Josh Primo has gone unclaimed on waivers and will become a free agent.

The San Antonio Spurs waived Primo after a former employee of the team alleged he indecently exposed himself to her.

The Spurs recently had picked up their 23-24 option on Primo and he is owed $8.4 million over this season and next.

The Philadelphia 76ers have exercised the fourth-year contract option for Tyrese Maxey and the third-year contract option for Jaden Springer, both set to take effect for the 2023-24 season.  

Maxey, now in his third professional season, holds career averages of 13.7 points (.480 FG, .403 3FG), 2.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 26.9 minutes in 143 games (89 starts). The Texas native played in 75 games (74 starts) in his second NBA season in 2021-22, upping his scoring average from 8.0 to 17.5 while shooting .485 from the floor. His points-per-game increase ranked as the largest among second-year players last season, while his .427 mark from three-point range was third in the NBA. A 2022 Rising Stars selection, Maxey reached the 20-point mark on 25 occasions, including five games of 30-plus points. 

Originally selected by the 76ers with the No. 21 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Maxey, 21, has averaged 22.6 points on .504 shooting (.468 3FG), 3.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.1 steals in seven games (all starts) this season. He set career highs in both points (44) and three-point field goals (nine) at Toronto on Oct. 28, becoming just the second player in 76ers franchise history to tally 40-plus points prior to the age of 22 (Iverson, five times). 

Springer, 20, has tallied seven points on 3-of-4 shooting in four career appearances for the 76ers. The No. 28 overall selection of the 2021 NBA Draft has competed in 19 career G League games (18 starts) for the Delaware Blue Coats, averaging 14.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals in 26.8 minutes per contest. Springer helped lead Delaware to its second consecutive appearance in the G League Finals. 

The Houston Rockets have exercised the third-year options for Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, Usman Garuba and Josh Christopher. All four players are 20 years old.

Green was the second overall pick by Houston in the 2021 NBA Draft.  He is averaging 20.7 points this season after scoring 20-plus points in 17 of the final 25 games in 2021-22 while earning All-Rookie First Team honors.  Green is averaging 2.8 3-pointers made on 37.0% shooting this season and is tied for the fourth-most 3FGM (174) through the first 73 games played of a career.

Sengun was originally the 16th overall pick by Oklahoma City in the 2021 NBA Draft before his rights were acquired by the Rockets.  He is averaging 15.3 ppg and 10.3 rpg in four games played this season, up from 9.5 ppg and 5.4 rpg as a rookie in 2021-22.  Dating back to 1976-77, Sengun is the first player to have recorded at least 60 points and 40 rebounds while playing fewer than 100 minutes through the first four games played in a season.

Garuba was the 23rd overall pick by the Rockets in the 2021 NBA Draft.  In 28 career games, he is averaging 7.5 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.7 spg and 1.4 bpg per 36 minutes played.  This past summer, Garuba helped Spain win the FIBA EuroBasket Championship.

Christopher was the 24th overall pick by Houston in the 2021 NBA Draft.  Over the final 18 games of 2021-22, he averaged 11.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.6 apg and 1.1 spg in 22.6 mpg while shooting 47.8% from the floor.  Christopher had the third-most games of recording multiple steals (21) by any rookie last season.

The San Antonio Spurs abruptly waived Joshua Primo just weeks after picking up his 23-24 option that guaranteed him $4.3 million.

"It is our hope that, in the long run, this decision will serve the best interest of both the organization and Joshua," Spurs CEO RC Buford said in a statement.

Primo did not play in Wednesday's road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolvesand was listed as out for Friday's home game against the Chicago Bulls before being waived about an hour before tipoff.

The ailment cited on the league's official injury report was "Left Glute; Soreness."

Gregg Popovich was curt when asked about the decision to waive Primo. 

The San Antonio Spurs have agreed to sign Charles Bassey to a Two-Way contract.

Bassey is entering his second season after he was a second round pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2021.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have begun extension talks with two of their valuable young players. The Wolves are looking to lock up both Jaylen Nowell and Naz Reid to deals before the end of the season. Reid seems the more likely to ink a new contract, as Nowell appears headed for free agency in the summer of 2023.

Both Nowell and Reid are finishing the four-year deals they signed as rookies in 2019. Because they are on expiring contracts, Nowell and Reid are extension-eligible through June 30. Both players are eligible to sign extensions worth up to $58 million over as many as four seasons.

Nowell has improved each year and has seen his role grow for Minnesota each season. He's averaged 8.3 points on 44.5% shooting in 122 games, mostly off the Wolves bench.

Reid became a key backup for the Timberwolves over the last two seasons. He's largely played behind Karl-Anthony Towns at the center spot, and this season is backing up Rudy Gobert. In 179 appearances (32 starts), Reid has averaged 9.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and nearly on block in 17.2 minutes per game.

The Los Angeles Lakers brought in Moe Harkless for a workout and a meeting, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic. 

The team is considering signings to add to their wing and front court depth. 

Harkless was most recently waived by the Rockets. 

The South Bay Lakers have acquired Devin Cannady via trade with the Lakeland Magic.

Cannady was one of Orlando's last cuts in training camp.

The Los Angeles Lakers will not hold any special rights over any other NBA team to sign Cannady. 

Cannady shot 46.8 percent on three-pointers last season in the G League. 

After their opening night loss, LeBron James lamented the lack of shooting currently on the roster of the Lakers.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have waived Eric Paschall from his Two-Way contract.

Paschall appeared in one preseason game with the Wolves.

Last season, Paschall averaged 5.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 12.7 minutes with the Utah Jazz.

De'Andre Hunter and the Atlanta Hawks have agreed to a four-year, $95 million contract extension.

The deal was agreed to shortly before the Monday deadline.

Hunter, the 4th overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, becomes the 11th player from that draft class to sign an extension this offseason, joining Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, RJ Barrett, Darius Garland, Tyler Herro, Brandon Clarke, Nassir Little, Jordan Poole, Keldon Johnson and Kevin Porter Jr.

Hunter averaged 13.4 points in 53 games last season for Atlanta, along with shooting a career-best 37.9% from 3-point range.