The Minnesota Timberwolves are waiving Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Shams Charania reports.
The forward out of Arizona played 3 preseason games, with averages of 7.6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in just 11 minutes per game.
The Timberwolves are waiving forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 19, 2020
The Philadelphia 76ers are signing point guard Frank Mason III to an Exhibit 10 contract, per Derek Bodner of The Athletic.
Mason has played three years in the NBA with Sacramento and Milwaukee.
Fonte: Derek Bodner.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 18, 2020 – The Oklahoma City Thunder has waived forwards TJ Leaf and Admiral Schofield, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti.
Leaf appeared in two preseason games with the Thunder, registering eight points and seven rebounds. He was originally acquired from Indiana on Nov. 25.
Schofield appeared in two preseason games with Oklahoma City, grabbing two rebounds and dishing out two assists. He was originally acquired from Washington on Nov. 19.
Fonte: Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Miami Heat have converted the Exhibit 10 contract of guard/forward Max Strus to a two-way contract.
Strus was one of three players on Exhibit 10 deals (the others were Paul Eboua and Breein Tyree) who were fighting for the last two-way spot.
Fonte: Miami Heat.
The Toronto Raptors have waived Oshae Brissett, Alize Johnson and Henry Ellenson.
Brissett had a $300K partial guarantee in his contract. Johnson’s deal was non-guaranteed, while Ellenson had a $50K guarantee.
The Washington Wizards have waived undrafted rookies Yoeli Childs, Caleb Homesley and Marlon Taylor.
All three players were on Exhibit 10 contracts.
Fonte: NBA transactions log.
The Utah Jazz announced that the team has signed guard Yogi Ferrell and forward Malcolm Miller.
Additionally, the team has waived guard Trevon Bluiett, center Romaro Gill, forward Tre Scott and guard Jake Toolson.
Fonte: Utah Jazz.
The Sacramento Kings have signed and immediately waived 2018 second-round pick Vince Edwards.
This looks like a move to acquire his G League rights but at the moment there’s no word on whether the Stockton Kings will play this season or not.
The LA Clippers announced they have waived guard Rayjon Tucker.
The Clippers now have 14 players on standard contracts and Amir Coffey and Jay Scrubb on two-way contracts.
Fonte: LA Clippers.
BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Nets have claimed forward Paul Eboua off waivers.
Eboua (6’8”, 214) was previously signed by the Miami Heat on Nov. 25 and waived on Dec. 16. He spent the 2019-20 season with VL Pesaro in Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A, where he appeared in 18 games (12 starts) and averaged 7.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per contest. The 20-year-old Cameroon native previously played with the Roseto Sharks in Italy’s second division during the 2018-19 season and with Italy’s Stella Azzurra U18 team in multiple global tournaments over the two prior seasons (2016-18).
Fonte: Brooklyn Nets.
The Golden State Warriors have waived forwards Dwayne Sutton, Axel Toupane and Kaleb Wesson, the team announced today. All players originally signed with Golden State on December 4. The Warriors roster currently stands at 17 players.
Sutton averaged 1.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 4.7 minutes over two preseason games with the Warriors. As a senior at Louisville in 2019-20, he was an All-ACC Honorable Mention selection.
Toupane tallied averages of 2.5 rebounds and 1.00 blocks in 7.7 minutes over two preseason games with Golden State. A two-year NBA veteran (2015-17) who most recently played with SIG Strasbourg of LNB Pro A in France, Toupane owns career NBA averages of 3.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 14.1 minutes in 25 games with the Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans.
Wesson averaged 1.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 6.1 minutes over three preseason games with the Warriors. He earned 2019-20 All-Big Ten Second Team honors as a junior at Ohio State.
The Warriors have waived forwards Dwayne Sutton, Axel Toupane and Kaleb Wesson: pic.twitter.com/C1WYqBftLz
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) December 18, 2020
Fonte: NBA.com.
Zion Williamson struggled during the NBA’s restart in August as questions continued to plague him about his fitness. Williamson, however, has appeared more explosive in his lone preseason game so far this season. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported that the 2019 first overall pick has lost more than 25 pounds since the end of the NBA bubble.
Williamson played just 24 games in 2019-20 because of a meniscus surgery, and was under minutes restriction.
Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz continue to discuss a contract extension but it has been difficult for the media to get an accurate gauge on where each side stands on the negotiations. Gobert is eligible for a supermax but he is not holding out for that rich of a contract, as reported by ESPN’s Tim MacMahon and Brian Windhorst.
The relationship between Gobert and Donovan Mitchell also no longer appears to be a concern for Utah, according to ESPN as well.
Jordan McLaughlin signs a two-way contract with Minnesota Timberwolves.
McLaughlin played last season 30 games with T-Wolves and 23 with Iowa in G League.
Guard Jordan McLaughlin is signing a two-way deal (qualifying offer) to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. McLaughlin is betting on himself, will return to the market in 2021 free agency.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 18, 2020
Shams Charania reported that the Philadelphia 76ers have made Ben Simmons available in some packages with the Houston Rockets for James Harden.
In response, 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey told: «We are not trading Ben Simmons — he is an important part of our future».
In response, 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey tells @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium: “We are not trading Ben Simmons — he is an important part of our future.” https://t.co/W6T7HQjjoP
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 18, 2020
Yogi Ferrell agrees to a deal with Utah Jazz.
Former Indiana Hoosiers played last two season with Sacramento Kings.
Free agent guard Yogi Ferrell has agreed to a deal with the Utah Jazz, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 18, 2020
The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on EJ Montgomery and Justin Patton. Both players were signed on Dec. 2 and did not appear in either of the team’s two preseason games.
The Bucks roster stands at 18 players.
Fonte: Milwaukee Bucks.
The New York Knicks announced they’ve waived Louis King and signed Bryce Brown.
The Knicks have been signing and waiving several players on non-guaranteed deals in order to acquire their G League rights and let them spend the season with their affiliate team.
Will Barton doesn’t want to be a sixth man. His role is to be a starter, according to his own words.
Per The Athletic, Ahead of Wednesday night’s game, it was unclear what Barton’s role would be. Would he retain his starting small forward role and relegate Michael Porter Jr. back to the bench? Would he take Gary Harris’ job starting at shooting guard? Or would he be the guy who melded the starters with the bench unit? “I am a starter,” Barton double-downed on Wednesday. “I have no plans on being a sixth man. I have no desire to be that.”
“My job isn’t to keep anybody happy,” Malone said. “If I wanted to keep people happy I’d sell ice cream for a living. I have to make tough decisions and as we move forward to that season opener, the tough decisions will have to be made.”
Fonte: The Athletic.
The Memphis Grizzlies have a talented young core that they are determined to keep together, and they exercised the 2021-22 options for reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., Brandon Clarke and Grayson Allen.
The Grizzlies announced the moves Wednesday night.
Fonte: ESPN.
The Miami Heat have waived two players: Paul Eboua and Breein Tyree.
The Houston Rockets plan to sign forward Trey Mourning, the son of Alonzo Mourning, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic. Terms of the deal were not reported but it’s probably an Exhibit 10 contract.
Mourning played in the NBA G League with the Sioux Falls Skyforce last year.
Fonte: Kelly Iko.
The Utah Jazz have waived Nigel Williams-Goss.
Williams-Goss (6-2, 188, Gonzaga) appeared in 10 games in 2019-20 with Utah, averaging 1.4 points, also appearing in one postseason contest. He saw action in 17 games with the Salt Lake City Stars, owning averages of 15.3 points on 50.8 percent shooting, 5.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 29.6 minutes per contest.
Fonte: RealGm.
Houston Rockets’ Chris Clemons is likely done for the season.
The player tore his achilles in the preseason game against the San Antonio Spurs as reported by Shams Charania.
The LA Clippers have waived Ky Bowman, Malik Fitts and Jordan Ford.
The three players will become free agents.
The Memphis Grizzlies today announced that the team signed Zhaire Smith and Bennie Boatwright and waived Jahlil Tripp and Marko Guduric.
Smith played with the 76ers last year and Boatwright was on the Memphis Hustle in the G League.
Guduric is reportedly close to making his return to Europe.
Fonte: Memphis Grizzlies.
Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo announced his decision to sign a contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Antetokounmpo will sign a five-year, $228 million supermax contract that will start in 2021-22, with an opt-out clause in 2025.
“This is my home, this is my city.. I’m blessed to be able to be a part of the Milwaukee Bucks for the next 5 years. Let’s make these years count. The show goes on, let’s get it.”
According to Nikos Varlas of Eurohoops, Fenerbahce is considered “strong” in the mix of clubs interested into signing Serbian guard Marko Guduric, who has just been waived by the Memphis Grizzlies. There are two unnamed European clubs chasing Guduric, according to Varlas.
Before considering European offers, Guduric will see if any NBA team will pick up his $2.7M contract for next season in the next 48 hours. Guduric averaged 3.9 points in 44 NBA games for Memphis last season.
Fonte: Nikos Varlas.
The New York Knicks are set to hire Pops Mensah-Bonsu as the president and director of their G-League operations, sources told Mike Vorkunov and Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Former British big man Mensah-Bonsu was the GM of the Wizards’ G-League team last season.
Fonte: The Athletic.
LaVar Ball was mad at the Pistons for waiving his son LiAngelo Ball.
Per Bleacher Report, “I definitely have thoughts on that. The people in Detroit are great. I love the fans, but the franchise over there is raggedy as hell. They don’t know a good player. I was giving them a lottery pick for free! Has the skills to play and the notoriety to bring everybody to the game. How do you throw that out the window? They’re gonna learn the hard way. My boys are gonna end up together playing somewhere. ‘Gelo can shoot the lights out. That was raggedy what they did. But hey, they’re gonna learn the hard way.”