April 2012 Basketball Wiretap

Rockets Waive Sean Williams, Heat May Be Interested

Aug 29, 2012 10:01 AM

The Houston Rockets have waived Sean Williams.

Williams was acquired from the Boston Celtics during July's Courtney Lee sign-and-trade.

Williams' salary for the 12-13 season would have become fully guaranteed had he not been waived before Aug. 30th.

The Miami Heat have expressed interest in Williams in the past and remain interested in signing a big.

Marc Stein/ESPN (via Twitter)

Tags: Sean Williams, Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA Waiver

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Spurs Waive Derrick Byars

Aug 21, 2012 9:56 PM

The Spurs have waived Derrick Byars, a rookie forward who joined the team on April 25.

Byars averaged 5.0 points and 5.5 rebounds over the final two regular season games of last season.

With Byars off the board, the Spurs now have 14 players under contract, one below the NBA maximum.

Jeff McDonald/San Antonio Express-News

Tags: Derrick Byars, San Antonio Spurs, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA Waiver

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Rockets Waive Josh Harrellson

Aug 15, 2012 4:06 PM

The Rockets have waived Josh Harrellson.

Houston was at maximum offseason roster capacity and needed to create a slot to sign Carlos Delfino.

Harrellson was acquired in a trade from the Knicks.

Jonathan Feigen/Houston Chronicle (via Twitter)

Tags: Josh Harrellson, Houston Rockets, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA Waiver

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