Our column dedicated to updates on minor NBA market negotiations continues. Let’s go, therefore, to find out what are the latest movements that are accompanying this last week before the start of the new season:
Atlanta Hawks
The option on the contract was exercised Mr. Okongwu who will therefore remain a player of the Atlanta Hawks. Choice No. 6 of the 2020 Draft in the 2021-2022 season set foot on the pitch in 48 occasions scoring 8.2 points, 5.9 rebounds e 1.1 assist leaving the bench.
Orlando Magic
For two players who leave, as many are on the Florida team roster. We are talking about Aleem Ford e Zavier Simpson which will be cut to make room for a Alex Morales e Jay Scrubb. The first is a winger / guard who produced in the last season at Wagner 17.6 points, 8 rebounds e 3.8 assistthe latter spent most of the season alternating between Los Angeles Clippers (18 games with averages of 2.7 points) and the G-League team affiliated with the Clippers themselves, the Agua C. Clippers.
PRESS RELEASE:@OrlandoMagic sign free agents Alex Morales and @jayscrubb
– Orlando waives Ford, Simpson#MagicTogether pic.twitter.com/2vvzOJaEIz
— Orlando Magic PR (@Magic_PR) October 8, 2022
Miami Heat
Mychal Mulder has found an agreement with i Miami Heat. The shooting guard had already played two matches for the Heat last season (7.0 points in 22 minutes game). The Canadian had spent part of the season wearing the Orlando Magic. To give the news Michael Scotto in a tweet.
Sources: The Miami Heat have agreed to a deal with Mychal Mulder, @hoopshype has learned.
– Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) October 9, 2022
Miami which certainly does not stop at this agreement. The conversion of the Exhibit 10 contract of Jamal Cain in a Two Way Contract. The undrafted rookie was one of the best in the last few preseason matches and the management decided to pay back the effort of the winger. Now the Heat will be forced to cut one of the other two Two Way Contracts to make room for the young man who in his university career has maintained averages of 19.9 points e 10.2 rebounds.
The Miami Heat are converting undrafted rookie forward Jamal Cain to a two-way contract. Cain’s averaged 17 points and 8.5 rebounds in Heat’s past two preseason games.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 9, 2022
San Antonio Spurs
Also in the shadow of the Alamo, on the contract front, there are news: exercising the options, present in the rookie contracts, relating to Joshua Primo (3rd year) e Devin Vassell (4th year). First, in his NBA debut season, he boasts averages of 5.8 points, 2.3 rebounds e 1.6 assist. Vassell was the protagonist for the Spurs together with his former partner Dejounte Murray of the raids of the spurs, reporting averages of 12.3 points, 4.3 rebounds e 1.9 assist. The two youngsters will be the protagonists of the new season of the team led by Gregg Popovich.
Spurs exercise team option on Devin Vassell and Josh Primo.
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— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 10, 2022
Dallas Mavericks
A turning point is expected for these hours for the negotiations they involve Facundo Campazzo. The player would have considered returning to Euroleague but Dallas would seem inclined to make an effort to hold back in # 7. The news was given by the player’s agent himself, Claudio Villanueva, to the Spanish-speaking site ‘unocontraunoweb’.
Attention ➡️ #Campazzo #Dallas
Claudio Villanueva at UCU (https://t.co/bdAE831BPz)
???? They expect an offer from Dallas in the next 48 hours because they have been negotiating.???? A departure of Luca Vildoza from the Bucks is not ruled out, because having no minutes, it would not hurt to go back to Europe.
— Diego Ruscitti (@diegoruscitti) October 11, 2022
Houston Rockets
The long ordeal that accompanied the offseason of Moe Harkless seems to have come to an end. The 29-year-old, an American with Puerto Rican citizenship, will be cut by Houston Rockets. Harkless had been sold three times this summer (from Sacramento to Atalanta, then to Thunder and finally involved in the trade that saw Houston pass Derrick Favors). 10 years of the NBA behind him now he is looking for a new team that can give him the chance to play (6.9 points, 3.5 rebounds e 0.9 assist in carriera).
The Houston Rockets are waiving forward Moe Harkless, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Harkless, 29, will enter free agency as a 10-year NBA vet.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 11, 2022
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