The Philadelphia 76ers are signing Tyler Johnson using the hardship Exemption, Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
The Fresno State product last year averaged 5.4 points and 2 rebounds per game with the Brooklyn Nets.
The Sixers are signing free agent guard Tyler Johnson, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 20, 2021
The New York Knicks will sign Damyean Dotson to a 10-day contract using the hardship exemption.
The guard played with the Knicks the first 2 years of his career.
Dotson started the season in G League with the Austin Spurs, averaging 12.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.9 assist per game.
The New York Knicks are signing guard Damyean Dotson of NBA G League's Austin Spurs on a 10-day hardship exemption, his agent Chris Gaston tells @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 20, 2021
According to Shams Charania, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have 7 players in the anti-Covid NBA protocol, plan to sign Luke Kornet and Justin Anderson with 10-day deals using the hardship exceptions.
The two players started the season in G League, Kornet with the Maine Celtics (11.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.9 apg, 2.7 bpg) and Anderson with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (14.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.9 apg).
With seven players in health and safety protocols, the Cavaliers are targeting Kornet and Justin Anderson, of G League's Fort Wayne, as signings if/when granted hardships, sources said. Cleveland is going through retesting process as well. https://t.co/oqpmkb5r5a
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 19, 2021
The Toronto Raptors will sign Brandon Goodwin to a 10-day contract using the hardship exception, Shams Charania reports.
Goodwin spent the last 2 seasons with the Atlanta Hawks (4.8 ppg, 2 apg in 2020/21).
The pointguard started this year in G League with the Westchester Knicks, averaging over 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assist per game.
The Toronto Raptors plan to sign guard Brandon Goodwin of NBA G League Westchester on a 10-day hardship, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 20, 2021
The Dallas Mavericks have reached an agreement with Marquese Chriss, Chris Haynes reports.
The power forward was released by the Portland Trail Blazers during the last preseason.
Chriss averaged 9.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.9 assist per game for the Golden State Warriors in the 2019/20 season.
Free agent forward/center Marquese Chriss will sign with the Dallas Mavericks, league sources tell @YahooSports.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) December 20, 2021
Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis did not complete last night game vs the Minnesota Timberwolves due to right foot soreness
Porzingis exited in the third quarter after scoring 13 points in the game until that moment. Dallas went on to lost the game to the Timberwolves
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association came to an agreement Sunday night on rules allowing additional replacement players for teams dealing with players entering the league’s health and safety protocols, according to a memo obtained by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The amended rules, which were outlined in the memo, went into effect Sunday night, and they will remain in place until Jan. 19 — at which time the league will give teams further guidance on how things will proceed from there.
Under the agreement, a team will be allowed to sign a replacement player for each positive COVID-19 case that crops up across its roster. So, if a team has five positive cases of COVID-19, for example, it could sign five replacement players.
As part of the agreement, the NBA and the NBPA will scrap the limit on the number of games a two-way player is allowed to be on a team’s active roster. Under a previous agreement that the two sides came to this summer, there had been a 50-game limit. Now, that limit no longer exists, with players getting paid an amended rate if they wind up being active for more than 50 games this season.
Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has entered the NBA Health and Safety protocols. Former Wolves last played on Friday at Boston, missing Saturday’s game in Toronto to rest along with several other teammates
Unless he tests negative twice in a 24-hour period, Wiggins will miss at least 10 days
According to Kyle Neubeck, Myles Powell is signing a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Powell will replace Grant Riller.
The guard from Seton Hall last year produced 17.7 points and 4 assists per game in G League with the Westchester Knicks.
The Sixers plan to waive Grant Riller and are signing former Seton Hall guard Myles Powell to a two way contract, a source tells @thephillyvoice
Expected to be official tomorrow
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) December 18, 2021
The Brooklyn Nets are planning to use the hardship exemption to sign Wenyen Gabriel to a 10-day contract, Shams Charania reports.
The Kentucky product is averaging 13.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2 blocks per game in G League with the Wisconsin Herd.
Last year Gabriel played 21 games with the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Brooklyn Nets are planning to sign forward Wenyen Gabriel of NBA G League’s Wisconsin Herd to a 10-day hardship exemption, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 18, 2021
The New York Knicks have announced the arrival of Tyler Hall with a 10-day contract.
The guard was producing over 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game in G League for the Westchester Knicks.
.@nyknicks Sign Tyler Hall to 10-Day Contract pic.twitter.com/VLVWLfSGEI
— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) December 18, 2021
The Brooklyn Nets have signed free agent forward James Ennis III and free agent guard Shaquille Harrison to 10-day contracts.
Last year Ennis III averaged 8.4 points on 43.3 percent shooting from long distance with the Orlando Magic.
Harrison spent the 2020-21 season between Utah and Denver.
The Brooklyn Nets have signed free agent forward James Ennis III and free agent guard Shaquille Harrison to 10-day contracts. https://t.co/TzqcHYtkof
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) December 18, 2021
Cavaliers‘ Evan Mobley entered health and safety protocols.
The Boston Celtics are planning to sign Justin Jackson using the hardship exemption.
Jackson comes from G League.
The Boston Celtics are planning to sign forward Justin Jackson of G League’s Texas Legends via hardship exemption, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Boston has handful of players in health and safety protocols.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 18, 2021
The Denver Nuggets are re-signing forward Davon Reed via hardship exemption, sources tell The Athletic’s Shams Charania
Reed played six games (two starts) in his first stint with the Nuggets this season, averaging 3.1 ppg and 3.8 rpg
The Houston Rockets are waiving forward Danuel House, allowing him to find a new team in the final year of his deal, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Houston won’t hold House on roster to wait on a finding a deadline trade
To replace House, the Rockets will use open roster spot to convert Garrison Mathews from a two-way deal to a 4-year contract worth more than $8 million.
Additionally, the Rockets are signing guard Trevelin Queen to a two-way deal, his agent Daniel Hazan of Hazan Sports tell ESPN. Queen will join the Rockets in Detroit on Saturday
In the wake of dozens of players being sidelined in the league’s health and safety protocols, and with looming concerns leaguewide about more games being halted, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association are discussing a plan that would require teams decimated by COVID to sign additional replacement players, league sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Baxter Holmes.
On an NBA Board of Governors call Friday, there was an overwhelming sentiment among NBA owners to do whatever is necessary to avoid postponements and cancellations this season, league sources said. In the backdrop of that view, the outlines of a plan regarding replacement players were approved by the Board of Governors during a meeting Friday, league sources said.
Previously, hardship rules were left up to the purview of teams. Some during the pandemic have declined to add replacement players even while they’ve had several of their own sidelined by COVID. In the proposed plan, after the first case of COVID, a team would be permitted to add a 10-day player, league sources said, but after a second, third and fourth case, teams would be required to add a 10-day player. Teams would be limited to three replacement players.
The Los Angeles Lakers have confirmed that star forward Anthony Davis has suffered a left knee contusion during the game vs Minnesota Timberwolves, in which he played just 20 minutes.
Davis will undergo further testing today in Chicago, with ESPN reporting a source familiar with the injury saying “so far all is in good structure, but want to take another image.”
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Golden State Warriors and Klay Thompson are targeting a January home game for the player’s much awaited return from injury, with key targets being Jan 9 vs Cleveland or Jan 18 vs Detroit. Jan 3 game vs Miami is considered less likely
Thompson hasn’t played since Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals
Shaquille Harrison will sign a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets.
American forward averaged 19.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.9 assists this season with Delaware in G League.
Free agent guard Shaquille Harrison will sign a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets, league sources tell @YahooSports.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) December 17, 2021
Brooklyn Nets are close to sign James Ennis.
Ennis played last season with Magic averaging 8.4 points, 4 rebounds in 41 games.
The Brooklyn Nets are planning to sign free agent James Ennis via hardship exemption, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 17, 2021
The Los Angeles Lakers have decided to bring Isaiah Thomas back to the NBA, according to Marc Stein.
The Lakers are finalizing a call-up of former All-Star Isaiah Thomas from @NBAGrandRapids in the @nbagleague, league sources say.
More NBA from me: https://t.co/LGN9cVpeGP
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) December 16, 2021
The point guard made his G League debut last night scoring 42 points with 8 assists and 6 rebounds in Grand Rapids Gold-Fort Wayne Mad Ants:
The Brooklyn Nets have signed guard Langston Galloway to a 10-day contract.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the deal will cost the team around half a million dollars in tax penalty.
The Nets have several players in the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, including James Harden.
Galloway owns career-averages of 8.2 points and 1.6 assists, shooting with 37% from long distance.
OFFICIAL 📝 The Nets have signed free agent guard Langston Galloway to a 10-day contract https://t.co/C4Jd3jWpFg
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) December 16, 2021
The NBA’s first known player case of the Omicron variant was discovered in a recent positive COVID-19 test, reports The Athletic’s Shams Charania
The CDC estimates the new variant is now three percent of US cases
The Utah Jazz are hiring Danny Ainge as alternate governor and CEO, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ainge will oversee basketball and Justin Zanik will remain GM.
Jazz owner Ryan Smith has had a longtime friendship with Ainge, who was a legendary player at BYU. Ainge stepped down as Celtics GM after last season, but now returns with the Jazz to oversee basketball operations and work closely with GM Justin Zanik.
The Brooklyn Nets are signing Langston Galloway to a ten-day contract.
Galloway will be signed through the hardship excemption.
Last season Galloway was with the Suns.
Galloway will sign a 10-day hardship exception. Nets were down to eight eligible players with seven entered into Covid protocols. Galloway played with the Suns last season. https://t.co/cmhx682XQj
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 15, 2021
Bucks guard Donte DiVincenzo has entered the health and safety protocols and will postpone his season debut.
The guard was set to make his debut on Wednesday against the Pacers but he has to put it off.
According to Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee, the Kings are making available in trade talks both Marvin Bagley and Buddy Hield, with the team being linked to several players on the trade market, including Ben Simmons, Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner
The Kings, however, are yet to make a serious push for both Pacers stars or for Sixers All Star
The Boston Celtics are ready to listen to offers for Dennis Schroder.
Per Shams Charania of the The Athletic, The Celtics signed Schroder to a one-year, $5.9 million deal and are unlikely to be able to afford to keep him next offseason.
Schroder is averaging 17.5 points, 4.9 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game for Boston.
Fonte: RealGM.
Jerami Grant is targeted by a dozen of NBA teams, according to Shams Charania.
Among them the Lakers and the Blazers.
Per Realgm, The Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers are among the teams with interest in Grant.
Grant will become eligible for a four-year extension worth up to $112 million in the offseason. Grant will have one season remaining on his current deal this offseason.
