<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/olympics-news-every-angle-victor-wembanyama-savage-poster-dunk-daniel-theis');   ga('set', 'title', 'Every angle of Victor Wembanyama’s savage poster dunk on Daniel Theis');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Every-angle-of-Victor-Wembanyamas-savage-poster-dunk-on-Daniel-Theis.jpg"></figure><h1>Every angle of Victor Wembanyama’s savage poster dunk on Daniel Theis</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-08T10:13:48-07:00">August 8th, 10:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-08T10:46:36-07:00">August 8th, 10:46am</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Antonio Spurs and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-victor-wembanyama-helped-france-stunning-upset-canada">Team France superstar Victor Wembanyama</a> threw down a posterizing dunk on Team Germany big man Daniel Theis in the Paris Olympics semifinal matchup between the two countries. If you didn’t see it live — or even if you did — it is worth seeing from multiple angles, as young French children undoubtedly will when the poster hangs on their walls.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WEMBY PUTS DANIEL THEIS ON A POSTER 😤</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCOlympics</a>)<a href="https://t.co/Fc0bvYWdJ8">pic.twitter.com/Fc0bvYWdJ8</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1821582826866975199?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">These angles of Wemby's poster on Daniel Theis 👀😤</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/sportingnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sportingnews</a>) <a href="https://t.co/vdVbxiEIuR">pic.twitter.com/vdVbxiEIuR</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1821589339002081782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>France is looking for a date with Team USA in the Gold Medal Game by knocking out Germany, the squad that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fiba-world-cup-news-dirk-nowitzki-immediate-reaction-germany-beating-serbia-win-gold">took home the FIBA World Cup title</a> back in September 2023. To set up a date between Victor Wembanyama and the star-studded Team USA, the Americans will have to once again beat Nikola Jokic and his Serbia squad.</p><p>Team USA <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-olympics-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401690984" rel="noopener">beat Serbia 110-84</a> just over a week ago at the start of the Games.</p><h2><b>Victor Wembanyama and France move on to Paris Olympics Gol Medal Game</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Victor-Wembanyama-1.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Victor Wembanyama posterizing dunk on Daniel Theis of Germany was great, but the big news coming out of Paris is that France moves on to the Olympic final to take on the winner or Team USA vs. Serbia.</p><p>France won on home soil 73-69 to guarantee that they take home no worse than a silver medal in this Olympic Games.</p><p>Real Madrid’s Guerschon Yabusele led all scorers with 17 points while Isaïa Cordinier of Virtus Bologna in Italy added 16. Wembanyama was the team’s third-leading scorer with 11 points and also added seven rebounds and three blocks. On the German side,  Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Schroder had 18 to lead his team in a losing effort.</p><p>France has played basketball in 11 Olympic Games and has won the silver medal three times, in 1948, 2000, and 2020. If they could take home the gold in front of their home-country fans it would be the first Olympic gold medal in French basketball history, although they did win gold in Eurobasket 2013.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Every angle of Victor Wembanyama’s savage poster dunk on Daniel Theis

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pelicans-news-new-orleans-daniel-theis');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Pelicans adding Daniel Theis was right move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Pelicans-gambling-Daniel-Theis-is-right-piece-regardless-of-price.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Pelicans adding Daniel Theis was right move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-23T15:43:22-07:00">July 23rd, 3:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-23T15:43:22-07:00">July 23rd, 3:43pm</time><address><a>Chris Dodson</a>Chris Dodson is a New Orleans Pelicans beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He has covered Louisiana high school and college basketball in spurts for over a decade. A basketball lifer from the bayou, his gumbo-stirring form matches his elbow jumper celebrations. Fast enough for varsity hoops, tall enough for a soccer scholarship. He has words and will travel, just not on the court.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Pelicans had to replace nearly all of the team’s minutes at the center position from a season ago going into the initial NBA Free Agency frenzy. Jonas Valanciunas jumped ship in a sign-and-trade to the Washington Wizards. Dependable backups Larry Nance Jr. and Cody Zeller were sent to the Atlanta Hawks in the Dejounte Murray deal. Options were limited for a franchise that usually avoids the luxury tax yet the Pelicans landed a three-time Bundesliga champion with NBA Finals experience.</p><p>EVP David Griffin has seemingly decided to gamble on Daniel Theis being the right piece for the roster when conventional wisdom says the team needs a more expensive (re: more talented) starting center. Regardless of price there arguably were not any better options on the market given the team’s circumstances. The expectation is any Brandon Ingram blockbuster deal will bring back an All-Star big man.</p><p>The Pelicans value Theis’ championship experience and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yves-missis-mediocre-major-college-moments-should-worry-pelicans">Yves Missi needs the mentorship</a>. This signing seems a safe bet with more possible pathways to success than failure given the opportunity costs. Theis has shown a skill set that should work well in New Orleans too. Coming at the right veteran-minimum price is just the cherry that sweetens the deal.</p><p>New Orleans is <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40520459/sources-pelicans-add-center-daniel-theis-1-year-deal" rel="noopener">adding the veteran big man</a> on a one-year contract and that move is already looking like good business. Theis finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and a steal in a tune-up game against Team USA. He will be asked to play the same supporting role in the Crescent City. Production on that level would be far beyond what’s expected given the subsidized salary cap hit.</p><h2><b>Daniel Theis excels where historically fail</b></h2><p>New Orleans needs more than a <a href="https://twitter.com/DoingItDodson/status/1813443657917489472" rel="noopener">starting or closing center</a>. Rebounding, keeping opponents out of the paint, and increasing the three-point shot volume are team-wide priorities. Theis helps in all areas.</p><p>Theis averaged 6.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, an assist, and a block in 17.1 minutes per game with the Clippers last season. He was also 26-70 (37.1%) from three-point range. For comparison, Valanciunas was 37-120 (30.8%) with the Pelicans. The 31-year-old’s rebounding (8.7 per 36 minutes) and shot-blocking (1.8 per 36 minutes) should scale up in a slightly more involved role.</p><p>Playing as a supporting option while doing the dirty work down low for Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray will be familiar. Theis will do the same for Franz Wagner, Moritz Wagner, and Dennis Schroder while on national team duty at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The stakes are high early too. Odds are Germany versus France will likely determine who gets to avoid Team USA until the Gold Medal game.</p><p>Everyone will be watching Theis battle NBA Defensive Player of the Year candidate Victor Wembanyama alongside current holder Rudy Gobert. The Pelicans will look for their newest addition against Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe, and Bruno Caboclo. Zion Williamson will handle the towering All-NBA talents during the regular season after all.</p><ul><li><b>Saturday, July 27 vs. Japan 6:30 AM CST (Peacock)</b></li><li><b>Tuesday, July 30 vs. Brazil, 2:00 PM CST (Peacock)</b></li><li><b>Friday, Aug. 2 vs. France, 2 p.m. (Peacock)</b></li></ul><p>EVP David Griffin and newly-promoted GM Bryson Graham placed a bet on the raw, inexperienced Yves Missi with the 2024 NBA Draft’s 21st overall pick. The 19-year-old will need around 10 minutes a night to develop. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/karlo-matkovic-answering-pelicans-closing-center-question">Karlo Matkovic is a curiosity</a> more than a sure-fire 10-12 minute contributor even after a strong Summer League showing. Can Theis play nice enough for the Pelicans to pull this off?</p><p>Having <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-pelicans-have-fingers-crossed-going-into-2024-paris-olympics">representatives in the Olympics</a> is an honor but also a slight headache as well. No one in New Orleans will be watching Germany play without praying Theis finishes the game healthy. Theis consistently winning minutes against other non-All-Star level centers will be one key to the injury-prone Pelicans earning a top-six seed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Pelicans adding Daniel Theis was right move

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He has most recently carried titles as an expert analyst for football and basketball for Bleacher Report and SB Nation.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers center Daniel Theis could have landed back in Boston for a return to the Celtics in free agency. After a short tenure with the Indiana Pacers, Theis was the decision maker and where he was going to land in the offseason. While he flirted with the idea of moving back to Boston, the Clippers gave Theis a compelling offer.</p><p>“Obviously, I had a couple of conversations (with Boston),” said Theis, per MassLive. “I talked to Jayson (Tatum) a little bit there with Jaylen (Brown). But like I said, the Clippers were pretty fast, gave me the <a href="https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2024/01/celtics-stars-recruited-former-boston-center-after-pacers-buyout.html" rel="noopener">right chance</a> at the right time.</p><p>This was Theis’ turn to decide his fate. Following the Pacers buyout, he wanted to be in a place that completed his skillset and put him in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-paul-george-james-harden-snubbed-as-nba-all-star-starters" rel="noopener">best position</a> to succeed. With superstars all over the Clippers roster, he believe Los Angeles was a perfect fit. Theis has been used as a complementary piece for his six years in the NBA, playing with some of the best scorers in the league.</p><p>“<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-honest-clippers-defense-good" rel="noopener">It’s pretty easy</a>,” Theis said of his Clippers fit. “Obviously playing off all those guys we have, it’s easy to find a spot for me playing off-ball. Sometimes it’s the dunker spot, sometimes it’s corner spacing. I think it’s just for us, in the beginning just figuring out how to play with each other, like all of them on the court, find the spots, find the right spots and then our defense in the half court is pretty good too.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Daniel Theis reveals he considered Celtics reunion prior to landing with Clippers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-daniel-theis-officially-signs-with-kawhi-leonard-james-harden-la');   ga('set', 'title', 'Daniel Theis officially signs with Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Clippers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Daniel-Theis-ClutchPoints.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Daniel Theis officially signs with Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Clippers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-17T14:47:56-08:00">November 17th, 2:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-17T14:48:52-08:00">November 17th, 2:48pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his seventh season as the LA Clippers beat writer for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content below:</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers have officially signed free agent center Daniel Theis, the team announced Friday afternoon.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The LA Clippers have officially signed Daniel Theis. <a href="https://t.co/YGrGcmiKKu">pic.twitter.com/YGrGcmiKKu</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1725645560601030769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Theis cleared the 48-hour waiver period at 2PM PST on Friday, clearing the way for him to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-daniel-theis-to-sign-pending-pacers-buyout" rel="noopener">sign with the Clippers</a>. The veteran big man is expected to play tonight against the Houston Rockets.</p><p>A seven-year NBA veteran, Daniel Theis has career averages of 7.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists on 54.2 percent shooting from the field. He’s started 148 of a career 314 regular season games playing with the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, and Indiana Pacers. He’s also started 22 of 40 playoff games, all with the Celtics.</p><p>LA has been shorthanded at the forward position since backup center Mason Plumlee suffered an MCL sprain against the New York Knicks in early November. Without Plumlee and since the trade for James Harden, the Clippers have lost five consecutive games heading into Friday’s matchup against the Houston Rockets.</p><p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/1725632533486784976" rel="noopener">LA Clippers also reportedly added</a> 10-year NBA veteran Dewayne Dedmon to their Ontario Clippers G League roster.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Los Angeles Clippers are adding 10-year NBA veteran Dewayne Dedmon to their G League roster, league sources told <a href="https://twitter.com/hoopshype?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hoopshype</a>. Dedmon has started 210 games in his career.</p><p>— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/1725632533486784976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Clippers and Rockets will tip off tonight’s In-Season Tournament matchup at 7:30PM PST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Daniel Theis officially signs with Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Clippers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-clippers-looked-into-signing-kai-jones-before-daniel-theis-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Clippers ‘looked into signing’ Kai Jones before Daniel Theis move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/NBA-rumors-Clippers-looked-into-signing-Kai-Jones-before-Daniel-Theis-move.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Clippers ‘looked into signing’ Kai Jones before Daniel Theis move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-17T08:21:58-08:00">November 17th, 8:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-17T08:21:58-08:00">November 17th, 8:21am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers, by virtue of the James Harden trade, gutted their frontcourt depth as they sent away three of the power forwards in their rotation to the Philadelphia 76ers. And then in Harden’s very first game with the team, the Clippers proceeded to lose backup center Mason Plumlee <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-mason-plumlee-mcl-injury" rel="noopener">to a knee injury</a>, making LA’s frontcourt one of the thinnest in the entire association.</p><p>Now, the Clippers have already made a move to rectify their lack of quality frontcourt depth, signing Daniel Theis after the German center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-daniel-theis-to-sign-pending-pacers-buyout" rel="noopener">agreed to a buyout</a> with the Indiana Pacers. But before signing Theis, the Clippers looked into other options when it comes to infusing their frontcourt with some athleticism and rebounding. According to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports on the latest “No Cap Room” podcast via RealGM, they <a href="https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/273702/Clippers-Looked-Into-Signing-Kai-Jones" rel="noopener">reportedly pondered the possibility</a> of signing Kai Jones, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-kai-jones-waived" rel="noopener">fell out of favor</a> with the Charlotte Hornets this past offseason.</p><p>Given the Clippers’ lack of youth up and down the roster (or at least quality youth, as Kobe Brown, Moussa Diabate, and Amir Coffey haven’t exactly earned the trust of the coaching staff), acquiring Jones could have been a good shout for the team. Jones is only 22 years old, and he has been one of the best athletes in the league over the past few seasons — he’s the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-kai-jones-embarrasses-victor-wembanyama-with-epic-poster-dunk" rel="noopener">first player to posterize</a> Victor Wembanyama after all.</p><p>Nonetheless, there, of course, are concerns surrounding Kai Jones off the court. This offseason, Jones landed in hot water when he went live on Instagram while appearing to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/not-on-drugs-or-intoxicated-hornets-kai-jones-shoots-down-rumors-after-wild-ig-live" rel="noopener">on some sort of substances</a>, and his evaluation of his own abilities has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-kai-jones-drops-bold-new-mvp-dpoy-declarations-after-charlotte-release" rel="noopener">made him look very delusiona</a>l. Moreover, Jones also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-kai-jones-caught-trashing-his-own-teammates-on-social-media" rel="noopener">took a few shots</a> at his Hornets teammates, so signing him doesn’t come with any risks for the Clippers or any other prospective suitor.</p><p>Be that as it may, the Clippers still devoted one of their open roster spots to Josh Primo, another player who has a checkered past off the court, so it’s not like the team is being risk-averse. Perhaps they saw Daniel Theis as the overall better option given how well he performed for gold medal-winning Germany during the 2023 FIBA World Cup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Clippers ‘looked into signing’ Kai Jones before Daniel Theis move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-daniel-theis-to-sign-pending-pacers-buyout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Daniel Theis set to sign with Clippers pending Pacers buyout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/clippers-news-daniel-theis-set-to-sign-with-los-angeles-pending-pacers-buyout.jpg"></figure><h1>Daniel Theis set to sign with Clippers pending Pacers buyout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-15T09:50:11-08:00">November 15th, 9:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-15T09:51:23-08:00">November 15th, 9:51am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers need to get back on track quickly, as they have dropped six straight games and are now 3-7 on the season. The Clippers have not looked promising since All-Star James Harden was inserted into the starting rotation and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-mason-plumlee-mcl-injury" rel="noopener">without Mason Plumlee</a>, Los Angeles lacks a lot of interior depth behind Ivica Zubac. This is why Daniel Theis could hold a very important role for the Clippers.</p><p>Rumored to be on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-clippers-trade-target-daniel-theis-mason-plumlee-injury" rel="noopener">Clippers’ radar</a> this past week, it appears as if Theis is going to be heading to L.A. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Indiana Pacers big man is in <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1724843368650305734?s=20" rel="noopener">serious talks</a> on a contract buyout that would pave the way for Theis to sign a contract with the Clippers for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.</p><p>Plumlee recently suffered a knee injury that will sideline him for a vast majority of the 2023-24 season, which is why Los Angeles has a clear need for frontcourt help.</p><p>Theis was traded to the Pacers in 2022, but has only played in eight total games with Indiana, averaging 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. For his career, Theis has averaged 7.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, making his presence felt as a rebounder and defensive-minded big man.</p><p>This past offseason Theis won a gold medal with Team Germany at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, averaging  10.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 68.5 percent from the floor during the tournament.</p><p>The Clippers, who don’t have the ability to pull off a big trade at this time, are lucking out by Theis being bought out by the Pacers. With Indiana no longer wanting the German big man on their roster, the Clippers will be able to get him at a discount and not have to sacrifice any assets to add a little bit of depth.</p><p>While he’s not a player that will solve all of their misfortunes, Theis will supply the Clippers with another option in their frontcourt, something they do not have right now outside of Zubac.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Daniel Theis set to sign with Clippers pending Pacers buyout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-clippers-trade-target-daniel-theis-mason-plumlee-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Clippers targeting Pacers’ Daniel Theis with Mason Plumlee out indefinitely');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/nba-rumors-clippers-targeting-pacers-daniel-theis-with-mason-plumlee-out-indefinitely.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Clippers targeting Pacers’ Daniel Theis with Mason Plumlee out indefinitely</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-09T12:58:50-08:00">November 9th, 12:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-09T12:59:40-08:00">November 9th, 12:59pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers center Mason Plumlee suffered a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-mason-plumlee-mcl-injury" rel="noopener">left knee MCL sprain</a> on Monday night against the New York Knicks. Upon heading back to Los Angeles to undergo further testing, Plumlee is now expected to <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1722686748793126929?s=20" rel="noopener">miss multiple months</a> with his MCL sprain, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.</p><p>The good news for Plumlee and Los Angeles is that this does not appear to be a season-ending injury and he should be able to return at some point in 2024.</p><p>The team acquired Plumlee at the trade deadline last season from the Charlotte Hornets and he has provided the Clippers with a sense of balance and stability in their frontcourt behind starting center Ivica Zubac. Just this past summer, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-mason-plumlee-one-year-5-million-nba-free-agency" rel="noopener">Clippers re-signed Plumlee</a> to a one-year, $5 million contract.</p><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-paul-george-gets-100-real-what-surprised-him-about-james-harden-trade" rel="noopener">recently trading for James Harden</a>, the Clippers are left thin in their frontcourt, which is why the organization is evaluating all of their option in terms of adding depth behind Zubac. One player Los Angeles is showing interest in, according to Charania, is Indiana Pacers center Daniel Theis.</p><p>Now in his seventh NBA season, Theis has yet to play with the Pacers this year after recently winning a gold medal with Team Germany at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. There, the 31-year-old averaged 10.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 68.5 percent from the floor.</p><p>A serviceable big man who has always been a reliable defender and rebounder, Theis could provide immediate frontcourt depth to the Clippers, who are looking to compete for their first title in team history this season.</p><p>Trading for Theis would not be an easy task for the Clippers’ front office, especially since they are well above the salary cap. Theis is set to make $9.1 million during the 2023-24 season and he has a $9.5 million team option on his current contract for the 2024-25 season. In order to acquire him from Indiana, the Clippers would need to find a way to match Theis’ $9.1 million for this season.</p><p>The veteran big man has grown unhappy with his current situation in Indiana, which is why he is a likely trade candidate before the 2024 trade deadline in February.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Clippers targeting Pacers’ Daniel Theis with Mason Plumlee out indefinitely

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rockets-news-dillon-brooks-ejected-for-daniel-theis-groin-shot-5-minutes-into-houston-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Dillon Brooks ejected for Daniel Theis groin shot 5 minutes into Rockets debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Rockets-news-Dillon-Brooks-ejected-for-hitting-Daniel-Theis-below-the-belt-5-minutes-into-Houston-debut.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Dillon Brooks ejected for Daniel Theis groin shot 5 minutes into Rockets debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-10-10T18:05:27-07:00">October 10th, 6:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-10-10T18:06:12-07:00">October 10th, 6:06pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a Senior Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dillon Brooks stayed on brand in his Houston Rockets debut …though that’s not really a good thing for the team.</p><p>Five minutes into the Rockets’ preseason opener against the Indiana Pacers, Brooks was ejected for his low blow to Daniel Theis. <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1711901622350045195" rel="noopener">Video replays of the incident</a> showed the former Memphis Grizzlies forward hitting Theis in the groin area while acting like it was an accident.</p><p>Of course the referees didn’t let it slip and promptly removed Brooks from the contest.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dillon Brooks was ejected just 5 minutes into his preseason debut with the Rockets after hitting Daniel Theis below the belt on this play 😬<a href="https://t.co/df7BWUVor6">pic.twitter.com/df7BWUVor6</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1711901622350045195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Dillon Brooks’ reputation of hurting his opponents and being highly physical certainly didn’t help his case in this incident. After all, who could forget when he was ejected in Game 3 of their playoff battle with the Los Angeles Lakers last season? To recall, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-twitter-reacts-to-dillon-brooks-groin-shot-ejection-vs-lebron-james-lakers" rel="noopener">he hit LeBron James</a> in the groin 17 seconds in the second half of the first-round meeting.</p><p>Of course that is not the only incident when he was highly physical on his opponents and ended up hurting them–be it by accident or not. Brooks has also a penchant for getting ejected, as seen when he was sent off <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fiba-world-cup-news-dillon-brooks-hilariously-ejected-for-canada-after-taunting-slovenia-player" rel="noopener">during the FIBA World Cup</a> while playing for Canada against Slovenia.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-dillon-brooks-gets-90-million-good-news-after-sign-and-trade-to-houston" rel="noopener">Rockets are paying Brooks</a> $86 million (plus $4 million in incentives) in four years, and they certainly didn’t do so to have him play just five minutes in a game. Brooks is lucky that it’s just a preseason showdown with no bearing at all, but Houston certainly can’t have their $90 million man going rogue, hitting others and getting ejected since it will have a major impact on their play.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Dillon Brooks ejected for Daniel Theis groin shot 5 minutes into Rockets debut

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/team-usa-basketball-news-timberwolves-star-anthony-edwards-poster-dunk-over-daniel-theis');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards explains his epic poster dunk over Daniel Theis in Team USA victory');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AnthonyEdwardsUSA.jpeg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards explains his epic poster dunk over Daniel Theis in Team USA victory</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-21T16:43:07-07:00">August 21st, 4:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-21T16:43:07-07:00">August 21st, 4:43pm</time><address><a>Peter Alexis</a>Peter Alexis is a sports writer focused on coverage of college football and basketball, as well as the NFL and other major sports. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, he has been writing sports articles for over 8 years. After covering Mizzou athletics for several seasons, Peter joined ClutchPoints in 2023. He is a New York sports superfan and is fluent in the sports betting industry as well.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">FIBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Team USA basketball just wrapped up their five-game exhibition series ahead of the FIBA World Cup with a comeback victory over Germany. Anthony Edwards <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-stephen-a-smith-team-usa" rel="noopener">shined for the United States squad</a> with a 34-point performance, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-team-usa-dominance-draws-bold-claim-from-kendrick-perkins" rel="noopener">put the stamp on it</a> with a massive poster dunk over Daniel Theis.</p><p>Edwards described the dunk on the Minnesota Timberwolves Twitter account, and gave <a href="https://twitter.com/Timberwolves/status/1693691908818657633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1693691908818657633%7Ctwgr%5E8d19f0d52e4de3d27c2e99db9435fe4eda586261%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php" rel="noopener">an in-depth</a> lead up including directions from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/team-usa-news-steve-kerr-anthony-edwards-truth-bomb-clutch-dominance-germany" rel="noopener">Team USA coach, Steve Kerr</a>.</p><p>“So I got in the middle and Mikal [Bridges] caught it on the left side, and he was dribbling down. I was waiting for him to hit me, just waiting patiently. And he hit me, and I was like, I ain’t even take no dribble. I didn’t think I was gonna dunk it. But, you know, it happened,” Edwards explained, per the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">the dunk heard ‘round the world. <a href="https://t.co/PRFb7FIy5c">pic.twitter.com/PRFb7FIy5c</a></p><p>— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) <a href="https://twitter.com/Timberwolves/status/1693691908818657633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>When asked where the play ranked in his career of dunks and highlights, Edwards beamed as he said it was one of his best ever because of how it was set up and launched.</p><p>“I would say that’s one [in a list of my all-time dunks], because it was no dribble, no like gather. It was kind of like planted, so that was crazy, for sure,” Edwards concluded.</p><p>The young Timberwolves star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-8-word-message-timberwolves-anthony-edwards-impressive-fiba-performance" rel="noopener">will help lead Team USA</a> into the first FIBA World Cup match against New Zealand on Saturday morning. The tournament takes place in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Japan over the next few weeks, and the U.S. squad is favored to bring home the gold. They currently hold -140 odds to win it all, and the next closest competitor is sitting far back with France’s +850 odds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards explains his epic poster dunk over Daniel Theis in Team USA victory

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grading the Celtics-Rockets trade involving Dennis Schroder, Daniel Theis');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Celtics-Rockets-Dennis-Schroder-Daniel-Theis.jpg"></figure><h1>Grading the Celtics-Rockets trade involving Dennis Schroder, Daniel Theis</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-02-10T18:34:25-08:00">February 10th, 6:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-02-10T18:34:25-08:00">February 10th, 6:34pm</time><address><a>Diego Vergel de Dios</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After signing a mid-level $5.9 million taxpayer exception with the Boston Celtics, Dennis Schroder served as a terrific sixth man playing behind Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown. With Schroder on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-rumors-lebron-james-la-also-tried-to-trade-for-dennis-schroder-goran-dragic-alec-burks-and-failed/">one-year deal only</a> and the Celtics unlikely to re-sign him in the offseason, president of basketball operations Brad Stevens decided to ship him to welcome a familiar face in the organization in Daniel Theis.</p><p>Theis has at least two more seasons in his current deal, with the third year being a team option for the Celtics. His salary per year does not exceed over $10 million, which still gives Boston flexibility to move him if he does not work out in his return. Theis will play behind Robert Williams III and Al Horford as Celtics coach Ime Udoka relies on a ton of defense, length, and versatility.</p><p>Schroder, Enes Freedom, and Bruno Fernando were shipped to the Houston Rockets, with all of them on expiring deals. Freedom has already been waived by the Rockets, and it seems Schroder and Fernando will not be in Houston for the long term as well. With Kevin Porter Jr., Jalen Green, and Eric Gordon in the backcourt, Schroder will likely not get a ton of playing time.</p><h2>Celtics trade grade: B</h2><p>The Celtics receive a B grade for their acquisition of Theis. Size and versatility have been the utmost priorities of Udoka in his system, so adding one more big man in their rotation was a brilliant move. With Williams more of a shot-blocker and rim protector, Theis gives trouble to slower big men similar to how he exploited the weakness of Marc Gasol in their series with the Toronto Raptors in the 2020 NBA Playoffs. By <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33261566/boston-celtics-deal-dennis-schroder-enes-freedom-houston-rockets-daniel-theis-sources-say">giving away three players</a> for a reliable big man, this move gives Boston five open roster slots, paving the way for more spots in the buyout market or convert some of their two-way players to standard NBA contracts.</p><p>Theis will now just be the third or fourth priority in the big man rotation of Udoka, compared to his starting five spot in his first stint with the Beantown Boys. His role would be vastly different compared to when Stevens was still the coach. Nevertheless, Theis will play valuable minutes for the Celtics in the second half of the season.</p><h2>Rockets trade grade: D+</h2><p>It may seem more ideal for Schroder to test the buyout market and possibly play for a win-now squad. Fernando, meanwhile, will just be a third-string big man behind Christian Wood and Alperen Sengun. For the Rockets, the deal was more of a move to clear cap space and get Theis out of their books.</p><p>The Rockets failed to receive any young asset or even a second round draft pick, at the very least, as they just absorbed three players from the Celtics. It was more of a band-aid solution for the Rockets because it was their mistake to sign Theis to a long-term deal in the offseason, to begin with, even if they already had Wood and Sengun on their roster.</p><p>Schroder could mentor Porter and Green, and reprise his role as a spark plug off the bench like he did a few years back with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Still, the Rockets wouldn’t be contending too well in the second half of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grading the Celtics-Rockets trade involving Dennis Schroder, Daniel Theis

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics bring back Daniel Theis while sending Enes Freedom, Dennis Schroder to Rockets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Celtics-Rockets-Daniel-Theis-Dennis-Schroder-Enes-Freedom.jpeg"></figure><h1>Celtics bring back Daniel Theis while sending Enes Freedom, Dennis Schroder to Rockets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-02-10T12:10:59-08:00">February 10th, 12:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-02-10T12:41:24-08:00">February 10th, 12:41pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After several rumors about the Boston Celtics trading Dennis Schroder, they have finally found him a new home. The Houston Rockets will receive Schroder and send Daniel Theis back to Boston, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Rockets will also receive Bruno Fernando and Enes Freedom, per <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1491865400673550338?s=20&amp;t=mgR93n_PlRRce_mN4cda-g">Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Boston Celtics are trading Dennis Schroder to the Houston Rockets in package for Daniel Theis, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1491864656436158471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 10, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Theis spent four years with the Celtics before being traded away at last year’s deadline. He returns to Boston after averaging 8.4 points and 5.0 rebounds with the Rockets this season after signing a four-year contract with them this past offseason. With rookie center Alperen Sengun shining, it made sense for Houston to trade Theis and clear the way for him.</p><p>Boston, after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-dejounte-murrays-instant-reaction-to-san-antonio-trading-derrick-white-to-celtics/">trading for</a> San Antonio Spurs point guard Derrick White, had less of a need for Schroder. The Celtics were rumored to have been shopping him for a while despite his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-dennis-schroder-sounds-off-on-rumored-boston-exit-as-trade-deadline-looms/">desire to stay with the team</a>. Now, they head into the remainder of their season with a revamped point guard situation and an old friend to help provide relief at the center spot.</p><p>The Rockets add Fernando, a young big man who has’t done much with the Celtics this season, and a veteran guard in Schroder. <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1491867843268382722?s=20&amp;t=OmuQJPyPIhFcg-5mE2Rphg">Wojnarowski reports</a> that Houston will waive Freedom. Schroder could be waived, too, as the Rockets have plenty of other guards and may not need him. He should draw some attention in the buyout market if that happens.</p><p>Ultimately, the Rockets opted to take a more conservative approach at the deadline and roll with the players and picks they already have as they look to rebuild. Making this trade with Boston takes some salary money off their books and not much else.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics bring back Daniel Theis while sending Enes Freedom, Dennis Schroder to Rockets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Zach LaVine creates monster throwdown with perfect lob to Daniel Theis');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image_2021-04-09_102029.png"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Zach LaVine creates monster throwdown with perfect lob to Daniel Theis</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-08T19:25:01-07:00">April 8th, 7:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-08T19:25:01-07:00">April 8th, 7:25pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago Bulls superstar Zach LaVine is used to being on the receiving end of alley-oops. But on Thursday against the Toronto Raptors, the two-time NBA Slam Dunk Champion was the one doing the dishing.</p><p>LaVine made his Bulls teammate Daniel Theis look good twice after connecting for not one, but two alley-oop jams against the Raptors at United Center.</p><p>Chicago’s one-time All-Star turned defense to easy fastbreak points after taking the ball away from Pascal Siakam on this play. But instead of taking it for himself, LaVine rewarded his big for running the break and tossed a pinpoint lob.</p><p>“Air Theis” did the rest and <a href="https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1380317634399330307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1380317634399330307%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1079041action%3Dedit">finished</a> a two-handed hammer right over Siakam.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AIR THEIS.<a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSChicago?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@NBCSChicago</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/dtheis10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@dtheis10</a> <a href="https://t.co/qEIceEZn6N" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/qEIceEZn6N</a></p><p>— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) <a href="https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1380317634399330307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>That oop was so nice that LaVine couldn’t resist doing it twice. He hooked up once more with the German center a few possessions later, this time through a brilliant pick-and-roll set. After attracting three red shirts, the Bulls superstar threw a looping pass as Theis finished with yet another rim-rocker.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ZACH TO THEIS AGAIN.<a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSChicago?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@NBCSChicago</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/dtheis10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@dtheis10</a> <a href="https://t.co/EC3RTDmvn7" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/EC3RTDmvn7</a></p><p>— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) <a href="https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1380330485365149699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Those beautiful connections sparked the Bulls’ run as they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/chicago-bulls/schedule">came away</a> with a 122-113 win. LaVine finished with 22 points and was one assist shy of tying his career-high with 13 dimes. Theis, who was acquired by the Bulls from the Celtics over the deadline, added a double-double of 14 points and 10 boards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Zach LaVine creates monster throwdown with perfect lob to Daniel Theis

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Daniel Theis’ heartfelt goodbye to Celtics after being traded');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Celtics-Bulls-Daniel-Theis.jpg"></figure><h1>Daniel Theis’ heartfelt goodbye to Celtics after being traded</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-27T10:08:32-07:00">March 27th, 10:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-27T10:09:00-07:00">March 27th, 10:09am</time><address><a>Jeremy Chua</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After four years in Beantown, big man Daniel Theis found himself on the move once again as he was traded by the Boston Celtics at the trade deadline. He eventually <a href="https://twitter.com/dtheis10/status/1375456849848336390?s=20">posted</a> a parting message for the Celtics organization and his former teammates via a post on Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Over the last 4 years Boston became home for me and my family ! I’m grateful for all wins, losses and moments but most important for people I met and friends I found for life ! Boston will always have a place in my heart and I will never forget my time as a Celtic ! <a href="https://t.co/DVFV3BFac4" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/DVFV3BFac4</a></p><p>— Daniel Theis (@dtheis10) <a href="https://twitter.com/dtheis10/status/1375456849848336390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The German center first came over from Europe and landed with the Celtics during his first season in the league back in 2017. He eventually managed to carve a role<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/boston-celtics/roster"> within the team</a> and even became their starting center for the majority of this year’s campaign.</p><p>Though he wasn’t a household name like the other big men in the league, Theis still provided timely contributions for the Celtics whenever they needed it the most. In the 2020-21 season, he averaged 9.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks through 42 games played for the Boston-based squad.</p><p>At the trade deadline, the Celtics decided that they needed to go in a different direction and make changes to their roster. Theis was eventually involved in a three-team trade with the Bulls and the Washington Wizards at the trade deadline which led him to start a new chapter in Chicago for the remainder of the season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Welcome to Chicago, <a href="https://twitter.com/dtheis10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@dtheis10</a>! <a href="https://t.co/lEaUHRzBIc" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/lEaUHRzBIc</a></p><p>— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) <a href="https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1375236856246366216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Theis will definitely be a good addition for the Bulls’ frontline unit which is currently bannered by their newly-acquired All-Star forward in Nikola Vucevic. On the other hand, the Celtics got younger as they landed both Moritz Wagner and Luke Kornet via the three-team trade.</p><p>After spending four years with the team, the 27-year-old center will definitely be missed by the Celtics’ faithful. Hopefully, Daniel Theis will be able to start anew and attain greater success with his new team moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Daniel Theis’ heartfelt goodbye to Celtics after being traded

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Report: Bulls get Daniel Theis from Celtics in 3-team trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NBA-trade-deadline-Bulls-flip-Moe-Wagner-to-Celtics-for-Daniel-Theis-THumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Report: Bulls get Daniel Theis from Celtics in 3-team trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-25T13:06:07-07:00">March 25th, 1:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-25T13:07:52-07:00">March 25th, 1:07pm</time><address><a>Mitchell Widmeier</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a move that came in right at the deadline on Thursday, the Chicago Bulls bolstered their frontcourt a little more, adding Daniel Theis from the Boston Celtics, <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1375165416826413062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1375165416826413062%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1050404action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.</a></p><p>The Bulls are flipping Moe Wagner to the Celtics after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-bulls-wizards-execute-4-player-trade/" rel="noopener">agreeing to an earlier trade</a> with the Washington Wizards. It seems that earlier Bulls-Wizards trade has expanded to a three-team deal with a bunch of other moving parts:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Details of the Celtics/Wizards/Bulls deal, per league sources:</p><p>Wizards get D. Gafford, C. Hutchinson<br>Celtics get L. Kornet, M. Wagner<br>Bulls get D. Theis, J. Green, T. Brown Jr. , $1.3m (from BOS) $250k (from WAS)</p><p>— Ryan McDonough (@McDNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/McDNBA/status/1375173739554336768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 25, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The highlight of the day for the Bulls <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-grading-bulls-magic-blockbuster-nikola-vucevic-deal/" rel="noopener">came when they acquired</a> Nikola Vucevic from the Orlando Magic. While Chicago was also linked to Lonzo Ball, the New Orleans Pelicans<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-pelicans-trade-jj-redick-to-mavs-keep-lonzo-ball/" rel="noopener"> ended up keeping their point guard.</a></p><p>In 42 games and 37 starts for Boston this year, Theis averaged 9.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game along with a block per contest. His addition gives the Bulls more depth at the center position and brings in two new faces at the spot now in Vucevic and Theis, with former first-round pick Wendell Carter Jr. being part of the package that was sent to the Magic.</p><p>For Moe Wagner, what a whirlwind of a day. You start the day a Wizard, then think you’re getting shuffled to the Bulls, only to end up in Boston as a member of the Celtics. What a ride that must have been.</p><p>Theis will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, so this move is one that the Bulls look at to help them now as they try to cement in a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Report: Bulls get Daniel Theis from Celtics in 3-team trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Celtics’ Marcus Smart, Daniel Theis caught in heated exchange amid trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/smart-theis.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Celtics’ Marcus Smart, Daniel Theis caught in heated exchange amid trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-24T22:06:35-07:00">March 24th, 10:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-24T22:06:35-07:00">March 24th, 10:06pm</time><address><a>Isaac Doctor</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics fell to the Milwaukee Bucks in a closely-contested game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/boston-celtics-milwaukee-bucks-3-25-2021/7b1c2451-56d4-4fc6-acd6-15abb48c80f1" rel="noopener">121-119</a>, on Wednesday. One of the sights from the court was Boston guard Marcus Smart and teammate Daniel Theis <a href="https://twitter.com/Tim_McKone/status/1374894701652946947" rel="noopener">having an intense conversation</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Theis apparently an Aaron Gordon guy: <a href="https://t.co/wNRiQr1GRa" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/wNRiQr1GRa</a></p><p>— Tim McKone (@Tim_McKone) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tim_McKone/status/1374894701652946947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 25, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It is unknown what the two were discussing, but there is a chance that one or both of them would not be suiting up for the Celtics with the looming trade deadline. Boston is widely believed to be active in the trade market to improve their underwhelming campaign so far. The Beantown team is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/standings/" rel="noopener">21-23 record</a>.</p><p>If there is one thing we know about a Danny Ainge front office, it is that anyone can be traded for the right price. Just look at how Isaiah Thomas was dealt away after having an MVP-like season. Granted it was for Kyrie Irving and Thomas had a hip injury, but the move did not pan out.</p><p>Marcus Smart is the best defender on the Celtics and one of the best in the league as evidenced by his two selections to the All-Defensive First Team. He is a very streaky shooter and plays with a lot of energy. He has also been steadily improving in his playmaking.</p><p>On the other hand, Daniel Theis has been part of a three-man center rotation for head coach Brad Stevens. He is more versatile than Tristan Thompson and Robert Williams and is capable of hitting outside shots. His play for the Celtics has been inconsistent though, and he is undersized for the five.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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