NBA Rumors: Guards

Haliburton appeared in his 65th contest during Friday's win over Oklahoma City, officially making him eligible for the league's regular-season awards.

Brunson is open to signing an extension with the Knicks, Steve Popper of Newsday reports.

Caldwell-Pope could be a candidate to earn an All-Defensive nod this season, Vinny Benedetto of The Denver Gazette reports.

Sharpe, who hasn't played since Jan. 11 due to core muscle surgery, could return before the end of the season, head coach Chauncey Billups told Casey Holdahl of the Trail Blazers' official site Wednesday. "He is getting better, getting on the court with us," Billups said. "He did a few things in our practice the other day, I thought he looked good so I was really excited about that...We'll just keep trying to ramp him up, challenge him physically to see if he can take it."

Lillard is dealing with a right groin strain and has missed three consecutive games, but he could return Friday, head coach Doc Rivers told Eric Nehm of The Athletic. "I think he's closer," Rivers said. "I cannot guarantee that, though...Now that's one injury that if it's not 100 percent or 90-whatever percentile they put him in, then no. With that one, we're just not going to take any chances. It's not worth it."

Flynn is not expected to return to the Pistons once he hits free agency in the summer, James L. Edwards of The Athletic reports.

Holiday logged his 65th appearance of the season during the Celtics' win over the Thunder on Wednesday, making him eligible to receive any end-of-season awards, Bobby Marks of ESPN.com reports.

The Pelicans have posted a 10-4 record with Alvarado since the All-Star break, but the team has limped to a 2-4 record when he has been unavailable over that span. Alvarado is currently amid a three-game absence due to an oblique injury.

Jones has been nominated for the NBA's 2023-24 Sportsmanship Award.

Gilgeous-Alexander, who is currently dealing with a quad injury, leads the league by recording 4.9 blow-bys per 36 minutes. Gilgeous-Alexander is blowing by his defender on 19.8 percent of his drives this season.

McConnell is a candidate for the 2023-24 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award.

Fultz is one of 12 nominees for the 2023-24 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award.

Conley is a candidate for the 2023-24 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award.

George is not interested in trade rumors linking him to the 76ers and is keen on staying with the Clippers "for several more years," according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. "The belief coming from Los Angeles is that there is nothing to worry about, and George will be with the organization for several more years, sources said," Siegel wrote. "Even before he has to make a decision on his $48.8 million player option for the 2024-25 season, George can receive a four-year extension that will pay him upwards of $220 million, aligning him with Leonard's contract."

Doncic is eligible to sign a massive extension with the Mavericks in 2025, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN.com.

Doncic was named as the Player of the Week for the Western Conference for the period between March 25 and March 31, the league announced Monday.

Murray was named as the Player of the Week for the Eastern Conference for the period between March 25 and March 31, the league announced Monday.

Brunson has been nominated for the 2023-24 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award.

Fournier has been launching 18.1 shots per 100 possessions for the Pistons since Feb. 1.

Brown's G League rights, which are currently held by the Wisconsin Herd, will expire after the 2023-24 G League campaign.

Chealey's player rights, held by the Greensboro Swarm, will expire after the 2023-24 campaign.

Beasley leads the league with 217 attempted threes from the corners, converting his attempts at a 45.6 percent clip.

Among all players with at least 100 shot attempts in the paint this season, Hardy's 46.7 percent shooting is the ninth-worst mark league-wide.

LeVert is hitting a league-worst 34.0 percent of 3.0 shots per game from the mid-paint this season.

Maxey, who is currently dealing with left hip tightness, logged his 65th appearance of the season in Friday's loss to Cleveland, clearing the threshold to be eligible for regular-season awards.