The NBA offseason has been full of changes including new rules, players changing teams, and a new schedule. Many NBA stars will play with new franchises next year, like Kyrie Irving, Carmelo Anthony, Enes Kanter, Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and Brook Lopez. Next season the pace of NBA games will also be improved by adding new rules in relation to timeouts. And with last seasons outrage of such a hectic NBA schedule, the NBA board plans on making a more player-friendly schedule for this upcoming season. A few more offseason moves took place this weekend.
Gerald Green will join Milwaukee Bucks training camp
The Milwaukee Bucks have been slowly becoming an elite NBA team in the Eastern Conference with the fast growth of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the surge of Malcolm Brogdon last season. Next season, the Milwaukee Bucks plan on improving by sticking to the same core but adding more solid role players off the bench. Shams Charania of The Vertical has reported that the Milwaukee Bucks have signed Gerald Green to a training camp contract this offseason.
Gerald Green entered the NBA in the offseason of 2005 where he was drafted with the 18th overall pick by the Boston Celtics. He was ranked as a lottery pick but due to his decision to only do workouts with the first six teams drafting, this became a big factor in his attitude going into the NBA.
Gerald Green has moved around the NBA and has played for the Boston Celtics, Minnesota TImberwolves, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets, Indiana Pacers, Phoenix Suns, and the Miami Heat in only ten seasons in the league. He has career averages of 9.6 points, 0.3 blocks, 0.5 steals, one assist, and 2.4 rebounds per game.
This is while shooting 42 percent from the field, 36.1 percent from the three-point line, and 81.4 percent from the charity stripe.
Troy Daniels departs Memphis and heads to Phoenix
The Phoenix Suns continue to rebuild and have been fairly patient in their rebuild ever since the Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire NBA era under Mike D'Antoni.
Now they look committed to building around a prolific young scorer in Devin Booker. This offseason they tried to add more assets in the hopes of their young guns making a breakout season. Shams Charania of The Vertical has reported that the Phoenix Suns have acquired Troy Daniels from the Memphis Grizzlies this offseason along with a 2018 second-round draft pick.
