The Philadelphia 76ers were recently predicted to land a replacement for rookie guard Jared McCain in a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans.

He played well as a starter two weeks ago when he scored 21 points and hit five 3-pointers against the 76ers ... The Pelicans will start CJ McCollum, Jordan Hawkins, Trey Murphy, Zion Williamson and Yves Missi against New Orleans on Saturday.

Already signaling the tanks are the Brooklyn Nets. After a surprisingly competitive start, Brooklyn traded away veterans Dennis Schroeder and Dorian Finney Smith. Thanks to indulging in some horrific basketball, they currently have the sixth-worst record in the league. And still have plenty of assets to trade away.

The NBA has postponed Wednesday night’s game in New Orleans between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Pelicans after a historic winter storm dumped about a foot of snow in the Big Easy.

The Utah Jazz brought out the best in the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. The Pelicans made a season-high 22 shots from 3-point range on their way to their most points in a game and season-best margin of victory in their 136-123 win over the Jazz.

The Milwaukee Bucks have recently got into concerning situation regarding Giannis Antetokounmpo as he is struggling with his health.

Over at FedExForum, the Memphis Grizzlies thumped the New Orleans Pelicans 139-126 for their fifth straight victory. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Paul George's latest injury came at the wrong time for the Philadelphia 76ers, who cannot seem to catch a break.

Rivers credited Antetokounmpo and Lillard for making sure the team would be ready to play Thursday even after all they had encountered the last few days.

Philadelphia star center Joel Embiid missed his 10th straight game because of a left knee injury. He also was ruled out by coach Nick Nurse at Chicago on Saturday night

Kumamada si Paul George ng 30 points, habang may 29 markers si Tyrese Ma­xey para banderahan ang 76ers sa 132-129 paggupo sa Cleveland Cavaliers.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. will again represent the Heat on the Rising Stars stage, but not rookie standout Kel’el Ware.