Southwest Notes: Missi, Reeves, Sheppard, Castle

Amid everything that has gone wrong for the Pelicans this season, they seem to have found a long-term solution at center, writes William Guillory of The Athletic.
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Pacific Notes: Booker, Lakers Prep, Doncic, Butler, Curry
The Suns’ disastrous season didn’t change Devin Booker‘s feelings about the organization.
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Southeast Notes: Heat Needs, Dawkins, Play-In Tourney, Nance Jr.
There’s lots of moves the Heat, who face the Bulls in the play-in tournament on Wednesday, need to make to become true contenders again, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald writes.
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Blazers Notes: Cronin, Billups, Avdija, Future
As Jason Quick of The Athletic writes, it’s rare for a 36-win team to reward its general manager and head coach with contract extensions like the Trail Blazers have done this month with Joe Cronin and Chauncey Billups.
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Illinois’ Will Riley Among Draft’s Latest Early Entrants
Illinois wing Will Riley has decided to enter the 2025 NBA draft following his freshman season, he tells Jonathan Givony of ESPN.
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Hoops Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat: 4/15/2025
Hoops Rumors' Arthur Hill will hold a live chat Tuesday at 11 am Central time (noon Eastern) exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden Named Players Of The Week
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the Eastern Conference’s Player of the Week for a second straight Monday, the NBA announced today (Twitter link).
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Nuggets Name Ben Tenzer Interim GM
Speaking today to reporters, Nuggets vice chairman Josh Kroenke announced that vice president of basketball operations Ben Tenzer has been named the team’s interim GM (Twitter link).
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Joe Dumars Emerges As Serious Candidate For Pelicans’ Top Front Office Job
Veteran NBA executive Joe Dumars is a “serious frontrunner” to become the Pelicans‘ new head of basketball operations, replacing David Griffin, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter links).