By R.L. Bynum
Caleb Love keeps stacking good games in his rookie season in Portland, including one of his most efficient nights of the season on Sunday.
His former backcourt teammate at UNC, RJ Davis, had a huge week in the G League with 30 points and a triple-double on Thursday and a career-high 45 points on Saturday. Read more about those games here and here.
In the Trail Blazers’ 130–111 loss to Cleveland in their first game after a three-game East Coast road trip, Love scored 21 points and three 3-pointers, shooting 53.3% from the floor and 37.5% from outside the arc, while adding three assists, two rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes.
That was Love’s third time with least 20 points in the last eight games and has eight such games this season.
He’s averaging 11.4 points per game while shooting 39.8% from the floor and 32.3% from 3-point range.
With Coby White the subject of trade rumors ahead of the 3 p.m. Thursday trade deadline, he missed all six 3-point attempts Sunday while scoring 16 points in the Chicago Bulls’ 134–91 loss at Miami.
White, who sat out Saturday’s 125–118 win at Miami for injury management with his right calf issue, scored 14 points in the Bulls’ other two games, both losses.
The Athletic reported, according to one source, the Bulls want a first-round draft pick in a White deal and have had trouble pulling that off because his contract expires at the end of the season. On Saturday, Chicago acquired Dario Šarić and two second-round picks on Saturday in a three-team trade with Sacramento and Cleveland.
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Harrison Barnes continues to struggle to produce offense, and came off the bench for the first time this season in one of San Antonio’s three games. The Spurs went 1–2 on the week, with Barnes combining for 27 points. His 11 points in Saturday’s 111–106 loss at Charlotte was only his second double-figure scoring game in the last 11 games.
Barnes’ 9.2 scoring average is lower than his career-low of 9.5 last season.
Brooklyn went 1–3 on a road trip last week. Drake Powell started one game and combined for 21 points in the four games, topped by 12 points and three rebounds in Sunday’s 130–77 loss at Detroit. Day’Ron Sharpe had 16 points and nine rebounds in Friday’s 109–99 win at Utah, then had eight points and 11 rebounds on Sunday.
Cormac Ryan stayed on a roll in the G League. He had 22 points, four 3-pointers and eight rebounds in Friday’s 124–99 win over the Capital City Go-Go and 16 points and four 3-pointers in Saturday’s 110–98 loss to the Go-Go.
Elsewhere among former UNC players in the last week:
— Harrison Ingram had 15 points and nine rebounds in Thursday’s 119–115 win for his Austin Spurs over the Stockton Kings, and nine points and 12 rebounds in Tuesday’s 116–107 road win over the Valley Suns.
— Cole Anthony combined for 17 points in three Milwaukee games, topped by 10 points in Tuesday’s 139–122 loss at Philadelphia.
— Pete Nance collected 13 points and six rebounds in the Bucks’ 109–99 Thursday loss at Washington and combined for nine points in the other two games.
— Tony Bradley’s 10-day contract with Indiana expired, and he hasn’t re-signed, but could rejoin the Pacers after the trade deadline.
— Leaky Black combined for 15 points and 19 rebounds in two games, just missing a double-double in the Capital City Go-Go’s 110–98 Saturday win over the Wisconsin Herd with nine points and 10 rebounds.
— Garrison Brooks wasn’t active for any of the Birmingham Squadron’s three 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 @trailblazers
