<!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', '/heat-news-wayne-ellingtons-return-surreal-reaction-erik-spoelstra');   ga('set', 'title', 'Wayne Ellington’s Heat return draws ‘surreal’ reaction from Erik Spoelstra');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Wayne-Ellington_s-return-draws-_surreal_-reaction-from-Erik-Spoelstra.jpg"></figure><h1>Wayne Ellington’s Heat return draws ‘surreal’ reaction from Erik Spoelstra</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-10-05T17:15:05-07:00">October 5th, 5:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-10-05T17:15:54-07:00">October 5th, 5:15pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Wayne Ellington can be seen working with the Miami Heat during this first week of training camp at FAU. But this time, he isn’t a player himself.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-video-miami-welcomes-back-wayne-ellington-with-special-tribute" rel="noopener">former Heat guard</a> from 2016-2019 is now a player development coach as announced by the team on Sept. 29 through their X  page.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">He’s now the “Coach with the Golden Arm”⁣ 👌<br>⁣<a href="https://twitter.com/WayneEllington?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WayneEllington</a> has officially joined the Miami HEAT staff as a Player Development Coach. Congrats, Wayne! <a href="https://t.co/5q09yuiVIj">pic.twitter.com/5q09yuiVIj</a></p><p>— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1707890580318040180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2>A reunion for Spo and Ellington</h2><p>Ellington was seen guarding Josh Richardson in drills Thursday which felt like a flashback from five years ago. For head coach Erik Spoelstra, it’s been a “surreal” experience to have Ellington back. In fact, Spoelstra said to ClutchPoints that there was talks during the summer of him being a coach.</p><p>“It’s surreal. I’m sure it is for the guys. I mean Wayne and I obviously talked during the summer and then we decided that this was going to be a great opportunity. Everybody in the building, including the players were just thrilled. And that’s the kind of reaction that he gets from everybody,” Spoelstra said.</p><p>“He just has an incredible spirit, he’s a competitor, he wants to excel at everything he does, he wants to give back, he wants to mentor,” Spoelstra continued. “I think just his qualities of leadership and being a pro’s Pro, wanting to give back to people, I think it’s just tailor made for this profession. I’m just really excited to be able to get it done.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Miami Heat’s Josh Richardson practicing shots with now coach Wayne Ellington guarding him. Cool to see! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/AULTzYLZOP">pic.twitter.com/AULTzYLZOP</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1709956941852627393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The former player was productive for Miami, even at one point setting the record for most three-pointers made in a season with 227 in 2017-2018.</p><h2>From player to coach</h2><p>In an interview with Couper Moorhead at NBA.com, Ellington said that him and Spoelstra <a href="https://www.nba.com/heat/news/coup-heat-training-camp-wayne-ellington-coach" rel="noopener">always kept in touch</a> and that the process was a fluid situation.</p><p>“It’s funny, everything just kind of happened. Just fluid. Spo and I have always kept in touch. Towards the middle of the past season I really had started to miss the game, missed being around it. Obviously it’s what I’ve been doing my entire life. I started missing the game and wanted to figure out a way to get back around it in some capacity,” Ellington said.</p><p>“I wasn’t sure how that was going to be. Whether I wanted to try and coach or enter into the front office world. So there was a lot of different thoughts going into my mind, but as that process grew for me I realized that I never left Miami. This is always home base for me and my family since I came here to play,” Ellington continued. “My relationships with everyone here remained the same. It was always love. I came back for a couple games in the playoffs and I was treated like I had never left.”</p><h2>His experience as a coach so far…</h2><p>There was probably no better way to start a young coaching career than with the team that left a huge impact and for Ellington, the Heat was the perfect spot. The Pennsylvania-native said that the <a href="https://www.nba.com/heat/news/coup-heat-training-camp-wayne-ellington-coach" rel="noopener">process is still new</a> to him, but because of the environment that he’s in</p><p>“I think I’ve been learning on the fly, but at the same time I’m not shy. That’s why it was a big thing for me to be part of a group that I’m comfortable with,” Ellington said to NBA.com. “Spo trusts me and he knows I’m not going to butt in and say something out of turn or speak on things that I’m not knowledgeable about. But when I have something to say, I already feel comfortable using my voice there.</p><p>The move is a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-player-who-will-shock-world-with-breakout-2023-24-nba-season" rel="noopener">win-win for the Heat</a> and Ellington as it gives the team more motivation through this week of training camp until the first preseason game next week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wayne Ellington’s Heat return draws ‘surreal’ reaction from Erik Spoelstra

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nuggets guard Facundo Campazzo suspended for shoving Wayne Ellington');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Nuggets-Nikola-Jokic-Facundo-Campazzo.jpeg"></figure><h1>Nuggets guard Facundo Campazzo suspended for shoving Wayne Ellington</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-04-13T13:36:36-07:00">April 13th, 1:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-04-13T13:36:36-07:00">April 13th, 1:36pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the final game of the regular season, Denver Nuggets guard Facundo Campazzo shoved Los Angeles Lakers guard Wayne Ellington following a missed transition layup. Ellington <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-wayne-ellington-blasts-facundo-campazzo-threatens-him-with-violence-over-dirty-ass-play/">responded to the play</a> and blasted Campazzo, who was ejected from the game for the act, for almost injuring him. Now, Campazzo will be missing out on the first game of the NBA playoffs.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Facu Campazzo gets ejected for a flagrant 2 foul on Wayne Ellington. </p><p>Wayne: "When I see you I’m putting my hands on you."<a href="https://t.co/XX7A2F0yOj" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/XX7A2F0yOj</a></p><p>— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1513495207614025733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The NBA that Campazzo will miss the first game of Denver’s first-round series against the Golden State Warriors due to his dirty play against Ellington.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The following was released by the NBA. <a href="https://t.co/l6j7SEiOzr" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/l6j7SEiOzr</a></p><p>— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAPR/status/1514332989689372675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Facundo Campazzo averaged just 18.1 minutes per game over 65 games this season. He posted 5.1 points and 3.4 assists per game. Although his numbers barely filled the box score, he was a key depth piece on the sixth-seeded Nuggets roster this season for his pesky defense. In the case of Ellington, he went way too far. Nuggets coach Michael Malone said that Campazzo <a href="https://twitter.com/msinger/status/1514335304907313154?s=20&amp;t=WBXSEv_3mnhqIQsXgz2slw">apologized to him</a> but it remains to be seen if he did the same to Ellington.</p><p>Denver already had issues with depth at the guard spot with Jamal Murray being sidelined. Although he is nearing the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-jamal-murrays-possible-return-for-playoffs-takes-interesting-twist/">end of his recovery process</a> following last year’s ACL tear, the Nuggets roster is currently thin at point guard. Nikola Jokic has been amazing this season but will have a tough time against a very good Warriors defense. The NBA playoffs are always a different beast and Jokic will need more help from his teammates to advance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets guard Facundo Campazzo suspended for shoving Wayne Ellington

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Wayne Ellington is still fuming over a contentious incident that went down during the Los Angeles Lakers’ season finale against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. Ellington found himself on the floor after being shoved from behind by Facundo Campazzo — an act that led to the ejection of the Nuggets guard.</p><p>On Monday, Ellington went off on Campazzo during the Lakers veteran’s exit interview. The 34-year-old shooting guard doubled down on his claim that Campazzo’s foul was “dirty” and that it was completely uncalled for:</p><blockquote>“It was a cheap, dirty play,” Ellington said, <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelcorvoNBA/status/1513649015522398210">Michael Corvo</a> of ClutchPoints. “… Thank God I’m able to sit here today and talk to you guys. Could’ve been much worse…You shove a guy in the back…that’s on the top of the list of the plays you don’t make…That was a dirty ass play.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wayne Ellington on Campazzo's flagrant: “It was a cheap, dirty play…Thank God I’m able to sit here today and talk to you guys. Could’ve been much worse…You shove a guy in the back…that’s on the top of the list of the plays you don’t make…That was a dirty ass play.”</p><p>— Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvoNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelcorvoNBA/status/1513649015522398210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Ellington’s comments follow his earlier tweet on Sunday wherein the Lakers guard literally threatened Campazzo with some physical violence:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">When I see you I’m putting my hands on you.  <a href="https://twitter.com/facucampazzo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@facucampazzo</a></p><p>— Wayne Ellington (@WayneEllington) <a href="https://twitter.com/WayneEllington/status/1513394328185589761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In case you haven’t seen the controversial play in question, here it is:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Facundo Campazzo was ejected last night after shoving Wayne Ellington. <a href="https://t.co/xXD5DQDBiE" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/xXD5DQDBiE</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1513520455470227464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This incident was a bit of a sour note on the Lakers’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-bright-spots-of-lakers-season-go-off-in-wild-win-vs-nuggets/">season-ending victory</a> over the Nuggets. LA, rather surprisingly, ended their horrendous season on a high after taking down a shorthanded Denver side in overtime, 146-141.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Wayne Ellington blasts Facundo Campazzo, threatens Nuggets guard with violence over ‘dirty ass play’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Wayne Ellington threatens Facundo Campazzo after nasty flagrant');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Lakers-Wayne-Ellingotn-Facundo-Campazzo.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Wayne Ellington threatens Facundo Campazzo after nasty flagrant</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-04-11T08:29:10-07:00">April 11th, 8:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-04-11T08:29:10-07:00">April 11th, 8:29am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers had an embarrassing season, to say the least. It’s been a circus act throughout the year and finally, the franchise can take some time to re-evaluate the situation. However, in the final game of the season against the Denver Nuggets, drama ensued after Facundo Campazzo committed a flagrant two foul on Wayne Ellington. LA’s guard responds on social media.</p><p>It was a cheap shot from Campazzo, as he shoved Ellington hard in the back for no good reason, <a href="https://twitter.com/LakerFiles/status/1513396166133755905">per The Laker Files</a>. Wayne Ellington fell to the floor and took a shot to the head from teammate Wenyen Gabriel. The referees immediately called the foul, giving Facundo Campazzo a flagrant two foul.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Facundo Campazzo was ejected for this flagrant 2 foul on Wayne Ellington.<a href="https://t.co/Q4I5PhZHNR" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Q4I5PhZHNR</a> <a href="https://t.co/oKPc6pX6IJ" target="_blank">https://t.co/oKPc6pX6IJ</a></p><p>— The Laker Files (@LakerFiles) <a href="https://twitter.com/LakerFiles/status/1513396166133755905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Even so, it sounds like Wayne Ellington <a href="https://twitter.com/WayneEllington/status/1513394328185589761">wants all of the smoke</a>. After the game ended, Ellington took to social media to let Campazzo know how he feels. The Lakers’ guard even tagged Facundo Campazzo in the tweet. Maybe they brawl in the middle of the street at some point in the offseason? Or maybe they take their beef to the ring and settle it once and for all in a celebrity boxing match?</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">When I see you I’m putting my hands on you.  <a href="https://twitter.com/facucampazzo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@facucampazzo</a></p><p>— Wayne Ellington (@WayneEllington) <a href="https://twitter.com/WayneEllington/status/1513394328185589761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Either way, Ellington is not pleased with Campazzo and who could blame him? Facundo Campazzo hit Wayne Ellington with a cheap shot while trying to secure a rebound. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-keeps-it-real-on-championship-potential-with-lebron-james/">That type of play is uncalled for</a> and has no place in the game of basketball. Even so, Campazzo gets the last laugh, as the Nuggets advance to the playoffs while the Lakers take an early exit to enjoy the offseason.</p><p>Keep an eye on Ellington and Campazzo, as they could go into a back and forth altercation on social media.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Wayne Ellington threatens Facundo Campazzo after nasty flagrant

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers agree to deals with Trevor Ariza, Dwight Howard, Wayne Ellington');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dwight-howard-trevor-ariza-wayne-ellington.jpeg"></figure><h1>Lakers agree to deals with Trevor Ariza, Dwight Howard, Wayne Ellington</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-02T16:53:33-07:00">August 2nd, 4:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-02T17:33:10-07:00">August 2nd, 5:33pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a>Los Angeles Lakers beat reporter and writer for ClutchPoints. Aspiring Shane Falco. NYC native, LA resident, USC grad. Tennis Fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> opened their free agency period by signing three familiar faces: Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza, and Wayne Ellington.</p><p>Ariza won a championship with L.A. in 2008-09, while Howard helped the Lakers to a title in 2019-20. He also spent one ill-fated season with the franchise alongside Kobe Bryant in 2012-13. Ellington, a sharpshooter, played for the Lakers in 2014-15.</p><p>ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the Ariza move. It had been all quiet on the LakeShow front almost two hours into 2021 NBA free agency, prior to the slew of signings.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A move! <a href="https://t.co/iP2IDVvvuE" target="_blank">https://t.co/iP2IDVvvuE</a></p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1422341217740759041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Minutes later, Yahoo’s Chris Haynes broke the Ellington news:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Another former Laker <a href="https://t.co/uv0tfhWeUl" target="_blank">https://t.co/uv0tfhWeUl</a></p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1422342272121663491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Next, Los Angeles completed the trifecta with the Howard deal. They gave this scoop to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">3 signings, 3 former Lakers <a href="https://t.co/R3HViLz4ib" target="_blank">https://t.co/R3HViLz4ib</a></p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1422344073914961922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>In 12 minutes, three veterans were back in purple-and-gold.</p><p>None of the deals should come as a surprise. In fact, all three players were <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1422240937221103621">reported to have an interest</a> in a return to L.A. Ariza — like Andre Drummond, Buddy Hield, and many others — is a former client of Pelinka’s.</p><p>On the court, all three make a ton of sense. The Lakers need long wing defenders, shooting, and rim protection/running, and each player checks one of those boxes, respectively. Ariza, at 36, can still knock down open threes, while Ellington, 33, is coming off the most productive three-point shooting season of his career with the Detroit Pistons (42.2%).</p><p>Howard, 35, was a vital ingredient to the 2019-20 team, and enthusiastically embraced a diminished role with limited responsibilities. He averaged 7.0 points and 8.4 rebounds in 17.3 minutes per game for the Philadelphia 76ers last season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trevor Ariza is headed back to LA with Russ 🌴🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/UCLAMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@UCLAMBB</a> <a href="https://t.co/ckoZR0UgFv" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/ckoZR0UgFv</a></p><p>— ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1422346198678130690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The big unknown, at the moment, is the details of the contracts, which could be essential to the Lakers’ flexibility going forward. Because of their clogged cap sheet following the Russell Westbrook trade, Los Angeles needs to fill out their roster with re-signings, the $5.9 taxpayer mid-level, and veteran minimums.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Lakers are at $128M for 2021-22 with Russ ($44M), LeBron ($41M), AD ($35M), Marc Gasol ($2.6M), Luol Deng's everlasting bag ($5M). </p><p>Have to fill the rest of the roster out with taxpayer MLE ($5.9M), re-signings, veteran minimums, plus 2 two-ways. <a href="https://t.co/eoZeffxahc" target="_blank">https://t.co/eoZeffxahc</a></p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1422322815659765772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>We’ll update this post when that information becomes available.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers agree to deals with Trevor Ariza, Dwight Howard, Wayne Ellington

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   /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/kevin-durant-reacts-to-wayne-ellington-calling-out-klay-thompson-draymond-green-for-rodney-mcgruder-hate.jpg"></figure><h1>Kevin Durant reacts to Wayne Ellington calling out Warriors stars Klay Thompson, Draymond Green for Rodney McGruder hate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-01T08:47:35-08:00">February 1st, 8:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-01T08:50:47-08:00">February 1st, 8:50am</time><address><a>Jeremy Chua</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant seemingly disagrees with what former Golden State Warriors teammates Klay Thompson and Draymond Green had to say about Rodney McGruder after their game on Saturday night. Durant <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1356272322278264832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1356272322278264832%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D993052action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">“liked” an Instagram post</a> that quoted a comment from Detroit Pistons veteran Wayne Ellington, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-wayne-ellington-fires-back-klay-thompson-draymond-green-trashing-rodney-mcgruder/" rel="noopener">who called</a> the two Warriors players “unprofessional” for their comments about McGruder.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kevin Durant liked this comment from Wayne Ellington calling Klay Thompson and Draymond Green unprofessional for their comments on Rodney McGruder.</p><p>Klay said McGruder could be out of the league soon, and Draymond wondered when he became the tough guy for the Pistons. <a href="https://t.co/M6gi27yi7t" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/M6gi27yi7t</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1356272322278264832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The issue began when McGruder exchanged a few words with a Warriors player on the sidelines after absorbing a 118-91 loss on Saturday night. Thompson, who’s out for the season due to an Achilles injury, was on the air with NBC Sports Bay Area when the altercation happened and took this jab at McGruder:</p><blockquote>“I don’t know. This dude might be out the league soon. He’s probably mad about that, who knows?” Thompson <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/01/31/draymond-green-klay-thompson-eviscerate-rodney-mcgruder/">claimed</a>. “Over here trying to start something like he’s a good player or something.”</blockquote><p>In a postgame interview after the Warriors’ victory, Green then bared his opinion on the matter and further ripped McGruder:</p><blockquote>“I was in the locker room, but apparently he was taking up for Wayne Ellington? When the f–k did Rodney McGruder become the tough guy of the team?” Green <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/01/31/draymond-green-klay-thompson-eviscerate-rodney-mcgruder/">said</a>. “I don’t know man, everybody in the league tough these days. It’s crazy. I’ve seen a lot of tough guys this year. I don’t understand it — and don’t nobody do anything. Like, if you really wanted to do something, you could’ve done it. F–kin over there talking s–t like he’s the team tough guy. Get the hell out of here.”</blockquote><p>Looking back in hindsight, Durant himself had a few exchanges with Green during his final year in Golden State in the 2018-19 season. While KD is mostly over all of that now, it seems he didn’t like what his former Warriors mates had to say about McGruder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Durant reacts to Wayne Ellington calling out Warriors stars Klay Thompson, Draymond Green for Rodney McGruder hate

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   /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Pistons-news-Wayne-Ellington-fires-back-at-Klay-Thompson-Draymond-Green-for-trashing-Rodney-McGruder.jpg"></figure><h1>Wayne Ellington fires back at Klay Thompson, Draymond Green for trashing Pistons’ Rodney McGruder</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-31T14:29:59-08:00">January 31st, 2:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-31T14:29:59-08:00">January 31st, 2:29pm</time><address><a>David Bernal</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit Pistons guard Wayne Ellington had strong words for Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, following the pair of Golden State Warriors players’ criticism of Rodney McGruder in their postgame comments on Saturday night.</p><p>Speaking with reporters on Sunday afternoon following the Pistons’ practice, Ellington questioned the Warriors stars’ professionalism and defended McGruder’s character, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/JLEdwardsIII/status/1355991485997527042">James Edwards III of The Athletic</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"He's one of the most humble and down-to-earth guys in this league. … Rodney has never tried to portray a tough guy in this league." <a href="https://t.co/F0MBzLIEAO" target="_blank">https://t.co/F0MBzLIEAO</a></p><p>— James Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLEdwardsIII/status/1355991485997527042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 31, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The incident in question <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-klay-thompson-takes-absolutely-savage-shot-at-pistons-rodney-mcgruder/">occurred</a> following the matchup between the Pistons and Warriors when McGruder walked over to the opposing team’s bench to confront several Warrior players. While it is unclear precisely what caused the confrontation, Green <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/01/31/draymond-green-klay-thompson-eviscerate-rodney-mcgruder/">alluded</a> to the fact that Ellington and one of the Golden State players exchanged words in the first half of the game, causing tension for the rest of the match. Though McGruder was not present on the court when this occurred, the guard seemingly took exception to what was said and waited for the end of the game to confront the Warriors.</p><p>While the coaching staffs separated the two sides before the scrum could turn physical, both Draymond Green and Klay Thompson—who was serving as a member of the team’s local broadcast—were quick to take McGruder to task over his actions. Telling reporters that the guard would soon be out of the league and that he was merely “acting tough,” both of the Golden State stars spared little when speaking of McGruder.</p><p>Ellington’s comments then are not only a defense of a teammate who has been publicly attacked by opposing players but a show of gratitude for one who defended him. Though the two teams will not face one another again until the NBA’s second half, we can already look forward to McGruder versus Green later in the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wayne Ellington fires back at Klay Thompson, Draymond Green for trashing Pistons’ Rodney McGruder

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons, Wayne Ellington agree to 1-year, $2.6 million deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/wayne.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Pistons, Wayne Ellington agree to 1-year, $2.6 million deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-24T16:39:06-08:00">November 24th, 4:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-24T16:39:36-08:00">November 24th, 4:39pm</time><address><a>Skyler Carlin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons were an active team in free agency and now they’ve added a veteran presence on Tuesday. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Wayne Ellington has agreed to a <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1331383863566872576?s=20">one-year, $2.6 million deal</a> with the Pistons.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent G Wayne Ellington has agreed to a one-year, $2.6M deal with the Detroit Pistons, agent Mark Bartelstein of <a href="https://twitter.com/PrioritySports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@PrioritySports</a> tells ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1331383863566872576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 24, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>During free agency, the Pistons have added a few big men to improve their frontcourt rotation around Blake Griffin. Altogether, Detroit <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-jerami-grant-agrees-to-3-year-60-million-deal-with-detroit/">came to terms</a> with Jerami Grant, Mason Plumlee, and Jahlil Okafor in the early days of free agency.</p><p>In addition, the Pistons acquired Delon Wright in a three-team deal that included the sign-and-trade of Christian Wood to the Houston Rockets. While Wright could become an immediate contributor alongside Derrick Rose at the two-guard spot, Ellington could be a role player off of the bench.</p><p>Ellington, who is entering his 12th season in the NBA, has played for nine different teams over the course of his career. This will be his second stint with the Pistons after playing for Detroit during the 2018-2019 season.</p><p>During his first time with the Pistons, Ellington averaged a career-best 12 points per game in 28 games. Just a season ago, Ellington played only 15.5 minutes per game for the New York Knicks, averaging a mere 5.1 points per game.</p><p>His 15.5 minutes per game in the 2019-2020 season was the lowest of his career since the 2013-2014 season when he was with the Dallas Mavericks. With Ellington joining the Pistons, it remains to be seen what his role will look like when the season begins in December.</p><p>While Ellington is set to turn 33 years old on November 29, he could provide Detroit with some much-needed three-point shooting off of the bench.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons, Wayne Ellington agree to 1-year, $2.6 million deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks could discuss buyout with Wayne Ellington');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Knicks-new-New-York-to-discuss-buyout-with-Wayne-Ellington.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Knicks could discuss buyout with Wayne Ellington</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-02-07T16:11:17-08:00">February 7th, 4:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-02-07T16:11:57-08:00">February 7th, 4:11pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-york-knicks/">New York Knicks</a> could enter buyout conversations with guard Wayne Ellington after not trading him at the deadline.</p><p>Ellington signed a two-year, $16 million deal with the Knicks in free agency this past summer. He had previously played for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/">Miami Heat</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/detroit-pistons/">Detroit Pistons</a> last season:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Also worth noting for Knicks going forward: there’s a distinct possibility of Knicks entering buyout conversations with veteran Wayne Ellington if he isn’t moved by deadline, per SNY sources. <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/nd1L2KMNIU">https://t.co/nd1L2KMNIU</a></p><p>— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/1225505333449314309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Ellington has only played in 25 games this season for the Knicks. He’s averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ellinwa01.html">4.3 points</a> and 1.6 rebounds while shooting 33.3 percent from the field, 32.6 percent from beyond the arc and 75.0 percent from the free-throw line.</p><p>The Knicks are 16-36 on the season. They are in 13th place in the Eastern Conference standings.</p><p>New York traded <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/marcus-morris/b2fb098c/">Marcus Morris</a> to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-clippers/">Los Angeles Clippers</a> on Thursday. The Knicks got Maurice Harkless, a 2020 first round pick, a 2021 first round pick and a 2021 second round pick for Morris.</p><p>—</p><p><i>Follow ClutchPoints on <a href="https://twitter.com/clutchpointsapp" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/clutchpoints/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, and like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClutchPoints/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> for more news on the Knicks and NBA. We can also be found on Flipboard where you can subscribe and follow us.</i></p><p><i>All of our NBA content can be found on the NBA section of the ClutchPoints home page <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba-news" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. 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2021-22 SEASON STATS
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