the New Orleans Pelicans for the draft rights to center Nerlens Noel. The team also drafted point guard Michael Carter-Williams in the 2013 NBA Draft. 

The Sixers let the injured Bynum and bench players Dorell Wright and Nick Young walk in free agency. In 2013 Summer League, Moultrie was given a chance to play. He appeared in five games and amassed 12.2 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 0.6 APG and 0.6 SPG in 28.2 MPG.

Moultrie underwent left ankle surgery in late September of 2013. The injury caused him to miss a huge portion of the 2013-14 season. When he returned, he played sparingly, as Sixers head coach Brown cited his lack of conditioning and being overweight as reasons not to play him. On top of that, Moultrie was suspended five games by the NBA for violating the league’s drug policy. A five-game suspension indicated that Moultrie had tested positive for marijuana for the third time.

Due to his struggles getting in shape, Moultrie spent some time with Sixers D-League affiliate, the Delaware 87ers. Moultrie played in 10 games, managing 10.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.6 APG and 1.0 SPG.

During the 2013-14 season, the Sixers experienced the brief highlight of winning their first three games. That would be the team’s peak, as the Sixers finished second worst in the NBA at 19-63. Philadelphia continued to sell off key pieces, trading mainstays Evan Turner and Spencer Hawes at midseason in separate deals. In his second season, Moultrie finished with 12 games played, 3.0 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 0.7 SPG and 15.6 MPG.

In the 2014 offseason, the Sixers had the third pick in the draft, and selected center Joel Embiid from Kansas. They also acquired the 12th pick Dario Saric. The team continued to get rid of key players, dealing forward Thaddeus Young to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the three-team trade that saw Kevin Love join the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Coming into his third year, Moultrie dedicated himself, losing 10 pounds and improving his conditioning. In preseason, Moultrie showed modest signs of improvement, posting 10.2 PPG on 46% from the field and 5.7 RPG in six preseason games and 23.3 MPG. The slight momentum Moultrie built was all for naught. The big man was traded by the 76ers to the New York Knicks for Travis Outlaw, the rights to swap second round picks in 2018, and a 2019 second rounder. 

Overall, Moultrie appeared in 59 career games with the Sixers, compiling 3.6 PPG and 3.1 RPG. The big man shot 55% from the field and 67% from the free-throw line in that time.

From Miami’s vantage point, they acquired LSU center Justin Hamilton in the trade with the 76ers for multiple reasons. As a second round draft pick, Hamilton was an ideal player for the Heat to draft. 

He was a floor spacing big man who could make midrange jumpers with the potential to expand his game outside of the three-point line. That would be ideal to open up driving lanes for James and Wade. Also, Miami acquired a future lottery protected first round pick that could be used as an asset in a trade.

Hamilton played in 2012 Summer League for Miami, but since he had no guaranteed contract, the Heat stashed him overseas. Hamilton played professionally for Cibona Zagreb of the Croatian League and BK VEF Rīga in Latvia during the 2012-13 season. 

Hamilton signed a training camp deal with the Heat in October of 2013. He played in five preseason games before being waived by the Heat in 2013 training camp. Hamilton went to the NBA's Developmental League where he played for Heat affiliate the Sioux Falls Skyforce, averaging 19.2 PPG and 9.3 RPG in 37 games.

Eventually, Hamilton was signed to a 10-day contract by the Charlotte Bobcats in February of 2014. He appeared in one game for Charlotte before his contract expired. Soon after, Hamilton signed a contract for the rest of the 2013-14 season to return to the Heat.

In January of 2014, the Heat dealt the protected first rounder along with a second rounder and center Joel Anthony to the Boston Celtics in a three-team trade also involving the Golden State Warriors. 

When the Hamilton-Moultrie deal was first made, the protected first round pick was expected to convey soon after the Sixers added Andrew Bynum in a four-team deal in 2012. Expected to be a top playoff team in the East, the Sixers’ playoff hopes crumbled after Bynum sat out for the entire 2012-13 season with a knee injury.

The tanking process allowed the Sixers to keep their lottery protected pick from 2013-2015. Since the pick was never conveyed, it converted to two second rounders in the 2015 and 2016 drafts. The 2015 second rounder was used by the Boston Celtics on big man Jordan Mickey at the 33rd spot of the draft. The 2016 second rounder ended up 31st in the draft and was used on center Deyonta Davis.

Arnett Moultrie on being acquired by Philadelphia (via the Philadelphia Inquirer):

“It makes you feel good to know that they wanted me that badly. It makes you want to play for them. It’s always good to be wanted.”

On being able to play the five in addition to the four (via NBC Sports Philadelphia):

“My primary position is the four, but whatever coach Collins needs me to do, I’ll do it. I’m a winner so they need me to play the five, I’ll play the five.”

On falling in the draft:

“I wasn’t disappointed when my name wasn’t called. I figured I was going to end up in a place I needed to be to be successful. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity so I’m just happy to be here.”

Miami Heat president of basketball operations Pat Riley on why the trade was made (via Sun Sentinel):

“We simply wanted to defer our pick and our asset to next year. The players that we had on the board were not there at the time and we felt we had a great option, in being able to get a future first from Philly, that’s lottery protected, but could be 10 picks higher than this year. We just felt with our roster that roster spots were very valuable.”

On Justin Hamilton (via the Miami Herald):

“[Hamilton is] a big body 7-footer that can go into the pipeline with our other bigs and keep developing them. There’s a possibility [of going overseas]. You want that flexibility with a second-round pick. He has quick feet, big, takes up a lot of space. Not an above the rim player. Has a nice touch from 15 feet. Smart player, played in a good program. We had him in for workouts and he had a great workout.”

Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Rod Thorn on Arnett Moultrie (via the Philadelphia Inquirer):

“He’s athletic. He’s a good rebounder. He’s got a good jump shot. He should be very good for us, and we’re very happy to have him. We needed a big, and we think we got an outstanding big player.”

How the drafting of Moultrie unfolded (via Sixers.com):

“Over the course of the draft, (the potential for such a trade with the Heat) materialized. Our feeling was that (Moultrie) was one of the top-10 players in the draft and that he was the kind of player we could use on this team.”

76ers head coach Doug Collins on Moultrie (via Delaware Daily County Times):

“I talked to Arnett, and said from his standpoint I’m sure he wanted to go at 15, but selfishly, as we saw the draft unfold we started feverishly getting on the phone. I think [owner] Josh [Harris] went into hedge-fund mode, acquiring assets. It was fun to watch, to sit back and watch him, [senior vice president and assistant general manager] Tony [DiLeo], [president of basketball operations] Rod [Thorn] and get Arnett at 27, we were thrilled. We worked out six guys the one day here (at PCOM) and it took Arnett five minutes to separate himself from all five of those guys.”

On how they ended up acquiring Moultrie (via the Philadelphia Inquirer):

“We were thrilled. As the draft was unfolding, we had Maurice targeted as our No. 1 guy based on how we thought it was going to shake out. And if he had not been there, we were going to take Arnett.”

How Moultrie should feel after several teams passed on him in the draft (via NBC Sports Philadelphia):

“I told him he should have a chip on his shoulder. He was being kind, but you can’t help to be upset. When you’re a lottery talent and you go 27th, you’re going to be disappointed. But what you do is take that disappointment and fuel it.”

Image Credit:

Arnett Moultrie via USA TODAY Sports/Chris Humphreys

Justin Hamilton via Getty Images/Mitchell Leff

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Lakers, Trail Blazers to meet for Summer League title again

Lakers, Trail Blazers to meet for Summer League title again

AP Published 11:06 p.m. ET July 16, 2018 | Updated 1:47 a.m. ET July 17, 2018

Portland Trail Blazers’ Zach Collins, right, drives into Memphis Grizzlies’ Deyonta Davis during the second half of an NBA summer league basketball game, Monday, July 16, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)(Photo: The Associated Press)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wash. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

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J.B. Bickerstaff agrees to be Grizzlies’ new coach despite 15-48 record as interim head man

Bickerstaff won 24 percent of his games with the Grizz.

The Memphis Grizzlies went 22-60 in 2017-18, but the franchise isn’t placing the blame for a lost season at the feet of interim head coach J.B. Bickerstaff. Instead, the Grizzlies are promoting him.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported late Thursday night that Memphis and Bickerstaff agreed to a three-year deal to remain the team’s head coach. The news of a looming deal was first reported by Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania.

JB Bickerstaff has agreed to a three-year contract to become the Memphis Grizzlies' head coach, league sources tell ESPN. Bickerstaff was Memphis’ interim coach for most of the 2017-18 season.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 27, 2018

The hiring is Bickerstaff’s first official head coaching job in the NBA; he previously went 37-34 in a 71-game interim stint with the Houston Rockets following Kevin McHale’s firing in 2015.

While his record with a depleted roster was unimpressive, his ability to build positive relationships with his players likely played a role in his retention. Bickerstaff was a players’ coach, and a young Grizzlies’ roster wanted him back for 2018-19. With the team unlikely to make major strides next winter, keeping the 39-year-old head coach at least retains some continuity after an embattled season.

It’s not an especially exciting signing, however. Grizzly Bear Blues site manager Joe Mullinax summed up the average reaction from Memphis fans with just one word.

Sigh https://t.co/n1M8oPmms5

— Joe Mullinax (@JoeMullinax) April 26, 2018

The move appears designed to spark a rebuild in Memphis. The Grizzlies bottomed out in 2018, recording the league’s second-worst record after losing star point guard Mike Conley for all but 12 games due to injury. That left the team as a two-man show between veteran center Marc Gasol and revived veteran Tyreke Evans, but even Evans played just 52 games as the team decided to shut him down for the season after failing to move him for future assets at the trade deadline.

While Gasol and a hopefully-healthy Conley will return next season, the rest of the Memphis roster fails to inspire confidence. It will pay more than $24 million for Chandler Parsons, a forward reduced to just 7.9 points per game (and 36 total appearances) last year due to chronic knee injuries. The team’s leading returning scorer is MarShon Brooks, who signed with the club late in the season as a warm body after spending his last three seasons out of the NBA. He scored 20.1 points per contest in a seven-game sample size that’s almost certainly unsustainable. Young players like Dillon Brooks, Andrew Harrison, Deyonta Davis, and Ivan Rabb will have to make major strides to push the Grizzlies to anything resembling playoff contention.

But some reinforcement will come this summer in a guaranteed top five pick at the 2018 NBA Draft, and another season of growing pains could mean another spot at the top of the lottery in 2019. Bickerstaff, with his 24 percent winning percentage in Memphis, could be just the guy to get them there.

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Eight centers Warriors could grab via buyout, trade or 10-day contract

Eight centers Warriors could grab via buyout, trade or 10-day contract originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com

The Warriors are thin in the frontcourt right now, with just Kevon Looney and Jordan Bell at center. It's also unclear when All-Star DeMarcus Cousins will return to game action, and even if he finally plays for Golden State and is effective, the team still would need another big body.

The Warriors have an open 15th roster spot (which has been by design all along) and can make something happen, should an opportunity arise.

"If something presented itself now or in the next few days, we'd look at it," Warriors GM Bob Myers told reporters on a conference call Monday. "More than likely, it'll come later, maybe in the form of a buyout or trade."

The NBA trade deadline isn't until Feb. 7, but a buyout could happen at any time, and teams can sign players to 10-day contracts starting Jan. 5. When the Warriors add another big man also might depend on how Cousins looks when he makes his debut, although there's no timeline for that.

For now, let's look at some of the big men who might interest the Warriors, in no particular order. Keep in mind that this is a very preliminary list, and I'm just an outsider with zero inside information ...

Robin Lopez

The Chicago Bulls center, who has been relegated to the bench in his 11th NBA season, has been mentioned by several publications as a perfect fit for the Warriors. He's making $14.4 million this season, though, so it's safe to assume they will not trade for the Stanford product (and my former teammate).

The only way the 7-footer would end up in the Bay Area is if he and the Bulls agree to a buyout. Warriors coach Steve Kerr knows Lopez well, as he drafted him 15th overall when he was the Phoenix Suns' GM in 2008.

The 29-year old is averaging 9.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.0 blocks this season, as he has started 17 games for the Atlanta Hawks and averaged 24.2 minutes per night. There has been zero indictation that a buyout is in the works, as he's making just $6.3 million this season, but Dedmon will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, and the Hawks clearly are in tank mode.

Also, Hawks GM Travis Schlenk used to be the Warriors' assistant GM, so you never know ...

The 37-year-old hasn't appeared in a single game for the Kings this season. He's making $11.7 million, so like Lopez, only would be an option for the Warriors through a buyout. That's most likely at least five weeks away, as the Kings might be able to package Z-Bo in a trade.

Randolph, Cousins and Draymond Green on the same team would be, um, wild.

Skal Labissiere

Another Kings big man, the 22-year-old has seen action in just 10 games so far this season. The Kings picked up his 2019-20 option, so the Warriors might not want to pay him $2.3 million next season. But he's still young and showed some flashes in his first two NBA seasons, so perhaps he's worth a second-round draft pick in a trade?

Kosta Koufos

Yet another Kings big man! He's making too much money ($8.7 million) to acquire via trade, but if things go south for Sacramento, it might look to save some money with a buyout and let the 29-year old sign with a contender.

Amir Johnson

The 31-year old made just his second start of the season Saturday night in Portland, but only because Joel Embiid didn't suit up. Johnson is averaging just 9.4 minutes per game, but the 76ers probably won't part ways with him because they need him as Embiid insurance. He's making the veteran's minimum, which makes him more attainable.

Deyonta Davis

He plays for the G League Santa Cruz Warriors, and on Saturday night against the Northern Arizona Suns, he scored a season-high 21 points, to go with eight rebounds and two blocks. So, the Warriors easily could add him on a 10-day contract.

The 22-year old was selected 31st overall by the Boston Celtics in 2016, then quickly traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, with whom he averaged 5.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 62 games last season. He was traded to the Kings in July, then waived in September.

Cameron Oliver

The 22-year-old was born in Oakland and went to Grant Union High School in Sacramento. He went undrafted in 2017 after two seasons at Nevada, and currently plays for the Delaware Blue Coats of the G League, for whom he's averaging 16.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks while shooting just below 60 percent from the field.

It's surprising (or a red flag?) that Oliver isn't even on a two-way contract, so he'd basically be just a 10-day contract option for the Warriors.

Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/eight-centers-warriors-could-grab-002300044.html?src=rss

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