May 2015 Basketball Wiretap

Toney Douglas Waived By Pelicans

Jul 31, 2015 7:41 PM

The New Orleans Pelicans have waived Toney Douglas.

Douglas, 6-2, 185, appeared in 12 games for New Orleans during the 2014-15 season, averaging 4.3 points and 2.0 assists in 14.8 minutes per game. Originally signed by the Pelicans on February 4, Douglas was waived on February 19 before subsequently re-signing with the team for the remainder of the season on March 24.

Drafted 29th overall out of Florida State in 2009 by the Los Angeles Lakers, Douglas has appeared in 309 career NBA games with New York, Houston, Sacramento, Golden State, Miami and New Orleans, averaging 7.6 points and 2.2 assists in 18.9 minutes per game.

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J.P. Tokoto Plans To Sign Camp Deal With 76ers

Jul 31, 2015 3:42 PM

J.P. Tokoto plans to sign a training camp deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, a league source tells RealGM.

Tokoto and the 76ers are discussing terms, and the athletic forward has made clear he has no intention of signing overseas or in the D-League.

Tokoto was the 58th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by the 76ers out of North Carolina.

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Sasha Vujacic Signing One-Year Deal With Knicks

Jul 31, 2015 4:51 PM

Free agent guard Sasha Vujacic has reached agreement on a guaranteed $1.35 million veteran-minimum contract with the New York Knicks, league sources told RealGM.
 
Vujacic's one-year deal was completed Friday.
 
Vujacic has played over six of his eight NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and was part of the 2009 and 2010 championship teams under Phil Jackson. The 6-foot-7 guard has averaged 5.6 points and 1.7 rebounds in his career, most recently playing for the Clippers in 2013-14.

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Brendan Haywood Waived By Blazers

Jul 30, 2015 8:45 PM

The Portland Trail Blazers have waived center Brendan Haywood.

Portland acquired Haywood, guard Mike Miller and two future second round draft picks from the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 27 in exchange for cash considerations.

Haywood's contract was non-guaranteed.

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Josh Huestis Signs Four-Year Rookie Deal With Thunder

Jul 30, 2015 6:02 PM

Josh Huestis, the 29th overall selection in the 2014 NBA draft, has signed a four-year, rookie scale contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, league sources told RealGM.

Huestis became the first domestic draft-and-stash a year ago out of Stanford University, agreeing to be the Thunder selection and placed into their D-League affiliate for one season. Huestis was in Oklahoma City on Thursday afternoon to sign his deal, which contains two guaranteed seasons and two option years.

Oklahoma City now stands at 15 guaranteed contracts on the roster.

In 44 games for the OKC Blue, Huestis averaged 10.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks. He spent the majority of the season sharpening his ability to be a three-point shooting, defensive wing for the Thunder in 2015-16.

Huestis showed activity on both ends of the floor during the Orlando summer league in 2014, averaging eight points and 2.3 rebounds in 19.7 minutes over four games. The 6-foot-7 forward sat out summer league this year due to a torn pectoral injury.

Huestis, 23, had a standout career at Stanford, scoring 11.2 points and grabbing 8.2 rebounds per game as a senior.

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Ricky Ledo Waived By Knicks

Jul 30, 2015 5:14 PM

The New York Knicks have waived Ricky Ledo.

Ledo, 6-7, 195-pounds, averaged 7.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists over 19.4 minutes in 12 games with New York last season.

He signed the first of two consecutive 10-day contracts on Mar. 19 and then signed for the remainder of the season on Apr. 8.

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Mavericks Sign Salah Mejri

Jul 30, 2015 5:10 PM

The Dallas Mavericks have signed center Salah Mejri.

Mejri (7-2, 235) played in 34 games with Real Madrid last season and averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.6 minutes on the way to winning the Spanish League title. He increased those averages to 5.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 10.3 minutes in eight Euroleague games as Real Madrid went on to also capture the Euroleague Championship with a win over Greek-power Olympiacos in the final game.

A native of Jendouba, Tunisia, Mejri was a member of the Tunisian National Team that competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The team secured its bid to the London Olympics by winning the 2011 FIBA African Championships where Mejri was named Most Valuable Player.  

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Saunders Hadn't Given Up On Re-Signing Love Before Wiggins' Trade

Jul 30, 2015 12:38 PM

Flip Saunders was entirely prepared to keep Kevin Love as he entered free agency in 2015 until the Cleveland Cavaliers approached the Minnesota Timberwolves with the Andrew Wiggins' trade.

"I didn’t have a problem keeping Kevin into the final year of his deal and coaching him," said Saunders. "Guys just don’t turn down the extra year and $30 million. Even though he maybe wanted to leave, I thought we still had an opportunity to re-sign him. When you are patient, you can say, “This is what we need to get something done, and if we don’t get it, we’re keeping him.”

Then things kind of fell into place, with LeBron going to Cleveland and [Andrew] Wiggins becoming available. That’s when you can say 'lucky'."

Love had an uneven first season with the Cavaliers, but he decided to re-sign on a five-year deal.

"No, it wasn’t (bluster)," said Saunders. "People thought it was. Thoughts might have changed when I announced I would coach. Because what coach wouldn’t want to coach a guy who was All-NBA? Coaches want to win that night. I’m in a unique situation, because as the coach, I live in the present, but as the GM, I look into the future. I try to steer both courses. But people believed I would coach the guy."

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Lou Amundson Signs With Knicks

Jul 30, 2015 11:25 AM

The New York Knicks have signed Lou Amundson to a contract.

Amundson, 6-9, 225-pounds, was acquired this past season as part of a three-way deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Jan. 5, 2015 and signed his first 10-day contract with New York on Jan. 10, 2015. The Ventura, CA-native averaged 6.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 41 games for the Knicks in 2014-15. The nine-year NBA pro holds career averages of 3.8 points and 3.7 rebounds over 399 games.

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Rockets Agree To Deal With Chuck Hayes

Jul 29, 2015 9:58 PM

The Houston Rockets have agreed to a one-year deal at the veteran's minimum with Chucky Hayes.

Hayes played for the Rockets between 2006 and 2011.

Hayes was most recently with the Toronto Raptors.

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Andre Miller, Wolves Agree Upon Deal

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Will Barton, Nuggets Agree Upon Three-Year, $10.6M Deal

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Richaun Holmes, 76ers Agree To Terms On Multi-Year Deal

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Carlos Boozer Receives Interest From Knicks

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Knicks Tried To Negotiate With Maurice Ndour After His Agreement With Mavs

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Heat To Sign Josh Richardson On Three-Year Rookie Deal

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Ekpe Udoh Signs One-Year, $1M+ Deal With Fenerbahce Ulker

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Nicolas Batum Interested In Playing For Raptors

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Ognjen Kuzmic Signs With Panathinaikos

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Rakeem Christmas Signs Four-Year, $4.3M Deal With Pacers

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Ian Clark Agrees To Sign With Warriors

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Lakers Won't Sign J.R. Smith

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Heat To Release Henry Walker

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Matthew Dellavedova Returns To Cavs On One-Year, $1.2M Deal

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Grizzlies, Thunder, Mavs Expected To Pursue Mike Miller

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Spurs Agree Upon Camp Deal With Youssou Ndoye

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Jamil Wilson Signing With Mavs

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James Jones Re-Signs With Cavaliers

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Sam Dalembert To Sign One-Year Deal With Mavs

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Glenn Robinson III Agrees To Three-Year Deal With Pacers

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