April 2017 Basketball Wiretap

Thunder Decline 18-19 Option On Josh Huestis

Oct 31, 2017 9:44 PM

The Oklahoma City Thunder have declined their team option on Josh Huestis.

Huestis was the 29th overall pick in the 2014 draft.

Huestis has averaged 12.7 minutes per game this season for Oklahoma City.

The Thunder have luxury tax concerns moving forward.

Michael Scotto/Basketball Insiders

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Clippers Decline Option On Brice Johnson

Oct 31, 2017 8:39 PM

The Los Angeles Clippers have declined their third-year option on Brice Johnson.

Johnson will be an unrestricted free agent in 2018.

Johnson was due $1.5 million next season if the Clippers exercised their option.

Broderick Turner/Los Angeles Times

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Magic Decline 18-19 Option On Mario Hezonja

Oct 31, 2017 6:29 PM

The Orlando Magic have declined their fourth year option on Mario Hezonja.

Hezonja, who was the fifth overall pick in 2015, was shopped by the Magic leading to Tuesday's deadline.

Hezonja joins Jahlil Okafor as another top-5 pick to have his option declined. The 2009 draft also had two players in which their teams declined their option in Hasheem Thabeet and Jonny Flynn.

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Report: 76ers Decline 18-19 Option On Jahlil Okafor

Oct 31, 2017 6:50 PM

The Philadelphia 76ers will not pick up the fourth-year option on Jahlil Okafor.

Okafor was the third overall pick in the 2015 draft but the 76ers are maintaining cap flexibility for the 2018 offseason.

The 76ers have been attempting to trade Okafor but no deal is imminent.

According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, Okafor could pursue a buyout with the 76ers for the final season of his contract.

Kyle Neubeck/Philly Voice

Tags: Jahlil Okafor, Philadelphia Sixers, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Wizards Decline 18-19 Option On Chris McCullough

Oct 31, 2017 4:02 PM

The Washington Wizards have declined their fourth-year option on Chris McCullough.

McCullough was the 29th overall pick in the 2015 draft by the Brooklyn Nets and was traded to Washington with Bojan Bogdanovic.

McCullough is now two years removed from ACL surgery and showed potential while playing in the G-League.

Michael Scotto/Basketball Insiders

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Celtics Exercise 18-19 Options On Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier

Oct 31, 2017 3:52 PM

The Boston Celtics have exercised both the third-year rookie scale option on Jaylen Brown and the fourth-year rookie scale option on Terry Rozier III. 

Selected by the Celtics with the third overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, Brown, 21, has averaged 7.3 points (44.9% FG, 33.9% 3-PT, 67.5% FT), 3.1 rebounds and 18.5 minutes in 85 career games (27 starts). Named to the NBA’s All-Rookie Second Team in 2016-17, Brown is currently producing 15.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.00 steal through the first seven games (all starts) of his second NBA season.

Now in his third NBA season after being selected by Boston with the 16th pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, Rozier III, 23, has averaged 4.6 points (35.1% FG, 31.1% 3-PT, 76.5% FT), 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 120 career games over two-plus NBA seasons. In seven games in 2017-18, Rozier III has recorded 9.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 24.6 minutes.

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Magic Explore Trade Market For Mario Hezonja

Oct 31, 2017 11:45 AM

The Orlando Magic have explored trading away Mario Hezonja.

The Magic have to decide whether to pick up their $5.2 million option on Hezonja for the 17-18 season by the end of Tuesday.

Orlando discussed a trade of Hezonja for Malachi Richardson and a second round pick.

Michael Scotto/Basketball Insiders

Tags: Mario Hezonja, Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Spencer Dinwiddie's Salary Protection Increasing To $250k

Oct 31, 2017 10:30 AM

Spencer Dinwiddie's salary protection will increase to $250,000 by remaining on the Brooklyn Nets' roster past Oct. 31st.

Dinwiddie signed a three-year contract last December.

Dinwiddie's cap hit this season is $1.5 million with a non-guaranteed salary of $1.7 million in 18-19.

“He continues to play like this, we have to find more minutes for him,” Kenny Atkinson said. “There’s just no choice.”

Bobby Marks/ESPN

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Warriors Decline Option On Kevon Looney, Pick Up Damian Jones'

Oct 31, 2017 9:53 AM

The Golden State Warriors have declined their fourth-year option on Kevon Looney while picking up their third-year option on Damian Jones.

Looney would have been owed $2.2 million next season, making the Warriors pay nearly double that in luxury taxes. 

Looney will become an unrestricted free agent in 2018.

Jones has spent time recently with the Warriors’ G-League team in Santa Cruz.

Mark Medina/San Jose Mercury News

Tags: Kevon Looney, Damian Jones, Golden State Warriors, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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76ers Pick Up Rookie Scale Options On Everyone But Jahlil Okafor

Oct 31, 2017 9:19 AM

The Philadelphia 76ers have picked up their rookie scale team options on Ben Simmons, Dario Saric, Justin Anderson and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, but they have yet to do so for Jahlil Okafor.

The 76ers are shopping Okafor in trade talks with other teams as both sides would like to move on.

Philadelphia has until October 31st to pick up their option on Okafor.

Okafor was selected third overall in 2015.

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Steve Mills: Knicks' Front Office On Same Page As Jeff Hornacek

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DeAndre Jordan Extension Talks With Clippers Stall

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Doc Rivers: J.J. Redick Begged To Re-Sign With Clippers

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Clippers, Rockets Discussed DeAndre Jordan For Clint Capela At Trade Deadline

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Rockets Waive Isaiah Canaan

Jonathan Feigen/Houston Chronicle

Pelicans Sign Josh Smith With Injury Exception

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Bulls Exercise Options On Dunn, Valentine, Grant, Payne, Portis

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Celtics Granted $8.4M Injury Exception

Shams Charania/The Vertical

76ers Working With Jahlil Okafor On Finding Trade Partner

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Suns Attempting To Include Tyson Chandler In Eric Bledsoe Trade

Marc Stein/New York Times

Blake Griffin: I Had Unfinished Business With Clippers

Shams Charania/The Vertical

Nikola Mirotic Prefers To Remain With Bulls

KC Johnson/Chicago Tribune

Kyrie Irving Had Interest In Knicks Since They're 'Close To Home'

Stefan Bondy/New York Daily News

Josh Smith To Sign With Pelicans

Shams Charania/The Vertical

DeMarcus Cousins Regrets Being Loyal To Kings, Not Leaving In 2015

Marc J. Spears/The Undefeated

Suns Receiving 'Pretty Intriguing Offers' For Eric Bledsoe

Chris Haynes/ESPN

Ryan McDonough Publicly Critical Of Eric Bledsoe, Rich Paul

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Lakers Exercise 18-19 Options On Brandon Ingram, Larry Nance Jr.

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Bulls Were Enticed By Idea Of Remaining Relevant By Signing Dwyane Wade

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Rockets Sign Isaiah Canaan To One-Year Non-Guaranteed Deal

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