April 2016 Basketball Wiretap

76ers Officialy Sign Cat Barber

Aug 31, 2016 6:15 PM

The Philadelphia 76ers have officially signed Anthony 'Cat' Barber.

Barber previously agreed upon a partially guaranteed deal with the 76ers.

Barber was a First-team All-ACC selection in 2016.

Barber played in the Summer League for the Pelicans, averaging 6.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 11.6 minutes over four games.

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Celtics Waive John Holland

Aug 31, 2016 5:25 PM

John Holland has been waived by the Boston Celtics.

Holland signed a two-year deal with the Celtics late last season. Holland didn't appear in any games with the Celtics.

Holland averaged 16.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 30.2 minutes per game last season in the D-League.

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76ers Waive Carl Landry, Tibor Pleiss

Aug 31, 2016 5:20 PM

The Philadelphia 76ers have waived Carl Landry and Tibor Pleiss.

Pleiss was acquired from the Utah Jazz in a trade involving Kendall Marshall.

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Cory Jefferson Agrees To Camp Deal With Cavs

Aug 31, 2016 4:23 PM

Cory Jefferson has agreed upon a camp deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Jefferson played in eight games last season with the Phoenix Suns after appearing in 50 games in 14-15 with the Brooklyn Nets.

Jefferson averaged 5.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game with the Cavs in Summer League.

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Kings Working Out Mychel Thompson

Aug 31, 2016 2:10 PM

The Sacramento Kings are bringing in Mychel Thompson for a workout.

Thompson went undrafted in 2011 out of Pepperdine.

Thompson averaged 12.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 29.1 minutes per game last season in the D-League.

Thompson is the brother of Klay Thompson.

David Pick

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Larry Sanders Received Serious Interest From Warriors, Cavs

Aug 31, 2016 11:15 AM

Larry Sanders hasn't played in the NBA for 20 months but he's considering a return.

Sanders will not return to the NBA until he feels mentally healthy enough to do so. He may not return at all.

"If the time comes and the stars align, then yeah," he said. "If I feel like I'm ready to play this summer, I'll probably be on a team next year."

Multiple sources confirmed that both the Warriors and Cavaliers expressed serious interest in signing Sanders.

"He's not DeAndre Jordan, but he's not too far off," a league source told VICE Sports. "As a pure defensive specialist center, top five. Top eight. And the thing is, the list isn't that long. It's not a top 30. There's not a top 12. They're unicorns in that way."

Sanders refers to himself as retired from the NBA but he still talks about playing in the present tense.

"You want to see me create? Watch me play defense," he said. "Because I'm thrilled by it. I love playing defense, I love watching how guys move and who's on the cut. I love anticipating blocks. I love contesting shots, altering shots. I love it. I love guarding somebody. I hate if someone scores on me—I hate that! I'm driven by it, man. It fuels me."

According to a league source who had conversations with multiple former teammates of Sanders, "he was his own guy and if you didn't fit in with him, he didn't want to know you."

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Tags: Larry Sanders, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Chris Bosh's Camp Frustrated By Silence From Heat On Clearance

Aug 31, 2016 11:07 AM

Chris Bosh's camp remains frustrated with how the Miami Heat have handled his return from blood clots. Bosh and his wife, Adrienne Bosh, have gone on a social media blitz this week in informing the public he wants to play.

The Heat haven't said whether or not Bosh will be cleared as they can apply to remove his future salaries from their cap if he doesn't play in a regular season game before Feb. 9th. If Bosh fights Miami's application, it is unlikely to be granted.

The Heat owe Bosh $25.3 million in 17-18 and $26.8 million in 18-19.

Bosh disputes the notion that he cannot play. Bosh previously found one doctor who told him about taking a new blood thinner that would be out of his system in eight to 10 hours – an idea the Heat rejected in April but an approach that has again been discussed this summer.

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Perry Ellis Signs Camp Deal With Hornets

Aug 31, 2016 10:55 AM

Perry Ellis will attend training camp with the Charlotte Hornets.

Ellis averaged 5.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game for the Dallas Mavericks during the NBA summer league in Las Vegas.

Ellis underwent surgery for a sports hernia this week but is expected to be back in time for the start of camp.

“It’s a really good fit. They like him a lot. They’ve talked about him all summer,” agent Mark Bartelstein said of the Hornets. “We think it’s got a chance to be a really good opportunity for him. Coaches there are excited to have him. He has to get himself healthy here the next couple weeks. Then he’ll go into camp and compete.”

Gary Bedore/Kansas City Star

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Nuggets Trade Joffrey Lauvergne To Thunder For Two 2nd Rounders

Aug 30, 2016 1:07 PM

The Denver Nuggets have traded Joffrey Lauvergne to the Oklahoma City Thunder for two future second-round picks.

Lauvergne averaged 7.9 points and 4.9 rebounds in 17.6 minutes per game last season with a PER of 15.8.

Lauvergne, who turns 25 in September, also participated in the 2016 Olympics with France.

Adrian Wojnarowski/The Vertical

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Xavier Henry Signs Camp Deal With Bucks

Aug 30, 2016 12:32 PM

Xavier Henry has agreed to a camp deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Henry had a workout recently with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Henry ruptured his left Achilles tendon early in the 14-15 season while with the Lakers.

Henry had a training camp invite from the Warriors last season and then played in the D-League for Santa Cruz.

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Trey Freeman Agrees To Camp Deal With Pistons

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Travis Wear, Lakers Agree Upon Camp Deal

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Lakers Sign Zach Auguste

RealGM Staff Report

Jason Thompson Close To Deal With Shandong

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Steve Novak Re-Signs With Bucks

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Pelicans To Work Out Lance Stephenson

Brett Dawson/The New Orleans Advocate

Ty Lawson Agrees Upon One-Year Deal With Kings

Adrian Wojnarowski/The Vertical

Bryce Cotton Agrees To Deal With Anadolu Efes

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Mo Williams Strongly Considering Retiring

Joe Vardon/Cleveland Plain Dealer

John Wall: Money 'Not Why I Play The Game'

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Execs Don't Expect DeMarcus Cousins To Re-Sign With Kings In 2018

Zach Harper/CBS Sports

Jazz Trade Tibor Pleiss To 76ers For Kendall Marshall In Salary Dump

Adrian Wojnarowski/The Vertical

Phil Jackson Regrets Not Trading For Jae Crowder In Tyson Chandler Trade

Charley Rosen/Today's Fastbreak

Celtics Renounce Draft Rights To Colton Iverson

Adam Himmelsbach/Boston Globe

Heat Won't Move Josh McRoberts

Barry Jackson/Miami Herald

Lakers Sign Tarik Black

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E.J. Singler Agrees To Sign With Raptors

Blake Murphy/Raptors Republic

R.J. Hunter, James Young, John Holland, Ben Bentil To Compete For Final Celtics' Roster Spot

Adam Himmelsbach/Boston Globe

Wolves Sign Toure' Murry, John Lucas III To Camp Deals

Marc Stein/ESPN

Report: Blake Griffin Expects To Re-Sign With Clippers In 2017

Steve Kyler/Basketball Insiders