April 2019 Basketball Wiretap

Nets Sign Deng Adel

Jul 30, 2019 10:24 PM

The Brooklyn Nets have signed forward Deng Adel. 

Adel (6’7, 200) appeared in 19 games (three starts) with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018-19 season, averaging 1.7 points and 1.0 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game after signing a two-way contract on Jan. 15. Adel also appeared in 37 NBA G League games last season split between Raptors 905 (25 games) and the Canton Charge (12 games), recording averages of 12.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 31.2 minutes per contest. The 22-year-old competed for Houston’s NBA Summer League Team in Las Vegas earlier this month.

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Ian Clark Signs With Xinjiang

Jul 30, 2019 11:20 AM

Ian Clark has agreed to sign with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Clark played for the New Orleans Pelicans over the past two seasons.

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Jeremy Lin Turns Down CSKA In Hopes Of Finding NBA Deal

Jul 30, 2019 11:15 AM

Jeremy Lin and CSKA Moscow have broken off negotiations on a contract.

Lin is not interested in signing in Europe at least for now.

Lin continues to seek an NBA contract after finishing the 18-19 season with the Toronto Raptors.

Emiliano Carchia speculates Lin could possibly sign in China if he doesn't receive an NBA offer.

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Jazz Sign Juwan Morgan To Exhibit 10 Contract

Jul 29, 2019 7:37 PM

The Utah Jazz have agreed to sign Juwan Morgan to an Exhibit 10 deal.

Morgan played for the Jazz in Summer League.

Michael Scotto/The Athletic

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Heat Waive Yante Maten

Jul 29, 2019 3:17 PM

The Miami Heat have waived forward Yante Maten.

Maten, who was originally signed by the Heat last season to a two-way contract on July 29, appeared in two games with Miami totaling two points, three rebounds and a steal in 13 minutes of action while shooting 1-of-4 from the field. Additionally, he appeared in 30 games (all starts) with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Heat’s NBA G League affiliate, and averaged 23.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.17 blocks and 32.7 minutes while shooting 54.3 percent from the field.

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Mavericks Waive Daryl Macon From Two-Way Deal

Jul 26, 2019 5:58 PM

The Dallas Mavericks have requested waivers on guard Daryl Macon.

Macon (6-3, 185) was signed to a two-way contract by Dallas on July 30, 2018, after going undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft. He played in eight games for the Mavericks as a rookie and averaged 3.6 points and 1.5 rebounds in 11.2 minutes per game.

As a two-way player, Macon also appeared in 41 games (37 starts) for the Mavericks’ G-League affiliate, the Texas Legends, in 2018-19, and averaged 19.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.0 steal in 34.5 minutes per contest.

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Mavericks Sign Dakota Mathias

Jul 26, 2019 5:50 PM

The Dallas Mavericks have signed free agent guard Dakota Mathias. 

Mathias (6-4, 200) went undrafted in 2018 after a four-year college career at Purdue, where he finished as the school’s all-time leader in games played (141) and 3-pointers made (250). He was also a two-time Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection (2017, 2018).

As a senior in 2017-18, Mathias started all 37 games and averaged 12.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game for a Boilermakers squad that went 30–7.

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CSKA Interested In Jeremy Lin, Ron Baker

Jul 26, 2019 3:58 PM

CSKA has interest in signing Jeremy Lin to a contract.

Lin finished last season with the Toronto Raptors.

CSKA could pivot to Ron Baker if Lin doesn't sign with the club.

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Celtics Sign Tremont Waters, Max Strus To Two-Way Deals

Jul 26, 2019 8:54 AM

The Boston Celtics have signed guards Tremont Waters and Max Strus to Two-Way contracts.

Selected by the Celtics in the second round (51 overall), Waters averaged 15.6 points (42.3% FG, 80.7% FT), 3.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.5 steals and 32.7 minutes over 66 collegiate games at LSU.

Strus, 23, joins the organization after spending two years at DePaul University, where he ranked third in the Big East in scoring in 2018-19 (20.1 ppg). In addition to his high scoring output, Strus finished second among conference competitors this past season in three-point field goals (113), while recording 5.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and a shooting mark of 42.9% from the field (36.3% 3-PT) in 35 games (all starts).

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Mavericks Sign Antonius Cleveland To Two-Way Contract

Jul 26, 2019 8:31 AM

The Dallas Mavericks have signed guard/forward Antonius Cleveland to a two-way contract. 

Cleveland (6-6, 195) started all five games for the Mavericks’ Las Vegas Summer League team in 2019, averaging 16.0 points (second on the team), 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.0 block in 25.0 minutes per contest. He shot 56.1 percent (32-of-57) from the field for a Dallas squad that advanced to the eight-team tournament in a pool of 32 teams.

The Memphis native returns for his second stint with Dallas after appearing in 13 games for the Mavericks in 2017-18. Cleveland, who also saw action in four games for the Hawks that year, owns 17 games of NBA experience overall.

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Dragan Bender Agrees To Two-Year Deal With Bucks

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Kawhi Leonard: I Was Very Close To Committing To Lakers Or Raptors

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Pelicans Sign Zylan Cheatham, Josh Gray To Two-Way Contracts

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JaKarr Sampson Agrees To One-Year Deal With Pacers

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Pau Gasol Agrees To One-Year Deal With Blazers

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NBA Investigating Whether Cap Circumventing Inducements Were Offered In Offseason

Sopan Deb/New York Times

Ben McLemore Agrees To Two-Year Deal With Rockets

Shams Charania/The Athletic

Wizards To Offer Bradley Beal Three-Year, $111M Extension

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Wolves Sign Jordan McLaughlin To Two-Way Contract

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Kyle Kuzma Parts Ways With Agents Mark Bartelstein, Zach Kurtin

Tania Ganguli/Los Angeles Times

Jimmy Butler Canceled Other Free Agency Visits Immediately After Meeting Heat

Anthony Chiang/Miami Herald

Bucks Waive Bonzie Colson

Eric Nehm/The Athletic

Mavericks Waive Kostas Antetokounmpo From Two-Way Deal

Shams Charania/The Athletic

Christ Koumadje Agrees To Partially Guaranteed One-Year Deal With 76ers

Michael Scotto/The Athletic

Nigel Williams-Goss Signs With Jazz

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Justin Holiday Agrees To One-Year, $4.8M Deal With Pacers

Shams Charania/The Athletic

Kosta Koufos Agrees To Two-Year, $6M Deal With CSKA

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Amile Jefferson Agrees To One-Year Deal With Magic

Shams Charania/The Athletic

Clippers Offered Marcus Morris Three-Year, $41M Deal At Start Of Free Agency

Frank Isola/The Athletic

Javonte Green Agrees To Partially Guaranteed Deal With Celtics

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