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The New Orleans Pelicans have waived two-way guard Dereon Seabron.
Seabron, 6-7, 180, appeared in five games off the bench this season with New Orleans. Originally signed to a two-way contract on September 9, Seabron appeared in 28 games (25 starts) with the Pelicans’ G League affiliate, the Birmingham Squadron, averaging 17.8 points, 5.1 assists, and 4.8 rebounds in 33.3 minutes per contest.
New Orleans’ roster now stands at 16 players, including one two-way player.
Via the Memphis Commercial Appeal:
The next time the Memphis Grizzlies will play at home will be in the 2023 playoffs. There are still three more games left on the regular season schedule, starting with Wednesday against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Memphis (50-29) is two games ahead of the Sacramento Kings for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. Since Wednesday’s game is the second night of a back to back, the Grizzlies will likely be missing a couple of rotation players.
The Portland Trail Blazers have signed forward Justin Minaya.
Minaya, 24, played in 27 games (25 starts) for the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League, recording averages of 12.7 points (48.7% FG, 33.9% 3PT), 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.1 steals and 35.1 minutes during the 2022-23 season.
The Trail Blazers have signed guard Jeenathan Williams.
Also, the team waived guard Ryan Arcidiacono.
Williams, 24, has played in 32 games (28 starts) for the Salt Lake City Stars, the NBA G League affiliate of the Utah Jazz, during the 2022-23 season, accruing averages of 14.4 points (52.3% FG, 41.7% 3-PT, 84.8% FT), 4.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 29.8 minutes.
The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the following injury update on center Naz Reid, who suffered a left wrist injury at the 8:26 minute mark of the fourth quarter Wednesday at Phoenix:
An MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) taken yesterday at Mayo Clinic Square by Dr. Kelechi Okoroha on Reid revealed a left scaphoid fracture. He will be out indefinitely and further updates to his progress will be provided when available.
In 68 games (11 starts) this season, Reid is averaging career highs with 11.5 points on 53.7% shooting and 4.9 rebounds, along with 1.1 assists per game.
Via the NY Post:
All-Star forward Julius Randle will have his sprained left ankle reevaluated in two weeks, the team announced Thursday, meaning he will miss at least the final five games of the regular season — beginning Friday night against the Cavaliers — and possibly the start of the playoffs.
As long as the Knicks are not in the play-in round, the playoffs for them would start no earlier than April 15.
Historically, the league has played the eight Game 1’s on the first two playoff days (this year that would be April 15-16).
Randle, the team’s leading scorer at 25.1 points per game, has started all 77 games this season before departing late in the second quarter of Wednesday’s win over the Heat after landing on the foot of Miami forward Bam Adebayo.
Charlotte Hornets have signed guard Kobi Simmons to a Two-Way contract.
Simmons has scored 1,803 points in three seasons (2019-21, 22-23) with the Greensboro Swarm, an all-time record for the Hornets’ G League affiliate. In 98 contests (78 starts) with the Swarm, Simmons has averaged 18.4 points (46.2 FG%, 36.2 3P%, 78.9 FT%), 4.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 33.5 minutes per game. Prior to the Swarm, he spent two seasons with the Memphis Hustle and the Cleveland Charge.
Simmons made his NBA debut for the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2017-18 season. He notched career highs with 20 points and seven assists in a Grizzlies win over the Detroit Pistons on April 8, 2018. Simmons has appeared in 33 games (12 starts) for the Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers, recording 5.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 19.5 minutes per game. His professional experience also includes one season (2021-22) playing for BM Slam Stal Ostrow WLKP of the Polish EBL.
Simmons played one season at the University of Arizona (2016-17), where he averaged 8.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 23.5 minutes per game across 37 contests (19 starts). He helped the Wildcats earn a Pac-12 championship, a trip to the Sweet 16 and the No. 4 spot in the final AP poll.
The Trail Blazers have signed guard Shaquille Harrison to a 10-day contract.
Harrison, 29, played in 32 games (all starts) for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League, recording averages of 13.6 points (49.3% FG, 70.7% FT), 6.2 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 2.1 steals and 32.5 minutes during the 2022-23 season.
A Tulsa alum, Harrison spent two seasons with the Northern Arizona Suns (2016-2018) and played for the Delaware Blue Coats during the 2021-22 season.
The Trail Blazers have signed guard Skylar Mays to a 10-day contract.
Mays, 25, has played in 29 games (14 starts) for the Mexico City Capitanes and Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League during the 2022-23 season, accruing averages of 14.1 points (43.1% FG, 88.2% FT), 3.7 rebounds, 5.1 assist, 0.7 steals and 27.6 minutes.
Originally selected with the 50th overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, Mays has appeared in 61 career games (five starts) and averaged 3.3 points (46.9% FG, 33.8% 3-pt, 88.2% FT), 1.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 8.0 minutes per game for the Hawks.
The Charlotte Hornets have signed forward Xavier Sneed to a 10-day contract.
Sneed averaged 12.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 31.2 minutes per game across 32 contests (all starts) with the Greensboro Swarm this season. The veteran wing scored a career-high 30 points in a Greensboro Swarm win over the Windy City Bulls on Feb. 5, 2023 and totaled 20 or more points nine times this season. He made his NBA debut last season, appearing in nine games with Memphis and Utah.
He also played 15 games (14 starts) in 2021-22 with the Salt Lake City Stars and the Swarm, averaging 15.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 31.6 minutes per game. In 13 games (10 starts) with the Swarm in 2020-21, Sneed posted 8.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.9 steals in 23.3 minutes per game.