Jusuf Nurkic - C - Trail Blazers

Jusuf Nurkic left Tuesday's Game 2 loss to the Pelicans with a left leg contusion after logging just 15 minutes, finishing with 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting to go with three rebounds, one steal and one block.

This seemed more like a coach's decision that he didn't play more after he was cleared to return as Anthony Davis is jacking him up right now. Look for Nurk's role to be reduced for more minutes out of Zach Collins, Ed Davis and Moe Harkless.

Jon Leuer - F - Detroit Pistons

The Pistons have agreed to give the Bucks Jon Leuer for Tony Snell and the 30th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft on Wednesday night.

The Pistons now own two picks in the first round, but they take on Tony Snell's contract for this season and next season. The Pistons are stuck in the middle of the Eastern Conference right now, so they are trying to acquire picks hoping that they can find a gem that will lift their franchise.

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter

Tony Snell - G - Milwaukee Bucks

The Bucks have agreed to trade Tony Snell to the Pistons for Jon Leuer on Wednesday night.

The Pistons will also receive the 30th pick in the first round of Thursday’s draft. The Bucks made it clear that they were trying to trade Snell and Ersan Ilyasova, so they have accomplished half of their goal. The Bucks save $4 million in salary this season and no longer have Snell’s $12 million on the books for the 2020-21 season.

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter

R.J Barrett - G - College

The New Orleans Pelicans are looking to assemble a package to get themselves the 2nd overall pick in the draft so that they can draft R.J Barrett before the Knicks can according to Peter Vecsey of the New York Post.

This potential deal would hinge on convincing the Grizzlies to pass up on Ja Morant, a seemingly unlikely move seeing how they just traded Mike Conley with no PG coming back in return. With all the assets in their arsenal it’s certainly feasible that the Pelicans could find a way to make this work, but as of now it seems like a steep mountain to overcome.

Source: Peter Vecsey on Twitter

Romeo Langford - G - College

Romeo Langford said that his right thumb surgery recovery is ‘going good’ and that he expects to be ready to go for Summer League.

The injury was never thought of being anything serious so this is right about where his recovery should be expected. Following a rough shooting season, the 19 year old guard has seen his draft value fluctuate a good amount since the beginning of the year, going from a sure-fire top 10 pick to floating around as a mid-first rounder. Still, he possesses solid two-way potential and could see some early playing time depending on the situation he lands in.

Source: Scott Agness on Twitter

Dejounte Murray - G - San Antonio Spurs

Meeting with reporters on Wednesday, Dejounte Murray said he has begun 4-on-4 scrimmages and expressed confidence that he will be ready for training camp.

Murray seems to be on course to meet the timetable he was hit with after tearing his ACL a year ago. The young guard still figures to play a prominent role with the Spurs when he is able to suit up and should still carry some of that luster of fantasy potential that he carried at the beginning of last season. We'd like to see how he looks in the preseason before sounding off the hype alarms again but he could be a productive, top-70 type of guy once he returns to full speed.

Source: San Antonio Express-News

RJ Barrett - SG/SF - College

The Knicks decided to work out prospect Darius Garland on Wednesday but Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN has reported that they will still be selecting Duke prospect RJ Barrett with the third overall pick.

It was very confusing for Knick fans today as the team decided to workout PG prospect Darius Garland a day before the draft. However, with the Pelicans potentially shopping the No. 4 pick, perhaps the Knicks were attempting to see what assets would be worth parting in order to acquire Garland and pair him with Barrett. They probably don’t have the assets that the Pelicans desire, but it is always worth a phone call.

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter

Travis Schlenk - Team - Atlanta Hawks

The Hawks have traded their second round pick, No. 44, to the Heat in exchange for a conditional 2024 second-rounder and cash considerations.

The Heat had only one pick (No. 13) in the draft before acquiring this pick from the Hawks. They are currently hamstrung financially so they may have done this to add a player to their roster who they can add for the price tag of a second-rounder. The Hawks did this as they had six picks in this year’s draft and already have a roster filled with young talent. With five picks after this trade, the Hawks will continue to stay active in trade talks as there is no way that they add five rookies to their already youthful roster.

Source: Chris Vivlamore

Darius Garland - PG - College

According to John Gambadoro, the Pelicans are receiving plenty of interest from other teams who are looking to move up to the No. 4 pick to select point guard Darius Garland.

The Pelicans have agreed to trade Anthony Davis to the Lakers and one piece that they would receive in return is the 4th overall pick in this year’s draft. With several teams interested in acquiring the Vanderbilt product, the Pelicans may look to move down in the draft while trying to acquire a veteran who can help this young core compete as soon as this upcoming season.

Source: John Gambadoro on Twitter

Steven Adams - C - Oklahoma City Thunder

According to Jake Fischer of SI, the Thunder are looking to shed salaries of players like Steven Adams, Dennis Schroeder and Andre Roberson to get under the salary cap and are willing to toss in the No. 21 pick to sweeten the deal.

Fischer isn't typically a big newsbreaker but there have been several stories indicating that the Thunder are attempting to shed some salary. Steven Adams has two more years on his contract that will pay him a total of $53M. Despite the big price tag, there will be interest in the Kiwi by some teams with cap space in need of a rim protector, especially when the Thunder throw in a first round pick.

Source: Jake Fischer on Twitter

David Vanterpool - Team - Minnesota Timberwolves

The Wolves have hired David Vanterpool as an assistant coach.

Vanterpool was a popular name on the interview circuit this summer but ultimately did not land a head coaching job. An assistant with Portland for the last seven seasons, one would expect that Vanterpool's responsibilities will increase in Minnesota.

Source: Timberwolves PR on Twitter