4:43pm: Mays has been waived by Minnesota, the team’s PR department announced (via Twitter). That paves the way for him to sign with Fenerbahce. 8:35am: Timberwolves guard Skylar Mays is close to reaching a deal to join the Turkish club Fenerbahce, according to reports from Eurohoops and Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews. Arale Weisberg of Walla Sport (Twitter link) first reported … [Read more...] about Skylar Mays Waived By Timberwolves, Close To Signing With Fenerbahce
Injury Notes: Shamet, Randle, Bassey, Suns
Knicks guard Landry Shamet injured his right shoulder during the third quarter of Tuesday’s preseason game against Charlotte, falling to the floor in pain after swiping at the ball on defense (Twitter video link). While the team has yet to offer a formal diagnosis on Shamet’s injury, it looked as if his shoulder was “dislodged from the socket,” writes Stefan Bondy of The New … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Shamet, Randle, Bassey, Suns
And-Ones: Neto, Rookie Scale Extensions, 15th Men, More
Veteran point guard Raul Neto has signed with Pinheiros Basquete in his home country of Brazil, the team announced in a press release. Neto, the 47th overall pick in the 2013 draft, made his NBA debut in 2015 and spent eight seasons in the league, appearing in 435 regular season games with four teams. He signed with the Turkish club Fenerbahce during the 2023 offseason, then … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Neto, Rookie Scale Extensions, 15th Men, More
Knicks Notes: DiVincenzo, Bridges, Towns, Toughness
Before facing his former team in New York on Sunday, Donte DiVincenzo dismissed the notion that he was disgruntled by the possibility of a role reduction with the Knicks following their acquisition of Mikal Bridges. Multiple reports in the wake of the trade sending DiVincenzo from the Knicks to the Timberwolves suggested he wasn’t thrilled about potentially moving to the bench … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: DiVincenzo, Bridges, Towns, Toughness
Timberwolves Notes: DiVincenzo, Towns, Randle
Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo had a brief verbal altercation with Knicks assistant Rick Brunson in his return to New York on Sunday, as Chris Herring of ESPN and James L. Edwards III and Jon Krawczynski of the Athletic write. DiVincenzo and Brunson exchanged words after the game when players and coaches were shaking hands before exiting the court, but the former Knick … [Read more...] about Timberwolves Notes: DiVincenzo, Towns, Randle