April 2015 Basketball Wiretap

Toney Douglas Waived By Pelicans

Jul 31, 2015 7:41 PM

The New Orleans Pelicans have waived Toney Douglas.

Douglas, 6-2, 185, appeared in 12 games for New Orleans during the 2014-15 season, averaging 4.3 points and 2.0 assists in 14.8 minutes per game. Originally signed by the Pelicans on February 4, Douglas was waived on February 19 before subsequently re-signing with the team for the remainder of the season on March 24.

Drafted 29th overall out of Florida State in 2009 by the Los Angeles Lakers, Douglas has appeared in 309 career NBA games with New York, Houston, Sacramento, Golden State, Miami and New Orleans, averaging 7.6 points and 2.2 assists in 18.9 minutes per game.

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Popovich Expects 'Same Boring Game' From Duncan

Jul 31, 2015 7:26 PM

Gregg Popovich expects Tim Duncan to have the "same boring game" next season.

“He’s going to come to the game, he’s going to score ‘x’ number of points and ‘x’ number of rebounds," said Popovich. "He’s going to lead, he’s going to tell me what to do during the game and then we’re going to go home. It’s going to be the same routine as usual.”

Duncan is entering his 19th NBA season.

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Jordan Hill Arrested On Reckless Driving Charge

Jul 31, 2015 7:19 PM

Jordan Hill was arrested near Atlanta on charges of reckless driving and speeding after police clocked his car going 107 MPH in a 65 MPH zone.

According to the police report, Hill was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon. A police officer from Alpharetta, Georgia, wrote that Hill explained he was “in a hurry.”

 

Hill signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Pacers on July 14. Last season, Hill averaged 12.0 points and 7.9 rebounds for the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Warriors Acquire Jason Thompson From 76ers For Gerald Wallace

Jul 31, 2015 5:08 PM

The Golden State Warriors have acquired Jason Thompson from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for cash and draft considerations.

The 76ers acquired Thompson in a trade with the Sacramento Kings this offseason.

Wallace was acquired by the Warriors in their trade with the Boston Celtics for David Lee.

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J.P. Tokoto Plans To Sign Camp Deal With 76ers

Jul 31, 2015 3:42 PM

J.P. Tokoto plans to sign a training camp deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, a league source tells RealGM.

Tokoto and the 76ers are discussing terms, and the athletic forward has made clear he has no intention of signing overseas or in the D-League.

Tokoto was the 58th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by the 76ers out of North Carolina.

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Sasha Vujacic Signing One-Year Deal With Knicks

Jul 31, 2015 4:51 PM

Free agent guard Sasha Vujacic has reached agreement on a guaranteed $1.35 million veteran-minimum contract with the New York Knicks, league sources told RealGM.
 
Vujacic's one-year deal was completed Friday.
 
Vujacic has played over six of his eight NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and was part of the 2009 and 2010 championship teams under Phil Jackson. The 6-foot-7 guard has averaged 5.6 points and 1.7 rebounds in his career, most recently playing for the Clippers in 2013-14.

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Brendan Haywood Waived By Blazers

Jul 30, 2015 8:45 PM

The Portland Trail Blazers have waived center Brendan Haywood.

Portland acquired Haywood, guard Mike Miller and two future second round draft picks from the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 27 in exchange for cash considerations.

Haywood's contract was non-guaranteed.

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Mike Scott Charged With Drug Possession

Jul 30, 2015 8:42 PM

Mike Scott was arrested on Thursday after he was a passenger in a car in a high speed chase.

Police say they tried to pull over a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe for a routine traffic stop but the truck drove off reaching speeds up to 98 miles per hour.

The car was stopped after a two-mile chase and they found more than an ounce of weed and 10 grams of MDMA.

The driver was charged with fleeing from cops, attempting to elude officers, following too closely and drug possession. 

Scott was charged with felony marijuana possession and possession of a schedule 1 drug. 

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Wesley Matthews 'Felt Disrespected' By Lack Of Interest From Blazers

Jul 30, 2015 7:11 PM

The Portland Trail Blazers never made an offer to Wesley Matthews in free agency.

Matthews signed with the Blazers in 2010 and became one of the NBA's best two-way shooting guards. But Matthews ruptured his left Achilles tendon in March.

"I was pissed off," Matthews said. "I felt disrespected."

The only change the Blazers would pursue re-signing Matthews was if LaMarcus Aldridge also committed to remain with the franchise.

"I was angry," Matthews said, "but I also realize that this is a business."

 

Before free agency, Matthews said he was worth $15 million per season and then he watched DeMarre Carroll and Khris Middleton receive that type of money.

"No knock on them, but I'm taking me 10 times out of 10 over them," Matthews said. "There was a time when I was undeniable in the NBA; you could not deny me. Everything that happened to me before, I was able to get to this point because of my passion, my motive."

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Josh Huestis Signs Four-Year Rookie Deal With Thunder

Jul 30, 2015 6:02 PM

Josh Huestis, the 29th overall selection in the 2014 NBA draft, has signed a four-year, rookie scale contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, league sources told RealGM.

Huestis became the first domestic draft-and-stash a year ago out of Stanford University, agreeing to be the Thunder selection and placed into their D-League affiliate for one season. Huestis was in Oklahoma City on Thursday afternoon to sign his deal, which contains two guaranteed seasons and two option years.

Oklahoma City now stands at 15 guaranteed contracts on the roster.

In 44 games for the OKC Blue, Huestis averaged 10.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks. He spent the majority of the season sharpening his ability to be a three-point shooting, defensive wing for the Thunder in 2015-16.

Huestis showed activity on both ends of the floor during the Orlando summer league in 2014, averaging eight points and 2.3 rebounds in 19.7 minutes over four games. The 6-foot-7 forward sat out summer league this year due to a torn pectoral injury.

Huestis, 23, had a standout career at Stanford, scoring 11.2 points and grabbing 8.2 rebounds per game as a senior.

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Kings To Hire Nancy Lieberman As Assistant Coach

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Ricky Ledo Waived By Knicks

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Mavericks Sign Salah Mejri

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RealGM Radio: Tom Ziller On The Kings, Sixers, Offseason

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Sam Cassell Injured Hip In 2004 Playoffs Doing Big Balls Dance

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Kevin Garnett Will Start For Wolves At Power Forward

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Saunders Hadn't Given Up On Re-Signing Love Before Wiggins' Trade

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Thabo Sefolosha Making Progress In Return From Broken Fibula

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Lou Amundson Signs With Knicks

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NBA Aiming To Play Regular Season Game In Africa

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Rockets Agree To Deal With Chuck Hayes

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Andre Miller, Wolves Agree Upon Deal

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Colangelo Believes LeBron Wants To Participate In 2016 Olympics

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Suns Still Believe In Two Point Guard System

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Will Barton, Nuggets Agree Upon Three-Year, $10.6M Deal

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Harry Giles Transfers To Oak Hill For Senior Season

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Richaun Holmes, 76ers Agree To Terms On Multi-Year Deal

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Kings Waiving Eric Moreland

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Carlos Boozer Receives Interest From Knicks

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Knicks Tried To Negotiate With Maurice Ndour After His Agreement With Mavs

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