New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas has agreed on a two-year extension worth $30.1 million, as reported by ESPN
Valanciunas is now committed to the Pelicans for $44.1M over the next three seasons
Sacramento Kings’ Marvin Bagley III agent Jeff Schwartz said in a statement : «Sacramento has informed Marvin Bagley he is not in the opening night rotation, which is completely baffling. It’s clear they have no plans for him in the future, and yet, passed on potential deals at last year’s deadline and this summer based on ‘value.’ Instead, they chose to bring him back but not play him, a move completely contradictory to their ‘value’ argument».
Jeff Schwartz, agente del giocatore tramite excel sports, ha rilasciato un comunicato su Twitter.
— excel sports (@excelsm) October 19, 2021
The Houston Rockets today announced they have claimed guard Garrison Mathews off waivers from Boston and converted his contract to a two-way deal.
The guard spent two seasons with the Washington Wizards, the last with 5.5 points (38% 3p) per game.
In a related move, the Rockets have waived forward Anthony Lamb.
OFFICIAL: The Rockets today announced they have claimed guard Garrison Mathews off waivers and converted his contract to a two-way deal.
In a related move, the Rockets have waived forward Anthony Lamb. pic.twitter.com/9vulTUNow6
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) October 18, 2021
The Dallas Mavs have exercised the third-year option of Josh Green’s rookie contract.
The former Arizona swingman, the No.19 pick of the 2020 Draft, as a rookie produced averages of 2.6 points (45% FG) and 2 rebounds in 39 games.
The Dallas Mavericks have extended the contract of forward Josh Green. pic.twitter.com/94zSptrglJ
— Mavs PR (@MavsPR) October 19, 2021
The Golden State Warriors have announced the return of Gary Payton II.
The former Oregon State guard was released over the weekend.
Also, according to Anthony Slater, the team claimed Jeff Dowtin (cut by the Magic) from waivers and converted his deal into a two-way contract.
Warriors sign Gary Payton II: pic.twitter.com/KhTDpcuGKl
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) October 19, 2021
The Warriors are claiming Jeff Dowtin and converting him to their vacant two-way roster spot, per source. He’s a scoring guard who performed well in summer league, including for the Warriors in Sacramento.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) October 18, 2021
The Minnesota Timberwolves exercised their 2022-23 rookie scale team options for Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels. This is the third-year option for both players.
Edwards was selected first overall at the 2020 NBA Draft. The Georgia product played in all 72 games (55 starts) as a rookie. He averaged 19.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals.
McDaniels was drafted with the 28th pick of the first round at the 2020 NBA Draft. His rights were acquired by Minnesota in a three-team deal that involved the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks. McDaniels played in 63 games (27 starts) and averaged 6.8 points and 3.7 rebounds.
Edwards will be under contract for the 2022-23 season at $10.7 million, while McDaniels will earn $2.2 million.
Daniel Gafford agrees to a three-year, $40.2 million contract extension with Washington Wizards.
The new deal is util 2026.
Gafford, 23, is entering his third NBA season and now has a new extension that runs through the 2025-26 season. The 6-foot-11 big man arrived to the Wizards via trade from Chicago last season — showing the ability to be a starting-caliber center. https://t.co/Rz52iG86cl
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 19, 2021
Kevin Huerter agrees a four-year, $65 million rookie contract extension with Atlanta Hawks.
Kevin Huerter will earn a base salary of $4,253,357 this season.
Atlanta Hawks guard Kevin Huerter has agreed on a four-year, $65 million rookie contract extension, @PrioritySports agents Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 18, 2021
Landry Shamet agrees to a four-year, $43 million rookie contract extension with Phoenix Suns.
Shamet will earn a base salary of $3,768,342 this season.
Phoenix Suns guard Landry Shamet has agreed to a four-year, $43 million rookie contract extension, his agent @GeorgeLangberg tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 18, 2021
Grayson Allen agrees a two-year, $20 million rookie extension with Milwaukee Bucks.
Allen will earn a base salary of $4,054,695 this season.
Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen has agreed on a two-year, $20 million rookie extension, his agent Mitch Nathan of @CAA_Basketball tells ESPN. Allen arrived with the defending champions in a trade this summer. He was the 21st pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 18, 2021
San Antonio Spurs claimed Devontae Cacok to sign a two-way contract.
Cacok played last season 20 games with Los Angeles Lakers.
The Spurs claimed former Lakers/Nets forward Devontae Cacok off waivers and will convert Cacok to a two-way contract, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 18, 2021
The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have exercised their fourth-year team option on forward Keldon Johnson, as well as their third-year option on guard Devin Vassell for the 2022-23 season.
Johnson is entering his third year with the Spurs after appearing in 69 games last season and averaging 12.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 28.5 minutes. He is one of three Spurs in franchise history (Tim Duncan and David Robinson) to record multiple games with 25-plus points and 10-or-more rebounds in their first 50 career games. Johnson was a member of this summer’s Team USA Basketball squad that captured the gold medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Originally selected by San Antonio in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft (29th overall), Johnson has seen action in 86 regular season games, averaging 12.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 26.4 minutes.
Vassell enters his second season with San Antonio following his rookie year when he averaged 5.5 points, 2.8 rebounds in 17.0 minutes over 62 games. He became just the seventh rookie in franchise history to record 50-plus three pointers in their first season. The former Florida State Seminole made his NBA debut at Memphis on Dec. 23, 2020, becoming the first rookie to play at least 20 minutes in a Spurs season-opener since James Anderson (27) on Oct. 27, 2010. Vassell became the first Spurs lottery pick since the 1997 season when the Silver and Black selected him with the 11th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.
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Adam Silver said he hopes Kyrie Irving ultimately decides to get vaccinated. He also said he would’ve preferred that the NBA Players’ Association agreed to mandatory vaccinations.
Malcolm Brogdon has reached a contract extension agreement with the Indiana Pacers, as reported by Adrian Wojnarowski.
Brogdon will sign for additional two years at $45 million.
The guard is owed $89.3 million over the next four years.
DeAndre Ayton will be restricted free agent after this season.
The talks between the Phoenix Suns and the big man have ended without a deal.
Suns owner Robert Sarver refuted to offer Ayton a maximum contract and the 1st overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft turned down the proposal.
ESPN Sources: Suns talks with Deandre Ayton on rookie extension have ended — without a deal. Ayton expected max contract and owner Robert Sarver hasn’t offered it. More coming on consequences for failing to reach deal with 2018 No. 1 overall pick. NBA Today debut, ESPN2. Now.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 18, 2021
The San Antonio Spurs are waiving Al Farouq Aminu. The player will become free agent.
The news was reported by Shams Charania.
The Memphis Grizzlies have reached an agreement with Jaren Jackson for a four year, $105 million contract extension, ESPN reports.
Jackson, 22, has emerged as a cornerstone player on a gifted, young Grizzlies roster and has shown himself to be one of the most versatile and dynamic young big men in the league.
Jackson was the No. 4 pick out of Michigan State in the 2018 NBA draft and has partnered with point guard Ja Morant to construct one of the most promising young duos in the league.
Jackson missed a significant part of the 2020-21 season recovering from a meniscus injury but has returned to full strength this preseason. He has averaged 15.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in his three NBA seasons.
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The Boston Celtics offered Garrison Mathews a two-way deal but the player turned down the proposal becoming unrestricted free agent.
Per The Athletic, After playing the first two years of his career on Two-Way contracts with the Washington Wizards, Mathews believes he’s earned a standard NBA deal. Mathews became a key starter for the Wizards late last season and into the playoffs.
In 82 games (24 starts) over two season, Mathews has averaged 5.5 points per game. He’s a career 38.9% shooter on three-pointers.
Boston remains with one open Two-Way spot. Indications are that the Celtics will fill that spot before the regular season starts for them on Wednesday, October 20.
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The Washington Wizards have claimed Joel Ayayi’s contract off waivers.
The guard, waived by the Lakers, has a two-way contract.
The Washington Wizards have claimed Lakers camp guard Joel Ayayi off waivers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Ayayi is on a two-way contract.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 17, 2021
Mikal Bridges agrees a four-year, $90 million rookie contract extension with Phoenix Suns.
American swingman averaged last season 12.9 points, 4.3 rebounds in 94 games.
Phoenix Suns G/F Mikal Bridges has agreed to a four-year, $90 million rookie contract extension, his agents Sam Goldfeder and Jordan Gertler of @Excelbasketball tell ESPN. Deal is fully guaranteed.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 17, 2021
The Boston Celtics waived Jabari Parker.
Parker played last season 14 games with Celtics averaging 7 points, 3.6 rebounds.
Sources: The Boston Celtics have waived forward Jabari Parker.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 17, 2021
The Utah Jazz have converted the contract of forward Malik Fitts to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
Fitts (6-8, 230, St. Mary’s) played in four preseason games with the Jazz, seeing action in four games, averaging 3.8 points on 45.5 percent from the field and 83.3 percent from three, along with 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 11.8 minutes per contest.
The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., native played in three NBA games with the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2020-21 season and also appeared in 14 games (six starts) with the Agua Caliente Clippers of the NBA G League, averaging 11.1 points, 4.0 boards and 1.4 assists. Collegiately, Fitts spent two seasons at St. Mary’s (2018-20), where he averaged 15.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 68 career games (66 starts). He earned 2019-20 All-WCC First Team and 2018-19 All-WCC Second Team honors. Fitts began his collegiate career playing one season at South Florida.
The Sacramento Kings announced today the team has exercised its 2022-23 option on guard Tyrese Haliburton, according to Kings General Manager Monte McNair.
Selected by the Kings with the 12th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Iowa State, Haliburton garnered 2020-21 NBA All-Rookie First Team honors as he accrued averages of 13.0 points (.472 FG%, .409 3pt%, .857 FT%), 3.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.3 steals, and 30.1 minutes per game in 58 games (20 starts) during his rookie campaign.
Haliburton ranked third amongst all rookies in scoring (13.0 ppg), second in assists (5.3), sixth in field goal percentage (.472), third in three-point field goal percentage (.409), second in steals (1.3) and third in minutes (30.1) per game. The Oshkosh, Wisc. native was named back-to-back Western Conference Rookie of the Month for the months of December/January as well as for the month of February.
The Atlanta Hawks have exercised the fourth-year (2022-23) contract options on De’Andre Hunter and Cam Reddish along with the third-year (2022-23) option on Onyeka Okongwu, it was announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
Entering his third season with the Hawks, Hunter averaged 15.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 29.5 minutes last season (.484 FG%, .326 3FG%, .859 FT%), appearing in 23 games (19 starts). He put in 10-19 points 11 times, 20-29 six times and 30-39 once, leading the club in scoring four times. He was selected to the 2021 NBA Rising Stars roster, comprised of 10 first- and second-year premier young players selected by the league’s assistant coaches. During the Hawks’ first round NBA Playoffs series win over New York, he compiled 10.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 30.4 minutes, playing in and starting five games (.400 FG%, .375 3FG%, .750 FT%). In 86 career regular season games (81 starting assignments), the 6’7 forward is averaging 13.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 31.3 minutes (.430 FG%, .348 3FG%, .799 FT%). He was selected fourth overall in the 2019 NBA Draft.
Also going into his third season, Reddish played in 26 games (21 starts) for Atlanta in 2020-21. He averaged 11.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 28.8 minutes. The 6’8 forward put in 10-19 points 11 times and 20-29 points four times. After missing the final 42 games of the regular season and the first two rounds of the NBA Playoffs due to injury, he returned during the Eastern Conference Finals against Milwaukee, when he tallied 12.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.5 steals in 23.0 minutes (.528 FG%, .643 3FG%, .800 FT%) in four contests. In 84 career regular season games, including 55 starts, Reddish is averaging 10.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 27.4 minutes. He was selected 10th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft.
As a rookie in 2020-21, Okongwu averaged 4.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 12.0 minutes, appearing in 50 games (four starts). The 6’9 big man scored 10-19 points six times and 20-29 once, pulling down 10-or-more rebounds twice and recording two double-doubles. In 18 games off the bench during Atlanta’s run to the Eastern Conference Finals, he averaged 2.7 points and 2.7 rebounds in 9.2 minutes (.548 FG%, .667 FT%). He was selected sixth overall in the 2020 NBA Draft.
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The New York Knicks have waived Brandon Knight, Aamir Sims and MJ Walker.
Wayne Selden remains in the roster on a non guaranteed deal.
According to journalist Jordan Schultz, the San Antonio Spurs are already preparing for Gregg Popovich’s retirement, which is expected within the next couple of years
Popovich, set to begin his 26th season as NBA head coach, is 26 wins away from the NBA record for most wins ever by a head coach
The Memphis Grizzlies have waived Kris Dunn, which gets the team to a 15-man roster, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Grizzlies kept Sam Merrill and Jarrett Culver for their opening night roster.
The Clippers are keeping center Isaiah Hartenstein for their final open roster spot, sources tell The Athletic’s Shams Charania
Hartenstein averaged 7.5 points, 5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 blocks in four preseason games
The Los Angeles Lakers have requested waivers on Joel Ayayi, Chaundee Brown Jr., Cameron Oliver and Trevelin Queen, it was announced today.
Ayayi, a versatile French guard out of Gonzaga, reached an agreement with the Lakers on a two-way contract immediately after the last NBA Draft.
The Lakers roster stands at 15, including one two-way player.
The Los Angeles Lakers have requested waivers on Joel Ayayi, Chaundee Brown Jr., Cameron Oliver and Trevelin Queen. The Lakers roster stands at 15, including one two-way player.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 15, 2021
The Sacramento Kings announced that the team has waived forward Emanuel Terry.
Terry spent last year between KK Crvena Zvedza and the Agua Caliente Clippers in G League.
According to Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee, the power forward is expected to join the Sacramento’s G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings.
The Kings have waived Emanuel Terry, but he is expected to join their G League affiliate in Stockton, per league sources. Terry was part of Sacramento's Las Vegas Summer League championship team and training camp roster. Roster is now finalized for opening night with 17 players.
— Jason Anderson (@JandersonSacBee) October 15, 2021
The Kings roster is now finalized, with 15 players on a standard contract and 2 two-way players (Louis King, Neemias Queta).
