Maccabi Tel Aviv, according to league sources, has been engaged in contract negotiations with Malcolm Thomas.

Thomas appeared in five games this summer for the Bulls in the NBA summer league, averaging 11.4 points and 12.4 rebounds.

The 6-foot-7 forward spent part of last season with Ulsan Mobis Phoebus of the South Korean pro league.

D.J. White has agreed one a one-year deal with the Shaghai Sharks, according to a source.

White will be free to join an NBA team when the Chinese Basketball Association season ends in March.

Josh Akognon signed a fully guaranteed contract with Liaoning in China for the 12-13 season.

But the contract contains an out-clause to go to an NBA team, which has been exercised for Akognon to join the Dallas Mavericks on a non-guaranteed contract, a source told RealGM.

Akognon will return to Lianoning if the Mavericks decide not to keep him on their regular season roster.

Akognon is a 5-11 point guard out of Cal State Fullerton, who played in China and the D-League last season.

Maccabi Tel Aviv released Pops Mensah-Bonsu after medical tests showed Mensah-Bonsu still hadn’t recovered from a knee injury suffered this summer with the British National Team.

Mensah-Bonsu averaged 11.5 points and 7.3 rebounds for Great Britain during the Olympic Games in London.

Pooh Jeter signed a free agent contract with the Shandong Flaming Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Jeter spent last season with Joventut Badalona, where he averaged 11.5 points and 2.9 assists over 31 games in the Spanish ACB.

Jeter appeared in 61 games for the Sacramento Kings during the 2010-11 season.

Curtis Stinson has signed a one-year deal with Cedevita Zagreb of the Croatian League.

Stinson arrives from the D-League Iowa Energy, where he averaged 11.3 points on 44.7 percent shooting in 28 games this past season.

Stinson was named D-League MVP two years ago after averaging 19.3 points, a league-best 9.8 assists and 5.7 rebounds.

Mike Moore has signed a contract with BC Siauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

Moore led Hofstra in scoring last season at 19.9 points per game and earned Colonial Athletic Association second-team honors.

William Buford will play this for Obradoiro, a club in Santiago, Spain.

Buford appeared in two games this summer for the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Las Vegas summer league, averaging 6.3 minutes.

Nikola Radicevic has signed with Cajasol Sevilla.

Radicevic is an 18-year-old point guard from Serbia.