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Caleb Wilson bounced back from his lowest-scoring game of the season, but the Chicago Bulls’ losing streak reached seven. In the G League, Cormac Ryan put together another big scoring night to with a 59-point weekend as the Wisconsin Herd swept two games.
By halftime, Day’Ron Sharpe had already matched the career-high in assists he had set three nights earlier. By the end of the game, the former Carolina center had his first NBA triple-double and a Brooklyn Nets record. Sharpe finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, the most in a game by a Nets center, in a 124–121 road loss Saturday to the Atlanta Hawks. He went 4-for-8 from the floor and 4-for-4 at the free-throw line and blocked a shot in 32 minutes.
Cormac Ryan opened the G League season by making every 3-pointer he took. Starting for the Wisconsin Herd on Friday at Iowa, Ryan scored 31 points in 29 minutes on 12-for-16 shooting, including 7-for-7 on 3-pointers. He added six assists and a steal in Wisconsin’s 142–124 win.
Caleb Wilson continued his strong start to his rookie season in another loss on a night when Coby White made his season debut and Leaky Black got four steals in a big game.
Individual success continues to come easy for Caleb Wilson in the NBA, but as his Chicago Bulls continue to struggle, he’s having a hard time dealing with losses. Wilson poured in 23 points, making a season-high six 3-pointers, with five rebounds, four assists and two blocks on Friday, but in a 125–111 road loss to the Boston Celtics that dropped Chicago to 1–5 with its fourth consecutive loss.
Caleb Wilson’s impressive start to his NBA career continued Monday night, even as the Chicago Bulls endured their most lopsided loss of the young season on a day that RJ Davis joined a G League camp.
Caleb Wilson’s remarkable start to his NBA career continued Saturday night with his first 30-point game and first double-double, but even his best performance yet wasn’t enough to keep the Chicago Bulls from losing to Washington. The former Carolina star collected 30 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block in 38 minutes as the Bulls fell 124–120 to the Wizards in Wilson’s home debut.
Caleb Wilson’s NBA regular-season debut reminded everyone that the transition from college basketball to the pros won’t always be smooth, even for a rookie with his considerable talent. The former Carolina star scored 16 points, missed seven of eight 3-point attempts and finished with a team-worst -45 in Chicago’s 135–92 loss Wednesday at Toronto.
The NBA season opens Tuesday with 14 former Carolina players on rosters, with five projected to start and six on two-way contracts, as Caleb Wilson prepares for his much-anticipated debut Wednesday night in Toronto.
Caleb Wilson finished his first NBA preseason with one of his most complete performances Friday, helping the host Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 133–116. The rookie forward scored 16 points on 7-for-15 shooting, including two 3-pointers, and added seven rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 22½ minutes.
Leaky Black is seeking a new start with the Sacramento Kings and got a chance Tuesday to show he deserves a two-way contract. The news wasn’t good, however, for RJ Davis, whom the San Antonio Spurs waived the same day.
Caleb Wilson put together two productive weekend preseason games for the Chicago Bulls and showed why he was the NBA draft’s fourth overall pick, even as the team lost both games.
Caleb Wilson spent the Chicago Bulls’ media day making it clear he doesn’t plan to ease into his rookie season. Asked about his approach entering a Bulls locker room that includes 23-year-old forward Matas Buzelis and veteran point guard Josh Giddey, Wilson didn’t hedge. “In my opinion, there’s no leadership while blending in, so I’m definitely not going to try to blend in,”
Two Tar Heels enter San Antonio Spurs training camp at opposite ends of their careers. The Spurs released their 21-man training camp roster on Friday ahead of the start of camp on Tuesday. It included Harrison Barnes, a 14-year veteran entering his third season in San Antonio, and RJ Davis, who is fighting for a foothold in the NBA after a standout rookie year in the G League and a solid Summer League performance.
Now that construction of Coach Michael Malone’s first North Carolina roster is evidently complete, the question becomes how he’ll use that group.
