NBA notebook: Nuggets' Porter sustains minor knee injury

sprained his left knee in a
minicamp scrimmage Wednesday night and is not likely to play for the team in
summer league action at Las Vegas, according to the Denver Post.

The upcoming summer league was finally a chance to see Porter play after he
missed the entire 2018 season for Missouri while recovering from a back
injury. He was selected 14th overall in the 2018 draft.

The injury is not expected to be serious, and Porter should be ready to play
well in advance of the 2019-20 season opener.

Porter played in just three games at Missouri in the 2017-18 season, starting
one. The 6-foot-10 forward averaged 10 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

--The Memphis Grizzlies are looking for trade partners in order to deal newly
acquired forward Andre Iguodala and do not intend to buy out his contract
before the season, ESPN reported.

The Grizzlies acquired Iguodala this week in a trade with the Golden State
Warriors, who were looking to shed his $17.2 million salary for the upcoming
season in order to sign D'Angelo Russell. A contract buyout of Iguodala, which
would allow contenders to court him, was speculated for the rebuilding
Grizzlies.

But the Grizzlies are reportedly now looking at the 35-year-old veteran as a
trade chip in an effort to add young players to a rebuilt roster.

--The Sacramento Kings opted for Yogi Ferrell over Frank Mason III. They
waived Mason on the day in which they had to release Ferrell if they didn't
want to be on the hook for his $3.15 million contract for the 2019-20 season.

That makes Ferrell the third point guard at the moment behind standout starter
De'Aaron Fox and recently signed reserve Cory Joseph.

Ferrell, 26, averaged 5.9 points and 1.9 assists in 71 games (three starts)
last season in his first campaign with the Kings. His scoring average was 10.2
points one season earlier, when he played 82 games (21 starts) for the Dallas
Mavericks.

--Amar'e Stoudemire, 36, and Monte Ellis, 33, reportedly are aiming for NBA
comebacks.

The two plan to hold a private workout for at least five teams on Monday in
Las Vegas, ESPN's Jordan Schultz tweeted late Wednesday. They both hope to
sign with contending teams, according to Schultz.

Stoudemire, the 2002-03 Rookie of the Year and a six-time All-Star, last
played in the NBA in 2015-16, when he averaged 5.8 points and 4.3 rebounds for
the Miami Heat. Ellis most recently played for the Indiana Pacers in 2016-17,
producing 8.5 points, 3.2 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game.

--Field Level Media