2:12pm: The Wizards have officially requested waivers on Shamet, the team confirmed in a press release. He’ll clear waivers on Monday, assuming he goes unclaimed. 1:12pm: The Wizards will cut shooting guard Landry Shamet, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter links). The 6’4″ vet had a $11MM non-guaranteed salary for next season. With that off the table, he’s on track to … [Read more...] about Wizards Waive Landry Shamet
Wizards’ Carlton Carrington Signs Rookie Contract
Former Pittsburgh point guard Carlton Carrington has officially signed his rookie scale contract with the Wizards, according to NBA.com’s transactions log. Last season, the 6’4″ guard averaged 13.8 points per game on a .412/.322/.785 shooting line while at Pitt. He also chipped in 5.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per contest. He was selected with the No. 14 pick by the Wizards, … [Read more...] about Wizards’ Carlton Carrington Signs Rookie Contract
Eastern Notes: Bickerstaff, Allen, Travers, Bey, Sixers
It didn’t take long for J.B. Bickerstaff to find a new job after being fired by Cleveland, having been hired by the Pistons as their new head coach. At his introductory press conference on Wednesday, Bickerstaff discussed why he found Detroit’s vacancy appealing, per James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. “It was my conversations with (president of basketball operations) Trajan … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Bickerstaff, Allen, Travers, Bey, Sixers
Scotto’s Latest: Jones, Kennard, Martin, Okogie, Knicks, Shamet, Klintman
The Clippers are showing interest in free agent guard Tyus Jones in sign-and-trade scenarios, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports in his latest around-the-league notebook. While this is just speculation on Scotto’s part, the Clippers could look to use some combination of the expiring contracts of P.J. Tucker and Russell Westbrook or draft compensation and Bones Hyland in … [Read more...] about Scotto’s Latest: Jones, Kennard, Martin, Okogie, Knicks, Shamet, Klintman
Groups Revealed For 2024 NBA Cup
The NBA has announced the five-team groups for this year’s in-season tournament, now renamed the Emirates NBA Cup, the league announced in a release on Friday (Twitter link). Like last year, there are six groups — three each from the Western Conference and Eastern Conference — and each conference was split into five groups based on last year’s standings. One team was selected … [Read more...] about Groups Revealed For 2024 NBA Cup