<!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', '/lakers-news-anthony-davis-presence-shake-milton-selfish-admission-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Anthony Davis’ presence leaves Shake Milton making ‘selfish’ admission after trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Anthony-Davis-presence-leaves-Shake-Milton-making-selfish-admission-after-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Anthony Davis’ presence leaves Shake Milton making ‘selfish’ admission after trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-02T19:12:14-08:00">January 2nd, 7:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-02T19:12:14-08:00">January 2nd, 7:12pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LOS ANGELES – When it comes to defense, the Los Angeles Lakers’ game-plan starts and ends with Anthony Davis. The Lakers’ big man is one of the best and most versatile defenders in the NBA. So when you add a defensive-minded player like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-when-dorian-finney-smith-shake-milton-make-la-debuts">Shake Milton, the way the Lakers did via trade with the Brooklyn Nets</a>, that opens up a ton of possibilities on that end of the court.</p><p>Following the Lakers’ 122-110 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, Shake Milton spoke why he’s excited about playing alongside Anthony Davis and what the defense can look like.</p><p>“Selfishly, having someone like AD down there, it makes you feel like you could take more chances. You can be a little bit more aggressive, you can be a little bit more physical,” Milton said. “Knowing that if you get beat, you never want to get blown by, but if that were to happen, you got somebody like him at the rim to protect and help you out. So from that aspect, I’m super excited about that. Just to be able to kind of continue what I’ve been doing and make an impact.”</p><p>The Lakers actually brought Milton in for a workout ahead of the 2018 NBA Draft, where he actually talked about the <a href="https://nbaanalysis.net/what-shake-milton-said-about-working-out-for-la-lakers-in-2018-shows-hes-exactly-what-the-team-needs/" rel="noopener">defensive energy he could bring</a> if the team drafted him, as per Dan Coombs of NBA Analysis. Milton was ultimately selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the No. 54 overall pick in 2018.</p><p>Seven seasons later, he now gets the opportunity to make that defensive impact he spoke about.</p><h2><b>Shake Milton’s role with Lakers</b></h2><p>While Dorian Finney-Smith was the main piece for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-dangelo-russell-breaks-silence-return-brooklyn-after-lakers-trade">Lakers in the trade that sent D’Angelo Russell to the Nets</a>, Milton has been given the opportunity to also prove his worth.</p><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-gabe-vincent-worrisome-injury-update-cavs-clash">Gabe Vincent currently sidelined due to an oblique injury</a>, Milton is next in line in terms of the Lakers’ backup point guard. He made his Lakers’ debut on Dec. 31 against the Cavs, and he finished with six points and two rebounds while shooting 50 percent (2-0f-4) from three-point range in ten minutes of play.</p><p>But while consistent three-point shooting is something Milton brings, it’s the defensive end of the court where he really sees himself standing out.</p><p>“One thing I was doing a lot in Brooklyn, they kind of forced us to, we were picking up 94 feet, I think I definitely want to do that,” Milton said. “It just helps me kind of get in the flow and it gets your competitive juices flowing. So I definitely want to try to add that to the repertoire. And hopefully I could bring some type of extra energy to this team, I think that would be really big. I can make an impact in that area.”</p><p>In 27 games with the Nets this season, Milton was averaging 7.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists with splits of 46.5 percent shooting from the field, 38.9 percent shooting from the three-point line and 75.8 percent shooting from the free-throw line. In his final game with the Nets, he finished with 16 points and 12 assists.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Davis’ presence leaves Shake Milton making ‘selfish’ admission after trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-when-dorian-finney-smith-shake-milton-make-la-debuts');   ga('set', 'title', 'When Dorian Finney-Smith, Shake Milton will make Lakers’ debuts');   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/2024/12/When-Dorian-Finney-Smith-Shake-Milton-will-make-LA-debuts.jpg"></figure><h1>When Dorian Finney-Smith, Shake Milton will make Lakers’ debuts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-30T13:50:24-08:00">December 30th, 1:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-30T14:15:07-08:00">December 30th, 2:15pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers recently improved their team, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dangelo-russell-trade-nets-4-player-trade">acquiring Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton</a> from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for D’Angelo Russell and Maxwell Lewis. But what Lakers fans are now waiting to find out is when they’ll see their new players in action, and it sounds like it’ll be <a href="https://x.com/mcten/status/1873832179383623868?s=46&amp;t=vnLDgTn4yNZudl1UzUUjJA" rel="noopener">sooner than later</a>, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.</p><p>“JJ Redick says the hope for the Lakers is to have Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton in the lineup Tuesday vs. CLE. Redick says he will keep the same starting lineup, however,” McMenamin wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>When Finney-Smith and Milton do play, Lakers fans will be excited about what they are able to bring to the team. Finney-Smith has been known as a 3-and-D player throughout his career, and Milton is one of the better perimeter shooters in the league. They should be able to fit in seamlessly with the Lakers’ current roster, and it’ll be interesting to see what their roles look like as the season progresses and they get acclimated.</p><h2>Lakers acquire much-needed depth in Nets trade</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dorian-Finney-Smith_e078ee.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Lakers had been in trade rumors for a while, and they were able to get something done to help improve their team as the season progresses. They now have much-needed wing depth, and Finney-Smith is a solid defender that they could use. A day before the trade, there were rumors that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-why-brooklyn-rejected-grizzlies-dorian-finney-smith-offer-featuring-first-rounder">Memphis Grizzlies were close to acquiring Finney-Smith</a>, but the first-round pick that they were offering was heavily protected and didn’t have a real chance of conveying.</p><p>Instead, the Nets decided to make a deal with the Lakers, and in return, they got Russell and Lewis. For the past two seasons, Russell had been up-and-down with the Lakers, but when Redick was hired, it felt like things might get better. Instead, Russell ended up getting moved to the bench as the backup point guard, and he wasn’t as effective as he used to be.</p><p>Russell now goes back to the Nets, where he once played and helped get to the playoffs, but this time around, it looks like they’re in the rebuilding phase. He can help the team since they don’t have a point guard after trading Dennis Schroder, or they may look to buy him out so he can go to a contending team. By the end of the season, we’ll see if this was either a win-win for both teams or if one organization ended up getting luckier than the other.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

When Dorian Finney-Smith, Shake Milton will make Lakers’ debuts

<!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', '/knicks-news-shake-milton-expected-agree-contract-pistons-buyout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks, Shake Milton expected to agree to contract after Pistons buyout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/New_York_Shake_Milton_expected_to_agree_to_contract_after_Pistons_buyout.webp"></figure><h1>Knicks, Shake Milton expected to agree to contract after Pistons buyout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-02T16:21:29-08:00">March 2nd, 4:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-02T16:21:29-08:00">March 2nd, 4:21pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks are reportedly on the verge of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-shake-milton-hits-buyout-market-with-hopes-of-joining-a-contender" rel="noopener">adding veteran guard</a> Shake Milton to their roster, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</p><p>“ESPN Sources: Shake Milton is planning to sign with the New York Knicks upon clearing waivers. Milton agreed to a contract buyout with Detroit and will be eligible for the Knicks’ playoff roster. Guard gives immediate help to an injury-riddled roster.”</p><h2><b>Shake Milton to return to the Atlantic Division with the Knicks</b></h2><p>Milton, who played his first several seasons in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers,  is on the waivers following a recent agreement with the Detroit Pistons to have his contract bought out, putting him on track to be a free agent. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-ongoing-struggles-bad-news-randle-anunoby-out-another-week" rel="noopener">Knicks are banged up</a> and could use another healthy body to help them gain some consistency. New York is still among the top teams in the Eastern Conference with a 35-25 record entering Saturday but has lost seven of their last 10 games. At the moment, they are 12.5 games out of first place.</p><p>Milton started the 2023-24 NBA season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who signed him to a two-year $10 million contract back in July but was traded before the February trade deadline to the Detroit Pistons along with Troy Brown Jr. and a 2030 second-rounder for guard Monte Morris. He only appeared in four games for the Pistons, making no starts and scoring just a total of 27 points to go with 18 rebounds, six assists, and two steals in 63 minutes.</p><p>Overall in the 2023-24 NBA season so far, the 27-year-old Milton is averaging 13.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per 36 minutes while shooting 40.3 percent from the field and 27.4 percent from the 3-point region.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks, Shake Milton expected to agree to contract after Pistons buyout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-shake-milton-reported-interest-gambo-arizona-sports-pistons-buyout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Should Suns sign Shake Milton for final roster spot?');   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/milton.webp"></figure><h1>Should Suns sign Shake Milton for final roster spot?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-02T14:03:01-08:00">March 2nd, 2:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-02T14:03:01-08:00">March 2nd, 2:03pm</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a>Trevor Booth is a beat writer covering the Phoenix Suns, in addition to working as an associate editor. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Phoenix Suns reportedly <a href="https://twitter.com/Gambo987/status/1763953057371697181" rel="noopener">have interest</a> in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-shouts-out-phoenix-legend-helping-rough-times" rel="noopener">recently-released</a> Shake Milton, who had played with the Minnesota Timberwolves prior to a deal in which he was acquired and then released by Detroit.</p><p>Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro is first to report and confirm the Suns’ interest in Milton.</p><p>Milton, who averaged 4.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists on 40.3 percent shooting in 38 games with the Wolves, is someone who could occupy Phoenix’s 15th and final spot on their roster.</p><p>The Suns recently acquired wing Royce O’Neale at the trade deadline. O’Neale, who is averaging 9.0 points and 6.1 rebounds in Phoenix, will factor into the team’s playoff rotation. The Suns also acquired Thaddeus Young, who is 35 years old but is left-handed and a good hustle player.</p><p>Milton was selected with the No. 54 pick in the second round of the 2018 draft by the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>The Suns’ point-guard situation is fluid. Phoenix is starting Devin Booker, who is averaging 7.0 assists, at the position. Guard Bradley Beal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-is-bradley-beal-playing-vs-rockets-latest-injury-update" rel="noopener">is also a ball-handler</a> in Phoenix’s offense.</p><p>Milton’s best NBA season came in 2020-21, when he averaged 13.0 points in 60 games for the Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid. Milton’s best year came in a year in which the NBA season was abbreviated due to COVID, but he impacted the team.</p><p>Milton has since struggled to perform at the same level. In 2022-23, he played a large amount (20.6 minutes in 76 games played) and averaged a career-best 3.2 assists. He averaged 8.4 rebounds but in 2023-24 with the Wolves, who have the best record in the West, struggled to have the same impact on a team with Mike Conley as the starting point guard.</p><p>The Suns may also sign two-way guard and local Tempe Corona Del Sol alum Saben Lee to their final spot. Lee has been a rotation player of late, playing 23 combined minutes in the Suns’ last four games.</p><p>Phoenix is 35-24, which is good for fifth in the West. The Suns play the Houston Rockets Saturday at 7 p.m. MT.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Should Suns sign Shake Milton for final roster spot?

<!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', '/pistons-news-shake-milton-hits-buyout-market-with-hopes-of-joining-a-contender');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shake Milton hits buyout market with hopes of joining a contender');   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/Pistons_news_Shake_Milton_hits_buyout_market_with_hope_of_joining_contender_copy.webp"></figure><h1>Shake Milton hits buyout market with hopes of joining a contender</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-01T19:23:26-08:00">March 1st, 7:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-01T19:23:26-08:00">March 1st, 7:23pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the NBA season began, Shake Milton was part of the Minnesota Timberwolves who have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mike-conley-details-monte-morris-trade-changes-timberwolves-offense-better" rel="noopener">the top team</a> in the Western Conference this season. But at the NBA Trade Deadline, the Wolves traded Shake Milton to the Detroit Pistons, a team that is in the running for the worst team in the league.</p><p>The deadline for players to hit the buyout market and still be eligible to play in the playoffs was Friday, March 1. The Pistons and Shake Milton were able to <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1763751939022475733" rel="noopener">agree on a contract buyout</a>, allowing him to potentially join a contending team for the final stretch of the regular season as per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</p><p>Milton was the No. 54 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He played five seasons for the Sixers before hitting free agency in the offseason and signing with the Wolves. He was shipped to the Pistons at the deadline in the deal that brought Monte Morris to the Wolves.</p><p>Milton appeared in only four games for the Pistons and during that stretch he was playing a little less than 16 minutes per game. He had been averaging 6.8 points per game, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists with splits of 42.3 percent shooting from the field, 33.3 percent shooting from the three point line and 66.7 percent shooting from the free throw line.</p><p>Prior to that, Milton had appeared in 38 games for the Wolves, all off the bench in a little less than 13 minutes per game. His shooting numbers were way down from his averages with the Sixers and he didn’t really make much of an impact.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
5.8	1.9	2.0	0.1	0.4

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
5.8	1.9	2.0	0.1	0.4

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