The Washington Wizards have signed Chasson Randle from the Capital City Go-Go.

Randle (6-3, 185) spent 2018 training camp with the Wizards and appeared in three preseason games, where he averaged 5.3 points and 2.6 assists per game.

The 25-year-old guard spent the 2016-17 season split between the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks, appearing in 26 total games and averaging 5.3 points per game. The Stanford graduate also appeared in 21 NBA G League games in 2016-17, averaging 20.5 points per game in those contests. Randle spent the 2017-18 season with Real Madrid in Spain, averaging 3.6 points per game in 46 games

Michele Roberts reacted to an announcement from the NBA that the G League will have "Special Contracts" available for top prep stars who wish to forego college and make $125,000 for one season in the G League. The goal of the plan is to offer an alternate path for prospects who would rather not to go college before the one-and-done rule is eliminated, which will likely be by 2022.

“Everybody wants to stay at home. That’s natural instinct,” National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts told Yahoo Sports. “Going overseas is lonely. The G League, at least historically, has been a more profitable option … most of the time, guys are making more money, having access to family and friends.”

Roberts wasn't involved in the union when the one-and-done rule was enacted.

“I don’t know how many slots we’re talking about [for elite G League players with special contracts], I don’t know what additional conditions are attached to it,” Roberts said. “This is not something we’ve [the NBPA] negotiated. [The prospects] are not members of the union. I have more questions about that contract. The six figures will get some guys’ attention.”

Roberts told Yahoo Sports that unionization of G League players could be on the horizon.

The 2018 G League Winter Showcase will be played in Las Vegas from Dec. 19-22 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in promotion with Las Vegas Events.  

The four-day, 27-game scouting event features the league’s 27 teams each playing two regular-season games in front of representatives from all 30 NBA teams. For the first time, the event will be held in December, allowing NBA team personnel the opportunity to evaluate two-way and NBA G League talent in advance of the 10-day signing period and two-way guarantee deadline. 

For the second consecutive season, the NBA G League Winter Showcase will be played across two courts with as many as seven games per day.

“We are thrilled to partner with MGM Resorts and Las Vegas Events to bring the NBA G League Winter Showcase to Las Vegas and the Mandalay Bay Convention Center,” said NBA G League President Malcolm Turner.  “Las Vegas is a world-class hospitality destination and an exciting place to play NBA-caliber basketball in December.”

Darius Bazley has signed an endorsement deal with New Balance worth $14 million and a guaranteed $1 million.

Bazley will spend the season training ahead of the 2019 NBA Draft.

Bazley originally committed to Syracuse and is now represented by Rich Paul.

The Salt Lake City Stars selected Willie Reed with the No. 1 overall selection in the 2018 G League draft.

The Greensboro Swarm drafted Chinanu Onuaku (6-9, 250, Louisville) with the second overall pick and then took Tyler Nelson (6-3, 180, Fairfield) with the third overall selection.  The South Bay Lakers chose Alen Smailagic (6-10, 215, Serbia) with the fourth overall selection and the Erie BayHawks selected Terrell Miller (6-8, 250, Murray St.) with the fifth overall pick.

Round 1

1. Salt Lake City – Willie Reed
2. Greensboro – Chinanu Onuaku
3. Greensboro – Tyler Nelson
4. South Bay – Alen Smailagic
5. Erie – Terrell Miller
6. Northern Arizona – Aaron Epps
7. Canton – Darel Poirer
8. Stockton – Terry Maston
9. Delaware – Hakim Warrick
10. Santa Cruz – Jordan Howard
11. Iowa – Daxter Miles Jr.
12. Windy City – Joe Kilgore
13. Grand Rapids – Jovan Mooring
14. Long Island – Durand Scott
15. Capital City – Noah Allen
16. Northern Arizona – Roddy Peters
17. Santa Cruz – Kentrell Barkley
18. Santa Cruz – Jemerrio Jones
19. Grand Rapids – Micah Seaborn
20. Agua Caliente – Manu Lacomte
21. Erie – Sanjay Lumpkin
22. Long Island – Jabari Craig
23. Delaware – Marcus Marshall
24. Lakeland – QJ Peterson
25. Raptors 905 – LeRon Black
26. Austin – Connor Burchfield
27. Westchester – Chris Wray

Round 2

1. Salt Lake City – Justin Reyes
2. Long Island – Jahvari Josiah
3. Fort Wayne – Rob Gray
4. Stockton – Anthony Walker
5. Fort Wayne – Deion McClenton
6. Agua Caliente – Tavrion Dawson
7. Canton – Shawndre’ Jones
8. Salt Lake City – James Demery
9. Northern Arizona – AJ Mosby
10. Santa Cruz – DeAngelo Isby
11. Iowa – Mike Amius
12. Greensboro – Passed
13. Sioux Falls – Jalen Hayes
14. Fort Wayne – Marquez Letcher-Ellis
15. Capital City – Devon Bookert
16. Sioux Falls – Juwan Howard Jr.
17. South Bay – Colton Weisbrod
18. Erie – Tommy Hamilton IV
19. Oklahoma City – Akil Douglas
20. Texas – Lexus Williams
21. Grand Rapids – Brandon Hollins
22. Rio Grande Valley – Jaleel Cousins
23. Stockton – Passed
24. Northern Arizona – LaQuinton Ross
25. Raptors 905 – Parker Jackson-Cartwright
26. Austin – Jordan Johnson
27. Westchester – Freddie McSwain

Round 3

1. Stockton – Passed
2. Greensboro – Passed
3. Delaware – Jordan Downing
4. Maine – John Bohannon
5. Wisconsin – Kanellos Garbis
6. Memphis – Curtis Phillips
7. Canton – Passed
8. Maine – Tyquan Rolon
9. Maine – Duane Wilson
10. Windy City – Marvin Smith
11. Iowa – Passed
12. Oklahoma City – Brandon Swannegan
13. Sioux Falls – Passed
14. Fort Wayne – Jared Sam
15. Westchester – Passed
16. Agua Caliente – Passed
17. South Bay – Passed
18. Agua Caliente – Passed
19. Raptors 905 – Bryson Scott
20. Texas – Casey Jones
21. Grand Rapids – Elijah Brown
22. Rio Grande Valley – Branden Jenkins
23. Santa Cruz – Tyree Murray
24. Fort Wayne – Passed
25. Raptors 905 – Passed
26. Austin – Nick Dixon
27. Westchester – Passed

Round 4

1. Salt Lake City – Passed
2. Greensboro – Passed
3. Stockton – Passed
4. Maine – Schnider Herard
5. Wisconsin – Michael Qualls
6. Wisconsin – Passed
7. Canton – Passed
8. Texas – Passed
9. Delaware – Kameron Rooks
10. Santa Cruz – Passed
11. Iowa – Passed
12. Windy City – Passed
13. Lakeland – Jalen Bradley
14. Memphis – Nino Johnson
15. Westchester – Passed
16. Lakeland – Passed
17. South Bay – Passed
18. Rio Grande Valley – Passed
19. Oklahoma City – Passed
20. Texas – Passed
21. Grand Rapids – Keshawn Liggins
22. Rio Grande Valley – Passed
23. Maine – Passed
24. Fort Wayne – Passed
25. Raptors 905 – Passed
26. Austin – DeJuan Blair
27. Westchester – Passed

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed forward Johnathan Williams to a two-way contract.

In a related move, the Lakers have requested waivers on forward Travis Wear.

Williams (6-9, 230) played in all six preseason games for the Lakers, averaging 6.8 points (.516 FG%) and 4.3 rebounds in 14.5 minutes per game.

The G League is creating a new venture as an alternative to the current one-and-done route for the best American basketball prospects.

As part of a newly formed "professional path" starting in the summer of 2019, the G League will offer "Select Contracts" worth $125,000 to elite prospects who are at least 18 years old but not yet eligible for the NBA draft.

The rule will target recent or would-be high school graduates who would otherwise likely spend just one season playing college basketball. They will receive a six-figure salary and benefit from the NBA's infrastructure. 

Without the restrictions of the NCAA's amateurism rules, players will also be free to hire agents, profit off their likeness and pursue marketing deals from sneaker companies.

While changes to the NBA's age limit likely won't be implemented until the 2022 draft, the league considers this an immediate response.

The Houston Rockets will convert the contracts of Gary Clark and Vince Edwards to two-way deals.

Clark went undrafted out of Cincinnati.

Edwards was a second round pick in 2018 out of Purdue.

The Detroit Pistons have exercised its two-way player conversion option on guard Zach Lofton.

Detroit also announced that guard Reggie Hearn has been waived.

Lofton, 6-4, 180, appeared in four games with the Pistons this preseason and averaged 5.5 points (.471 FG, .400 3FG), 2.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 8.9 minutes per game. A member of the Pistons’ team at the 2018 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, NV, Lofton played last season at New Mexico State where he averaged 20.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game and was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

Hearn, 6-5, 210, played in one game this preseason, recording three points at San Antonio on October 5. He was signed to a two-way contract on January 15, 2018 and appeared in three games with the Pistons where he averaged 1.0 points in 2.3 minutes per game.

The Charlotte Hornets have converted the contract of Joe Chealey to a two-way deal.

Chealey went undrafted in 2018 out of Charleston.