The Golden State Warriors will sign forward Juan Toscano Anderson to a two-year deal, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic.
The deal will provide the Mexican forward with additional money for the current season, while the next one will be a full minimum contract entirely guaranteed.
Zach LaVine has another year of contract with Chicago Bulls but several sources who said that might not be the case any longer, as adding key role players around him could persuade LaVine to give the Bulls a slight discount.
But there’s also the other side to this, and that’s the unknown. Could executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas look to move LaVine this summer, feeling like they need to go in another direction?
Fonte: chicago.suntimes.com.
The Brooklyn Nets are signing Mike James for remainder of the season.
James has signed two consecutive ten-day deals and now will be confirmed for the season.
The Brooklyn Nets are signing guard Mike James to a deal for the remainder of the season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. James has been productive over two 10-day contracts.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 13, 2021
The Detroit Pistons are signing Dwane Casey to a contract extension.
Per ESPN, The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a contract extension with coach Dwane Casey through the 2023-24 NBA season.
Casey had two years left on his original five-year deal and will now be extended for one more season.
Through a 20-50 record this season that marks the start of a franchise rebuild, Pistons general manager Troy Weaver has been enthusiastic over Casey and his coaching staff’s development of the franchise’s young players — including rookie first-round picks Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart — and the competitive force of an undermanned roster, sources told ESPN.
Fonte: ESPN.
The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on forward Rodions Kurucs.
Kurucs, who was acquired from Houston on March 19, appeared in five games with the Bucks and averaged 3.0 points in 6.7 minutes per game.
Milwaukee’s roster is at 16 players.
Ignas Brazdeikis signs with Orlando Magic until the end of the season.
In this season Brazdeikis played 4 games with Knicks, 5 with Magic and 1 with 76ers.
The Magic have signed Ignas Brazdeikis to a rest-of-the-season contract: pic.twitter.com/tStgxdDZV2
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 12, 2021
In advance of Utah’s final three games of the regular season, Donovan Mitchell was re-evaluated by the team’s medical staff on Tuesday for a sprained ankle he sustained on April 16. He continues to make progress towards a return but will be out for Utah’s final three contests.
Mitchell will not travel with the Jazz for the team’s upcoming road trip and will remain in Salt Lake City to continue treatment. He will be re-evaluated prior to the start of the NBA Playoffs.
Alperen Sengun told ESPN that he will enter 2021 NBA Draft.
Per ESPN, “At the beginning of the season, I didn’t think my performance would be this high, but with every passing game I felt I could do more and more,” Sengun said via email. “I believe that there are no limits for me to get better as a basketball player.”
The 18-year old Sengun is in the midst of one of the most productive seasons in European basketball history for a teenager, averaging 19.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.3 steals in 28 minutes per game for Turkish league team Besiktas, shooting 65% from the field and 81% from the free throw line.
The Philadelphia 76ers have reached an agreement with Gary Clark.
The forward out of Cincinnati will sign a two-way contract.
This year Clark played 2 games for Denver and 35 for Orlando (3.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg).
Forward Gary Clark is signing a two-way deal with the 76ers, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 11, 2021
Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics will miss the remainder of the season with a torn scapholunate ligament.
Per ESPN, Brown, who averaged a career-high 24.7 points on 48.4% shooting this season for Boston, was diagnosed with the injury over the weekend and is expected to have surgery this week.
The Celtics did not provide a timetable for Brown’s return, saying that they would provide additional updates when appropriate.
Ergin Ataman talked also about his future with Eurohoops: «After the experience I have with the Anadolu Efes organization, I never thought of moving to another team in Europe».
«I’m in my country with a Turkish team. Efes and I are working harmoniously. I never had such a thought. There’s always the question of the NBA. Never before in the history of the NBA a European-born coach started there as head coach after his success [in Europe]. If I receive an offer, I’ll of course think about it».
Sergio Scariolo close to sign a multiyear deal with Toronto Raptors as reported by Chema de Lucas.
Spain NT head coach started his experience as assistant coach with Raptors in summer 2018.
ÚLTIMA HORA: Los Raptors, a punto de cerrar la continuidad de Sergio Scariolo como técnico asistente con contrato multianual. Más información, en @EurohoopsES.
Raptors set to extend Spain NT HC Sergio Scariolo to a multi-year deal. More info on @Eurohoopsnet. #NBA
— Chema de Lucas (@chemadelucas) May 10, 2021
Oral Roberts star Max Abmas has announced that he’s declaring for the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility.
Abmas ended his sophomore year with 24.6 points per game (No.1 in Division One), shooting 52% from two points, 43% from beyond the arc and 89% from the foul line.
He’s the No.21 prospect in ESPN’s Top 100.
🙏🏽🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/ss3y9kIvg0
— Maxwell (@maxabmas) May 9, 2021
Elijah Bryant has a potential opportunity with an NBA club and Maccabi Tel Aviv BC is allowing him to go and pursue his dream and that opportunity.
“I want to thank the Maccabi franchise for allowing me to go and chase my dream”, Elijah Bryant told maccabi.co.il. “I know it’s not an easy decision and I appreciate it a lot”.
Coach Giannis Sfairopoulos added: “We wish good luck and all the best for Elijah that is going to pursue his childhood dream”.
Fonte: Maccabi Tel Aviv.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, host of Countdown NBA, the Chicago Bulls will try to sign a point guard in the upcoming Free Agency.
The reporter identifies Lonzo Ball and Dennis Schroder as two of the team’s potential targets.
Schroder played for Bulls coach Billy Donovan in the 2019/20 season, the best of his career to date.
This year Ball is averaging 14.7 points, 5.8 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 37% from beyond the arc.
Speaking to reporters yesterday, Atlanta Hawks coach Nate McMillan gave some updates on De’Andre Hunter, saying the player played a scrimmage in practice and “will go through practice tomorrow, and if he’s feeling good, he’ll go through the walk-through before Monday’s game vs. Wizards”.
Hunter has played just 2 of Hawks’ last 49 games.
Cameron Oliver has agreed to a 10-day contract with the Houston Rockets, reports ESPN’s Olgun Uluc.
Oliver, who averaged 17.3 ppg and 10.0 rpg in Australia’s NBL for the Cairns Taipans, is expected to play Houston’s final four games of the NBA season.
Golden State Warriors guard Damion Lee said he tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. Lee is considered one of the rare “breakthrough cases”: one of only 6,000 or so people who have tested positive for the virus after going through the full vaccination process, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“I did test positive for COVID about two weeks ago,” Lee said prior to Thursday night’s 118-97 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. “I did get the vaccine the middle, end of March, but essentially this was just a rare breakthrough case. … Right now, there’s no timeline in the immediate future for me coming back and playing.”
Lee, who hasn’t played since April 19, said he received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which requires only one dose, on March 22. He tested positive for COVID-19 on April 21 and experienced a variety of symptoms.”I had headache, chills, sneezing, congestion, soreness, body aches,” Lee said while reading a list off his phone to keep track of everything he dealt with. “It felt like I was hit by a car. Like hit by two cars at once every step I took. It hurt, it was pain, soreness. It felt like there was a weight on my chest for a couple of days, like it was just hard to breathe.”
Fonte: ESPN.
The Orlando Magic are planning to sign Donta Hall for the rest of the season, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Hall is averaging 3.1 points and 4.4 rebounds in eight games this season for Orlando
The Orlando Magic will not ultimately sign free agent forward Admiral Schofield, reports Josh Robbins of The Athletic.
The Magic intended to sign Admiral Schofield to a 10-day contract and had been granted an injury hardship exception to open a roster spot for him, but a “glitch” arose in Orlando’s plan and the move was called off
Elijah Bryant’s career with Maccabi Tel Aviv is over.
The guard is leaving Israel to join the Milwaukee Bucks on a two-year deal, a source tells Sportando.
As reported by Roi Cohen, Maccabi Tel Aviv will get around $500k as a buyout to free the player.
Rodions Kurucs is expected to be waived by the Bucks to make room for Bryant.
The Perth Wildcats have signed star Australian centre Will Magnay for the remainder of the 2020/21 NBL Season.
It’s a major coup for the Wildcats, with the 208cm big man only recently becoming available following a stint with the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA.
The 22-year-old is excited to have put pen to paper with the reigning NBL Champions
“To come back and play for a team like Perth, with all its history and its success, and play under a coach like Trevor, it’s a great opportunity,” said Magnay.
“I want to win, there’s a culture there of winning. Stats or awards don’t mean anything if you don’t get that championship at the end. I think this would be a special moment to win one and that’s what I’m here for, to help the boys win.
“My game style is to play hard and play the right way. I’ll do what it takes to win and be a good teammate. That’s what you can expect from me.
“The opportunity to play basketball again, at such a historic team like Perth, is exciting. I’m just dying to get back on the court.”
𝙒𝙄𝙇𝙇 𝙄𝙎 𝘼 𝙒𝙄𝙇𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙏! 😼✍️
The Perth Wildcats have signed star Australian centre Will Magnay for the remainder of the season! #RedArmyhttps://t.co/PWuxNCFD2o
— Perth Wildcats (@PerthWildcats) May 6, 2021
Fonte: Perth Wildcats.
The Pelicans announced that Zion Williamson will be out indefinitely with a fractured left ring finger.
Naji Marshall has agreed to a new three-year, $5.3 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. The deal will be fully guaranteed for the rest of this season and next season.
In 26 games this season with the Pelicans, Marshall is averaging 6.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 19.8 minutes per game.
The New York Knicks and Julius Randle plan on discussing a contract extension this offseason, reports Brian Windhorst of ESPN.
Randle’s base salary this season is $18.9 million and will receive another $2 million in bonuses. Knicks can add up to four years to Randle’s contract, but they are limited on what they can offer on a raise to a max of 20 percent.
If New York guarantees Randle’s $19.8 million salary for next season, they can add $106 million in guaranteed money for 4 years. With incentives included, Randle could make as much as $140 million over five years. Former Lakers forward could wait until the 2022 offseason and either sign a five-year max worth up to $201.5 million or a four-year max with a rival team for up to $149.4 million.
Fonte: Brian Windhorst.
The Golden State Warriors will sign forward Juan Toscano-Anderson to a standard NBA contract, as reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Anthony Slater. Warriors will give the remaining two-way contract to Jordan Bell.
Toscano-Anderson is averaging 5.4 ppg and 4.1 rpg this season.
New Orleans Pelicans two-way forward Naji Marshall has agreed to a new three-year, $5.3 million deal.
Marshall is averaging 19.7’ minutes, 6.4 points and 4.1 rebounds this season in NBA.
Marshall’s new deal with the Pelicans has three fully guaranteed seasons (2021-23) — and a guarantee trigger date for the 2023-24 season, sources said. https://t.co/IZvrgyQJmH
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 6, 2021
Pacers head coach Nate Bjorkgren talked about the rumors on his future: «You know I don’t make excuses for things. I’m a young coach. I’m learning, I’m growing and I’m trying to be better. This is on me. I’m the head coach and fingers should be pointed at me. I love coaching this team and the relationships with these coaches and players, I’ve just got to keep getting better».
Baskonia and Luca Vildoza have agreed to part ways, the spanish team announced.
“Luca Vildoza will start a new professional adventure away from Vitoria-Gasteiz after leaving Baskonia. Club and player have reached an agreement to separate their paths after four seasons in which the Argentine point guard has played a total of 228 official games.
Author of the basket that gave Saski Baskonia his last league title, Vildoza arrived in Gasteiz in the summer of 2017 as the last great Argentine talent to defend the Baskonia shirt. The international albiceleste leaves as current league champion and MVP of the final.
Saski Baskonia appreciates your work, dedication and commitment during these four seasons and wishes you the best of luck on a personal and professional level”
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Comunicado oficial: Luca Vildoza#GoazenBaskonia
— TD Systems Baskonia (@Baskonia) May 5, 2021
Luca Vildoza agreed to a four-year, $13.6 million contract with the New York Knicks.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the contract of the Argentine guard is guaranteed only for this season (about 3.5 million dollars).
“Three non-guaranteed years on the contract give the Knicks the chance to evaluate Vildoza in the Olympics, summer league and training camp before committing to a full guarantee on next season”.
According to Chema de Lucas, Vildoza will pay Baskonia a $ 2 million buy-out.
This year the Argentine guard averaged 10.9 points and 3.7 assist in ACB, and 10.2 with 3.5 assist in Euroleague.
Fonte: Wojnarowski.
