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Pacers Waive James Johnson, Two Others
The Pacers have set their roster for the regular season by requesting waivers on forward James Johnson and big men Keba Keita and Rienk Mast, the club announced today (via Twitter). Indiana now has 17 players under contract, including three on two-way deals. While they could technically make more roster moves before the regular season […]
Grizzlies Waive Zach Cleveland; Lakers Cut Two Players
The Grizzlies have waived forward Zach Cleveland, the team announced today in a press release (via Twitter). Cleveland had been on a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract. The move leaves Memphis with a 20-man roster, made up of 17 players on standard contracts and three on two-way deals. The Grizzlies have to shed two more players […]
Cam Christie Re-Signs With Clippers On Two-Way Contract
October 17: Christie has officially re-signed with the Clippers on a two-way deal, the team confirmed today (via Twitter). The Clippers didn’t announce which player was cut to make room for Christie. October 16: After clearing waivers on Friday, free agent guard Cam Christie has agreed to re-sign with the Clippers on a new two-way […]
Sixers Cut Dillon Jones, Three Others
In advance of the regular season roster deadline, the Sixers have placed forwards Dillon Jones and Cris Carroll and guards Jameer Nelson Jr. and Taye Fields on waivers, according to radio host Matt Murphy (Twitter link). The cuts had been expected, as all four players were on non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts. Philadelphia is operating too […]
New York Notes: Drummond, McBride, Diawara, Nets’ Predictions
Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns may be unhappy about not getting an extension during training camp but he’s thrilled with his new backup. Towns has plenty of nice things to say about veteran big man Andre Drummond. “He’s amazing, he’s amazing,” Towns said, per Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News. “In my opinion, one […]
Heat Waive Four Players
The Heat have made a series of cuts ahead of the regular season, announcing today in a press release that Ezra Ausar, Kylor Kelley, Gabe Madsen, and Bez Mbeng have been placed on waivers. All four players had been on Exhibit 10 contracts with Miami and are likely ticketed for the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the […]
Sixers Convert Tacko Fall To Two-Way Contract
Tacko Fall will fill the Sixers’ open two-way contract slot, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that the team is converting Fall’s Exhibit 10 contract to a two-way deal. The 76ers have put out a press release formally announcing the move. A 7’6″ center who made 37 regular season NBA appearances […]
Thunder Waive Dariq Whitehead, Sign Buddy Boeheim
The Thunder have waived forward Dariq Whitehead, the team announced today. Whitehead, who signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the team on Friday, is expected to report back to the Oklahoma City Blue in the G League. He spent most of last season with the Thunder’s G League affiliate, averaging 11.0 points and 2.9 rebounds […]
Top Pick Dybantsa Rolls Ankle In Preseason Finale
There’s some uncertainty whether first overall pick AJ Dybantsa will be available when the Wizards open the regular season at home against Milwaukee on Wednesday, according to ESPN. Dybantsa made an early exit from the Wizards’ preseason finale against New Orleans on Friday after rolling his ankle during the second quarter. Wizards coach Brian Keefe […]
Raptors Convert Nate Bittle To Two-Way, Waive Five Players
The Raptors have completed a series of roster moves, announcing today that they’ve converted big man Nate Bittle from his Exhibit 10 deal to a two-way contract while waiving their other five camp invitees, Tyreke Key, Nimari Burnett, Tyson Degenhart, Jamarion Sharp, and Jalen Celestine, per Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link). Bittle, a seven-foot […]
Lakers Notes: Knecht, Grimes, Buss Dispute, Williams
Dalton Knecht was selected with the No. 17 pick by the Lakers in 2024 but his future with the franchise appears murky, Dan Woike of The Athletic reports. Noted for his outside shooting, Knecht doesn’t have a rotation spot coming out of training camp. He could be traded now or kept on the roster to […]
Magic Waive Malaki Branham, JD Davison, Kevin Knox
The Magic have waived Malaki Branham, JD Davison and Kevin Knox, per a team press release. Each of the three players was signed to an Exhibit 10 contract and is now eligible for a bonus worth $91K if he spends at least 60 days in the G League with the Osceola Magic. Jason Beede of […]
Magic Notes: Wagner, Penda, Richardson, Black, Isaac, Sweeney
The Magic emerged victorious in their fourth and final preseason tune-up on Friday. However, they did not escape unscathed. As Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel writes, star forward Franz Wagner (right shoulder soreness) and second-year reserves Noah Penda (right hamstring tightness) and Jase Richardson (sore low back) all exited the win over Miami due […]
Minor Moves: Thunder, Rockets, Cavs, Pelicans, Blazers, Spurs
The Thunder have signed forward Dariq Whitehead and guards Lamar Wilkerson and Nate Johnson to non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts, the team announced today. Oklahoma City’s agreements with Wilkerson and Johnson were first reported back in June, shortly after both players went undrafted. Whitehead, a 2023 first-round pick, spent most of last season in the G […]
Nuggets’ Julian Strawther Out At Least Six Weeks With Knee Sprain
Nuggets wing Julian Strawther has been diagnosed with a left knee sprain following an MRI, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link via Law Murray of The Athletic). According to the Nuggets, Strawther will be reevaluated in six weeks. Exactly six weeks from today would be November 27. Of course, being reevaluated in […]
Pacers Notes: Haliburton, Zubac, Nesmith, McConnell, Boom
The Pacers are banking on the return of star point guard Tyrese Haliburton and the addition of starting center Ivica Zubac to help them return to contention, Jamal Collier writes in a feature story for ESPN.com. Indiana advanced to the Eastern Conference finals in 2024 and led in the first quarter of Game 7 of […]
Hornets Waive Pat Connaughton
The Hornets have waived Pat Connaughton, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The team has confirmed the news (via Twitter). Connaughton had looked like the odd man out in Charlotte for some time, as the veteran wing was the only player on a standard contract whose salary was non-guaranteed. Cutting Connaughton and a […]
And-Ones: Pate, Kidd, Lin, Gambling Cases, More
Former G League Ignite and Westchester Knicks guard/forward Dink Pate is headed back to the G League, giving up his effort to spend the 2026/27 season playing for Providence, according to Kevin McNamara of KevinMcSports.com. Pate, who signed an Exhibit 10 contract with New York last fall after going undrafted in 2025, committed to Providence […]
Payton Pritchard, Celtics Complete Two-Year Extension
October 16: The Celtics have officially extended Pritchard, per NBA.com’s transaction log. October 13: The Celtics and guard Payton Pritchard have reached an agreement on a veteran contract extension, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), who hears from Pritchard’s agents at CAA that the two-year deal is worth $44.2MM. The contract includes one […]
Thunder Notes: Mara, Williams, Hayes
With the Thunder’s preseason schedule in the books and rookie center Aday Mara potentially just four days away from making his regular season NBA debut, the big man’s former team in Spain is making noise about trying to block him from suiting up for Oklahoma City, writes Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com. As Urbonas outlines, Basket […]
Warriors Notes: Moody, Butler, Curry, Bassey
Moses Moody (ruptured left patellar tendon) and Jimmy Butler (right ACL tear) won’t be available to start the season, but the Warriors remain optimistic about getting them back by early 2027, writes Anthony Slater of ESPN. According to Slater, Moody – who has described his injury as a “best-case scenario” rupture since it was a […]
Minor Moves: Thunder, Raptors, Spurs, Kings, Mavs
The Thunder have made a series of cuts, announcing on Friday that they’ve waived guards Zhaire Smith and Anthony Pritchard, along with forward Andrew Holifield. Smith and Holifield joined the Thunder ahead of training camp and spent the entire preseason with the club, with Smith appearing in three games while Holifield played in all five […]
NBA Instructs Sportsbook Partners To Ban Certain Bets
In response to recent betting scandals, the NBA has directed its sportsbook partners to prohibit or restrict certain types of bets, according to David Purdum and Shams Charania of ESPN. A memo sent to the league’s authorized gaming operators, including DraftKings and FanDuel, instructed those sportbooks to make the following adjustments, per ESPN: Bettors will […]
Atlantic Notes: Knicks, Simons, Bona, Embiid, Conley, White
After the Knicks waived three veteran camp invitees on Thursday, Ian Begley of SNY.tv views center James Wiseman as a lock to make the team’s regular season roster. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that swingman Bruce Brown, the other remaining veteran vying for a roster spot, will be the odd man out. There’s “strong support” […]
Windhorst’s Latest: Seattle, Towns, A. Black, Magic
The bids for an NBA expansion team in Seattle are “substantially lower” than the ones that have been made for a team in Las Vegas, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, who suggests that commissioner Adam Silver is doing what he can to wield leverage and increase those Seattle offers. As Windhorst explains, while it […]
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