The Washington Wizards are signing center John Butler Jr. to a two-way NBA deal, sources tell The Athletic and Stadium. Butler spent part of last season in Portland and went to training camp with the Trail Blazers.
The Washington Wizards are signing center John Butler Jr. to a two-way NBA deal, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Butler spent part of last season in Portland and went to training camp with the Trail Blazers.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 23, 2023
The Phoenix Suns are planning to waive guard Keon Johnson to get the roster down to 15 players for opening night, sources tell ESPN. Johnson, 21, landed with Phoenix from Portland as part of a three-team trade with Milwaukee. He was the 21st overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
The Phoenix Suns are planning to waive guard Keon Johnson to get the roster to 15 for opening night, sources tell ESPN. Johnson, 21, landed with Phoenix from Portland as part of the three-team trade with Milwaukee. He was the 21st overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 23, 2023
The Washington Wizards and wing Deni Avdija have agreed to a four-year, $55 million rookie scale extension. The deal is fully guaranteed, as reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Avdija averaged career-highs of 9.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists last season and is also regarded as a solid defender. Avdija’s extension is roughly equivalent to the four-year Non-Taxpayer MLE.
The San Antonio Spurs and center Zach Collins have reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension worth $35 million, as reported by ESPN. This deal comes after Collins spent much of his career in Portland, struggling with a series of injuries that have limited his time on the court.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have exercised its third-year contract option of forwards Ousmane Dieng and Jalen Williams and forward/centre Chet Holmgren, and the fourth-year options of guards Josh Giddey and Tre Mann,
Holmgren has yet to make his debut after missing his rookie season due to a serious injury.
Giddey last year produced averages of 16.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists in 31 minutes per game.
Thunder Exercises Options on Dieng, Giddey, Holmgren, Mann and Williams
🔗 | https://t.co/Iu4yeelJys pic.twitter.com/jh89Vug2rh
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) October 21, 2023
Denver Nuggets forward/center Zeke Nnaji has agreed on a four-year, $32 million contract extension, his agent told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Deal includes a Player Option for Nnaji, who is expected to “take on a more prominent role with the Nuggets this season”.
The Portland Trail Blazers are waiving Kevin Knox and picking up former Phoenix Suns forward Ish Wainright off free agency waivers, sources tell The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
The Washington Wizards have announced the arrivals of Hamidou Diallo and Gabe Kalscheur.
Both players have signed an Exhibit 10 deal, so they will most likely be released and start the season with the Capital City Go-Go, the G League team affiliated with the Wizards.
Diallo last season at the Pistons put together averages of 9.7 points and 3.5 rebounds in 17 minutes.
Official: We have signed Hamidou Diallo and Gabe Kalscheur to Exhibit 10 contracts.
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) October 21, 2023
The Golden State Warriors have announced the release of Rudy Gay and Rodney McGruder.
The Warriors will reportedly start the season with 13 guaranteed contracts.
Warriors waive Rudy Gay & Rodney McGruder: pic.twitter.com/N8phe2eHV8
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) October 21, 2023
The Boston Celtics waive Wenyen Gabriel.
Former Kentucky played 79 NBA games last season with Los Angeles Lakers averaging 4.8 points, 3.7 rebounds.
The Boston Celtics are waiving F/C Wenyen Gabriel, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 20, 2023
Los Angeles Clippers’ coach Ty Lue has confirmed that Terance Mann will be staying with the team. Despite rumors of a possible trade involving the player, Lue stated that Mann is a key element for the team’s future. “He’s a player who can do it all,” said Lue, highlighting Mann’s versatility as one of his strong points. This statement puts an end to speculations about Mann’s future with the Clippers.
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard Quinndary Weatherspoon, as confirmed by his agent Daniel Hazan to NBAonTNT and BleacherReport. Weatherspoon averaged 15.5 points, shot 52 percent from the field, and 40 percent from three-point range in two NBA preseason games while playing for Israeli club Maccabee Ra’anana.
Los Angeles Lakers are signing guard Quinndary Weatherspoon, his agent Daniel Hazan tells @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport. Weatherspoon averaged 15.5 points, shot 52 percent and 40 percent from distance in two NBA preseason games while playing for Israeli club Maccabee Ra’anana.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) October 19, 2023
Terry Stotts has stepped down from his role as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, as confirmed by head coach Adrian Griffin. Stotts, who had been the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers for nine years, had joined Griffin’s staff in the spring. However, he recently decided not to continue in that role. Griffin stated that the decision was Stotts’ and they are still evaluating whether to replace him.
The San Antonio Spurs are releasing Khem Birch, according to a report by Shams Charania.
The 31-year-old Canadian big man ended up in Texas last year in the trade that brought Jakob Poeltl to the Toronto Raptors.
Birch put together career averages of 5 points and 4.4 rebounds in 17 minutes across seven NBA seasons.
The San Antonio Spurs are waiving center Khem Birch, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Birch has averaged 5 points and 4.4 rebounds over six NBA seasons.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 19, 2023
Terry Stotts, the assistant coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, has resigned. Earlier in the summer, Stotts became a member of Adrian Griffin’s staff, the new head coach.
During 13 seasons, Stotts led the NBA in coaching. He led the Portland Trail Blazers sideline for nine seasons. Prior to his initial two-year tenure as the head coach of the Bucks, he spent two years with the Atlanta Hawks.
Discussions between the Philadelphia 76ers and the LA Clippers regarding a possible trade involving James Harden and Terance Mann have come to a standstill.
Despite the Sixers being willing to accept an unprotected first-round pick, a first-round pick swap, and players to match the salaries, the Clippers have refused to include Mann in the offer.
Daryl Morey, the Sixers’ president of basketball operations, expressed his disbelief, accusing the Clippers of not being serious about closing the deal. Meanwhile, Harden has shown his discontent by distancing himself from the Sixers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have exercised their fourth-year rookie scale team option for Evan Mobley for the 2024-25 season. Mobley will be paid $11.2 million for the 2024-25 season as part of this option.
Last season, Mobley appeared in 79 games, averaging 16.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game.
NBA teams have until October 31 to exercise rookie scale team options for the 2024-25 season.
According to sources, the Houston Rockets and the Detroit Pistons have discussed a deal in which Alec Burks would be included, as reported by Jake Fischer of Yahoo.
Burks’ $10.5 million salary is almost exactly the same as that of Victor Oladipo, who the Rockets most recently acquired in the Kevin Porter Jr. deal from the Oklahoma City Thunder. There is a shortage of backcourt minutes in Detroit.
The Rockets have also communicated with Malcolm Brogdon of the Portland Trail Blazers and Talen Horton-Tucker of the Utah Jazz.
Houston Rockets trade Kevin Porter Jr. and two future second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are immediately waiving Porter Jr. In return, the Rockets are receiving Victor Oladipo and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl. The Thunder are also acquiring a 2027 second-round pick from Minnesota and a 2028 second-round pick from Milwaukee. Porter Jr. is currently facing assault charges based on an incident with his girlfriend. OKC will have to pay the $16.9M guaranteed left on Porter Jr.’s contract as they waive him. The Thunder gathered four second-round picks this offseason by moving Oladipo’s $9.5M expiring deal. OKC now has 15 first-round and 22 second-round picks over the next seven years.
Thunder will have to pay the $16.9M guaranteed left on Porter Jr., contract as they waive him. OKC gathered four second-round picks in acquiring and moving Oladipo’s $9.5M expiring deal this offseason. OKC has 15 first-round and 22 second-round picks over the next seven years.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 17, 2023
Bruce Brown left the Denver Nuggets this summer. The majority saw that as a significant defeat for the reigning champs. Calvin Booth, general manager of the Nuggets, isn’t always in agreement.
Booth believes that Peyton Watson, a second-year wing, has improved significantly this year. In fact, Booth thinks Watson is prepared to take Brown’s place—just in a different way.
“Some of these teams were trying to get Bruce, trying to make it worth it; it’s like, just be careful what you wish for,” Booth said about the rivals that pursued Brown. “Peyton’s bigger. He’s longer. He’s more athletic. He guards better. He passes better. He doesn’t have the experience, and he’s not as good offensively yet, but we need defense more than we need offense on our team.”
This past summer, Brown agreed to a two-year, $45 million contract with the Indiana Pacers. With Brown, the Nuggets had limited options because they only had Non-Bird rights to the veteran wing.
The Chicago Bulls have signed center Derrick Favors and forward Kahlil Whitney to camp contracts.
Favors has played 790 games in the NBA averaging 10.6 points and 7.1 rebounds.
Due to a left calf injury, Luka Doncic will miss the rest of the preseason. Doncic’s injury, which has been described as slight, was examined by an MRI.
The Dallas Mavericks are hopeful that Doncic will be ready for their regular season start on October 25.
The Golden State Warriors have announced the departures of guards Donovan Williams and Kendric Davis, and forward Javan Johnson.
According to Anthony Slater the team is adding Javonte Green and Yuri Collins.
All the 5 players should start the season in G League with the Santa Cruz Warriors.
The Warriors have waived Donovan Williams, Javan Johnson and Kendric Davis, per sources. They are signing Javonte Green and Yuri Collins today. All five are expected to land in Santa Cruz to open the G-League season in the organizational pipeline.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) October 16, 2023
The Warriors have waived guard Kendric Davis, forward Javan Johnson and guard Donovan Williams: pic.twitter.com/hrvZkdX8eA
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) October 16, 2023
Adrian Wojnarowski talked about Klay Thompson Klay Thompson extension talks on NBA Countdown.
«I’m told that there has been absolutely no progress on a Klay Thompson extension in Golden State, that they are both still apart on years and money.
And there’s a very real possibility that Klay Thompson goes into free agency next summer without a deal.
And I think that’s where it gets complicated for Golden State and becomes a little bit something of a high-wire act, especially if Klay Thompson duplicates this year, the kind of season he had last year.
41% three-point shooting, led the league with 301 threes and, you know, his best points per game, almost 22 points a game in several years.
You know in the marketplace, teams value shooting, they value high-level wing defense.
And so I think for Golden State, this has a chance to become the first real test of keeping together that core of Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson».
Reporting for NBA Countdown on the Klay Thompson extension talks, including ESPN analyst Bob Myers’ window into the negotiating stakes for the Golden State Warriors and the franchise’s storied guard pic.twitter.com/YpZaIppooU
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 16, 2023
The Miami Heat have announced the release of Drew Peterson and Alondes Williams.
Peterson is a rookie guard from USC, while Williams is a forward who came out of Wake Forest in 2022.
Both players will most likely start the season with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the G League team affiliated with Miami.
The Heat’s roster is down to 19 players, with Dru Smith, Jamal Cain and R.J. Hampton as Two-Way Players.
OFFICIAL: The Miami HEAT have waived Drew Peterson and Alondes Williams.
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 14, 2023
The Utah Jazz have signed guard Josh Christopher to a two-way contract. In a related move, the team has waived forward Joey Hauser.
Christopher was the 24th pick of the 2021 NBA Draft.
Last year the Arizona State product averaged 5.8 points per game.
We have signed Josh Christopher to two-way contract 🖊️https://t.co/KXeED7v5A7#TakeNote
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 13, 2023
The Orlando Magic have announced the signing of Miye Oni.
The Magic also released D.J. Wilson to create a roster sport for the Yale product.
Both players will most likely start the season with the Osceola Magic, the affiliated G League team.
Oni made his European debut last year with the London Lions (9.6 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 3.4 APG between BBL and Eurocup).
We have signed free agent guard/forward Miye Oni. #MagicTogether pic.twitter.com/eHWFZGahYS
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) October 13, 2023
The Charlotte Hornets have announced the release of Kai Jones.
The 22-year-old former Texas big man requested a trade via social media, and was removed from the team indefinitely.
Jones was the No. 19 pick of the 2021 NBA Draft.
OFFICIAL: We have waived forward/center Kai Jones.
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) October 11, 2023
The Denver Nuggets will exercise the third-year option on guard Christian Braun.
The Kansas product, who achieved both the NCAA and NBA titles consecutively, is coming off a season averaging 15.7 minutes per game and is expected to play a significant role coming off the bench.
As expected, the Denver Nuggets are picking up the third-year option on guard Christian Braun, sources tell ESPN. Braun — the fifth player to win back-to-back NCAA and NBA titles — is expected to assume a sixth man role this season.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 11, 2023
The Portland Trail Blazers have exercised the third-year option on Shaedon Sharpe’s rookie contract.
Sharpe, the 7th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, produced averages of 9.9 points (47.2% FG, 36.0% 3-PT, 71.4% FT), 3.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.5 steals in 22.2 minutes per game as a rookie.
The 20-year-old guard is one of the young talents Portland is banking on to leave behind the break-up with Lillard.
Trail Blazers Exercise Team Option on Contract of Shaedon Sharpe.
Learn More: https://t.co/OvVRqUz0OF pic.twitter.com/XpLyoN0Kg8
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) October 10, 2023
