Clint Capela was on the radar of Knicks, Grizzlies and Pelicans last offseason

Executives across the league exploring the center market believe Young’s long-time pick-and-roll partner, Clint Capela, could be a trade candidate in the final year of his contract worth $22.27 million. Sources said teams such as the Knicks, Grizzlies, and Pelicans did their due diligence on Capela this offseason before going in other directions.

Source: HoopsHype

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Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL

The Hornets have not been shy about doubling or even tripling Clint Capela on the offensive glass and he's been fighting through a lot of that contact. Capela already has 9 rebounds in 9 mins. - 6:45 PM

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CLINT CAPELA OMG - 3:58 PM

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Fresh off signing a five-year, $150 million contract extension just one month ago, Jalen Johnson’s coming out party is over. It’s time to throw him a new one. “I think he's doing a good job,” Hawks teammate DeAndre Hunter told RG on Wednesday morning at Hawks shootaround. “He's still playing his game. He's never out there forcing anything. I always thought he was super talented, so I'm glad he's getting to show that now.” “From what I've been seeing, it's his work ethic,” Clint Capela added to RG. “Obviously, everybody's seeing that today, but I've seen since his rookie year the work ethic, always coming to the gym twice a day, even at night, always making sure that his craft is on point, and I think that it really pays off today. I can see that.” -via Responsible Gaming / November 29, 2024

Entering Friday, Johnson ranks second in the NBA both in total touches (1,725) and passes made (1,313). He’s feeding the ball to his teammates over 20 times per game more than he did last year. “It's just trusting my teammates, my coaches trusting me and just good ball movement at the end of the day,” Johnson said. “I think that's what it's a product of.” Additionally, Johnson is running the floor like a track star, averaging 2.88 miles per game behind Mikal Bridges and Keegan Murray. “It's definitely helped us having kinda like a bigger guard out there,” Hunter said. “He can see the floor, he pushes the ball in transition, he rebounds the ball. He kinda does everything for us. Him having that role, him being able to take on that responsibility is big for us.” “He makes the right decisions and he's showed that he's capable of doing that,” Capela added. “He's capable of pushing the ball, finishing at the rim, finding his teammates at a high level, at a high rate. He's proving it, so I'm not even surprised to see that.” -via Responsible Gaming / November 29, 2024

Atlanta Hawks PR: Clint Capela (right ankle soreness) will not return to tonight’s game. -via Twitter @HawksPR / October 16, 2024

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