Julian Wright will join the D-League's Austin Toros.
Wright was a first round pick by the Hornets in 2007 out of Kansas.
Julian Wright will join the D-League's Austin Toros.
Wright was a first round pick by the Hornets in 2007 out of Kansas.
The Mad Ants have acquired Kevin Coble and Ben McCauley from the available player pool and have also reacquired Devan Downey who is recovering from an ankle injury. The Mad Ants have waived Sean Sonderleieter and Sadiel Rojas due to injury. Mike Tisdale has left the team due to personal reasons.
McCauley, a 6’9” forward out of NC State, has spent the last two seasons overseas playing in both France and Belgium. He participated in NBA Summer Leagues for the Lakers in 2009 and 2010 and the Magic in 2010. As a senior at NC State he averaged 12.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.
Coble, a 6’8” forward, played three seasons at Northwestern. He averaged 15.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game during his final college season.
Before he was waived due to injury, Downey was averaging 11 points and 3.6 assists per game.
The Maine Red Claws have acquired Hamady N'Diaye from the Available Player Pool. A 2010 Draft selection of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the 7-0, 236 lb. center joins the Red Claws after having spent the past two seasons in the Washington Wizards organization.
N’Diaye, who had never played basketball until high school, set school records at Rutgers University for blocks in a season (145) and career (358) before being named the All Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 2010. The Senegal native was drafted 56th overall by the Minnesota Timberwoves in 2010 before his rights were traded to the Washington Wizards.
Derrick Caracter will join the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the D-League.
Caracter was recently waived by the Lakers.
The Maine Red Claws have acquired guard Mike Gerrity from the Available Player Pool.
Gerrity most recently played for the Erie BayHawks, where he averaged 7.3 ppg in 18 games played this season, including 8.3 ppg in four games against the Red Claws. Despite appearing in just 18 games with the BayHawks this season, Gerrity ranks 3rd this season in assists on the team with 79, trailing just D.J. Kennedy and Keith McLeod, each with 26 games played. His assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.04 is among the best in the league this season.
The Sioux Falls Skyforce have acquired guard Nick Covington from the available player pool. To make room for him on the roster the team waived guard Darion “Jake” Anderson.
Covington averaged 8.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 13 games (four starts) with the Iowa Energy this season. He was originally selected by the Bakersfield Jam in the seventh round (103rd overall) of the 2011 NBA Development League Draft before being waived in training camp.
The Reno Bighorns have acquired David Palmer from the available player pool.
To make room on the roster for the acquisition, the team has waived Damon Jones.
Palmer was most recently with the Bakersfield Jam.
Jones has averaged 1.6 points and 0.7 assists in seven games with the Bighorns this season.
Allen Iverson is considering playing minor league basketball, according to a source.
Iverson is willing to play in the D-League, Caribbean or South America if it means another chance to play in the NBA.
"Allen only wants to play if there's a possibility that it leads to the NBA," the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "That's the only way he would go to one of these lower leagues. He wants to get back to the NBA and leave the game on his terms."
Iverson's interest in returning comes as he faces some financial trouble.
The Los Angeles Lakers' D-League affiliate, the Los Angeles Defenders, has contacted Iverson's reps several times, but nothing materialized, according to the source.
Iverson is likely to give up his return attempt if he doesn't sign with a club by the Feb. 26th All-Star Game.
The Mad Ants have waived Gilbert Brown and reacquired Tory Jackson who is coming off of an ankle injury.
Jackson was averaging 7.2 points and 3 assists per game before being waived due to injury.
Brown averaged 12.2 points and 4 rebounds per game in 19 games for the Ants.
The Austin Toros have reacquired forward Eric Dawson.
Dawson will make the trip with the team to RGV for back to back games on Friday and Saturday at State Farm Arena in McAllen, Texas. Omar Reed was waived as a result.
Dawson’s history with the Toros dates back to his first D-League season in 2007-08.