Hoops Rumors

The Wizards have waived veteran big man Richaun Holmes, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. Holmes’ $13.28MM contract for next season only had a partial guarantee of $250K. He averaged 7.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in 17.2 minutes over 31 games (seven starts) last season. Holmes will be an unrestricted free agent once he clears waivers. Given his age — 31 — and lack of playing … [Read more...] about Wizards Waive Richaun Holmes

The Mavericks are shutting down No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg for the rest of Summer League after he appeared in the team’s first two games in Las Vegas, reports NBA insider Marc Stein (Twitter video link). Flagg opened his Summer League career on Thursday with a 5-of-21 performance that he referred to as “one of the worst games of my life,” but showed on Saturday why he was … [Read more...] about Summer League Notes: Flagg, C. Porter, Sarr, Raptors

After Cooper Flagg referred to his Thursday Summer League debut as “one of the worst games of my life,” his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel conveyed a similar sentiment in the wake of a 1-of-8 performance from the field on Friday in his first Summer League game with the Hornets. “Probably one of the worst games I’ve played in a while,” Knueppel said, per Rod Boone of The … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Knueppel, Bane, Christopher, Risacher, Johnson

Seven-year veteran Lonnie Walker spent most of last season in Lithuania with EuroLeague club Zalgiris Kaunas prior to signing a two-year deal with the Sixers in February. Philadelphia declined its team option on the 26-year-old at the end of last month, making him an unrestricted free agent, and he has yet to be linked to another NBA team. Could another international stint be … [Read more...] about International Rumors: Walker, Gill, Micic, Brown, Kamagate

Reports since last October have suggested that a salary of $30MM per year is a target for Josh Giddey and his representatives in their contract talks with the Bulls, and that number continues to be mentioned this summer. However, K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network (YouTube link) isn’t convinced that’s what it’ll take for the Bulls to get a deal done with the restricted … [Read more...] about Free Agent Notes: Giddey, Clippers, Knicks, Metu, Moore