Signed (extension)
Kelly Olynyk (2yr/$26.2m)
I wondered what Toronto's plan was in getting Olynyk but giving him the 2-year extension makes more sense--at least now he's tradeable. I always liked Olynyk and I kinda like the moves the Raptors have made in the last few months but....they're still barely a play-in team in the East. So I expect them to be wheeling and dealing next year, too, and this deal is a good commodity for this squad (probably better than what Olynyk will bring them on the court).
Signed (rest of season)
Aleksej Pokusevski (Hornets), Trent Forrest (Hawks), Jalen Wilson (Nets), Javon Freeman-Liberty (Raptors), Eugene Omoruyi (Wizards), Mike Muscala (Thunder), Dominick Barlow (Spurs), DJ Carton (Raptors), AJ Lawson (Mavs), Kendall Brown (Pacers), Justin Champagnie (Wizards), Shake Milton (Knicks), Patty Mills (Heat), Darius Bazeley (Jazz), Kenny Lofton Jr (Jazz)
Sneaky move by the Hornets: stole Tre Mann from the Thunder in the swap for Gordon Hayward instead of Poku--who got cut anyway by the Thunder to free up summer money on the roster. FWIW, I still think if Poku could knock on a 20-footer, he could still be pretty good.
Meanwhile, the Thunder basically replaced Poku with Mike Muscala and well neither of them were going to play anyway, so not sure it really makes any kind of difference on the floor.
Patty Mills is still a nice player off the bench. Won't give the Heat more than 8-10 minutes per night, but if he has one nice game off the bench in the playoffs, then he will have been more than worth it.
10-Day Contracts
Izaiah Brockington (Pelicans), RJ Hampton (Wizards), Jahmius Ramsey (Raptors), Taj Gibson (Pistons), TJ Warren (Wolves), Wenyen Gabriel (Wolves), Dejon Jarreu (Grizzlies), Taevion Kinsey (Jazz)
Can Warren be a nice scorer off the bench for the Wolves (now that Towns is out indefinitely)? Can he be Alec Burks?
Gabriel has freakishly long arms and makes the defensive half (along with Warren) of the Towns-replacement platoon off the bench. Decent rebounder, he'll get some steals, maybe a few assists. Might be handy for eating innings to finish out the regular season.
Taj Gibson....keep getting dem checks.
Always like RJ Hampton, Wizards might be the last best shot for him.
2-Way Contracts
Jeff Dowtin (Sixers), Jaylin Galloway (Bucks), Marques Bolden (Hornets), Jacob Gilyard (Nets), Harry Giles (Lakers), Jamaree Bouyea (Spurs), RaiQuan Gray (Spurs), Dylan Windler (Hawks), Jacob Toppin (Knicks), Alex Fudge (Mavs), Quenton Jackson (Pacers), Mouhamadou Gueye (Raptors), Ish Wainwright (Suns)
Any chance any of these dudes really catch on or are all these guys staying in shape for Summer League?
Retired
Otto Porter Jr (Jazz)
Hmmm....well, he hasn't played hardly at all in the last 2 seasons, so is his body totally done or is this a paperwork plot to get him back to a real team next season? Hey, man, he was pretty good for the Warriors in their championship run just 2 years ago, I'm not completely out on him unless he feels like his body just can't do it any more. Porter has a weird career: never as good as he should've been (#3 pick in the draft back in the day) but he also never really played any good teams, except for his one deep run with the Warriors. He was treated like a star when really he was a complementary player, if he had properly found his spot, he might've been a Scottie Pippen (or at least a Tayshaun Prince). He got a ring, he made a ton of money, so can't cry for the guy but he never had the career he should've had. (Possible he shows up in Denver or Boston next season? Wouldn't be shocked.....)
Waived/Released
Mike Muscala (Pistons), Patty Mills (Hawks), Darius Bazeley (Sixers), Kenneth Lofton Jr (Sixers), Nathan Mensah (Hornets), Dylan Windler (Lakers), Shake Milton (Pistons), Mamadi Diakite (Spurs), DJ Carton (Raptors), Jacob Toppin (Knicks), Dominick Barlow (Spurs), Justin Jackson (Wolves), DaQuen Jaffries (Knicks), Jalen Crutcher (Pelicans), Markquis Nowell (Raptors), Theo Maledon (Suns), Dru Smith (Heat), Sharife Cooper (Cavs), Matthew Hurt (Grizzlies)
Lot of a around-the-edges talent in this bunch. A fair amount have already been re-signed, a fair amount will be by the end of the month.
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