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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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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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

Jul 30, 2015 5:39 PM

The Sacramento Kings are expected to hire Nancy Lieberman as an assistant coach.

Vlade Divac will formally offer the job to Lieberman next week and she plans to accept it.

Lieberman is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and coached previously in the D-League.

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Ricky Ledo Waived By Knicks

Jul 30, 2015 5:14 PM

The New York Knicks have waived Ricky Ledo.

Ledo, 6-7, 195-pounds, averaged 7.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists over 19.4 minutes in 12 games with New York last season.

He signed the first of two consecutive 10-day contracts on Mar. 19 and then signed for the remainder of the season on Apr. 8.

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Mavericks Sign Salah Mejri

Jul 30, 2015 5:10 PM

The Dallas Mavericks have signed center Salah Mejri.

Mejri (7-2, 235) played in 34 games with Real Madrid last season and averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.6 minutes on the way to winning the Spanish League title. He increased those averages to 5.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 10.3 minutes in eight Euroleague games as Real Madrid went on to also capture the Euroleague Championship with a win over Greek-power Olympiacos in the final game.

A native of Jendouba, Tunisia, Mejri was a member of the Tunisian National Team that competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The team secured its bid to the London Olympics by winning the 2011 FIBA African Championships where Mejri was named Most Valuable Player.  

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

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Lou Amundson Signs With Knicks

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

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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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Heat To Sign Josh Richardson On Three-Year Rookie Deal

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Ekpe Udoh Signs One-Year, $1M+ Deal With Fenerbahce Ulker

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Nicolas Batum Interested In Playing For Raptors

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Celtics Offered Four First Rounders To Hornets For No. 9

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Ognjen Kuzmic Signs With Panathinaikos

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Rakeem Christmas Signs Four-Year, $4.3M Deal With Pacers

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Ian Clark Agrees To Sign With Warriors

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Lakers Won't Sign J.R. Smith

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Heat To Release Henry Walker

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Heat Trade Zoran Dragic To Celtics

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Matthew Dellavedova Returns To Cavs On One-Year, $1.2M Deal

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