April 2024 Basketball Wiretap

Tosan Evbuomwan, Grizzlies Agree To 10-Day Contract

Jan 30, 2024 12:07 PM

The Memphis Grizzlies have signed forward Tosan Evbuomwan to a 10-day contract.

Evbuomwan (6-7, 217), signed as a Call-Up from the NBA G League’s Motor City Cruise, has appeared in 29 Showcase Cup and regular season games (27 starts) this season and has averaged 15.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 34.5 minutes while shooting 57.0 percent from the field. The 22-year-old native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, went undrafted in the 2023 NBA Draft following his collegiate career at Princeton, where he was named the 2021-22 Ivy League Player of the Year as a junior.

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Taj Gibson, Knicks Agree To 10-Day Contract

Jan 30, 2024 11:10 AM

Taj Gibson has agreed to sign a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks.

Gibson was previously with the Knicks on a non-guaranteed contract before he was waived.

Gibson gives the Knicks depth at center as they continue to deal with injuries at the position.

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Trey Jemison, Grizzlies Agree To 10-Day Contract

Jan 30, 2024 10:40 AM

The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to sign Trey Jemison to a 10-day contract.

Jamison recently completed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards.

Jamison went undrafted out of UAB and is averaging 12.9 points and 11.9 rebounds this season in the G League.

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Grizzlies Sign Matthew Hurt To 10-Day Contract

Jan 29, 2024 10:50 PM

The Memphis Grizzlies have signed forward Matthew Hurt to a 10-day contract as a Call-Up from the NBA G League’s Memphis Hustle, the Grizzlies’ NBA G League affiliate.

Hurt (6-9, 235) joins the Grizzlies after starting all 11 regular season appearances during his second season with the Hustle and averaging a G League-leading 25.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.6 blocks in 34.2 minutes while shooting 57.0 percent from the field, 50.6 percent from 3-point range and 80.0 percent from the free throw line. Hurt also started six games during the NBA G League Showcase Cup and averaged 16.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.7 blocks in 29.9 minutes.

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Gordon Hayward Unlikely To Seek Buyout With Hornets

Jan 29, 2024 3:25 PM

Gordon Hayward is not likely to seek a buyout if the Charlotte Hornets do not trade him by the deadline, sources tell Marc Stein.

Hayward is in Year 4 of a his four-year, $120 million contract and is earning $31.5 million this season. Hayward would give up his Bird Rights if he's bought out.

Hayward has been out since Dec. 26 by a left calf strain.

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James Johnson To Sign Second 10-Day Contract With Pacers

Jan 29, 2024 10:23 AM

The Indiana Pacers are signing James Johnson to a second 10-day contract. Johnson's second 10-day deal will run until the trade deadline on February 8.

Johnson was originally signed to a rest-of-season contract in mid-December. The Pacers had to waive Johnson to complete the Pascal Siakam trade. He was then brought back on a 10-day deal.

If Indiana wants to keep Johnson following this second 10-day contract, they'll need to sign him for the remainder of this season.

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Jrue Holiday Hopes To Stay With Celtics Long-Term

Jan 27, 2024 7:47 PM

Jrue Holiday's first half-season-plus with the Boston Celtics gone about as well as could have been expected. Holiday has played well and the Celtics have the NBA's best record.

Holiday says it's a relationship that he hopes will continue beyond this season.

“I’d like to be here,” Holiday told MassLive. “I feel like I’m getting more and more comfortable, loving the guys, loving the organization and loving the city.”

Holiday has one season left on his contract, but that final season is also a player option. The veteran guard will become extension-eligible with Boston in early-April. Holiday noted that his previous extension got done in-season. So, he's not worried about negotiating a new contract while the Celtics are preparing for a title run.

Holiday also referenced that Boston is set up to have their core together for a while.

“I think everybody kind of knows we’re set and we’re set for a long period,” Holiday said. “No matter what happens, you are going to come back here with the same guys for the most part. Things happen but I think you lock into that, being able to have that comfortability and just kind of that pressure off of you about what’s next.”

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Kyle Lowry Could Join Sixers If Bought Out

Jan 26, 2024 11:50 AM

Kyle Lowry is not expected to join the Charlotte Hornets before the trade deadline, sources tell Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. The Hornets are interested in trading Lowry before the deadline, but his market will likely be limited and that could lead to a buyout.

If Lowry is bought out, the Philadelphia 76ers are believed to be a real possibility.

Lowry is a native of Philadelphia and the Sixers are one of the few teams below the first luxury tax apron, which makes them eligible to sign a player on a contract above $12.4 million.

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Grizzlies Granted $12.4M Disabled Player Exception

Jan 24, 2024 10:53 AM

The Memphis Grizzlies have been granted a $12.4 million Disabled Player Exception for the season-ending injury to Ja Morant.

The Grizzlies will have until March 11th to use the exception. Memphis also has a $6.3 million Disabled Player Exception from the season-ending injury to Steven Adams.

Morant underwent surgery on his right shoulder in early January. 

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Malcolm Hill, Pelicans Agree To 10-Day Contract

Jan 22, 2024 10:27 PM

The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to sign Malcolm Hill to a 10-day contract.

Hill has averaged 25.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in his past 10 games for the Pels’ affiliate in Birmingham.

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Blazers To Sign Taze Moore To 10-Day Contract

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Wizards Sign Trey Jemison To 10-Day Contract

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Wizards Want To Re-Sign Tyus Jones, Looking To Take On Salary For Draft Picks

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James Johnson Waived By Pacers

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P.J. Tucker Could Receive Interest From Suns, Bucks If Traded And Bought Out

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Kyrie Irving At Lakers' Playoff Games Was To Send Message He Had Interest In Reuniting With LeBron James

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James Harden Wants To Re-Sign With Clippers

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Scotty Pippen Jr., Grizzlies Agree To Two-Year, Two-Way Contract With Grizzlies

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Kawhi Leonard Expects Paul George, James Harden To Remain With Clippers

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Vince Williams Jr., Grizzlies Sign Three-Year, $7.9M Deal

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Paul George, Clippers Discussing Extension

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Kawhi Leonard, Clippers Agree To Three-Year, $152.4M Extension

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Kings Pessimistic On Odds Of Re-Signing Pascal Siakam

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Hamidou Diallo To Sign 10-Day Deal With Wizards

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Jazz Sin Jason Preston To Two-Way Contract, Waive Josh Christopher

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Lakers Sign Skylar Mays To Two-Way Contract

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Celtics Looking For Bench Depth, Expected To Guarantee Luke Kornet Contract

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OG Anunoby Expected To Decline $19.9M Player Option For 2024-25 Season

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Rockets Were Close To Signing Brook Lopez Last Offseason

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Pascal Siakam Prefers To Play Out Contract To Become Free Agent If Not Offered Max Extension

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