NBA rumors

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

The Miami Heat have waived two players: Paul Eboua and Breein Tyree.