THE FLATS – Jose Alvarado shifts back to Birmingham … Thaddeus Young looking to play for a contender … Iman Shumpert to join “Dancing with the Stars” live tour … more in this week’s #ProJackets Report.
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ALVARADO TRANSFERS BACK TO NEW ORLEANS
The New Orleans Pelicans transferred two-way player Jose Alvarado to their Birmingham G League affiliate early this week, also assigning center Jaxson Hayes and forward Trey Murphy III to the Squadron.
Alvarado, 6-0, 179, has appeared in eight games for New Orleans this season, averaging 1.8 points and 1.1 assists in 5.1 minutes per game. In three games for Birmingham, he has averaged 17.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 7.7 assists while hitting 52 percent of his shots from the floor.
Jose Alvarado ➡️ Jaxson Hayes on the full-court dime! pic.twitter.com/pwmoQLarZd
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) December 8, 2021
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THADDEUS YOUNG SAYS HE WANTS TO PLAY FOR A CONTENDER
Thaddeus Young was shocked to learn that he was being traded this past offseason when the Chicago Bulls, where he’d put together two effective seasons, acquired DeMar DeRozan and sent Young to the San Antonio Spurs.
Since then, Young has been among NBA trade rumors as a piece that could bolster a team looking for consistent inside scoring and a dominant rebounder.
In the latest episode of the “Posted Up with Chris Haynes” podcast, Young explained what he’s looking for at this point in his career as the unofficial trade season began Wednesday.
“With this organization and this franchise, we’re not in a contending situation,” Young said on “Posted Up.” “We’re gonna compete and we’re gonna try to contend and try to do things, but we’re in a rebuilding situation. With being in a rebuilding situation, that’s not ideal for a guy that just came off a really good season, going into his 15th season to going to another rebuild.
“I don’t mind playing through rebuilds and stuff like that, but the one thing about it is I’m not getting any younger. I’m getting older and at some point, I want to start contending for championships. I haven’t been in any situation where I’ve been able to contend for a championship. I want that feeling. I want that aspect of being able to go out there and being able to compete for a championship every single night. That’s the part that I really want to get to.”
AZCentral: Trade speculation returns between Suns, Spurs
The Suns could use the veteran presence of Thaddeus Young 👀 pic.twitter.com/qDbEpXgF2F
— Suns Nation (@SunsNationCP) December 14, 2021
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IMAN SHUMPERT JOINING “DTWS” LIVE TOUR
Dancing with the Stars Season 30 champion Iman Shumpert is officially joining the show’s live tour next year. A number of pro dancers and celebrities from the show have already been announced as making appearances, and now we can add the most recent winner to the list.
Shumpert recently won Season 30 of Dancing with the Stars with his partner Daniella Karagach, beating runner-up JoJo Siwa. The former NBA player will appear on the show’s upcoming tour on select dates, starting with January 7 in Richmond, Va. The tour will come to Atlanta on Feb. 26.
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#ProJackets on Social Media
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) December 17, 2021
RIP DT 🙏🏿 🕊 fly high yellow jacket fam #GT4L https://t.co/cPVaKrWgV2
— Thad Young (@yungsmoove21) December 10, 2021
Coming 2022!
Starring:@brandonkstrong @Dance10Alan @artemchigvintse @SashaFarber @DKaragach @pashapashkov86 @Gleb_Savchenko @EmmaSlaterDance @BrittBStewart
And more to come!
Tickets go on sale Oct. 8th at https://t.co/sMpvnsdBUk #DWTSTour pic.twitter.com/6ZDVn8LKOh
— Dancing with the Stars: LIVE! (@DWTSLiveTour) October 5, 2021
“What’s my nickname?” 😂@Dennis3DScott jokes about who he thinks the greatest shooter of all time is. #Gametime pic.twitter.com/Wmi2X4hjho
— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 13, 2021
#PROJACKETS IN THE NBA/G LEAGUE IN 2023-24
| PLAYER | DATA | NUMBERS | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
 | JOSE ALVARADO Team: New Orleans Pelicans Number: 15 NBA Experience: 3rd year Years at Georgia Tech: 2017-21 Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y. Status: Active | 6-0, 179 lbs 2023-24 Stats 7.1 ppg 2.3 rpg 2.1 apg 41.2% FG | Record: 49-33 Standing: 7th place, -8.0 GB Streak: L1 Last 10: 5-5 |
 | JAMES BANKS III Team: Maine Celtics Number: 5 G League Experience: 3rd year Years at Georgia Tech: 2018-20 Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. Status: Active | 6-10, 250 lbs 2023-24 Stats 5.3 ppg 4.7 rpg 1.5 bpg 54.2% FG | Record: 21-13 Standing: 2nd place, -1.0 GB Streak: W1 Last 10: 8-2 |
 | MICHAEL DEVOE Team: Memphis Hustle Number: 10 G League Experience: 2nd year Years at Georgia Tech: 2017-21 Hometown: Orlando, Fla. Status: Active | 6-4, 183 lbs 2023-24 Stats 13.9 ppg 3.9 rpg 3.1 apg 47.4% FG | Record: 15-19 Standing: 12th, -9.0 GB Streak: W1 Last 10: 3-7 |
 | DERRICK FAVORS Team: Windy City Bulls (G League) Number: 14 NBA Experience: 12 seasons Years at Georgia Tech: 2009-10 Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. Status: Active | 6-9, 265 lbs 2023-24 Stats 6.2 ppg 4.7 rpg 0.7 bpg 66.7% FG | Record: 15-19 Standing: 13th place, -7.0 GB Streak: L1 Last 10: 4-6 |
 | JOSH OKOGIE Team: Phoenix Suns Number: 2 NBA Experience: 5 seasons Years at Georgia Tech: 2016-18 Hometown: Snellville, Ga. Status: Active | 6-4, 213 lbs 2023-24 Stats 4.6 ppg 2.6 rpg 1.1 apg 41.7% FG | Record: 49-33 Standing: 6th place, -8.0 GB Streak: W3 Last 10: 7-3 |
 | THADDEUS YOUNG Team: free agent Number: 30 NBA Experience: 16 seasons Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-07 Hometown: Memphis, Tenn. Status: Active | 6-8, 235 lbs 2023-24 Stats 4.2 ppg 3.0 rpg 1.7 apg 60.2% FG | Record: 49-33 Standing: 6th place, -8.0 GB Streak: W3 Last 10: 7-3 |
