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The Indiana Pacers announced Saturday they have requested waivers on 6-9 forward Kadeem Jack and 6-8 forward C.J. Fair.
Jack played in one preseason game and did not score. Fair played in five preseason games and averaged 1.6 points per game.
The Pacers’ roster now stands at 16.
The Toronto Raptors announced Saturday they have waived free-agent guard Shannon Scott, guard-forward Axel Toupane (too-PON) and forwards Michale (Michael) Kyser and Ronald Roberts.
Scott totaled two points, four rebounds, two assists and 16 minutes in two outings.
Toupane appeared in two games where he was scoreless with two rebounds in 21 minutes.
Kyser was held scoreless with two rebounds in five minutes in his lone preseason appearance.
Roberts saw action in three preseason contests recording 10 points and eight rebounds in 23 minutes.
The Raptors finished their 2015 preseason schedule with a 5-2 mark. They will open the 2015-16 regular season Wednesday at Air Canada Centre at 7:30 p.m. when they play host to the Indiana Pacers.
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The New Orleans Pelicans announced yesterday the team has waived guards Sean Kilpatrick and Chris Douglas-Roberts.
Originally signed by New Orleans on Sept. 10, Kilpatrick, 6-4, 210, appeared in five preseason games for the Pelicans, averaging 10.4 points and 1.0 rebounds. Douglas-Roberts, 6-7, 210, was signed by New Orleans on Sept. 23 and appeared in five preseason games (one start), averaging 7.0 points, 1.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
New Orleans’ roster currently stands at 17.
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The Dallas Mavericks have requested waivers on Sam Dalembert, Brandon Ashley, Tu Holloway and Jamil Wilson.
Dalembert (6-11, 250) played in four games (one start) this preseason and averaged 4.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in 12.8 minutes. He missed the final three games of the exhibition season with a left leg injury.
Ashley (6-9, 230) played in all seven preseason contests and averaged 1.1 points and 2.6 rebounds in 12.1 minutes.
Wilson (6-7, 230) also saw action in all seven games this preseason and averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 17.5 minutes.
Holloway (6-0, 190) was signed on Oct. 22 and did not play in a preseason game for the Mavericks.
The Mavericks’ roster now stands at 16 players
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The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club has requested waivers on Earl Barron and DeQuan Jones, it was announced today by President of Basketball Operations/Head Coach Mike Budenholzer.
Both players appeared in four preseason contests.
NBA preseason ended Friday. The regular season starts Tuesday.
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The New Orleans Pelicans announced today the team has waived forward Jeff Adrien and guards Bryce Dejean-Jones and Bo McCalebb.
Adrien, 6-7, 245, appeared in three preseason games, averaging 6.3 points and 6.0 rebounds. Adrien was originally signed by New Orleans on Sept. 23.
Dejean-Jones, 6-6, 209, was originally signed by the Pelicans on Aug. 20 and appeared in all seven of New Orleans’ preseason contests, averaging 8.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists.
McCalebb, 6-0, 183, appeared in four preseason games after being signed on Oct. 15. The New Orleans native averaged 2.8 points and 2.3 assists.
New Orleans’ roster currently stands at 14.
The Oklahoma City Thunder waived forward Michael Cobbins and guard Mustapha Farrakhan, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti.
The Oklahoma City Thunder roster now stands at 15.
The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has waived guard Lorenzo Brown, center Kleon Penn and guard Nick Wiggins. With the moves, the Wolves training camp roster stands at 15 players.
Brown, originally signed by the Wolves to a 10-day contract on January 28, registered averages of 4.2 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 13.1 minutes over five preseason contests. The 6’5 guard appeared in 29 games last season for the Wolves averaging 4.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 18.9 minutes per game. Brown was Minnesota’s second round selection (52nd overall) in the 2013 NBA Draft.
Penn, signed on September 18, appeared in three preseason games totaling one rebound in nine minutes.
Wiggins was signed by the Wolves on September 18. He played in four preseason contests registering seven points in 14 minutes.
The Orlando Magic have waived center Nnanna Egwu (EGG-woo), General Manager Rob Hennigan announced following Friday’s preseason game. Orlando’s roster now stands at 14.
Egwu appeared in five preseason games with the Magic, averaging 1.2 ppg. and 3.2 rpg. in 8.4 minpg.
Orlando begins the 2015-16 regular season on Wednesday, October 28 at home against Washington (7 p.m.).
Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has waived forward Sam Thompson, center Jason Washburn, guard/forward Damien Wilkins and guard Elliot Williams.
Thompson (6-7, 200, Ohio State) signed with the Hornets on Sept. 15 and played in five preseason games. He averaged 0.8 points in 6.1 minutes per game. Washburn (7-0, 245, Utah) signed with Charlotte on Sept. 15 and appeared in four preseason contests, averaging 1.3 rebounds in 4.6 minutes per game. Wilkins (6-6, 225, Georgia), who signed with the Hornets on Oct. 16, played in three preseason games and posted averages of 5.0 points, 1.7 assists and 1.3 rebounds in 17.1 minutes per game. Williams (6-5, 180, Memphis) averaged 5.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 13.0 minutes per game in two preseason contests. He signed with Charlotte on July 28.
The team’s roster stands at 15.