Wizards head coach Scott Brooks that center said Wednesday Ian Mahinmi will not play in tomorrow’s regular season finale against the Celtics, for Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington (Twitter link).
Since the Wizards landed in Orlando for seeding matches, Mahinmi hasn’t played a single minute. This season, the 33-year-old center has only played 38 games, averaging 7.4 PPG and 5.7 RPG.
The wizards expected Mahinmi to be their veteran patron of the circles when they signed him a four-year $ 64 million contract in the summer of 2016. However, this was never done due to injuries. In the past two seasons, Mahinmi has only played 72 games. The veteran center is expected to be an unrestricted free agent this off-season.
Here’s more from across the Eastern Conference:
- The Pacers have not ruled out a potential return for the All-star striker Domantas Sabonis, for ESPN’s Eric Woodyard. Sabonis was sidelined for plantar fasciitis and didn’t play a single game in Orlando. This season, the 6’11 striker averages 18.5 PPG and 12.5 RPG.
- In her latest mailbox, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel’s Ira Winderman examined the potential finalist for the role Rookie of the Year Kendrick Nunn could play for the Heat Going forward. Nunn left the Disney World campus last week for a personal matter, but returned over the weekend. On Wednesday we learned that the rookie point guard has canceled the quarantine. Winderman believes the rookie point guard could find himself off the bench, especially if Goran Dragic starts for Miami.
- ESPN’s Bobby Marks gave an overview of what the Knicks offseason looks like, starting with the NBA draft in October and then going free agency. According to Marks, the Knicks will have to make financial decisions about Bobby Portis, Taj Gibson, Wayne Ellington, Elfrid Payton, is Reggie Bullock. Of these five players, Portis may be the most important on the list as he has a $ 15.8 million squad option, which must be exercised by October 17.
