The Detroit Pistons are signing Deividas Sirvydis to a 10-day hardship deal.
Sirvydis played with Motor City.
The Detroit Pistons are signing G-League forward Deividas Sirvydis to a 10-day hardship deal, source tells ESPN. He plays with Detroit’s Motor City affiliate.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 26, 2021
The Washington Wizards will sign Jordan Goodwin.
Capital City Go-Go guard inks a 10-day hardship deal.
The Washington Wizards plan to sign guard Jordan Goodwin of G League affiliate Capital City Go-Go to a 10-day hardship deal, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 26, 2021
The Lakers and Isaiah Thomas won’t do a second 10-day contract as reported by Shams Charania.
Multiple teams are expected to express interest in Thomas, who played four games for Lakers averaging 9.3 points.
The Lakers and Isaiah Thomas won’t do a second 10-day contract, making him a free agent, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Multiple teams are expected to express interest in Thomas, who averaged 9.3 points in four games for Lakers.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 26, 2021
New Orleans Pelicans will sign Justin James.
Former Cleveland Charge guard inks a 10-day hardship deal.
James has been playing for the Cleveland* Charge this season.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 26, 2021
Anthony Tolliver will sign a 10-day contract with New Orleans Pelicans.
American big man started this season with 76ers playing 8.4’ minutes in 12 games.
The New Orleans Pelicans are signing NBA veteran Anthony Tolliver to a 10-day contract, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 26, 2021
Brooklyn Nets will sign Langston Galloway with a second 10-day contract.
Guard from Baton Rouge played 3 games in December with Nets averaging 15.3’ minutes.
The Nets are signing hardship guard Langston Galloway to a second 10-day contract, sources tell me and @Alex__Schiffer. Galloway’s first 10-day expired today.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 26, 2021
Chicago Bulls waive Alize Johnson to sign Alfonzo McKinnie until the end of the season.
Alize Johnson played 15 games this season averaging 1.9 points, 2.4 reounds in 8 minute’.
McKinnie averaged 8 points in 3 game with Bulls.
The Bulls are waiving forward Alize Johnson, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 26, 2021
The Chicago Bulls are signing forward Alfonzo McKinnie to a standard NBA contract for the remainder of the season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
McKinnie becomes the first hardship signing to sign a full NBA deal during league’s COVID-19 surge.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 26, 2021
Spurs longtime assistant and WNBA legend Becky Hammon, at long considered a NBA head coach candidate, is seriously pursued by both New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA for a head coaching position, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic
Charania added that there’s mutual interest in making the potential jump
There’s renewed momentum for the creation of a future in-season NBA tournament among the league’s 30 teams, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The NBA and National Basketball Players Association have been discussing elements of the tournament, which could become part of the calendar as soon as the 2022-23 or 2023-24 season. Negotiations have centered on an in-season tournament that would begin with pool play as part of the regular-season schedule prior to teams with the best records advancing to an eight-team, single-elimination tournament that would culminate prior to Christmas, sources said.
The proposal also would shorten the regular season from 82 to 78 games. The sides have discussed a purse of $1 million per player for the winning team, and the players could see more financial and competitive incentives before an agreement on the format.
Fonte: ESPN.
The Detroit Pistons will sign two players from their affiliated G League team, the Motor City Cruise: Point guard Derrick Walton (13.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 7.6 apg) and swingman Cassius Stanley (9.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg).
The two athletes will sign 10-day hardship deals
The Pistons have 5 players in the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
The Detroit Pistons plan to sign G League Motor City guards Derrick Walton and Cassius Stanley on 10-day hardship contracts, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 25, 2021
Coach JB Bickerstaff and the Cleveland Cavs have reached an agreement for a contract extension until the end of the 2027 season.
The Cavs surprised everyone in the early part of the regular season this year, showing improvements on both sides of the court.
ESPN Sources: Amid a dramatic franchise transformation, Cleveland Cavaliers coach JB Bickerstaff has agreed on a long-term extension that’ll keep him under contract through the 2026-2027 season. More in minutes on ESPN NBA Countdown: https://t.co/sdmU7FxlDz
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 25, 2021
The Portland Trail Blazers are signing Brandon Williams e Jarron Cumberland to ten-day deals.
Both players will be signed due to several members of Portland roster in covid protocols.
The news was reported by Shams Charania.
The Atlanta Hawks will sign Cat Barber to a 10-day hardship deal.
Barber went undrafted in 2016 out of NC State and had been playing for the Hawks’ G League affiliate.
The news was reported by Shams Charania.
The Boston Celtics will have a lot of players out for Christmas Day due to covid.
Per ESPN, The Boston Celtics had another five players officially enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols Friday afternoon, further battering one of the hardest-hit rosters in the league as the omicron variant of COVID-19 sweeps through the NBA.
Guard C.J. Miles, forwards Aaron Nesmith and Justin Jackson, and centers Enes Freedom and Bruno Fernando were all added to the protocols, bringing Boston’s current official count of players in protocols to 12 ahead of Saturday’s Christmas Day showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Eight players — those five plus guard Josh Richardson and forwards Sam Hauser and Grant Williams — will be out for Saturday’s game. Another four — guard Brodric Thomas, forwards Jabari Parker and Juancho Hernangomez and center Al Horford — are questionable to play because of the protocols after entering them last week.
Dewayne Dedmon of the Miami Heat will miss at least a week of action, the team says.
An MRI on Dewayne Dedmon today revealed a Grade 1-Plus MCL Sprain of the Left Knee. He is expected to miss 1-to-2 weeks.
The Brooklyn Nets will be without Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge against the Lakers on Christmas.
Both players have been officially ruled out.
The NBA G League announced that its regular season, originally scheduled to tip off on Dec. 27, will begin on Jan. 5, 2022.
The delay will give teams an opportunity to safely return players to market after the Christmas holiday and to replenish their rosters following NBA Call-Ups.
Fonte: REALGM.
Kyrie Irving is expected to make season debut in January.
Irving will be able to play only in road games because he did not get the vaccine yet.
Per ESPN, Kyrie Irving will not join the Brooklyn Nets on their two-game road trip to Southern California.
Irving entered the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols shortly after agreeing to a return to the Nets for road games.
Irving has to ramp up once he’s cleared. The Nets haven’t seen Irving on the court yet.
“No, we haven’t,” Nash said, when asked if he has seen Irving on the court yet. “He’s still in protocols. And he needs ramp up, so we won’t see Kyrie on this trip.”
After these two upcoming games in Los Angeles, the Nets are not on the road again until Jan. 5 at Indiana. After that, they don’t play another road game until Jan. 12 at Chicago.
Irving could make his debut On Jan. 17th at Cleveland.
The Toronto Raptors add Daniel Oturu to the roster with a ten-day deal, Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
The big man, released by the Grizzlies during last preseason, was playing in the G League with the Windy City Bulls (20.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.9 bpg).
The Raptors have 8 players in the league’s health and safety protocols.
Free agent center Daniel Oturu is signing a 10-day hardship deal with the Toronto Raptors, sources tell ESPN. Oturu has been playing for the G-League's Windy City Bulls this season. He played with the Clippers in 2020-2021.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 24, 2021
The Los Angeles Lakers will sign pointguard Darren Collison and swingman Stanley Johnson to 10-day hardship deals, Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Collison, 34, had retired from basketball after the 2019 season.
Johnson was playing in G League with the South Bay Lakers (15.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.1 spg).
The Lakers are planning to sign Darren Collison and Stanley Johnson to 10-day hardship deals, sources tell ESPN. The Lakers are hopeful they'll be available for the Christmas Day game vs. Brooklyn.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 24, 2021
The Boston Celtics are signing forward Al-Farouq Aminu and center Norvel Pelle to 10-day hardship deals, Shams Charania reports.
Aminu was released by Spurs during the preseason, while Pelle was playing in the G League with the Cleveland Charges (8.9 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.1 bpg in 22 minutes).
The Boston Celtics are planning to sign 11-year NBA veteran Al-Farouq Aminu and G League center Norvel Pelle to 10-day hardship deals, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. With eight players in COVID-19 protocols, two big men en route to join the Celtics.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 24, 2021
Following further evaluation, including a CT scan on Wednesday, Portland guard CJ McCollum’s right lung is fully healed after suffering a pneumothorax earlier this month, the team announced today.
McCollum has been cleared for non-contact drills, increased conditioning, and shooting. He will continue his recovery protocol and will be reevaluated next week. Further updates will be provided as appropriate.
In 24 games this season (all starts), McCollum has averaged 20.6 points (42.4% FG, 39.3% 3-PT, 70.0% FT), 4.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.08 steals and 35.3 minutes.
Fonte: Portland Trail Blazers.
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed center Javin DeLaurier to a 10-day contract under the COVID-related hardship allowance.
DeLaurier played 12 games with the Wisconsin Herd at 7.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg after appearing in 4 preseason games for Milwaukee
The NBA is nearing an agreement with the NBPA to lessen the quarantine period for Covid-positive players, in a model similar to the NFL’s new plan.
In some testing cases, the current 10-day quarantine protocol could be shortened to clear players for return. Based upon testing, the agreement could allow players to shorten quarantines down to six days, per sources.
The NBA and NBPA have been consulting with their own infectious disease specialists and studying research models in the UK and elsewhere.
The Detroit Pistons reached an agreement with Cheick Diallo for a 10-day contract.
The big man from Kansas was playing in the G League with MotorCity Cruise (14.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.2 bpg).
Diallo spent last season in Europe between Avtodor Saratov and Fuenlabrada.
The Detroit Pistons are signing C/F Cheick Diallo to a 10-day contract, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Diallo, a four-year NBA vet, has played for the Pistons‘ G League affiliate this season.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 22, 2021
The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced the arrival of Tre Scott with a 10-day contract.
The Cincinnati product started the season in G League with Cleveland Charge (14.1 ppg, 6 rpg, 2.4 apg).
Tre Scott is our first NBA Call-Up of the season after signing a 10-Day deal with our own @cavs!! pic.twitter.com/16bYEfriwm
— Cleveland Charge (@ChargeCLE) December 22, 2021
Dallas Mavericks active on the market after 4 players entered the league’s anti-Covid protocol.
The Texan team has formalized the arrival of former Trento George King with a 10-day contract, and has reached an agreement with two comboguards from the G League: rookie Carlik Jones (20.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.4 apg with the Texas Legends ) and Brandon Knight (20.9 ppg, 5.4 apg, 1.7 spg with Sioux Falls Skyforce).
The Dallas Mavericks have signed forward George King to a 10-day contract under the COVID-related hardship allowance.
King will wear #94 for Dallas. pic.twitter.com/1YgCDbz51X
— Mavs PR (@MavsPR) December 22, 2021
The Dallas Mavericks are signing guard Carlik Jones, of NBA G League's Texas Legends, to a 10-day hardship deal, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 22, 2021
The Dallas Mavericks are planning to sign free agent guard Brandon Knight on a 10-day hardship deal, source tells ESPN. Knight has been playing for Sioux Falls of the G-League, where he had 25 points on Tuesday night. Knight, 30, is a nine-year NBA veteran.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 22, 2021
Joe Johnson is signing a 10-day deal with the Boston Celtics, Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
The Celtics drafted Johnson with the 10th pick of the 2001 NBA Draft.
The 7-time All Star is expected to play tonight against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Free agent guard Joe Johnson is signing a 10-day deal with the Boston Celtics, sources tell ESPN. Johnson is returning to the franchise that drafted him 20 years ago and is expected to play tonight vs. Cleveland.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 22, 2021
Charlie Brown is joining the Dallas Mavericks.
Dallas has Reggie Bullock, Tim Hardaway Jr, Josh Green and Maxi Kleber in the NBA’s health and safety protocols. In their absence, the Mavericks have added Marquese Chriss and Theo Pinson. The team plans to add Brown and George King to that mix in the coming days.
Brown has previously played for the Atlanta Hawks and Oklahoma City Thunder. This season, Brown has been playing for the Delaware Blue Coats of the G League. In 11 games, Brown has averaged 16.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
The Mavericks are signing guard Charlie Brown of NBA G League Delaware to a 10-day hardship deal, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 21, 2021
The Atlanta Hawks are signing Wes Iwundu to ten-day contract.
Iwundu has played 41 games in the NBA last season between Pelicans and Mavs.
The Atlanta Hawks are signing free agent F Wes Iwundu to a 10-day hardship deal, sources tell ESPN. Atlanta has Trae Young, Clint Capela and Danilo Gallinari in Covid protocols. Iwundu will sign on Thursday in Philadelphia before game vs. 76ers.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 22, 2021
