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Cleveland Cavaliers forward/center Evan Mobley will be OUT tonight versus Dallas with a left ankle sprain and will not accompany the team to Atlanta and New York.
An MRI administered yesterday at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health confirmed the injury.
Mobley will now undergo a period of treatment and rehabilitation.
The Trail Blazers have signed forward/center Reggie Perry to a 10-day contract via the NBA’s hardship exception, the team announced today.
Perry, 22, previously signed a 10-day contract with the Trail Blazers on December 28. In three games this season with Portland and Indiana, Perry has averaged 4.3 points (50.0% FG, 50.0% 3-PT, 100% FT), 2.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists. He has played in 22 games (18 starts) for the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League in 2021-22, averaging 20.3 points (45.5% FG, 28.9% 3-PT, 77.2% FT), 11.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.45 steals and 1.05 blocks.
Selected with the 57th pick of the 2020 NBA Draft by the LA Clippers and subsequently traded to Brooklyn, Perry (6-8, 250) holds NBA career averages of 3.1 points (42.0% FG, 21.7% 3-PT, 80.0% FT) and 2.8 rebounds in 29 games with Brooklyn, Portland and Indiana.
The Dallas Mavericks have signed guard Brandon Knight to a second 10-day contract under the COVID-related hardship allowance.
Knight, 6-foot-2, 182 pounds, signed a 10-day contract on Dec. 23 and played in three games for the Mavericks in December before entering health and safety protocols. He averaged 10.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 18.2 minutes per game, including an 18-point performance that helped lead Dallas to a 132-117 victory over Portland on Dec. 27.
The eight-year veteran holds career averages of 14.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 29.4 minutes in 449 games (349 starts) with Detroit, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Cleveland, Houston and Dallas. He played for Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd as a member of the Bucks in 2014-15.
The Miami native was taken eighth overall by Detroit in the 2011 NBA Draft and went on to earn NBA All-Rookie First Team honors for the Pistons in 2011-12. He became the first Pistons player named to the All-Rookie First Team since Grant Hill in 1994-95 (Hill shared NBA Rookie of the Year honors with Kidd that year).
Knight will wear No. 20 for the Mavericks.
The New Orleans Pelicans have signed guard Jared Harper to a two-way contract.
Listed at 6-foot-0, 175 pounds, he had been playing for the team’s G League affiliate, the Birmingham Squadron. In 29 games for the Squadron this season, Harper averaged 21.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 7.0 assists in 34.5 minutes per game.
Harper appeared in two games with the Pelicans earlier this season, averaging 3.5 points and 1.5 assists in 5.0 minutes per contest.
During his NBA career, Harper has appeared in 13 career games across three NBA seasons with Phoenix, New York, and New Orleans.
New Orleans’ roster now stands at 17 players, including two two-way players.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Dean Wade, who missed the previous seven games dating back to March 14th, underwent surgery at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health today to treat ongoing issues with the meniscus in his right knee. Wade will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season.
Cavaliers guard Rajon Rondo (Right Ankle Sprain) and Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen (Left 3rd Finger Fracture) remain out.
The Utah Jazz have signed center Greg Monroe to a 10-day contract.
Monroe (6-11, 265, Georgetown) is in his 10th NBA season, most recently playing with Minnesota, Washington and Milwaukee during the 2021-22 season, owning averages of 5.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 10 games.
A native of New Orleans, Monroe has appeared in 642 career games (417 starts) with Detroit, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Boston, Toronto, Philadelphia, Minnesota and Washington, with career averages of 13.1 points on 51.4 percent from the field, 8.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 27.5 minutes per contest.
The Indiana Pacers have signed forward Justin Anderson to a second 10-day contract.
The Pacers signed Anderson to a previous 10-day contract on March 17, 2022.
The New Orleans Pelicans have signed guard Jose Alvarado to a multi-year contract.
And in a related move, the Pelicans have released Tyrone Wallace, who signed a second 10-day contract with the team on March 21, 2022.
Alvarado, 6-0, 179, has appeared in 47 games (one start) for the Pelicans this season, averaging 6.1 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals in 15.3 minutes per contest.
Undrafted in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn, N.Y., native leads all rookies in assist/turnover ratio (3.88), steal/turnover ratio (1.79), and plus/minus (+163) while ranking second among all rookies with 1.3 steals per game.
Over his four-year career at Georgia Tech, Alvarado appeared in 106 career games (104 starts), averaging 13.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 2.1 steals in 34.9 minutes played. In his 2020-21 senior campaign, Alvarado was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-ACC Second Team honors after averaging 15.2 points, 4.1 assists, and 2.8 steals.
Wallace, 6-5, 198, appeared in six games with the Pelicans, averaging 2.8 points and 1.3 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per contest.
New Orleans’s roster now stands at 16 players, including one two-way player.
The Boston Celtics have signed forward Juwan Morgan to a 10-day contract.
Morgan (6-7, 232), 24, has played in 51 games over three NBA seasons with Utah and Toronto, averaging 1.5 points on 31-of-59 shooting (52.5% FG), and 1.2 rebounds in 6.0 minutes. The Missouri native participated in Boston’s training camp earlier this season and has played in 33 games for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League in 2021-22, producing 12.3 points on 53.1% shooting, 6.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.0 steals in 28.2 minutes.
Morgan has reached the 20-point mark six times with Maine this season, two of which have occurred over the last three games.
The Indiana Pacers announced today that center Myles Turner will miss the final two weeks of the 2021-22 season while he continues to progress through the team’s return to play protocols.
“After numerous conversations with our medical team, Myles, and his representatives, it became clear to everyone that despite Myles’ continued progress and positive diagnosis, there simply is not enough time remaining in the season to properly and safely prepare him for the demanding workload associated with an NBA game,” said Pacers President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard. “We will continue to work closely with Myles and we’re looking forward to his return to the court at full strength next season.”
Per ESPN.com, “Turner, 25, has made good progress in his recovery, sources said, but both the organization and Turner’s representatives decided that it didn’t make sense to push for a ramp up and return with only seven games left in the Pacers’ season.”