Deni Avdija‘s new four-year, $55MM extension with the Wizards features a declining structure, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, who passes along details on a couple other recently-signed rookie scale extensions as well (All Twitter links). Avdija will make $15,625,000 (11% of the projected salary cap) in 2024/25, which is when the deal kicks in, but that figure declines to … [Read more...] about Extension Details: Avdija, Nnaji, Nesmith
Checking In On Roster Situations Around The NBA
As expected, the majority of the NBA teams made their roster cuts on Saturday and didn’t wait until Monday’s deadline to set their regular season rosters. Making those moves on Saturday will ensure the players on non-guaranteed contracts clear waivers on Monday, before the regular season begins. If a team had waited until Monday to waive a player on a non-guaranteed deal, he … [Read more...] about Checking In On Roster Situations Around The NBA
Wizards, Deni Avdija Agree To Four-Year Extension
The Wizards and forward Deni Avdija have agreed to a contract extension, agents Doug Neustadt and Matan Siman-Tov tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). According to Wojnarowski (Twitter link), the deal will be worth $55MM over four years and is fully guaranteed. There are no incentives or options in the deal, adds Josh Robbins of The Athletic (Twitter links). The No. … [Read more...] about Wizards, Deni Avdija Agree To Four-Year Extension
Wizards Sign, Waive Hamidou Diallo, Gabe Kalscheur
2:10pm: Diallo and Kalscheur have been waived, the Wizards announced (via Twitter). 11:12am: The Wizards have signed free agent wing Hamidou Diallo and guard Gabe Kalscheur to Exhibit 10 contracts, the team announced today (via Twitter). Diallo, 25, was the 45th overall pick in the 2018 draft. Over the last five years, he has appeared in 263 regular season games for the … [Read more...] about Wizards Sign, Waive Hamidou Diallo, Gabe Kalscheur
Wizards Notes: Jones, Poole, Kuzma, Gallinari
Tyus Jones is the unquestioned starting point guard for the first time in his career. The former Grizzlies backup is not only embracing that role, he has become the Wizards’ vocal leader, Ava Wallace of the Washington Post writes. “I’m one of the older guys now, so it’s more on my plate from a teaching perspective. So it’s just trying to understand that, understanding that with … [Read more...] about Wizards Notes: Jones, Poole, Kuzma, Gallinari