Warriors sign Yuri Collins and Kevin Knox II to 10-day contracts

The Golden State Warriors have signed guard Yuri Collins and forward Kevin Knox II to 10-day contracts.

Collins, a 6’0” guard, has appeared in 33 games (30 starts) for Santa Cruz this season, posting averages of 14.2 points, 9.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.1 steals in 32.0 minutes per game. The 23-year-old Missouri native leads the NBA G League with 189 assists through 18 regular-season games. Unselected in the 2023 NBA Draft, Collins played four collegiate seasons at Saint Louis (2019-2023) before joining the Santa Cruz Warriors, where he has spent the past two seasons.

Knox II, a 6’7” forward, has started all 28 games for Santa Cruz this season, averaging 21.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in 32.6 minutes per game. The 25-year-old was named NBA G League Player of the Week for the opening week of the regular season (Dec. 27–Jan. 5). Selected ninth overall by the New York Knicks in the 2018 NBA Draft, Knox II owns career averages of 7.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 18.0 minutes in 306 career games (77 starts) over six seasons with the Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and Portland Trail Blazers.

Collins will wear #99 and Knox II will wear #31.

Hornets sign Elfrid Payton to second 10-day contract

The Charlotte Hornets have signed guard Elfrid Payton to a second 10-day contract.

Payton signed his first 10-day contract with Charlotte on Feb. 7 and has averaged 2.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.7 minutes per game across two appearances (one start) with the team. Earlier this season, Payton appeared in seven contests (three starts) for the New Orleans Pelicans, recording 6.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.4 steals in 20.6 minutes per game. He dished a career-high 21 assists at Indiana (Nov. 25), the second-most in a game by any player this year (22, Trae Young).

Payton has suited up for the Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Pelicans and Hornets throughout his nine-year career, averaging 10.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.2 steals across 509 outings (399 starts). He was originally selected 10th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers following three seasons at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Wizards sign Erik Stevenson to 10-day contract

The Washington Wizards have signed guard Erik Stevenson to a 10-day contract.

In a related move, Washington released guard Jaylen Nowell from his 10-day contract.

Stevenson (6-4, 205) is a 25-year-old guard in his second professional season out of West Virginia. He took part in training camp with San Antonio in 2023 and Washington in 2024, before playing with each team’s NBA G League team. Stevenson also played in three games for Washington during 2024 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

In 32 games this season, Stevenson is averaging 17.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game with the Capital City Go-Go. He currently ranks third in points per game off the bench for the full NBA G League season (min. 10 games) and has scored 20+ points 15 times. He was selected to the G League Up Next game on Feb. 7.

2025 NBA All-Star Weekend Event Schedule

2025 NBA All-Star Weekend Event Schedule

FRIDAY, February 14

7 p.m. ET | NBA All-Star Celebrity Game (Oakland Arena) // ESPN
9 p.m. ET | Rising Stars (Chase Center) // TNT & TruTV
Game 1: Team C vs. Team T
Game 2: Team G League vs. Team M
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

SATURDAY, February 15

8 p.m. ET | All-Star Saturday Night (Chase Center) // TNT & TruTV
1st Event: Skills Challenge
2nd Event: 3-Point Contest
3rd Event: Slam Dunk Contest

SUNDAY, February 16

3:30 p.m. ET | G League Up Next Game (Moscone Center)
8 p.m. ET | 74th NBA All-Star Game | Chase Center // TNT & TruTV
Game 1: Kenny’s Young Stars vs. Chuck’s Global Stars
Game 2: Shaq’s OGs vs. Candace’s Rising Stars
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

Injury update on Hawks forwards Vit Krejci and Larry Nance Jr.

Forward Vit Krejci left Monday night’s game due to a lower back contusion. Further evaluation and imaging at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex confirmed a non-displaced lumbar fracture. He will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks and an update will be provided at that time.

Forward Larry Nance Jr. left Monday night’s game at Orlando with a right knee injury. Further evaluation and imaging at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex revealed a non-displaced fracture of his right medial femoral condyle. He will be re-evaluated in approximately six weeks and an update will be provided at that time.

Pacers sign Jahlil Okafor to 10-day contract

The Indiana Pacers announced Tuesday the team signed center Jahlil Okafor to a 10-day contract.

Per the Indianapolis Star, “the 29-year-old Okafor has spent this season with the Indiana Mad Ants — the Pacers’ G League team — as he’s tried to make an NBA comeback. The No. 3 pick in the 2015 draft and an All-American and national champion at Duke has played with the 76ers, Nets, Pelicans and Pistons but hasn’t played in the NBA since the 2020-21 season. Since then, he’s played professionally in China, Spain, Mexico and Puerto Rico. However, he tore his Achilles tendon in 2022 and had to work his way back to health while trying to catch the eye of an NBA team. It’s finally happened thanks to a dominant season in the G League.”

Okafor will wear number 15 for the Pacers.

Lakers sign Alex Len, waive Christian Wood

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed center Alex Len.

And in a related move, the team waived forward/center Christian Wood.

Len (7’0”, 250) most recently suited up for the Sacramento Kings this season, appearing in 36 games (three starts) and averaging 1.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in 7.2 minutes. The 31-year-old has seen action in 680 career NBA games (240 starts) across 12 seasons with Sacramento (2021-25, 2019-20), Washington (2020-21), Toronto (2020-21), Atlanta (2018-20) and Phoenix (2013-18), averaging 6.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in 17.1 minutes. Len has scored in double figures 198 times throughout his career and has grabbed double-digit rebounds in 105 outings.

The Ukraine native played two collegiate seasons at the University of Maryland (2011-13). As a sophomore, Len appeared in 38 games (37 starts) and averaged 11.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 2.1 blocks in 26.4 minutes.

Wood originally signed with the Lakers Sept. 6, 2023, and appeared in 50 regular season games (one start) during the 2023-24 season, averaging 6.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.4 minutes.

76ers sign David Roddy to 10-day contract

Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey announced today that the team has signed David Roddy to a 10-day contract.

Roddy appeared in 27 games (three starts) for the Atlanta Hawks this season, averaging 4.5 points on 47.3-percent shooting (37.2% 3FG), 2.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists. He produced a season-high 17 points (5-10 FG) on Oct. 30 at Washington, one of his five games scoring in double figures this season.

Now in his third NBA season, Roddy has appeared in 162 games (20 starts) with Memphis, Phoenix, and Atlanta, posting career averages of 6.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.

Roddy was originally selected by Philadelphia with the No. 23 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft before his draft rights were acquired by Memphis.

His pro experience follows a three-year collegiate career at Colorado State, where he produced 15.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in 91 games (76 starts). He capped off his Rams career by being named the 2021-22 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year after averaging the fourth-most points in the conference (19.2 on 57.1% FG) and sixth-highest rebound mark (7.5).

Roddy will wear No. 45 for the 76ers.

Clippers sign Ben Simmons

The LA Clippers have signed Ben Simmons, it was announced by Lawrence Frank, President of Basketball Operations.

Simmons, 28, has played in 33 games (24 starts) for the Brooklyn Nets this season, averaging 6.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and a team-leading 6.9 assists in 25.0 minutes. He is shooting 54.7% (93-170) from the field and has scored in double figures eight times.

Originally selected first overall in the 2016 NBA Draft, Simmons has appeared in 365 games across seven NBA seasons with Philadelphia and Brooklyn, averaging 13.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.4 assists in 31.8 minutes. He is a three-time NBA All-Star (2019-21), two-time All-Defensive honoree (2020-21) and was an All-NBA Third Team selection in 2020. Simmons was also voted the 2017-18 Rookie of the Year, following a season in which he posted 12 triple-doubles, the second most by a rookie in league history.

A native of Melbourne, Australia, Simmons played his lone collegiate season at LSU, where he was the consensus National Freshman of the Year while also earning All-SEC First Team recognition.