Tag: Dillon Brooks
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was fined $25,000 for making a lewd gesture during the second quarter of Thursday night’s 133-98 win over the Indiana Pacers at Mortgage Matchup Center. Dillon Brooks Predicted The Fine Amount Brooks made the gesture after drawing a foul on Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard on a basket with 54.4 seconds […]
The Phoenix Suns are trading Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in this year’s draft and five second-round picks. ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to report. As a final wrinkle, the deal can only become official on July 6. This is due to a poison pill […]
Draymond Green was reportedly “very” serious about signing with the Memphis Grizzlies as a free agent in 2023. This is according to a story by ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, Tim MacMahon, and Michael C. Wright. Memphis was looking for a tone setter, an adult in the room after Ja Morant had been suspended eight games for […]
Few, if any, would have picked the Houston Rockets to be the second seed for the upcoming West playoff battles. In fact, there’s not many who would have picked the Rockets to be among the top six in the conference. The reality is Houston is 49-27 on the season and looking like one of the […]
The Dallas Mavericks were one of the most active teams during the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline. One of those moves involved parting ways with Grant Williams (and a lightly protected first round pick) in exchange for PJ Washington. It’s sad to see players go. But at the end of the day, the NBA is a […]
It’s no secret that Dillon Brooks and the Memphis Grizzlies had an ugly divorce. However, even though Brooks is now with a new team (the Houston Rockets) and Memphis now has a new defensive pitbull (Marcus Smart), it seems as though there is still some animosity between the two parties. Brooks Says Memphis Misses Him […]
Key Highlights After ranking 27th or worst the past three years, the Rockets are third in defensive rating (107.4) During their six-game winning streak, they lead the league in defensive rating (102.7) Only seven teams allow a smaller rate of shots at the rim than Houston Over the past two seasons, the Houston Rockets’ sixth […]
In the 2022-23 season, Dillon Brooks had a rough year with the Grizzlies. He was a full-time starter for Memphis, but never made a huge impact offensively. It was his sixth and final season after being dealt in a sign-and-trade to the Rockets. They gave him a four-year, $86 million contract. Brooks was present at […]
Last season, the Houston Rockets finished second to last in the Western Conference with a 22-60 record. They were the second youngest team in the NBA by average age in 2022-23. With a new head coach for next season and money to spend, the Rockets will be active when free agency begins. NBA insiders have […]
Since the 2023 postseason ended for the Memphis Grizzlies, SF Dillon Brooks has been criticized heavily in the media. NBA insider Shams Charania reported that Brooks would not be brought back to the team next season under any circumstances. That received scrutiny, but Charnaia was not wrong. His time in Memphis is likely over, but […]