Pro Blue Update: Wolverines In The NBA Home Stretch After All-Star Break

Michigan is pretty well represented in the NBA as the season moves past the All-Star break.

At least four former Michigan Wolverines are everyday starters in the NBA with a couple others starting when certain situations arise. A couple others are fighting for playing time, while even a couple more are hanging on at the bottom of their respective active roster. 

Jordan Poole

Golden State Warriors | BIO | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 58 | PPG: 20.9 | RPG: 2.8 | APG: 4.5

• HIGHLIGHT: Posted 28 points and six assists against the Clippers (Feb. 14)

Franz Wagner

Orlando Magic | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 58 | PPG: 18.9 | RPG: 3.9 | APG: 3.5

• HIGHLIGHT: Scored 18 points while shooting seven of eight from the field in a win over Chicago (Feb. 13)

• ALL-STAR UPDATE: Collected three rebounds in the Jordan Rising Stars Challenge (Feb. 17)

Moritz Wagner

Orlando Magic | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 38 | PPG: 11.2 | RPG: 4.7 | APG: 1.7

• HIGHLIGHT: Scored seven points and earned three steals in a win over Chicago (Feb. 13)

Duncan Robinson

Miami Heat | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 29 | PPG: 6.9 | RPG: 2.0 | APG: 1.2

• HIGHLIGHT: Returned to action after a finger injury with six points on two three-pointers against Brooklyn (Feb. 15)

Caris LeVert

Cleveland Cavaliers | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 55 | PPG: 12.0 | RPG: 3.9 | APG: 3.9

• HIGHLIGHT: Recorded five points, four rebounds, and five assists against Philadelphia (Feb. 15)

Tim Hardaway, Jr.

Dallas Mavericks | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 54 | PPG: 13.7 | RPG: 3.7 | APG: 1.7

• UPDATE: Missed both of Dallas’ games in the shortened All-Star week with a hamstring injury

Isaiah Livers

Detroit Pistons | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 37 | PPG: 5.5 | RPG: 2.4 | APG: 0.6

• HIGHLIGHT: Collected two rebounds and earned a steal in Detroit’s only game of the week against Boston (Feb. 15)

Caleb Houstan

Orlando Magic | BIO

• STATISTICS: Games: 34 | PPG: 4.2 | RPG: 2.2 | APG: 0.5

• HIGHLIGHT: Scored five points with one three-pointer in two straight games (Feb. 13 and Feb. 14)

Moussa Diabate

Los Angeles Clippers | BIO | Twitter | Instagram

• STATISTICS: Games: 17 | PPG: 3.1 | RPG: 2.6 | BPG: 0.4

• HIGHLIGHT: Made an appearance against Golden State (Feb. 14), recording a turnover in only two minutes of playing time

LOOKING AHEAD…

· Thursday, February 23: Franz Wagner and Moritz Wagner will face former Wolverine teammate Isaiah Livers when Detroit visits Orlando at 7 p.m.; Jordan Poole and Golden State will take on the Lakers at 10 p.m. on TNT.

· Friday, February 24: Duncan Robinson returns to the national TV spotlight as Miami visits Milwaukee at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.

· Sunday, February 26: Tim Hardaway Jr. and Dallas host LeBron James and the Lakers at 3:30 p.m. on ABC; Jordan Poole and Golden State take on Minnesota at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN; Moussa Diabate and the Clippers face Denver at 10 p.m. on ESPN.

WOLVERINES IN THE G-LEAGUE…

· Eli Brooks, Fort Wayne Mad Ants

· Trey Burke, Stockton Kings

· Chaundee Brown Jr., Austin Spurs

· Moussa Diabate, Los Angeles Clippers/Ontario Clippers (Two-Way Contract)

· Charles Matthews, Windy City Bulls

· Zavier Simpson, Lakeland Magic

· D.J. Wilson, Oklahoma City Blue