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08/04/202118:15

Philadelphia 76ers to waive Ignas Brazdeikis

Philadelphia 76ers waive Ignas Brazdeikis as reported by The Athletic.

Lithuanian forward played only five games this season in NBA, 4 with Knicks and one with 76ers.

Brazdeikis played also 12 games in G League with Westchester averaging 20.8 points and 9.8 rebounds.

08/04/202117:13

Nuggets to sign Shaquille Harrison, waive Greg Whittington and Gary Clark

The Denver Nuggets continue to work to define the roster that will face the last part of the regular season and the playoffs.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the team is waiving Gary Clark and two-way player Greg Whittington, while signing Shaquille Harrison to a two-way contract.
Harrison started the regular season with the Utah Jazz, but was released after playing just 55 minutes in 17 games.

08/04/202116:47

Magic to waive Khem Birch

The Orlando Magic are planning to waive Khem Birch in order to give him an opportunity to play more, Shams Charania reports.
The former UNLV big man could sign with the Toronto Raptors.
Birch is averaging 5.3 points, 5 rebounds and 1.1 assist in 19 minutes per game.

08/04/202110:09

Kawhi Leonard “widely expected” to re-sign with Clippers this offseason

Kawhi Leonard has a $36 million player option for next season he is expected to decline to enter free agency.

Per The Athletic, via RealGM, Kawhi Leonard is “widely expected” to re-sign with the Los Angeles Clippers this offseason, according to team sources and rival executives.
The Clippers have already signed Paul George to a four-year, $190 million extension, which gives the franchise stability around Leonard.
Leonard chose to sign with the Clippers in 2019 after winning a title with the Toronto Raptors and has been given considerable leeway by the franchise in terms of his work load and even where he lives.

07/04/202122:46

Pistons sign Tyler Cook to multi-year contract

DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons announced today that the team has signed forward Tyler Cook to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Cook, 6-8, 255, signed a 10-day contract with the Pistons on March 18, followed by a second 10-day deal on March 28. He has appeared in 11 games with the Pistons averaging 4.0 points (63% FG), and 2.8 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game. Overall, Cook has seen action in 28 career NBA games with Detroit, Cleveland, Denver and Brooklyn and averaged 2.5 points and 1.7 rebounds.

Cook, 23, averaged 20.8 points (60% FG), 9.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists this season in eight games with the Iowa Wolves of the NBA’s G League. Overall, he’s averaged 14.6 points and 6.5 rebounds in 37 career G League games (18 starts).

The St. Louis, MO native played collegiately at the University of Iowa where he averaged 14.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in three seasons with the Hawkeyes.

07/04/202117:26

Keon Johnson declares for NBA draft

Keon Johnson has decided to enter the 2021 NBA draft and hire an agent.

The player leaves Tennessee after only a season in which he averaged 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 25 minutes per game.

Per ESPN, “The NBA has always been my goal, but I never expected it to come this soon,” Johnson said. “I really don’t care what number I get drafted at. I just want to go somewhere I fit in that organization. Where I can keep developing and find my niche.”

06/04/202119:39

Sacramento Kings becomes first major sports team to offer chance to get paid in bitcoin

The Sacramento Kings will become the first major sports team to offer all its players and staff the option to get paid in bitcoin, as announced on Monday by team owner Vivek Ranadivé on ClubHouse.

05/04/202121:50

Thunder sign Jaylen Hoard to two-way contract

The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed forward Jaylen Hoard to a Two-Way Contract.

Hoard (6-8, 216) appeared in all 15 games (three starts) with the Thunder’s NBA G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue this season, averaging 9.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 22.0 minutes per contest, shooting 49.1 percent from the field.

The French native spent the 2019-20 season as a two-way player for the Portland Trail Blazers where he appeared in 13 games and averaged 2.9 points and 2.5 rebounds in 7.9 minutes per game. On assignment with the Texas Legends, Hoard saw action in 24 games (four starts) and recorded averages of 16.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 27.6 minutes, shooting 51.8 percent from the floor.

05/04/202121:40

UNC to name Hubert Davis head coach

UNC is expected to name Hubert Davis as head coach after Roy Williams’ retirement.

Per 247Sports, Davis spent the past nine seasons as an assistant coach on Williams’s staff with responsibilities including recruiting, bench coaching and scouting. He also oversaw the squad’s charitable endeavors and clinics and spent six seasons coaching the Tar Heels’ JV squad.

The 50-year-old played for Dean Smith from 1988-92, helping UNC to the 1991 Final Four and to ACC Tournament titles in 1989 and 1991. He scored 1,615 points (11.8 per game) in 137 career games and still holds the UNC record for career 3-point shooting percentage (.435). Davis scored 25 points against the Williams-led Kansas Jayhawks in the 1991 Final Four and delivered a career-high 35 points at Duke on March 8, 1992. He earned second-team All-ACC honors as a senior in 1991-92 after averaging 21.4 points per game.

05/04/202121:13

Justin Robinson to sign ten-day deal with Thunder

Justin Robinson is signing a ten-day contract with the Thunder.
The point guard spent the season in G League with Delaware averaging 15.5ppg, 3.4rpg and 6apg.

05/04/202117:12

Thunder to waive Justin Jackson

Justin Jackson’s Thunder tenure is expected to end soon as the team will release him, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.

The former UNC forward played 33 games this season, with averages of 7.1 points (40% FG, 30% 3P, 85% FT) and 1.5 assist.

05/04/202114:45

Milwaukee Bucks and Jrue Holiday Agreed To A Multi-Year Contract Extension

The Milwaukee Bucks and guard Jrue Holiday have agreed to a multi-year contract extension. As part of the agreement, Holiday declined his Player Option for the 2021-22 season. Holiday was acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans on Nov. 24 as part of a four-team trade.

The former UCLA guard this year is averaging 17.0 points, 5.4 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.82 steals, shooting a career-high 50.9% from the field to go with 39.0% from the three-point arc and 81.6% from the free throw line.

05/04/202110:15

Bucks’ extension with Jrue Holiday includes $25M in bonuses

Jrue Holiday’s contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks includes roughly $25M in bonuses (out of the total $160M, with the final season of the 4-year contract being a player option), reports The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

Of those bonuses, $4.1M are deemed “likely” while the remaining $20.9M are considered “unlikely”.

04/04/202115:23

Kings to sign Damian Jones to 10-day contract

The Sacramento Kings plan to sign free agent center Damian Jones to a 10-day contract, according to Jason Jones of The Athletic.

Jones most recently played with the Los Angeles Lakers on two 10-day deals, averaging 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds in eight games.

04/04/202114:51

Rockets sign Armoni Brooks, waive Ben McLemore, Justin Patton

The Houston Rockets announced they’ve signed Armoni Brooks to a two-way contract. The team has also waived Ben McLemore and Justin Patton.

Brooks averaged 16.8 points per game in the NBA G League bubble with the RGV Vipers. He was announced as the new player of Orleans Loiret Basket in late March, but the team later said that he wasn’t going to land in France.

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