By R.L. Bynum
The long-awaited season debut for Coby White was one to remember.
Not looking at all rusty after missing the preseason and the first 11 games while recovering from a right calf strain, White collected 27 points, eight assists and four rebounds in the Chicago Bulls’ 150–147 double-overtime road loss Sunday night to the Utah Jazz.
He was effective from the start, scoring a corner 3-pointer on a baseline out-of-bounds play the first time he touched the ball.
White, who put up a game score of 22.8, was expected to be on a limit of 20 minutes, but ended up playing more than 30. For injury management reasons, he isn’t expected to play in Monday night’s game in Denver.
His 3-pointer with 2:27 left in regulation gave Chicago a three-point lead.
White’s driving layup beat the buzzer to force the second overtime. His layup with 2:56 left in the second overtime and two free throws with 8.4 seconds left tied it, but Keyonte George won it for Utah on a 3-pointer with two seconds left.
White made 3 of 14 3-point attempts and all 14 free-throw attempts in 30 minutes coming off the bench. Chicago could use his help after the Bulls’ fifth consecutive loss dropped them to 6–6.
In only the South Bay Lakers’ third game of the G League season, RJ Davis scored 22 points with two 3-pointers, seven rebounds and seven assists in their 113–111 victory Sunday over the Rip City Remix.
Pete Nance broke loose for 34 points, eight rebounds and three assists in the Wisconsin Herd’s 110–109 victory Saturday over the Cleveland Charge. Herd teammate Cormac Ryan scored 17 points in Monday’s 127–104 loss to the Windy City Bulls, but missed the team’s other two games with an ankle injury.
Harrison Barnes had one of his best games of the season Sunday night with 20 points and three 3-pointers in San Antonio’s 123–110 victory over Sacramento for a 19.4 game score.
Barnes is shooting 91.3% from the free-throw line (his career-best was 86.1% in 2016-17; tied for fifth in the league), 54.2% from the floor (career best 50.8% last season) and 48.5% from 3-point range (career-best 43.3% last season).
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Elsewhere in the NBA in the last week:
— Cameron Johnson strained his right biceps in Denver’s game on Wednesday and missed Saturday’s 123–112 victory over Minnesota.
— Tony Bradley replaced Isaiah Jackson as Indiana’s starting center for all three games last week, but combined for only 23 points and five rebounds. His best effort was 10 points and three rebounds in Thursday’s 133–98 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
— Cole Anthony combined for 18 points in four Milwaukee games, scoring 10 points with five assists and three rebounds in Friday’s 147–134 overtime win over Charlotte but going scoreless in Saturday’s 119–95 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
— Drake Powell scored six points in each of Brooklyn’s three games last week, combining for six rebounds and eight assists. Day’Ron Sharpe played in only two games, combining for 10 points and 9 rebounds.
— Caleb Love has combined for 34 minutes over five games for Portland, scoring a total of seven points and going 2 of 8 from 3-point range in two Blazers games last week.
— Harrison Ingram hasn’t played any NBA or G League games for the Spurs since suffering a left calf strain on Nov. 2.
Elsewhere in the G League in the last week:
—Leaky Black is averaging 10 points in three Capital City Go-Go games. He had seven assists in Wednesday’s 104–94 win over the Westchester Knicks and 13 rebounds in Friday’s 121–113 loss to the College Park Skyhawks.
—Garrison Brooks had two points and eight rebounds in two Birmingham Squadron games last week.
Harrison Barnes, San Antonio Spurs forward
Age 33 | 6–7, 225 | 14th season | $19 million salary | UNC 2010–12 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting power forward ahead of Keldon Johnson
Season statistics — 66 games, 10.2 points, 44.9 FG%, 38.2 3P%, 84.4 FT%, 2.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists
Team record: 58–18, 2nd in Western Conference
Wednesday: 127–113 win at Golden State — Didn’t start; 27:11, 13 points, 4–7 FG, 3–6 3FG, 2–3 FT, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 foul, -7
Next game — 10:30 Thursday at Los Angeles Clippers
Leaky Black, Washington Wizards guard
Age 26 | 6–6, 209 | 3rd season | Two-way contract | UNC 2018–23 (5 seasons)
Season G League statistics — 38 games, 10.3 points, 45.6 FG%, 36.5 3P%, 66.7 FT%, 7.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.9 steals
Season NBA statistics — 6 games, 8.8 points, 46.3 FG%, 42.9 3FG%, 4–4 FT, 5.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists
Team record: 17–50, 14th in Eastern Conference
Wednesday: 153–131 loss vs. Philadelphia — Didn’t play
Next game — 3 p.m. Saturday at Miami
Cameron Johnson, Denver Nuggets forward
Age 29 | 6–8, 210 | 7th season | $22.54 million salary | UNC 2017–19 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting small forward ahead of Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season statistics — 51 games, 11.9 points, 47.0 FG%, 42.7 3P%, 84.0 FT%, 3.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists
Team record: 49–28, 4th in Western Conference
Wednesday: 130–117 win at Utah — Started; 35:29, 19 points, 7–13 FG, 3–7 3FG, 2–2 FT, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover, 3 fouls, +16
Next game — 3 p.m. Saturday vs. San Antonio, Prime Video
Pete Nance, Milwaukee Bucks center
Age 25 | 6–9, 225 | 3rd season | Two-way contract | UNC 2022–23 (1 season)
Season G League statistics — 12 games, 19.0 points, 53.7 FG%, 40.3 3P%, 78.9 FT%, 8.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.1 blocks
Season NBA statistics — 43 games, 5.3 points, 53.9 FG%, 44.1 3P%, 2.5 rebounds, 0.9 of an assist
Team record: 29–42, 11th in Eastern Conference
Wednesday: 119–113 loss at Houston— Started; 30:52, career-high 23 points, 9–13 FG, 5–9 3FG, 3 rebounds, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 1 foul, -4
Next game — 8 p.m. Friday vs. Boston
Drake Powell, Brooklyn Nets forward
Age 20 | 6–5, 195 | Rookie season | 4-year NBA rookie contract | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starting shooting guard
Season NBA statistics — 58 games, 6.3 points, 41.9 FG%, 30.1 3FG%, 91.0 FT%, 1.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Season G League statistics — 5 games, 11.8 points, 44.2 FG%, 36.4 3FG%, 72.7 FT%, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.6 steals
Team record: 18–58, 13th in Eastern Conference
Tuesday: 117–86 loss vs. Charlotte — Started; 28:20, 10 points, 3–9 FG, 2–6 3FG, 2–2 FT, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover, 1 foul, -15
Next game — 7:30 Friday vs. Atlanta
Coby White, Charlotte Hornets forward
Age 26 | 6–4, 195 | 7th season | $12.88 million salary | UNC 2018–19 (1 season)
Roster situation — Backup point guard behind LaMelo Ball
Season statistics — 45 games, 17.6 points, 44.3 FG%, 34.9 3PFG, 82.0 FT%, 3.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists
Team record: 40–36, 8th in Eastern Conference
Tuesday: 117–86 win at Brooklyn — Didn’t start; 21:09, 16 points, 5–12 FG, 1–6 3FG, 5–6 FT, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 turnovers, 3 fouls, -11
Next game — 7 p.m. Thursday vs. New York, NBATV
Out for season
— Brooklyn Nets center Day’Ron Sharpe (UCL tear in left thumb); season statistics: 62 games, 8.7 points, 60.1 FG%, 23.1 3P%, 67.8 FT%, 6.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists
— Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler (torn labrum in left shoulder); season statistics: 5 games, 14.4 points, 70.3 FG%, 75.0 3P%, 70.0 FT%, 10.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.8 blocks
Waived
— Cole Anthony by the Phoenix Suns
— Tony Bradley by the Indiana Pacers
RJ Davis, South Bay Lakers guard
Age 23 | 6–0, 180 | rookie season | Exhibit 10 contract | UNC 2020–25 (5 seasons)
Final regular-season statistics — 49 games, 18.4 points, 46.8 FG%, 42.6 3P%, 86.4 FT%, 3.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 0.8 of a steal
Wednesday in Western Conference quarterfinal of the G League playoffs: 122–119 win vs. San Diego Clippers — Started; 20 minutes, 7 points, 1–5 FG, 1–5 3FG, 2–2 FT, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 1 foul, 2 turnovers, 1 block, +1
Next game — 10 p.m. Friday in Western Conference semifinal of the G League playoffs vs. Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Prime Video
Harrison Ingram, Austin Spurs forward
Age 23 | 6–5, 230 | 2nd season | Two-way contract | UNC 2023–24 (1 season)
Season NBA statistics — 3 games, 11 minutes, 5 points, 2–3 FG, 1–1 3FG, 3 rebounds, 2 fouls, +13
Final regular-season G League statistics — 40 games, 16.6 points, 49.2 FG%, 34.0 3P%, 62.9 FT%, 12.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.2 steals
Tuesday in Western Conference quarterfinal of G League playoffs: 117–106 loss at Rio Grande Valley Vipers — Started, 46 minutes, 16 points, 5–10 FG, 1–2 3FG, 2–6 FT, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 fouls, 4 steals, 1 turnover, 1 block, -9
G League season is over.
Caleb Love, Rip City Remix (Trail Blazers) guard
Age 24 | 6–3, 212 | Rookie season | Two-way contract | UNC 2020–23 (3 seasons)
NBA season statistics — 47 games (limited to 50 under his two-way contract), 10.8 points, 38.9 FG%, 32.0 3P%, 73.5 FT%, 2.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists
Final G League season statistics — 10 games, 24.7 points, 43.3 FG%, 23.5 3P%, 75.8 FT%, 4.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 3.6 turnovers
Wednesday, March 25, with Portland in NBA: 130–99 win vs. Milwaukee — 8:24, 0–3 FG, 0–1 3FG, 1 assist, 1 foul, +1+/- of 0
Tuesday with Portland in NBA: 114–104 win at Los Angeles Clippers — 1:06, 2 points, 1–1 FG, +/- of 0
Next game — 8 p.m. Wednesday at Austin Spurs, ESPN+
Cormac Ryan, Wisconsin Herd (Bucks) guard
Age 26 | 6–5, 195 | 2nd season | Two-way contract | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Final season G League statistics — 31 games, 20.9 points, 48.8 FG%, 42.2 3P%, 89.0 FT%, 4.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals
Season NBA statistics — 5 games, 9.0 points, 51.7 FG%, 44.4 3P%, 87.5 FT%, 0.6 of a rebound, 1.0 assist
Wednesday in NBA with Bucks: 119–113 loss at Houston— 38:15, career-high 25 points, 9–14 FG, 4–7 3FG, 3–3 FT, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 4 fouls, +/- of 0
Next game — 8 p.m. Friday vs. Boston
Photo via @chicagobulls
