Siegel’s Scoop: Inside look at Warriors’ trade options to replace De’Anthony Melton

<!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', '/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-season-over-acl-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton’s season over after ACL surgery decision');   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/2024/11/DeAnthony-Meltons-2024-25-season-over-after-ACL-surgery-decision.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton’s season over after ACL surgery decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-20T17:11:45-08:00">November 20th, 5:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-20T17:30:16-08:00">November 20th, 5:30pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-silences-golden-state-haters-who-dont-know-basketball">Golden State Warriors are off to a red-hot start</a> to the 2024-25 season, but their rotation took a massive hit on Wednesday. Guard De’Anthony Melton, who has missed the last two games due to a sprained left ACL, is undergoing knee surgery and will <a href="https://x.com/warriorspr/status/1859401415900397910?s=46&amp;t=vnLDgTn4yNZudl1UzUUjJA" rel="noopener">miss the rest of the season</a>, according to the team.</p><p>Melton was a big piece of this Warriors team on both ends of the floor. He provided versatility on offense as someone who could knock down open 3-pointers and also handle the ball as a secondary playmaker. Defensively, he is one of the best guard defenders in the NBA. The Warriors will certainly miss his impact in all aspects of the game.</p><p>Melton was averaging 10.3 points per game in six games this season while shooting 37.1% from 3-point range on nearly six attempts a night. The Warriors are currently in first place in the Western Conference at 10-3 and will now have to find a way to replace Melton’s production in the lineup.</p><p>The Warriors have a few manageable games in front of them to try to figure out what they want to do in the rotation with Melton out, although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-steve-kerr-apologizes-disgusting-game-grizzlies">Steve Kerr probably has a good feel for things</a> after playing seven games without the free agent signing.The Warriors will take on the Atlanta Hawks before continuing their NBA Cup campaign with a date with the banged-up New Orleans Pelicans. After that, they will see the San Antonio Spurs and the Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>The good news for the Warriors is that they have built one of the deepest rosters in the league. Players such as Brandin Podziemski, Buddy Hield and Gary Payton II can all replace some of the things that Melton does well, and will be asked to do so in slightly bigger roles with Melton on the sidelines.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton’s season over after ACL surgery decision

<!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', '/warriors-deanthony-melton-hit-with-concerning-acl-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton hit with concerning ACL injury');   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/2024/11/Warriors-news-DeAnthony-Melton-hit-with-concerning-ACL-injury.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton hit with concerning ACL injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-14T14:33:16-08:00">November 14th, 2:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-14T15:39:27-08:00">November 14th, 3:39pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors announced Thursday that guard De’Anthony Melton has <a href="https://x.com/WarriorsPR/status/1857168859473805803" rel="noopener">suffered a “sprained ACL”</a> in his left knee and will undergo further testing to determine the extent of the injury.</p><p>In a statement released through Warriors PR, the team added that Melton “will not play in tomorrow night’s game against the Grizzlies,” with an update on his condition expected as soon as more information is available.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-joins-stephen-curry-on-dubs-injury-list">Melton’s recent injury</a> is the latest setback for the 26-year-old guard, who has already missed five games earlier in the season due to a recurring back issue that has impacted his career.</p><p>Despite these health challenges, Melton has proven a valuable contributor for the Warriors, averaging 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He has been shooting 40.7% from the field and 37.1% from three-point range this season.</p><h2><b>Warriors announce De’Anthony Melton will miss Grizzlies matchup</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeAnthony-Melton-8-is-pictured-against-the-Portland-Trailblazers.jpg"><figcaption>© Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>One of Melton’s standout performances occurred during the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/deanthony-melton-cements-case-for-starting-spot-in-warriors-win-over-thunder">Warriors’ win over the Oklahoma City Thunder</a>, where he posted a season-high 19 points, collected 10 rebounds, and added three steals. His presence on both ends of the floor has been a key element in the Warriors’ strong 9-2 start this season.</p><p>The Golden State Warriors’ early success includes a significant victory in their first NBA Cup matchup, where they defeated the Dallas Mavericks. In that game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-reveals-klay-thompson-pissed-stephen-curry">Stephen Curry led the team</a> with 37 points, six rebounds, and nine assists, showcasing his leadership and scoring prowess. Curry’s performance was instrumental in securing the 120-117 victory over the Mavericks.</p><p>Losing De’Anthony Melton further strains Golden State’s depth in the backcourt as the team navigates a packed schedule and adjusts to new player roles following offseason roster changes.</p><p>With Melton sidelined, the Warriors may look to increase minutes for their bench players and rely on additional support from the guard rotation, including Moses Moody and Brandin Podziemski, to maintain their momentum.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton hit with concerning ACL injury

<!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', '/deanthony-melton-cements-case-for-starting-spot-in-warriors-win-over-thunder');   ga('set', 'title', 'De’Anthony Melton cements case for starting spot in Warriors’ win over Thunder');   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/2024/11/DeAnthony-Melton-cements-case-for-starting-spot-in-Warriors-win-over-Thunder.jpg"></figure><h1>De’Anthony Melton cements case for starting spot in Warriors’ win over Thunder</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-10T20:46:20-08:00">November 10th, 8:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-10T20:46:20-08:00">November 10th, 8:46pm</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a>Jack Winter is a veteran NBA writer and editor based on the West Coast. He currently lives in Oakland, covering the Golden State Warriors.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Some of the most impactful basketball of Jonathan Kuminga’s career has come since he was moved to the bench. Buddy Hield is an early <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-buddy-hield-makes-nba-history-early-6moy-year-case-in-blowout-win-over-jazz">Sixth Man of the Year contender</a>. The second unit needs Brandin Podziemski’s table-setting, and Moses Moody has proven he’s always ready irrespective of his planned nightly role in the rotation. Extremes of Gary Payton II’s unique skill set mean he’s most effective facing specific opponents.</p><p>There’s still a possibility the Golden State Warriors eventually revert to rotating in a fifth starter alongside Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis 2024-25 continues. If anyone gets a firm grasp on that final starting spot, though, De’Anthony Melton is clearly the betting favorite.</p><p>Melton spearheaded one of Golden State’s finest two-way efforts of the season on Sunday, his palpable energy and two-way playmaking keying the Dubs’ <a href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-okc-0022400207/box-score#box-score" rel="noopener">127-116</a> victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p>Steve Kerr gave the the seventh-year veteran his first start in a Warriors uniform at Paycom Center, just one game after he missed five straight while managing nagging lower back pain—the same injury that marred his season with the Philadelphia 76ers a year ago. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-joins-stephen-curry-on-dubs-injury-list">Melton looked no worse for wear</a> against Oklahoma City, making his impact felt on both ends while staking a seemingly successful claim to be Golden State’s fifth and final <a href="https://x.com/anthonyVslater/status/1855805216563565022" rel="noopener">full-time starter</a>.</p><p>“I would like for that starting group that was out there tonight, I would like for that group to be our group going forward,” Kerr said after the game, per Anthony Slater of <i>The Athletic</i>.</p><h2><b>What De’Anthony Melton’s starting role means for Warriors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/USATSI_24732740-1.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Melton was one of of Golden State’s biggest stories from offseason workouts and training camp. After that back injury limited him to just 38 games last season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-replaces-klay-thompson-12-8-million-contract">Warriors nabbed Melton</a> on the cheap in free agency for a one-year deal worth the mid-level exception. He showed why that contract was broadly considered a bargain shortly thereafter, with scuttlebutt from informal practices at Chase Center and the season’s official tipoff in Hawaii suggesting he was the most likely backcourt starter next to Curry.</p><p>But Melton’s back issue flared up toward the end of the exhibition slate, giving the coaching staff a glimpse of what this team’s biggest, most athletic and perhaps most talented lineup can do in a preseason win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Don’t count on that quintet starting another game this season.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jonathan-kuminga-surprise-benching-sparks-season-best-performance-warriors-win-pelicans">uneven beginning to Kuminga’s</a> fourth NBA go-around straightened out immediately upon his shift to the bench. Thinking bigger, none of Golden State’s other options for that last starting slot provide the all-court versatility Melton does at his best.</p><p>“Mr. Do Something,” as he was fondly referred to while with the Memphis Grizzlies, stuffed the stat sheet versus the Thunder with 19 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals. He shot 5-of-8 from three-point range and 4-of-6 at the line, too, giving the Dubs some much-needed offensive juice while doubling as their primary defender on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who shot just 6-of-17 from the floor and needed 14 free throws attempts to score 24 points.</p><p>“I like this lineup with Melt. I anticipate doing it again Tuesday,” Kerr said. “I think it gives us a really good two-way lineup. You saw what he can do at both ends.</p><p>“He’s a really good passer, excellent three-point shooter, but a really good overall defender as well. So Melt in the starting lineup is something we’ve talked about a lot in camp and here in the early going, and we really liked it. I think it makes a lot of sense for us.”</p><p>Green didn’t quite call for Melton to become a permanent starter on the postgame podium. When asked to assess what Melton brings to the table, though, his assessment essentially served as an endorsement of that prospect anyway.</p><p>“He gives us another ball-handler, obviously the spacing that he provides, and then defensively just taking on the challenge of guarding Shai, being the primary defender on Shai—that’s a tall task,” Green said of  De’Anthony Melton. “[Gilgeous-Alexander] is one of the better scorers in our league, and he held him to 24 points. That’s good work.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

De’Anthony Melton cements case for starting spot in Warriors’ win over Thunder

<!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', '/warriors-news-draymond-green-deanthony-melton-mixed-bag-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ Draymond Green, De’Anthony Melton get mixed bag of injury updates');   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/2024/11/Draymond-Green-DeAnthony-Melton-get-mixed-bag-of-injury-updates.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors’ Draymond Green, De’Anthony Melton get mixed bag of injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-07T15:16:41-08:00">November 7th, 3:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-07T15:16:41-08:00">November 7th, 3:16pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After handing the Boston Celtics their first home loss of the regular season, the Golden State Warriors are on pace to knock off another in the Cleveland Cavs. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steph-curry-flashes-nba-finals-form-warriors-statement-win-over-celtics" rel="noopener">Stephen Curry and the Warriors beat the champion Celtics</a> 118-112 at TD Garden. Still, they could be <a href="https://x.com/anthonyVslater/status/1854624108451185015" rel="noopener">without three</a> of head coach Steve Kerr’s rotation players, including Draymond Green and De’Anthony Melton, per The Athletic’s Anthony Slater.</p><p>“De’Anthony Melton has been upgraded to questionable for the Warriors in Cleveland tomorrow night. He has missed the previous five games with a back issue. Draymond Green also questionable. Banged his right knee last night. Brandin Podziemski questionable with an illness,” Slater reported.</p><p>Melton’s upgrade to questionable is a positive sign for the Warriors, as the veteran guard is trending in the right direction. Green’s knee injury in Golden State’s win over the Celtics could put them at a disadvantage in the frontcourt, while fans hope Podziemski is feeling better for Thursday’s matchup at Cleveland.</p><p>Draymond contributed nine points, six rebounds, and four assists in the Warriors’ latest win, while Melton and Podziemski were inactive. Still, the Warriors held the Celtics to 16 points in the second quarter. Five Warriors scored in double figures, including Curry’s 27 points.</p><p>Kyle Anderson added 11, Jonathan Kuminga contributed 10, and Andrew Wiggins and Buddy Hield each scored 16.</p><h2><b>Stephen Curry proves he dominates the Celtics with historic stat</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Warriors-superstar-Stephen-Curry.jpg"><figcaption>Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Warriors superstar <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-stephen-curry-proves-he-owns-celtics-with-historic-stat">Stephen Curry made NBA history versus the Celtics</a>. After scoring 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, Curry is now averaging 25.3 points per game for his career against the Celtics, the most by any point guard in NBA history, per StatMamba’s X, formerly Twiter.</p><p>The 2022 NBA Finals MVP typically brings his A-game when facing the Celtics, albeit at home or on the road at TD Garden, where he lit up the parquet floor on Wednesday.</p><p>After the win, Coach Kerr talked about Curry’s impact on the win.</p><p>“I think it was the first game Steph’s even passed 30 minutes if I’m not mistaken. We’re at the point of the season where it feels like he’s settled into his groove conditioning-wise,” Kerr said. “He was brilliant. That fourth quarter, he hit one big shot after another. Then, the pass to Buddy in the corner for the three was kind of the one that sealed it.”</p><p>With 16 NBA seasons under his belt, Curry’s still willing to be coached.</p><p>“The beauty of Steph is I can yell at him,” Kerr added. “He let’s me yell at him, which set a tone for the rest of the team.”</p><p>The Warriors will look to go 8-1 against the Cavs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ Draymond Green, De’Anthony Melton get mixed bag of injury updates

<!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', '/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-joins-stephen-curry-on-dubs-injury-list');   ga('set', 'title', 'De’Anthony Melton joins Stephen Curry on Warriors injury list');   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/2024/10/Warriors-news-DeAnthony-Melton-joins-Stephen-Curry-on-Dubs-injury-list.jpg"></figure><h1>De’Anthony Melton joins Stephen Curry on Warriors injury list</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-28T14:22:54-07:00">October 28th, 2:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-28T14:22:54-07:00">October 28th, 2:22pm</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a>Jack Winter is a veteran NBA writer and editor based on the West Coast. He currently lives in Oakland, covering the Golden State Warriors.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors will be especially shorthanded in the backcourt for an upcoming baseball set with the New Orleans Pelicans. De’Anthony Melton will join Stephen Curry on the sidelines on Tuesday and Wednesday at Chase Center, out against the Pelicans due to <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-10-28_03PM.pdf" rel="noopener">right facet inflammation</a> in his back.</p><p>Andrew Wiggins is listed as questionable to play on Tuesday with a low back strain. Brandin Podziemski is the only other player on Golden State’s injury report, listed as available versus the Pelicans while still adjusting to wearing a protective mask for his broken nose.</p><p>Though Steve Kerr stressed on Monday that Golden State is being “careful” with Melton, another flare up of his longstanding back issues is concerning nonetheless. He missed the Dubs’ preseason tilt with the Los Angeles Lakers in Las Vegas due to mid-back tightness, and played just 38 games for the Philadelphia 76ers last season while managing a lumbar spine injury—the only reason a player of Melton’s (healthy) caliber was available in free agency for a one-year deal worth the mid-level exception.</p><h2><b>How will Steve Kerr manage Warriors’ rotation without Steph Curry, De’Anthony Melton?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Warriors-guard-DeAnthony-Melton-goes-after-a-loose-ball-in-preseason-action-vs.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Curry’s absence is the headliner for Golden State, but don’t discount the impact of Melton’s. Both of them sitting out for the Pelicans’ stay in the Bay leaves Brandin Podziemski as Golden State’s lone guard equipped to handle floor-general duties. Draymond Green will certainly do even more ball-handling with Curry and Melton out, while Kyle Anderson—who quietly played just four first-half minutes in Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers—is also likely to sop up additional playmaking opportunities.</p><p>Wiggins being ruled out against the Pelicans would be an especially damning development for the Dubs without Curry and Melton. He turned back the clock to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-andrew-wiggins-early-season-claim-second-scorer-behind-steph-curry">early-career alpha dog status</a> late against the Clippers, running high pick-and-roll and dribble hand-off actions to consistent success as Curry was in the locker room nursing his tender left ankle ankle. A heavier scoring burden would fall on Jonathan Kuminga if Wiggins proves unable to play, affording the third-year forward some much-needed additional reps as an on-ball creator while playing a majority of his minutes at small forward for the first time in his career.</p><p>What’s clear regardless of Wiggins’ status is that consecutive matchups with New Orleans down Curry and Melton stand to prove just how valuable Golden State’s one-through-12 depth really is. Much less certain is who would be best served starting on Tuesday and Wednesday now that Kerr’s roster of planned rotation players is filled with wings, forwards and bigs almost exclusively.</p><p>“I don’t know who I’m gonna start tomorrow,” he said on Monday, per Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area.</p><p>Buddy Hield is much closer to a wing than a point guard, and Gary Payton II is much closer to a big than a wing. But it’s not like deploying a 10-man rotation featuring nine non-guards will provide Golden State the size and athleticism you’d expect from most teams under similar injury-related duress. The Dubs, unfortunately, can’t count on winning the paint battle and owning the glass without Curry and Melton.</p><p>The good news is that it’s no given New Orleans will dominate the interior, either. Rookie Yves Missi is the Pelicans’ only center-sized big, and journeyman Daniel Theis has been starting in the middle for coach Willie Green with Trey Murphy III sidelined by injury. Coming into 2024-25 planning to fully embrace small-ball in the starting five, Trey Murphy III’s injury has forced New Orleans to deploy more traditional lineups. DeJounte Murray recently joining Murphy on the injured list leaves the Pelicans without what seemed like game-changing positional length before the season, too.</p><p>Keep a close eye on Kerr’s rotation and lineups on Tuesday and Wednesday. The injury bug is bound to bite more across the 82-game grind, and these games will serve as a stiff initial litmus test for the new-look Dubs sans Curry.</p><p>Golden State and New Orleans tipoff from Chase Center on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. (PT).</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

De’Anthony Melton joins Stephen Curry on Warriors injury list

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He currently lives in Oakland, covering the Golden State Warriors.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors are finally fully healthy.</p><p>Andrew Wiggins made his long-awaited preseason debut in Tuesday’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers, recovered from a nagging illness. But the Dubs were missing two other key contributors in Sin City after Brandin Podziemski was diagnosed with a broken nose and De’Anthony Melton’s nagging back issues flared up once again.</p><p>Thankfully, both players were back on the floor Thursday in San Francisco, joining their teammates for what Steve Kerr called the “<a href="https://x.com/DaltonJ_Johnson/status/1847004874736890328" rel="noopener">best practice</a>” of the preseason, per Dalton Schultz of NBC Sports Bay Area.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-brandin-podziemski-suffers-broken-nose-regular-season-dawns">Podziemski broke his nose</a> during the third quarter of last Friday’s win over the Sacramento Kings while taking a hand-off from Trayce Jackson-Davis. He missed Tuesday’s game while waiting to be fitted for a protective mask, which he wore a day later at the Dubs’ fan-filled open practice at Chase Center.</p><p>Melton, meanwhile, was a late scratch in Las Vegas due to what Golden State termed “mid-back tightness.” Kerr stressed that the Warriors were simply exercising caution with the 26-year-old, whose stint with the Philadelphia 76ers last season was marred by a lumbar spine injury. Expect them to take similarly proactive measures to protect Melton’s back if he experiences discomfort again during the regular season.</p><h2>Who will start next to Stephen Curry in Warriors’ backcourt?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Warriors-Brandin-Podziemski-questions-a-referee-during-a-preseason-game-against-the-Kings.-1.jpg"><figcaption>D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Melton or Podziemski seemed like the only realistic candidates to start alongside Stephen Curry in the backcourt before Tuesday’s game. But then they were both inactive in Sin City as Wiggins played for the first time, prompting Kerr to open with a big, athletic, defensive-oriented lineup that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-steve-kerr-latest-starting-lineup-represents-warriors-peak-2024-25">represents Golden State’s highest ceiling</a>.</p><p>The Dubs certainly haven’t decided on starting Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga and Trayce Jackson-Davis alongside Curry and Draymond Green. Kerr expressed optimism about that unit’s prospects after beating the Lakers, singling out the importance of Wiggins and Kuminga pushing pace in transition and playing downhill to combat its obvious spacing issues. Shouldering Green with such a heavy playmaking load without another natural ball-handler on the floor other than Curry is less than ideal, too.</p><p>But that balancing act of positives and negatives is unavoidable for Kerr and the coaching staff. They’re trying to settle on a starting lineup and come up with a workable rotation from a roster that goes legitimately 12-deep, but has obvious holes nonetheless.</p><p>Melton doesn’t have the positional size Wiggins does at shooting guard, making it more difficult for the Warriors to switch across four positions defensively. He’s not as threatening a multi-level scorer as Wiggins and only a slightly more reliable three-point shooter.</p><p>Podziemski, by contrast, provides real playmaking ingenuity next to Curry, the type of “connector” who always makes the game easier for his teammates in the open floor and halfcourt by cutting, screening and mapping the floor one step ahead of the action. The sophomore guard is no on-ball stopper despite his rugged commitment to defense, though, and doesn’t have the knockdown jumper off the catch, dribble or movement that would make long-range shooting his trump card.</p><p>The good news for Melton and Podziemski? Unlike Moses Moody, whose offseason improvement has been as glaring as anyone’s during exhibition play, they’re virtually guaranteed a spot in the nightly lineup. Kerr has made clear he wants a cemented starting five and prefers a set rotation, but the Warriors’ excess of quality depth may f<a href="https://x.com/BySamGordon/status/1847030037520044130">orce his hand into a different approach</a> this season.</p><p>“We have a lot of flexibility this year and that’s what I’m really excited about,” he said on Thursday, per Sam Gordon of the <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>. “…Maybe it’s not the same 10 every night. We’ve got to see how it plays out.”</p><p>Don’t be surprised if Golden State uses Friday’s final preseason game against the Lakers as a dress rehearsal for the 82-game grind now that his team has reached full health. No matter where Melton and Podziemski fall in the lineup, Dub Nation is bound to see plenty of them over the next few months.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski, De’Anthony Melton injury updates complicate lineup decisions

<!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', '/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-reacts-to-11-year-old-stephen-curry-tweet-going-viral');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton reacts to 11-year-old Stephen Curry tweet going viral');   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/Warriors-DeAnthony-Melton-reacts-to-11-year-old-Stephen-Curry-tweet-going-viral.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton reacts to 11-year-old Stephen Curry tweet going viral</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-03T10:33:28-07:00">July 3rd, 10:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-04T08:12:15-07:00">July 4th, 8:12am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There was a time when there were plenty of doubts surrounding Stephen Curry’s likelihood of reaching his superstar potential. After all, Curry was coming off a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-rare-was-stephen-currys-ankle-injury-recovery">plethora of ankle issues</a> that limited him to just 26 games played during the 2011-12 season. But the 2012-13 campaign proved to be Curry’s breakout, and this was when it became apparent that, sooner or later, he would lead the Warriors to greatness. Heck, even a 14-year-old De’Anthony Melton believed this to be the case.</p><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-replaces-klay-thompson-12-8-million-contract">Warriors signing Melton</a> to a one-year, $12.8 million contract, one of the 26-year-old’s old tweets have resurfaced. Back on May 7, 2013, Melton expressed his support of Curry and the Warriors during their second-round tussle against the San Antonio Spurs with a tweet that has <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/deanthony-melton-receipts-faith-warriors-steph-curry" rel="noopener">aged rather well</a>.</p><p>“I believe in curry right now,” Melton wrote.</p><p>De’Anthony Melton saw that his old tweet resurfaced and he re-echoed his sentiment, sharing an Instagram post made by the House of Highlights account to his own story, with the caption “😂😂😂 always believed”.</p><p>When Melton tweeted out his unwavering belief in Stephen Curry’s ability to lead the Warriors, the Dubs were coming off a heartbreaking two-point loss in Game 1 of their second-round matchup against the heavily favored Spurs. Curry was a monster during that 129-127 overtime loss, tallying 44 points on 18-35 shooting from the field, including a few clutch baskets, to almost lead the Dubs to an upset series-opening win.</p><p>Fast forward to 11 years later, and here is Curry, still playing at a high level for a Warriors team that’s looking to improve upon a 46-win season that wasn’t enough for them to make the playoffs. Now, Melton can do his part in helping the Dubs make the most out of the remaining high-caliber years of Curry’s career.</p><h2>De’Anthony Melton could be one of the most underrated pickups of the summer</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Philadelphia-76ers-guard-DeAnthony-Melton.jpg"></figure><p>De’Anthony Melton endured a rough, injury-riddled 2023-24 campaign with the Philadelphia 76ers. But when healthy, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-honest-stance-on-re-signing-with-philly-in-free-agency">Melton is a quality floor-spacer</a> who is not afraid to put up a fight on the defensive end of the court.</p><p>Melton gets his hands dirty, playing the passing lanes at an elite level while always being in the grill of opposing ballhandlers. He is averaging 1.4 steals for his career to this point even though he has come off the bench in 204 of his 350 career games, which is simply a testament to how solid his defensive instincts are.</p><p>The 26-year old guard can also get hot in a hurry from beyond the arc; in 23 of his 38 games last season, he made two or more triples. During the 2022-23 campaign, he made at least two shots from beyond the arc in 46 outings. He even has a game where he made eight triples. Melton might be streaky, but his three-and-D package makes him a solid two-way fit for the Warriors despite his 6’2 frame.</p><p>For the mid-level exception, the Warriors could not have gotten a much better player than De’Anthony Melton. He may not move the needle on his own, but for a team that has always prided itself on the defensive end of the court, he will be a useful connective piece who makes life easier for every one of his teammates.</p><h2>Warriors making moves</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kyle-Anderson-dribbles-the-ball-during-Timberwolves-Jazz-game.jpg"></figure><p>The Warriors may not be too accommodating of their raucous fanbase’s demands, but they have made a few quality moves this offseason to bolster the roster in the aftermath of Klay Thompson and Chris Paul’s departures. Those departures have gotten the Warriors’ player payroll below the tax apron, which has then made it easier for them to spread the wealth more evenly down the roster.</p><p>The Dubs, in addition to bringing in De’Anthony Melton, also added Kyle Anderson in a sign-and-trade using the trade exception generated from the Thompson deal. Anderson was a huge part of the Minnesota Timberwolves team that made the Western Conference Finals, and he fits the Warriors’ DNA of hard-nosed defense, preternatural playmaking, and unbridled selfishness.</p><p>Anderson also gives the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-continue-roster-rebuild-timberwolves-sign-trade">Warriors some positional flexibility</a> and he approximates the impact Draymond Green has on the team. For a three-year, $27 million deal, it’s hard not to see the Anderson acquisition as anything other than a win.</p><p>And then there’s the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-serious-trade-talks-76ers-buddy-hield">Warriors’ pending acquisition</a> of historically great sharpshooter Buddy Hield in another sign-and-trade, this time with the 76ers. Hield is a three-point machine who will flourish in the Warriors’ system, and he is the rare player who is on par with the outside marksmanship of Klay Thompson.</p><p>Like De’Anthony Melton 11 years ago, it might be time for the Warriors fanbase to start believing again — especially if they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-jonathan-kuminga-focused-trade-proposal-lands-jazz-star-lauri-markkanen">manage to acquire Lauri Markkanen</a> from the Utah Jazz.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton reacts to 11-year-old Stephen Curry tweet going viral

<!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', '/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-replaces-klay-thompson-12-8-million-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'De’Anthony Melton replaces Klay Thompson on Warriors with $12.8 million contract');   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/DeAnthony-Melton-replaces-Klay-Thompson-with-12.8-million-contract.jpg"></figure><h1>De’Anthony Melton replaces Klay Thompson on Warriors with $12.8 million contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-01T12:40:56-07:00">July 1st, 12:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-01T16:01:55-07:00">July 1st, 4:01pm</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 Golden State Warriors and free agent guard De’Anthony Melton have <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1807851799413436833" rel="noopener">agreed</a> to a one-year, $12.8 million contract, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. News of Melton joining the Warriors comes minutes after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-klay-thompson-contract-free-agency">Klay Thompson officially decided</a> to leave Golden State in order to join the defending Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>As a result of Thompson’s departure, the Warriors are in uncharted territory as a franchise. Not only are the Warriors tasked with forming a new roster around Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, but the franchise is operating with financial flexibility for the first time in forever.</p><p>Melton, who is a valuable 3-and-D combo guard, now joins Curry in the backcourt after signing for what appears to be the full non-taxpayer mid-level exception, which will hard cap the Warriors at the $178.1 million first apron.</p><p>The 26-year-old guard joins the Warriors after previously spending the last two seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers. There, Melton averaged 10.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game over the last two years while shooting 37.9 percent from 3-point range.</p><p>His defensive versatility and shooting abilities are what make Melton a valuable addition for a Warriors organization scrambling to remain relevant in the Western Conference.</p><p>Unfortunately for Melton, he only played in 38 games this past year for the 76ers due to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-sounds-off-return-from-back-injury-win-vs-pistons" rel="noopener">ongoing back issues</a>.</p><p>Thompson’s departure appeared to be inevitable over the last few weeks leading up to free agency, but now everything is surreal for the Warriors.</p><p>This will mark the first time since the 2010-11 season that Klay will not be alongside Steph and Draymond in a Warriors jersey, effectively ending what was one of the most dominant dynasties the NBA had seen since Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the 90s.</p><p>Just because Thompson is gone doesn’t mean the Warriors are going to rebuild. That is why they made the move for Melton, bringing him in on a one-year contract that allows the franchise to compete while also maintaining financial flexibility heading into the next offseason.</p><h2><b>De’Anthony Melton’s role with Warriors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Philadelphia-76ers-guard-DeAnthony-Melton.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>With the Warriors, Melton will likely fill the role of the team’s sixth man behind Curry and Brandin Podziemski in the backcourt. This was the role that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-klay-thompson-cites-manu-ginobili-as-inspiration-behind-bench-role-acceptance">Golden State wanted Thompson to take</a> for the 2024-25 season, resulting in the four-time champion looking elsewhere for starting opportunities.</p><p>Much like how the Warriors utilized Donte DiVincenzo a few seasons ago as a serviceable role player off the bench, Melton will fill a key scoring and defensive need in both the primary and secondary units.</p><p>Throughout his entire career, Melton has been a valuable secondary talent, as he has averaged 9.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game while shooting 36.9 percent from 3-point range in six full NBA seasons.</p><p>Melton really burst onto the scene during the 2020-21 season when he played in 52 games for the Memphis Grizzlies, helping them knock off the Warriors in the Western Conference play-in tournament. The Grizzlies guard earned votes for Sixth Man of the Year the following 2021-22 season.</p><p>After averaging double-digit points in each of the last three seasons, Melton will now look to help the Warriors get back to the playoffs and maintain their status as real contenders in the Western Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

De’Anthony Melton replaces Klay Thompson on Warriors with $12.8 million contract

<!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', '/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-honest-stance-on-re-signing-with-philly-in-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'De’Anthony Melton’s honest stance on re-signing with 76ers in free agency');   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/2024/05/76ers-DeAnthony-Melton.jpeg"></figure><h1>De’Anthony Melton’s honest stance on re-signing with 76ers in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-03T12:56:02-07:00">May 3rd, 12:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-03T12:56:02-07:00">May 3rd, 12:56pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHILADELPHIA — De’Anthony Melton was one of the Philadelphia 76ers’ marquee additions in the 2022 offseason. He exemplified their stated commitment to players who could provide consistent value on both ends of the floor, immediately becoming the sixth man and spot starter with his versatile blend of a 3-and-D skillset. But injuries to his back derailed his second season with the Sixers and calls into question his future with the team.</p><p>Melton missed almost the entirety of the second half of the 2023-24 season due to a nagging back issue. He saw just seven minutes of playoff action this season after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-targeting-comeback-for-game-3-vs-knicks">working through several flare-ups</a> that ended his returns to the court. In the 38 regular-season games he played, he averaged a career-best 11.1 points per game along with 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals.</p><p>“I got a better gauge on what I need to work on and understanding what I gotta do just to make it through a full season,” Melton said, adding that strengthening his glutes, hamstrings and core will help him take the stress off his back. Surgery was discussed, he said, but it’s not something he needs right now.</p><p>Melton, who said he only had “a short year” because of his injury problems, is hitting unrestricted free agency along with nine other 76ers teammates. His experience in Philly, he said, has felt like having four teams in that two-year window. It’s easy to see why for one of just five players who started 2022-23 and ended 2023-24 in Philly (along with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris and Paul Reed).</p><p>Despite all the moving parts, Melton enjoyed the teammates he played alongside and has consistently voiced a belief that the team is one of the best in the NBA.</p><p>“I mean, for sure,” he said to the idea of re-signing with Philly. “I would love to. But, you know, it’s not up to me and I understand that. It is what it is and I understand that it’s a business.”</p><p>Melton has carved out a nice place with the 76ers, becoming close friends quickly with Maxey, earning the respect of teammates and coaches and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-daryl-morey-paul-reed-deanthony-melton-host-community-chess-competition">hosting an annual chess tournament</a> for local students. The 25-year-old said that he loves the city and the passionate fans. For a player looking to remain on a competitive team for the rest of his prime, Philly suits him nicely — especially given how much he believes in the team.</p><p>“I do feel like it’s unfinished business,” he said, “and I do feel like with the core that we do have, it’s one of the better ones with just everything that it brings to the table.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">De’Anthony Melton on the Sixers having unfinished business/how that factors into his desire to return: <a href="https://t.co/zbnWyBA1ur">pic.twitter.com/zbnWyBA1ur</a></p><p>— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1786442133282471992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The unfinished business is more than just helping the 76ers go on a deep playoff run. It’s for him simply getting back on the court and contributing. While he may not have been enough to flip the outcome of Philly’s loss to the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs, he missed out on the chance to play in the playoffs. He admitted that it hurt to have to watch from the sideline. Although he was active for the back half of the series, not being a consistent rotation player for months made it <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1784675845082136887" rel="noopener">hard to turn back to him</a>.</p><p>The 76ers have a lot of cap space but also have to make some serious upgrades to their roster. They used a first-round pick to acquire Melton, adding to the motivation to keep him around for more than just two seasons (really one and a half because of his injuries). The feelings appear to be mutual, though it remains to be seen if the two sides will be able to come to an agreement in what should be a very busy offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

De’Anthony Melton’s honest stance on re-signing with 76ers in free agency

<!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', '/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-targeting-comeback-for-game-3-vs-knicks');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ De’Anthony Melton targeting comeback for Game 3 vs. Knicks');   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/2024/04/76ers-DeAnthony-Melton-1.jpeg"></figure><h1>76ers’ De’Anthony Melton targeting comeback for Game 3 vs. Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-24T12:24:06-07:00">April 24th, 12:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-24T12:24:06-07:00">April 24th, 12:24pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, N.J. — De’Anthony Melton is aiming to make his return to the court for the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 against the New York Knicks. Melton’s lingering back injury has kept him sidelined for all but seven games over the last four months but he is now on track to be ready for the playoffs.</p><p>“Yesterday, I was able to get up and down, get some live action. So that was really good for me and my body,” Melton said. “Today, I went through practice, so I’m feeling good. I’m feeling good. I’m ready for the game tomorrow and we’ll see how it goes.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">De’Anthony Melton: “I’m feeling good. I’m ready for the game tomorrow.” <a href="https://t.co/NRBIi9H1uD">pic.twitter.com/NRBIi9H1uD</a></p><p>— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1783171588537364547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Nick Nurse anticipates that Melton will be listed as questionable for Game 3 on Thursday. “There’s a chance that he can possibly be available,” the 76ers head coach said.</p><p>Melton has dealt with a back injury for months now, playing in just seven of Philly’s 53 games since New Year’s Day and not playing 20 minutes in a game since January 12. He has been derailed twice in a return to play, missing the 76ers’ regular-season finale, play-in game and the first two games of the first-round series. Nurse <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-robert-covington-get-worrisome-injury-updates-ahead-of-nba-playoffs" rel="noopener">said Melton’s injury was “concerning”</a> and didn’t anticipate that he would be available for the play-in game, which the Sixers won against the Miami Heat.</p><p>In his most recent comeback, Melton <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-sounds-off-return-from-back-injury-win-vs-pistons">looked solid</a> after missing 21 straight games. The nature of his injury is unpredictable and fragile, making it tough for the 76ers to know if Melton will be available or when he’ll have to miss more time. He said that he and the team’s medical staff have exercised more caution in his latest recovery.</p><p>Now that Melton anticipates a return, the 76ers will be one step closer to being at full strength.</p><p>“I feel like when this team is fully healthy and we got everybody going, I feel like we’re the best team in the league,” Melton said. “I feel like we’ve all felt like that even from the beginning of the year. [I] understand we have had a lot of trades, but honestly, we’ve gotten better after the trade deadline.”</p><h2><b>De’Anthony Melton targeting return for 76ers’ Game 3 vs. Knicks</b></h2><p>Melton was a starter for the 76ers earlier in the season when they mowed down teams night after night. He was a great complement to Tyrese Maxey, providing defense and shooting. Although Kyle Lowry is in the starting lineup as the other guard, Melton could still be a valuable contributor if his back allows him to be.</p><p>The 76ers need more production from their bench to keep pace with the Knicks, whose reserves have outscored Philly’s by <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/traditional?sort=PTS&amp;dir=-1&amp;SeasonType=Playoffs&amp;StarterBench=Bench&amp;PerMode=Totals" rel="noopener">a whopping 58-17 margin</a>. Those figures are on complete opposite ends of the leaderboard for this year’s playoffs so far. Having Melton back will give Philly a boost in bench production.</p><p>Although Melton’s not someone who is going to frequently create his own offense, he is a very solid spot-up shooter who can knock down looks from deep or put the ball on the deck to blow by closeouts. He’s also a versatile defender who can help make life harder for Jalen Brunson and keep up with New York on fast breaks.</p><p>Returning to play by jumping right into a playoff series is hard enough as it is. Throw in the problems Melton’s injury has given him and it makes it unclear how much he can provide for the 76ers. Even if he doesn’t end up playing, the fact that he’s simply approaching availability is a testament to his work ethic.</p><p>Maxey recognizes how hard Melton has worked to return, calling it a “journey” that his backcourt mate has not wavered in.</p><p>“There’s never been a moment that he’s been down. He’s worked every single day to try to come back. He hasn’t given up,” Maxey said. “And as a teammate, all you can do is appreciate something like that. And if he’s able to come back, I think he can change the series and it’d be great.”</p><p>Melton said that rehabbing is tough because of how “some days feel better than others and then you go two days when you’re real sore.” Just being away from the team was tough, even for someone who likes to be alone sometimes. The multiple returns and flare-ups have made this a particularly rocky injury trail. Hopefully for Melton, this last incident is the final uphill hike.</p><p>The 76ers need to do something to get back in this first-round series against the Knicks. If all goes well, they could have a very well-rounded, playoff-tested veteran back in action to help them defend home court.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ De’Anthony Melton targeting comeback for Game 3 vs. Knicks

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He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHILADELPHIA — After missing the Philadelphia 76ers’ final regular-season game, Joel Embiid should be ready to go on Wednesday when the Sixers host the Miami Heat in a play-in game. However, De’Anthony Melton and Robert Covington are unlikely to be available.</p><p>After the 76ers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-nets-instant-breakdown-regular-season-finale">concluded their regular season</a> with a win over the Brooklyn Nets, Nick Nurse said that Embiid was held out as a precautionary measure and said he should be ready to go against Miami. He also provided the latest injury updates on Melton and Covington, who have respectively dealt with brutal back and knee injuries over the last several months.</p><p>Melton is now dealing with the second reaggravation of a back injury that has forced him to miss all but five games since the New Year. He made his second return earlier this week, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-sounds-off-return-from-back-injury-win-vs-pistons">playing 15 minutes and looking good</a>, but now could be sidelined again. Nurse said that he has “always had concern” with the problems Melton’s back has given him.</p><p>“It’s kind of the second time we’ve gone through holding him out, trying to treat him, getting him to a place where he thinks he can play, played a couple of games, then he went out again for a long stretch, we bring him back, he plays one game and he’s out again. I just think it’s very difficult,” Nurse said. “I think we’re in the same situation; they’re gonna continue to treat him, try to get him better. We’re hoping for a long run here, so there’s still always time as this goes to get him back and have him be a factor in this thing. But it is concerning.”</p><p>Nurse didn’t definitively say either way whether Melton could play on Wednesday but said that it would take “probably a bit of a journey” for him to alleviate this new issue and be ready to play after playing just 21 total minutes of basketball over two games since the start of March.</p><p>Covington is almost certainly not going to be available for the playoffs. While he has been able to get some work in <a href="https://x.com/PompeyOnSixers/status/1769425352676331944" rel="noopener">on the court</a>, it’s not enough to be available for games.</p><p>“Nope, I don’t think so,” Nurse said when asked if it’s possible for Covington to return soon. “This hasn’t made enough progress. We did get him on the court a couple of times last week and just hasn’t made enough progress to be able to move well enough without pain.”</p><p>The 76ers do have a good amount of depth on the wings with Nico Batum, Buddy Hield and Ricky Council IV coming off the bench. But not having Melton and Covington is a huge bummer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ De’Anthony Melton, Robert Covington get worrisome injury updates ahead of NBA playoffs

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He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHILADELPHIA — After a month of rehabbing a lingering back injury, De’Anthony Melton made his return to the court in the Philadelphia 76ers’ win over the Detroit Pistons.</p><p>Melton has played in just five games since the New Year, missing the last 21 games after reaggravating a back injury in his third game following an 18-game absence. As the 76ers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-pistons-instant-breakdown-joel-embiid">took care of business</a> against the Pistons thanks to a monster Joel Embiid performance, Melton eased his way back into the game and contributed to the victory.</p><p>“I mean, throughout the whole process, it was a lot of ups and downs,” Melton said. “Some days, it was better than others. Definitely, there was a little doubt that crept into my mind. But I just tried to stay with it and every day, just take it moment by moment. And now we’re here.”</p><p>Melton said the pain felt like “a pinch in my back” and that he felt it throughout his everyday life. Returning stronger, he added, was the most important aspect of his first game back.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">De’Anthony Melton said the back pain he dealt with felt like getting pinched. He said he felt it in his everyday life, which tipped him off to how serious his injury was.</p><p>“Now I feel a lot better. I feel a lot stronger, too, and I think that’s the most important thing.” <a href="https://t.co/3NuTY3YWKj">pic.twitter.com/3NuTY3YWKj</a></p><p>— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1777885615645679797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As Melton checked into the game for the first time, the Wells Fargo Center crowd greeted him with <a href="https://x.com/evacaitlyn_/status/1777846563114516946" rel="noopener">a warm ovation</a>. In just under 16 minutes, he recorded five points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals on 2-9 shooting. He said it felt “great” to get back out on the court with his teammates.</p><p>“It was great. I mean, he sucked today,” Embiid joked when asked about having Melton back, “but it was great to have him. He’s gonna be a big piece. As we’re getting healthy, just what he adds — shot-making ability, defense, a little bit of playmaking, another guard — I think he’s gonna help us a lot.”</p><h2><b>De’Anthony Melton returns from injury in 76ers’ win vs. Pistons</b></h2><p>76ers head coach Nick Nurse was pleased with what he saw from Melton in his return. “I think the main thing, I thought he looked very good movement-wise,” he said. “I think he was springy and quick and stuff like that.”</p><p>Nurse pointed to Melton’s poor shooting but acknowledged that after so much time off, it wasn’t too surprising. He was pleased with the “really good” shots he attempted, which included five catch-and-shoot three-point attempts, only one of which found the bottom of the net.</p><p>When he discussed his injury previously, Melton said that the rehab work focused on making sure the issue <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-provides-hopeful-update-recovery-from-back-injury">didn’t flare up again</a>, which he did by taking things slower and making some tweaks to his treatment plan. Staying home on road trips when the 76ers traveled afforded him the space to take his recovery at his own pace. But it did leave him missing his teammates a lot.</p><p>“Man, I was so bored,” he said, “but I got to play a lot of video games, which wasn’t that bad. When they came back, it was just a breath of fresh air, you know what I mean? It’s like after spring break, you get back to school and you see all your friends’ stuff, new fits, all that stuff. It just felt good to see their faces and joke with them and stuff like that.”</p><p>Melton’s role with the team going forward is uncertain. With Tyrese Maxey occupying one starting guard spot and Kyle Lowry looking really good in the other spot, a bench role seems to be the most likely one in the cards. Nurse said that Melton could return to the starting lineup “at some point” but added that, because starting “almost automatically” sets a player up to play a minute count somewhere in the high 20s or low 30s at least, Melton won’t be reinserted into that spot right away.</p><p>De’Anthony Melton making a return from such a stingy back injury is already a wonderful accomplishment. It’s unclear what he’ll give the 76ers in the playoffs but the fact that he is simply able to provide something is great news.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

De’Anthony Melton sounds off on return from back injury in 76ers’ win vs. Pistons

<!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', '/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-provides-hopeful-update-recovery-from-back-injury');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ De’Anthony Melton provides hopeful update on recovery from back injury');   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/2024/03/76ers-DeAnthony-Melton.jpeg"></figure><h1>76ers’ De’Anthony Melton provides hopeful update on recovery from back injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-15T14:01:58-07:00">March 15th, 2:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-15T14:04:18-07:00">March 15th, 2:04pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, N.J. — De’Anthony Melton has missed 29 of the Philadelphia 76ers’ last 34 games as he navigates a lingering back injury. While he still has a lot to work on, the latest update from the Sixers’ 3-and-D guard is that his progress is trending upward.</p><p>As he looks to get back to the court for the 76ers, Melton hosted a community event at the team’s practice facility. The Melton’s Make Your Move chess event, which he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-deanthony-melton-explains-how-life-is-like-a-game-of-chess" rel="noopener">hosted last year</a> around the same time, invited 20 students from Camden Academy Charter High School and The Knight School for an afternoon of <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1768713793528328610?s=20" rel="noopener">friendly matches</a> against himself, teammate Paul Reed, team president of basketball operations Daryl Morey and professional chess player Levy Rozman.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">De’Anthony Melton’s second Melton’s Make Your Move chess event is underway here at the Sixers’ Camden complex.</p><p>Melton, Paul Reed, Daryl Morey and pro chess player Levy Rozman are hosting 20 students from Camden Academy Charter High School and The Knight School for the event <a href="https://t.co/wq4ioEoGNC">pic.twitter.com/wq4ioEoGNC</a></p><p>— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1768711396257153476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>When asked about his back after the event, Melton said that he is “feeling good. Just trying to go day by day, see where it’s at. Every day could be different so just trying to keep going with it.”</p><p>Last week, the 76ers announced Melton had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-robert-covington-get-critical-injury-timeline-updates" rel="noopener">started an “offloading period”</a> in his rehab and will be reevaluated after approximately two weeks. He continues to work his way back from a lengthy absence, as does Joel Embiid and Robert Covington.</p><p>At the start of 2024, Melton missed three games with lumbar spine soreness. He then played two games before being ruled out for 18 straight games due to a lumbar spine stress response. In his third game back from that return, a road matchup against the Boston Celtics, Melton experienced back spasms and was ruled out midgame. “Taking another hit, and I think it just finally gave out,” he said about the back issue that forced him back to the sideline. </p><p>Melton has now missed the 76ers’ last eight games and is slated to miss more. Fortunately, his approach should help him avoid reaggravating the issue. “What I’m doing now is gonna definitely help me with it not returning,” he said. “I think how I’m going about it and the time I’ve taken, I think I’ll be good.”</p><p>Melton said he didn’t have the words for how frustrating it has been to work through this back problem. The 76ers have dealt with other injuries in that time, such as Tyrese Maxey’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-sounds-off-return-concussion-loss-knicks" rel="noopener">concussion</a> and Tobias Harris’ right ankle sprain that has him questionable to play in Philly’s next game. They’re trying to avoid the play-in tournament but seem bound for it at this point. Getting Melton healthy again will provide them with important depth as they try to pick off wins here and there.</p><p>While De’Anthony Melton’s recovery is not yet done, he’s keeping his mindset right as it approaches its eventual end. “It is what it is,” the 76ers guard said. “Keep going about it day by day, wake up, figure it out.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ De’Anthony Melton provides hopeful update on recovery from back injury

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He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers announced injury updates for De’Anthony Melton and Robert Covington as the team looks to regain full health before the playoffs.</p><p>Nick Nurse said ahead of the 76ers’ matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies that there is no update yet on Joel Embiid as he works back from a meniscus procedure. While an update on him <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1754883623440834809?s=20" rel="noopener">should be announced soon</a>, the team did provide updated timelines for Covington and Melton, who are respectively working back from a bone bruise in his left knee and lumbar spine bone stress.</p><p>The Sixers said in their announcement that Covington is “progressing in his rehabilitation program with the goal of beginning on-court activities over the next 7-10 days. He remains out and will be re-evaluated in approximately one week.”</p><p>Covington has been out for two full months with his knee issues, missing 29 consecutive games. The 33-year-old forward has yet to play a game in the calendar month of 2024.</p><p>Melton, the team’s announcement said, has “begun an offloading period and will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks.“</p><p>After missing 18 straight games, Melton suffered back spasms <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-crushing-injury-update-after-returning-3-games" rel="noopener">just three games into his return</a>. Back issues have limited the 25-year-old guard at various this season, none more serious than what he has dealt with over the past several weeks.</p><p>Both Covington and Melton provide three-point shooting and defense that give the 76ers improved depth. With the team setting its sights on a championship — plus both players being in the final year of their respective contracts — their desire to get back to the court is immense.</p><p>The Sixers, who are the Eastern Conference’s seventh seed at the moment, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-kyle-lowry-ruled-out-for-matchup-vs-grizzlies" rel="noopener">will be without</a> Tyrese Maxey (concussion) and Kyle Lowry (rest) against the Grizzlies. Nurse said that Maxey is “doing okay” and that he’s still experiencing some mild symptoms.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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