May 2019 Basketball Wiretap

Nets Convert Theo Pinson From Two-Way To Standard Contract

Apr 10, 2019 2:51 PM

Theo Pinson has agreed to a contract with the Brooklyn Nets for the remainder of the season.

Pinson was previously on a two-way contract.

Pinson went undrafted out of North Carolina in 2018.

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Wizards Sign Jordan McRae To Standard NBA Contract

Apr 9, 2019 5:00 PM

The Washington Wizards have signed Jordan McRae to a standard NBA contract. 

Originally signed to a two-way contact prior to the season, McRae has averaged 5.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 27 games for the Wizards and was named to the 2018-19 All-NBA G League First Team for his play with the Capital City Go-Go, Washington’s G League affiliate.

In 31 games with the Go-Go this season, McRae led the NBA G League in scoring at 30.4 points per game, becoming just the second qualified player to average over 30 points per game over the last 12 seasons in the league. He scored in double-figures in all 31 of his appearances (including a 54-point game), while also leading the league in 40-point (six) and 30-point (19) outings. McRae broke Antonio Blakeney’s record for consecutive 30-point games with a 10-game streak from January 15 to March 2 – a stretch where he averaged 37.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. In his 27 games with the Wizards, McRae scored in double figures seven times and scored at least 20 points twice, including a season-high 21 on March 27 at Phoenix.

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Knicks Sign Billy Garrett For Remainder Of Season

Apr 2, 2019 1:09 PM

The New York Knicks have signed Billy Garrett to a contract for the remainder of the season.

Garrett was with the Knicks during the preseason and averaged 16.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Westchester Knicks.

Garrett went undrafted out of DePaul in 2017.

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Chris Boucher Named G League MVP, Defensive Player Of The Year

Apr 1, 2019 2:05 PM

Raptors 905 forward Chris Boucher has been named the 2018-19 NBA G League Most Valuable Player and the 2018-19 NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year. He becomes the first player to win both awards in the same season. The Canadian is also the first international player to earn MVP honors.

Boucher (6-11, 200, Oregon), who signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors last October before having it converted to a standard NBA contract in February, averaged 27.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4.1 blocked shots and shot 51.0 percent from the field in 28 games with Raptors 905. Among players who appeared in at least 28 games, Boucher ranked third in scoring, sixth in rebounding and first in blocks. Raptors 905 went 20-8 with him in the lineup and 29-21 overall.

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Angel Delgado Named G League Rookie Of The Year

Apr 1, 2019 10:45 AM

Agua Caliente Clippers center Angel Delgado has been named the 2018-19 NBA G League Rookie of the Year.  The award, voted on by the league’s 27 head coaches and general managers, recognizes the first-year professional who most significantly contributed to his team’s success during the season. 

Delgado (6-10, 240, Seton Hall) a two-way player with the LA Clippers, averaged 18.5 points and an NBA G League-high 14.8 rebounds in 44 games for Agua Caliente. 

The LA Clippers signed Delgado to a two-way contract last June after he averaged 13.6 points and 11.8 rebounds as a senior at Seton Hall in the 2017-18 season.  He has appeared in two games with the NBA’s Clippers this season. 

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