The Brooklyn Nets have signed forward Drew Gordon. And in a related move, the Nets have requested waivers on forward Mitch Creek. Gordon (6’9”, 245) joins the Nets after spending the 2017-18 season with BC Zenit Saint Petersburg. In 21 games (13 starts) in Russia’s VTB United League last season, he averaged 11.1 points and 6.7 rebounds [...]
The Philadelphia 76ers have signed guard Darin Johnson and forward Cory Jefferson. In related moves, the team has waived guard Matt Farrell and forward DJ Hogg. A 6-foot-9 forward, Jefferson has spent the last two seasons playing professionally in Italy (Olimpia Milano) and the Philippines (Alaska Aces). This past summer, he participated in both [...]
The Dallas Mavericks have brought back guard-forward Ding Yanyuhang (pronounced yin-you-hong), re-signing him today. Ding (6-7, 205) was originally signed by the Mavericks on July 23 and played in one preseason game for Dallas. His only action of the exhibition season was on Monday in Shenzhen, and he was waived on Oct. 10. Ding has spent [...]
The Oklahoma City Thunder have waived guards Abdul Gaddy and Scotty Hopson, and forwards Donte Grantham, and Dez Wells. Gaddy saw action in four preseason games and averaged 1.0 point, 1.8 assists and 1.3 rebounds in 6.6 minutes per game. Grantham, Hopson and Wells were originally signed by the Thunder on October 10.
The New Orleans Pelicans have waived guard Darius Morris and center Brandon McCoy. McCoy, who signed with the Pels on September 29, played in three preseason games, and averaged 2.7 points and 2.7 rebounds. Morris, originally signed on September 4, appeared with New Orleans in three preseason contests, and averaged 1.7 assists per game. New Orleans’s roster [...]
The Golden State Warriors have waived guards Kendrick Nunn and Tyler Ulis and forwards Deyonta Davis and Danuel House Jr. Nunn saw action off the bench in three games, averaging 2.3 points in 9.6 minutes per game. Ulis appeared in four games (one start), averaging 3.0 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 10.2 minutes per [...]
The Detroit Pistons have waived center Johnny Hamilton. Hamilton, 7-0, 230, appeared in one game this preseason with Detroit and recorded six points, three rebounds and one block at San Antonio on October 5. Preseason for the league ended Friday. Teams must trim down their rosters in the next few days. The regular season for the league [...]
The Toronto Raptors have exercised the two-way player conversion option on forward Chris Boucher. What this means is Boucher will spend the majority of the season playing in the G League. Boucher totaled nine points, two rebounds, four blocks and 19 minutes in four games [...]
The Toronto Raptors have waived guards Kyle Collinsworth and Kay Felder, forward Deng Adel and centrer Eric Moreland. Adel averaged 8.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 12.3 minutes in two preseason games. He recorded 13 points and three rebounds Oct. 5 against Melbourne United. [...]
