Oct 6, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson (3) is defended by Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash (10) and forward Jordan Hill (27) during the first half at Valley View Casino Center. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Miscellaneous
Key Injuries:
Tim Duncan – Torn ACL – Season
Carlos Boozer – Torn ACL – Season
Trevor Ariza – Torn ACL – Season
Darren Collison – Torn Achilles – Season
Andrew Bogut – Dislocated Patella – Season
Steve Nash – Broken Foot – 6-8 weeks
Kevin Love – Lower Leg Stress Fracture – Season (playoffs)
Russell Westbrook – Dislocated Patella – Season (playoffs)
Transactions
TRADE: Nuggets get: Tristan Thompson — Cavaliers get: Timofey Mozgov, ’15 2nd round
TRADE: Pistons get: Kris Humphries, Garrett Temple — Wizards get: Kyle Singler, Luigi Datome
TRADE: Hornets get: ’17 1st round, Carl Landry — Kings get: Gerald Henderson, ’17 1st round
TRADE: Timberwolves get: Jason Terry, Francisco Garcia — Rockets get: J.J. Barea, Ronny Turiaf
Coach Firings
Timberwolves fire Flip Saunders
Hornets fire Steve Clifford
Magic fire Jacque Vaughn (Magic hire Steve Clifford)
Celtics fire Brad Stevens (Celtics hire Flip Saunders)
Pistons fire Stan Van Gundy
Thoughts: If you needed anymore proof as to how unrealistic 2K is. The artificial intelligence does what it wants and cares not for our silly, beloved head coaches who probably would have to commit murder to be fired at this point (Van Gundy, Stevens, Clifford).
Top-5 Scorers
Kevin Durant – 30.2
Carmelo Anthony – 27.7
LeBron James – 26.0
Damian Lillard – 24.4
Derrick Rose 23.7