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Capela once noted that he loved an expensive bracelet that Westbrook was wearing. Westbrook immediately took it off his wrist and handed it to him as a gift. Alex Abrines played three years alongside Westbrook. It was a difficult time in Abrines’ career, where he was plagued by loneliness. Abrines told Cope that "Westbrook was incredibly kind to me. When I wanted to quit, he took me out to dinner, and it was great." Another Oklahoma City teammate, Jerami Grant, echoed Abrines' beliefs. "He’s just real. He’s a real person. And he cares about all his teammates. He tries to understand who you are as a person and pushes you to be the best."
DeAndre Jordan recruited Westbrook to the Nuggets last season. He had known Russ for 20 years and called him "one of the most interesting guys in the league. One of the most caring guys." Jordan saw Westbrook mentoring younger players, taking particular interest in undrafted rookie Trey Alexander. "He paid for dinners, got clothes for guys. It’s cool to be able to see him give back to guys who really look up to him." Westbrook is intensely generous with teammates, but also legendarily disciplined when it comes to his own money. "I’ve seen him a few times during breakfast balancing his own checkbook," Grant said. "I’m asking him, like bro you doing this yourself?"
Brandon Miller: “He saved me. (Jerami Grant) got by me, winning play by Kon. That’s all we ask for is just everybody make all the winning plays, and Kon was in the position to make a play. So just having that mindset of being a winner in Kon, I think that’s kinda what separates him from all the other rookies.”
K.C. Johnson: Trail Blazers 121, Bulls 112 11th straight loss and 14th in 15 games. Ties for 3rd-longest losing streak in franchise history. Previous 11-gm skid occurred in 1999-2000 season. Matas Buzelis 20 pts, 7 in doubles. Jerami Grant 27 pts, 7 in doubles. Portland scored combined 43 pts off TOs/rebs
NBA Communications: Other nominees… West: Donovan Clingan and Jerami Grant (POR), Kawhi Leonard (LAC), Trey Murphy III (NOP) and Victor Wembanyama (SAS) East: Scottie Barnes (TOR), Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK), Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey (PHI), Donovan Mitchell (CLE) and Ryan Rollins (MIL)
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Sean Highkin: Scoot is officially upgraded to "Doubtful" for tomorrow -- which, following the pattern for Jrue Holiday and Jerami Grant coming back from long-term injuries, likely means he doesn't play tomorrow but does play Friday. Deni Avdija is also doubtful.
In addition to Morant, Milwaukee was linked with trade interest in several notable names on the trade market, including Morant, Michael Porter Jr., Zach LaVine, Andrew Wiggins, Jerami Grant, Miles Bridges, Malik Monk, Keon Ellis, and other players. However, with Antetokounmpo out for a significant amount of time, there’s less urgency for the Bucks to act immediately.
League sources say that the Bucks, frankly, were already struggling to generate difference-making trade discussions by making the likes of Kyle Kuzma and Bobby Portis Jr. available. Brooklyn's Porter, Sacramento's Zach LaVine, Cleveland's De'Andre Hunter, Portland's Jerami Grant and Charlotte's Miles Bridges have all been mentioned as potential targets, but the Bucks' lack of available draft capital to sweeten trade offers has clearly complicated the search for reinforcements.
Joe Freeman: Coach Tiago Splitter says Deni Avdija, Rob Williams III and Duop Reath are out tonight vs. the Raptors. That leaves the Blazers with 10 healthy bodies, including two (Jrue Holiday and Jerami Grant) who are on minute-restrictions.
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Marc J. Spears: Blazers say Jrue Holiday, Jerami Grant and Robert Williams III are out for tonight’s game at Sacramento. Deni Avdija is AVAILABLE to play.
Sean Highkin: Deni Avdija is officially upgraded to "Questionable" for tonight in Sacramento, a good sign for his chances of playing after missing three games with a back injury. Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday are doubtful.
Sean Highkin: Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday are both playing tonight. No decision yet on whether they’ll play on the back-to-back tomorrow in Sacramento. Splitter says it will depend on how they feel after tonight.
Trail Blazers PR: INJURY UPDATE: Deni Avdija is OUT for tonight’s game vs. LAL. Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday have been upgraded to PROBABLE. Yang Hansen is AVAILABLE to play.
