The Albuquerque Thunderbirds have acquired guard/forward Dijon Thompson from the NBA Development League available player pool. The T-Birds waived guard/forward Joe Shipp to rehabilitate an injury.

Thompson, 6-7, 195, was in training camp with the Golden State Warriors earlier this season after spending the majority of last season with the Phoenix Suns. The UCLA product was assigned by the Suns to Albuquerque for three games last season, averaging 39.0 minutes, 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds.