Nerlens Noel was bought out of his contract by the Detroit Pistons, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

The Heat and the Sixers were linked with Noel prior to the trade deadline. 

The New York Knicks signed Travis Keels to a 10-day contract on Thursday.

Keels was originally signed to a two-way deal back in July, and appeared in one game for the team.

Keels averaged 14.9 points and 3.6 assists per game for the Westchester Knicks this season. 

The Detroit Pistons have been granted a disabled player exception for Cade Cunningham. The DPE is worth $5,276,400 and will be available for Detroit to use through March 10 of this season.

The Pistons were eligible to apply for the DPE, as it's very likely Cunningham will miss the remainder of this season. Cunningham underwent surgery on his left leg in mid-December. The second-year guard had been having pain in his left shin, and the surgery was done to promote healing of a stress fracture.

Cunningham appeared in just 12 games in his second season. The former number one overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft is expected to make a full recovery and to be ready for the start of next season.