The Milwaukee Bucks have waived Mamadi Diakite.
The former Virginia power forward last year as a rookie averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds in 14 games.
Mamadi Diakite’s waiving is official, according to the league’s transactions log. Milwaukee now has 18 players under contract, including two two-way players. https://t.co/7310NHNeno
— JD Shaw (@JShawNBA) September 24, 2021
Los Angeles Clippers President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank has revealed to the media that Amir Coffey will be confirmed with a two-way contract.
The former Minnesota swingman last year scored 3.2 points per game.
Amir Coffey is signing a two-way contract today, Lawrence Frank said, adding that Coffey will be competing for that open, 15th roster spot.
— Andrew Greif (@AndrewGreif) September 24, 2021
According to Alykhan Bijani and Kelly Iko, the Houston Rockets are waiving Matthew Hurt.
The forward out of Duke reached an agreement on a two-way contract with Houston a few hours after the last NBA Draft.
Hurt ended his sophomore year with the Blue Devils scoring 18.1 points (64% 2P, 44% 3p, 72% FT) per game.
The #Rockets are waiving rookie forward Matthew Hurt, sources tell me and @KellyIkoNBA. He was signed to a two-way contract.
— Alykhan Bijani (@Rockets_Insider) September 24, 2021
The New York Knicks have signed Wayne Selden to a non-guaranteed training camp contract, Keith Smith reports.
The former Kansas swingman spent last year in Israel with Ironi Nes Ziona, averaging 13.7 points and 2.2 assist per game.
The New York Knicks have signed Wayne Selden to a non-guaranteed training camp contract, a league source tells @spotrac.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) September 24, 2021
Detroit Pistons have signed Jamorko Pickett to a Two-way contract.
Pickett is a rookie forward out of Georgetown, who ended his senior year with over 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists per game.
The Detroit Pistons announced today that the club has signed forward Jamorko Pickett to a two-way contract.
— Pistons PR (@Pistons_PR) September 24, 2021
The Denver Nuggets are signing Davon Reed to a training camp contract, JD Shaw of Hoopsrumors reports.
The former Miami(FL) guard averaged over 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game for the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the 2019/20 season.
The Nuggets are signing free agent guard Davon Reed to a training camp deal, agent Josh Beauregard-Bell of @OctagonBsktball told @HoopsRumors. Reed holds NBA experience with both the Suns and Pacers.
— JD Shaw (@JShawNBA) September 24, 2021
The Detroit Pistons are planning to sign Cassius Stanley, James Edwards III reports.
The former Duke guard as a rookie has played 24 games with the Pacers, and has averaged over 12 points per game in G League with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
Sources: Pistons are planning to sign Cassius Stanley.
— James Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) September 23, 2021
The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the team converted forward Yves Pons to a two-way contract and signed guard Shaq Buchanan and wing Sean McDermott. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. In addition, the Grizzlies waived guard Carsen Edwards and center Daniel Oturu.
The @memgrizz today announced the team's 2021 training camp roster.
Memphis converted Yves Pons to a two-way contract and signed Shaq Buchanan and Sean McDermott. In addition, the Grizzlies waived Carsen Edwards and Daniel Oturu. pic.twitter.com/NzB4tYwzl7
— Grizzlies PR (@GrizzliesPR) September 24, 2021
Avery Bradley, one of the top NBA Free Agents still without a team, has reached a deal with the Golden State Warriors.
The former Texas guard spent last season between Rockets (5.2 ppg, 1.9 apg) and Heat (8.5 ppg, 42% 3P).
Free agent Avery Bradley has agreed to a deal with the Golden State Warriors, sources tell me and @anthonyVslater.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 24, 2021
Langston Galloway is signing a training camp deal with the Golden State Warriors, Shams Charania reports.
Last year the guard averaged 4.7 points per game with the Phoenix Suns, shooting 42% from long range.
The Golden State Warriors are signing free agent guard Langston Galloway to a training camp deal, sources tell me and @anthonyVslater.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 24, 2021
The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed with rookie Charles Bassey on a three-year contract, guaranteed in the first season and partially guaranteed in the second.
Bassey was selected by the 76ers in the second round of the last NBA Draft.
The big man ended his junior year at Western Kentucky with 17.6 points (59% FG, 76% FT), 11.6 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game.
Philadelphia 76ers No. 53 pick Charles Bassey has agreed to a three-year rookie deal, his agents Adie von Gontard and Daveed Cohen told @TheAthletic @Stadium. Bassey’s deal includes full guarantee in Year 1 and partial guarantee in Year 2.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 24, 2021
Lakers president Rob Pelinka said that all the players will be fully vaccinated for the first game of the regular season against the Golden State Warriors.
Per ESPN, When the curtain comes up on the new NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers expect all of their performers to be on stage.
“On opening night when we play the Golden State Warriors, all of the players that are currently signed on our roster, on that night, will be deemed fully vaccinated,” Lakers president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka said on a video conference call Thursday. “We’re really grateful for that.”
Pelinka did not name which players have yet to be vaccinated.
Fonte: ESPN.
The Detroit Pistons are signing Luka Garza to a standard NBA contract.
The Pistons changed the contract of Garza, selected with the 52nd overall pick of the draft, who initially signed a two-way deal.
The Detroit Pistons are signing rookie center Luka Garza to a new two-year contract, his agents Mike Kneisley and Odell Witherspoon told @TheAthletic @Stadium. Garza, the No. 52 pick, has his two-way converted to a full NBA deal.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 24, 2021
Manu Ginobili is back in San Antonio.
The former NBA guard will join the Spurs, his only team in the NBA, as a special advisor to basketball operations. Ginobili will take on a player-centric role that’s focused on the development of players on and off the court.
ESPN Sources: Manu Ginobili is returning to the San Antonio Spurs as a special advisor to basketball operations. Ginobili will take on a player-centric role that’s focused on the development of players on and off the court.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 24, 2021
Ryan Arcidiacono has agreed to a training camp deal with the Boston Celtics as reported by Shams Charania.
Arcidiacono is free agent after four seasons with Chicago Bulls and he worked out for the Golden State Warriors this week.
Free agent guard Ryan Arcidiacono has agreed to a training camp deal with the Boston Celtics, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Arcidiacono, who spent his first four NBA seasons in Chicago, worked out for the Warriors this week.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 23, 2021
The Chicago Bulls have exercised the fourth-year option on guard Coby White, and third-year option on forward Patrick Williams.
By exercising their options, both players will be under contract with the Bulls for the 2022-23 season.
White appeared in 69 games (54 starts) in 2020-21 and averaged 15.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 31.2 minutes per game.
Williams started all 71 games in which he played during his rookie season and averaged 9.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 27.9 minutes.
We have exercised rookie scale options on Coby White and Patrick Williams. pic.twitter.com/vV56P6I9zv
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) September 22, 2021
Fonte: NBA.com.
The Utah Jazz have signed guard Justin James to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
James (6-6, 190, Wyoming) owns career averages of 3.2 points on 44.6 percent from the field in 72 games with the Sacramento Kings. Last season, James averaged 3.9 points on 46.8 percent shooting. He was originally selected with the 40th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft by Sacramento.
The Port Saint Lucie, Fla., native was a four-year player at Wyoming, where as a senior in 2018-19, he averaged 22.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.5 steals in 38.2 minutes per game. He was named to the 2018-19 All-Mountain West Second Team, 2017-18 All-Mountain West First Team and 2016-17 All-Mountain West Third Team during his collegiate career.
Fonte: Utah Jazz.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have announced the dismissal of team president Gersson Rosas.
Days before training camp opens, Glen Taylor releases this statement: “Today the Minnesota Timberwovles parted ways with President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas. As an organization, we remain committed to building a winning team that our fans and city can be proud of.”
Doc Rivers hopes to convince Ben Simmons to remains in Philadelphia.
The Australian has requested a trade and doesn’t want to report to training camp forcing Phila to move him.
Per ESPN, “Well, I hope we can change that thought,” Rivers said on ESPN. “That’s part of our job.”
Both the 76ers and Simmons have sought a trade this offseason but nothing has materialized.
“The greatest thing in sports is, you know it’s fair, you fail at times and then you get back on the horse and try,” Rivers said. “You would be amazed if I told you how many times through a summer when you don’t win, which is 29 teams, how often you have to go through something similar to this. Because losing’s hard. People internalize it, and you have to deal with it. So we’re going to deal with this.”
Rivers was credited with saying that he wasn’t sure if the Sixers could win a title with Simmons at point guard.
“That’s not what I said, actually,” Rivers interjected Wednesday when asked about the comment. “This is when narratives … and this is what makes our jobs hard. I actually said when the guy asked, guys, I’m not answering that stuff right now. I don’t even know how to answer that. So what I was talking about was not answering the question. It had nothing to do with Ben.”
Rivers was asked if Simmons can play for him and win a championship.
“Yeah, all day. All day. He just does so many things, man,” Rivers said, going on to explain how scoring isn’t everything.
“The Ben Wallaces of the world. It was great to see him go into the Hall of Fame. And the Dennis Rodmans of the world … help teams win titles and have Hall of Fame careers without being great scorers,” Rivers said. “I do think Ben can score way more than he has scored, but that’s not what makes him great. What makes him great is all the other things he does.”
Free agent G Theo Pinson will go to training camp with the Boston Celtics, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski
Pinson spent parts of his first three NBA seasons with the Nets and Knicks, tallying in total 68 NBA games averaging 2.9 ppg
The Toronto Raptors have announced they have signed guard Svi Mykhailiuk to a multi-year deal and forward Reggie Perry
Mykhailiuk last played with Oklahoma City and Detroit in 2020-21, while Perry appeared in 26 games as a rookie for Brooklyn
Free agent G Chasson Randle is signing a training camp deal with the Phoenix Suns, source tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski
Randle last played for Orlando, averaging 6.4 ppg in 41 games in 2020-21
The Orlando Magic have signed free agent forward Admiral Schofield.
Schofield (6’5”, 240, 3/30/97) played in 14 games last season (11 starts) with Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League, averaging 10.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 2.1 apg in 26.2 mpg.
The Brooklyn Nets hope to sign James Harden and Kyrie Irving to extensions in the coming weeks. The Nets have already signed Kevin Durant to a 4-year, $198M extension this offseason. Both Harden and Irving would become unrestricted free agents in 2022 should they not extend.
“We’ve had very positive conversations with both those guys and I think it always helps to do these things in person”, Sean Marks said, “With this being summer, we’re very cognizant of letting people have their own time away before we all get back into the swing of things here. We’re looking forward to sitting down with them over the course of the next week, two weeks, and furthering those discussions.”
Per ESPN, Simmons has four years and $147 million left on his max contract — including $33 million for 2021-22 — and clearly understands the potential financial implications of sitting out. The Sixers could test Simmons’ willingness to stay away by fining him considerable salary.
Beyond the league’s collective bargaining agreement, which provides the ability for the Sixers to withhold salary for a player’s failure to provide services, the Sixers have their own set of rules that include fines for missing media day and each missed practice. The final resort for the Sixers could be to suspend Simmons for “failing to render services” once preseason games begin — which could cost Simmons $227,613 for each missed game.
Simmons’ contract is structured for him to receive 50% of his salary before Oct. 1.
Fonte: ESPN.
Quinn Cook will sign a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers.
The free agent guard spent last season between Lakers and Cavaliers.
Free agent guard Quinn Cook is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 21, 2021
Ben Simmons has decided not to report to the 76ers training camp that will start next week.
Simmons doesn’t want to platy again for the 76ers and doesn’t want to join them even in practices.
Simmons is aware that 76ers can suspend him or withhold his salary but he has decided to force the trade.
The 76ers have not found yet a trade partner for the Australian point guard.
Simmons is clearly aware of sanctions available to organization to fine and suspend him, including withholding of salary. But so far, Simmons appears willing to carry out a plan of forcing his way to a new team. Sixers have yet to find a a trade they’re willing to make for him. https://t.co/vxSrBUWjXw
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 21, 2021
Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations & General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced today that the team has signed Xavier Sneed. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Sneed was a member of the Hornets 2021 Summer League Roster in Las Vegas, averaging 6.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in four games. He appeared in 13 games last season with Charlotte’s G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, averaging 8.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. Sneed finished the 2020-21 season with the second-best steals per game average amongst league leaders.
A four-year player at Kansas State, Sneed played in 137 career contests with the Wildcats, including all 32 games in his senior year. During the 2019-20 season, he averaged a team-best 13.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game en route to earning All-Big 12 honorable mention.
Ben Simmons doesn’t want to report to 76ers training camp after requesting trade from the team.
Philadelphia hopes to convince the player to be at the training camp while they are looking for a profitable trade for the team.
The expectation remains, one week out from 76ers media day, that Ben Simmons will choose not to report to the team’s training camp, league sources say. But the Sixers, sources say, remain intent on trying to convince Simmons to report.
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— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) September 20, 2021
Quinn Cook will workout for the Warriors over several days.
Cook played two seasons with Golden State and was part of their 2018 championship team.
Last season Cook has appeared in 23 games between Lakers and Cavaliers averaging 3.3ppg.
Quinn Cook will have a multi-day workout with the Golden State Warriors this week, a source tells me.
Cook played two seasons with Golden State and was part of their 2018 championship team. He fits the mold of that ball-handling backup guard they are looking for.
— TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) September 19, 2021
