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The Milwaukee Bucks have decided not to extend a qualifying offer to point guard TyTy Washington, per reports and Hoops Wire sources. He will now become an unrestricted free agent.
Washington, 22, is 6-foot-3 and appeared in 11 games with the Bucks this past season, averaging 1.3 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists. He was originally selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the No. 29 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft out of Kentucky. He was immediately traded to the Houston Rockets.
Washington appeared in 31 games with the Rockets, averaging 4.7 points. But he never got the same kind of run in Milwaukee after signing a two-way contract last August.
Most of his time has been spent in the G League, where he’s averaged 22.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.3 steals, shooting 44.9% from the field and 37.2% on 3-pointers in 32 games.
So it’s clear that he’s a G League All-Star.
His career averages are 22.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 44.9% from the field and 37.2% from the three-point range in 32 regular season games (31 starts).
But with the likes of Damian Lillard, Delon Wright, and even A.J. Green ahead of him with the Bucks, Washington became the odd man out. That said, he’s still just 22 with an upside, so he is likely to be in someone’s training camp somewhere.
For now, he has been traded four times and waived twice. Let’s just hope he got some gear from every team that he either played for or was traded to.
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Ashton Jeanty’s replacement misses first two Boise State fall camp practices
Boise State has completed its first two practices of fall camp, and running back Sire Gaines has yet to participate. Gaines, a redshirt freshman who is widely expected to take over for Ashton Jeanty as the Broncos’ starting running back, suffered a mild soft tissue injury in the lead-up to camp. He is considered day-to-day, according to multiple reports. “He’s in the right headspace,” quarterback Maddux Madsen said of Gaines following Monday’s practice. “It’s not like it’s anything serious. He knows he’s going to play football when football comes around. He’ll be great.” Gaines made an immediate impact as a true freshman last season, compiling 151 yards of total offense and two touchdowns in Boise State’s 56-45 Week 1 victory at Georgia Southern. Jeanty piled up 267 rushing yards and six TDs in the win to jumpstart his Heisman Trophy campaign. Gaines suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the Broncos’ third game against Portland State. During winter workouts, Gaines reaggravated the injury and missed all of spring practice. The current injury is not related to his previous ankle issues. Head coach Spencer Danielson has spoken glowingly of Gaines over the last seven months. “Sire Gaines is very similar to Ashton in that he’s wired the right way,” Danielson said at Mountain West football media days. “Loves football, loves his team. “Everyone wants to talk about what they want to do. ‘I want to play in the NFL. I want to be first-team all-Mountain West.’ Sire Gaines puts that work in. … He’s just relentless, and that’s the mentality he brings. Rated the No. 57 overall prospect in California in the 247Sports class of 2024 composite rankings, Gaines arrived on Boise State’s campus with big expectations. He immediately earned a spot in the running back rotation with his combination of strength and athleticism. “He’s going to be 6-1, 225 pounds,” Danielson said. “He embodies who we are at Boise State, which is that blue-collar work ethic. “He’s ready. Getting hurt the third game of the season … when football is taken from you — especially a guy like Sire Gaines, who is so passionate about this game, passionate about this team — that’s hard. Seeing him battle through, seeing him go through it, seeing where he is mentally and how he’s grown, I think Sire Gaines is going to come on the scene in a major way.” With Gains sidelined, Fresno State transfer Malik Sherrod has been the lead back through two practices.
Packers starter hits back at Matt LaFleur, calls for 'bus fine'
Matt LaFleur is earning the ire of several of his Green Bay Packers players early in training camp. On Tuesday, LaFleur punished offensive tackle Rasheed Walker for his altercation with defensive end Kingsley Enagbare. However, the most interesting interaction of the day came between LaFleur and tight end Tucker Kraft. Per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, LaFleur called out Kraft for two questionable fumbles during the first week of practice. Both "fumbles" came after the play was over or when the ball fell out of bounds. "Certainly, we all know what kind of player Tucker Kraft is and can be," LaFleur said. "He can’t allow Evan Williams to reach around and punch a ball out, so it is challenging everybody and hopefully that makes us that much better.” The third-year tight end took issue with LaFleur calling him out in front of the media and blamed the coaching staff for implementing practice rules that made it easy for offensive players to fumble. "I’d say a lot of the times — there’s certain rules you play with in practice, like just letting the defense punch repeatedly," Kraft said. "You’re not allowed to stiff-arm. I guess all I have are excuses. Yes, I am working on not fumbling the ball in practice." Schneidman said Kraft answered the question with a tone of sarcasm. Kraft was frustrated that he couldn't defend the ball by stiff-arming a defender trying to poke the ball from his undefended arm. Kraft acknowledged that during practice, he has to "play by the rules" LaFleur makes and is trying to work on having a "yes sir, no sir" attitude with his head coach. He then made a vague reference about a "bus fine" and accused LaFleur of throwing him under the bus in front of the media. Schneidman believes the tight end might actually be calling for Green Bay to fine LaFleur after his discouraging quote Tuesday morning. "So yes, the Packers’ third-year tight end might be calling for his head coach to be fined — not by the league, of course, but by the team — for what he perceived as throwing him under the bus," Schneidman wrote. "Is Kraft being serious about fining LaFleur? "Probably not. Is he peeved LaFleur called him out? It sure seems like it." LaFleur might do better to have a conversation with Kraft before dragging his name into news conferences with reporters. It's clear Tucker doesn't see eye-to-eye with LaFleur about fumbles. This is a good reminder to those getting overly excited or nervous reading practice reports that what happens at practice should be taken with a grain of salt. Most likely, Tucker is going to be fine.
Pirates Make Shortstop Change vs. Giants
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates had a few changes to their lineup, including one at shortstop, ahead of their second battle with the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who had started all but 17 games and every game in July at shortstop, isn't in the lineup against the Giants. Kiner-Falefa is amongst a number of Pirates players that MLB teams have reportedly shown interest in ahead of the trade deadline on July 31, including the New York Yankees and the Giants. Liover Peguero, who started first base the prior game, takes over for Kiner-Falefa and makes his second start of the season at shortstop, his first since May 7 vs. the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Spencer Horwitz, who didn't start last game due to the Pirates facing a left-handed starting pitcher, returns to first base and at the leadoff spot. Bryan Reynolds also comes back into the lineup after not playing in the series opener vs. the Giants, taking over in right field and batting third. Joey Bart also comes in at catcher for Henry Davis, after not starting the past two games, and will bat eighth for the Pirates. Tommy Pham stays in left field, but drops from leadoff to sixth in the batting order, while Oneil Cruz stays in center field, but drops down one spot in the lineup from fourth to fifth, rounding out the outfield for the Pirates. Nick Gonzales continues on at second base, but moves down a spot from third to fourth in the batting order, while Ke'Bryan Hayes stays at third base, but drops down two spots from fifth to seventh in the lineup for the Pirates. Andrew McCutchen, who hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the 6-5 win over the Giants in the series opner, stays at designated hitter and bats second for the Pirates. Left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter takes the mound for the Pirates and battles Giants right-handed starting pitcher Justin Verlander, who is in his 21st season at the MLB level. Falter bounced back with an incredible outing in the 6-1 series finale win over the Tigers on July 23, allowing just four hits and one earned run through seven innings pitched, matching a season-high. He has a 7-5 record through 21 starts, a 3.82 ERA over 108.1 innings pitched, 69 strikeouts to 35 walks, a .235 opposing batting average and a 1.18 WHIP. First pitch is set for 9:45 p.m. (EST). Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup vs. the San Francisco Giants 1B Spencer Horwitz DH Andrew McCutchen RF Bryan Reynolds 2B Nick Gonzales CF Oneil Cruz LF Tommy Pham 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes C Joey Bart SS Liover Peguero
Raiders' Pete Carroll has cryptic comments on bizarre Christian Wilkins situation
There have been a couple of different theories floated about why the Las Vegas Raiders made the shocking decision to cut star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, but head coach Pete Carroll has no interest in sharing the real motive. The Raiders released Wilkins on Thursday, which was barely a year after they signed him to a four-year, $110M contract in free agency. Initial reports suggested Wilkins and the team were at odds over how the 29-year-old's foot injury was being handled, but the story has since taken a bizarre turn. ESPN's Adam Schefter said on Monday that there was an incident between Wilkins and a teammate in the locker room that Wilkins viewed as playful, but his teammate did not take it that way. Tashan Reed of The Athletic reported that the incident took place in a meeting room at the Raiders' facility last week and was investigated by the team's human resources department. On Tuesday, a reporter asked Carroll about the alleged incident. The 73-year-old coach refused to get into it. "I have no comment to make,” Carroll said, via The Athletic. “We made a decision on what we’re doing, and we’re moving with it. We’ll see how that all unveils itself in time.” The last part of Carroll's comment is interesting. Carroll may have been saying time will tell how the decision to cut Wilkins will turn out for the Raiders, or he may have been insinuating that more information will come out at some point. Raiders defensive tackle Adam Nelson was also asked about Wilkins on Tuesday. Nelson responded by encouraging people to seek therapy if they are struggling with something in their life. Wilkins had 17 total tackles and a pair of sacks in five games with the Raiders before he suffered his season-ending foot injury.
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