Obi Toppin is happy that he can wipe the slate clean with another franchise, Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News writes.
Toppin was traded by the Knicks to the Pacers after being limited to 15 starts in 201 games through three seasons. He only averaged 14.7 minutes per game after being the eighth overall pick of the 2020 draft.
“I didn’t get the minutes I wanted. But now it’s a fresh start. I’m here in Indy,” he said. “I got to work for everything I want. And I’m super excited to start.”
The Knicks received two future second-rounders in the deal.
We have more from the Central Division:
- Tacko Fall is on the Bucks’ Summer League roster, hoping to get another shot to play in the league during the regular season. The 7’6” Fall spent last seasons in China. “When you know what you’re capable of, you’ve just got to keep going until you hit it, and that’s pretty much what I’m doing right now,” he told Steve Bulpett of Heavy.com. Fall has appeared in a total of 37 NBA games with Boston and Cleveland.
- Dalen Terry, the No. 18 pick of the 2022 draft, blanketed Toronto rookie Gradey Dick during the Bulls’ Summer League opener on Friday. It’s exactly the type of growth Chicago’s staff wants to see from Terry, Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic writes. “I love that type of energy and effort and accountability to want to be great defensively,” Summer League coach John Bryant said. “Let’s see how it continues. I think he’s a great defender. I think he has the ability to be a great, consistent defender.”
- Sidney Dobner confidently stated her case to new Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin and that helped her become the franchise’s first female assistant coach, according to Ben Steele of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She was Milwaukee’s first female video coordinator last season. “I reached out to Coach Griff and shot my shot a little bit,” she said. “The NBA moves fast and sometimes you just got to take hold of your opportunity. Just presented the idea to him and it sounded like he was really on board, and next thing you know I was being announced as an assistant coach.”
I hope Tacko Fall can have another chance. A training with Hakeem Olajuwon would help him.
If only it was that simple
Can’t stress enuf how perfect Haliburton & Turner are for Obi’s game
I’m not the biggest believer in Gradey Dick as I think he’s more of a role player so playing in Summer League where there’s little team chemistry or structure and limited NBA level talent is not going to help him shine. Meaning, it isn’t super hard to just focus on defense and see some isolated D results. Terry still seems slight of frame to guard the Giannis, LeBron, and Kawhis. I get few can guard those players well but that’s the real test as a SF. The bigger issue is that Terry shot poorly. He shot 5 for 21 and 3 for 9 from 3.
That’s not good for a 3 and D guy.
Terry was 18th overall, not 13th
Obi1 should start for Pacers. He’ll get his 20 a game with Halliburton running the point. He does need to improve his defense. But getting mins will help him with that. He’s gotten in better shape than when he was drafted. That’s something he picked up from Thibs. He loves those guys that work all the time. Pacers will love Obi1.
Want Tacko back in the league
Bucks don’t have a spot for Thananis right now…so, unfortunately Fall has zero shot with them.