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The Portland Trail Blazers recently signed guard James Bouknight to an Exhibit-10 contract.
In three seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, Bouknight accrued career averages of 4.8 points (33.5% 3-PT, 76.2% FT), 1.7 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 11.4 minutes per game in 79 career games for the Hornets. During the 2023-24 season, the former 11th overall selection in the 2021 NBA Draft shot a career-high 43.3% from three.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe recently suffered a small posterior labral tear in his left shoulder, an MRI confirmed.
Sharpe will begin rehabilitation and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
The Orlando Magic recently signed center Wendell Carter Jr. to a contract extension, President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced.
Carter Jr. (6’10”, 262, 4/16/99) played in 55 games (48 starts) last season with Orlando, averaging 11.0 ppg., 6.9 rpg. and 1.7 apg. in 25.6 minpg., while shooting .525 (223-425) from the floor and .374 (64-171) from three-point range. He led (or tied) the team in scoring twice, in rebounding 26 times and in assists once. Carter Jr. scored in double figures 28 times and 20+ points three times, including a season-high 25 points on Jan. 19 vs. Philadelphia. He had 10+ rebounds 10 times and recorded nine double-doubles. Carter Jr. also played in seven playoff games (five starts), averaging 7.6 ppg., 6.3 rpg. and 1.3 apg. in 26,4 minpg.
Originally selected in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2018 NBA Draft by Chicago, Carter Jr. has appeared in 315 career NBA regular season games (294 starts) with Chicago and Orlando, averaging 12.5 ppg., 8.5 rpg. and 2.0 apg. in 27.6 minpg., while shooting .517 (1,497-2,893) from the floor. He was acquired by the Magic from Chicago, along with Otto Porter Jr. and two future first round draft picks, in exchange for Al-Farouq Aminu and Nikola Vučević on Mar. 25, 2021.
Washington Wizards guard Malcolm Brogdon recently underwent surgery in New York City to repair a ligament tear to his right thumb.
The injury was sustained during Saturday’s practice in Montreal.
There is no timetable yet for his return.
The Dallas Mavericks recently waived guard AJ Lawson.
Lawson played two seasons with Dallas, first signed as a Two-Way player in the 2022-23 season, and then to a regular contract during the 2023-24 season. In 56 games for the Mavericks, he averaged 3.4 points and 1.2 rebounds in 7.5 minutes per game.
The Toronto Raptors recently announced that guard-forward RJ Barrett sustained a shoulder sprain, in his right acromioclavicular joint, late in the second quarter of the Raptors’ 125-98 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.
Barrett will be out for the remainder of the preseason, and his condition will then be updated as appropriate.
Barrett averaged 21.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 33.5 minutes in 32 games (all starts) with the Raptors last season after being acquired from New York on Dec. 30.
Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum recently underwent surgery to repair a right wrist injury.
As previously reported, Exum sustained the right wrist injury earlier this month during training camp. Further medical updates on Exum’s status will be provided as appropriate.
The Washington Wizards will host their annual open practice on Wednesday, October 16, at the Thurgood Marshall Academy in Southeast D.C. beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Thurgood Marshall students, staff, and facility will be invited to watch the team practice as they continue to prepare for the 2024-25 season. The Thurgood Marshall community will enjoy an afternoon featuring the Wizards Dancers, G-Wiz, DJ Heat, in-arena host Britt Waters, and the entire Wizards roster and coaching staff. All those in attendance will receive a ‘202’ Wizards branded t-shirt courtesy of Capital One.
The Miami Heat have signed guard Caleb Daniels.
Daniels spent last season with the HEAT’s G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, appearing in 31 regular season games (22 starts). He averaged 12.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 31.5 minutes while shooting 43.4 percent from the field, 34.5 percent from three-point range and 85 percent from the foul line. He scored in double-figures 21 times, recording six 20-point games, including four consecutive 20-point games from February 13th through the 25th. He posted two double-doubles and connected on multiple three-point field goals 14 times, including a season-high six against the OKC Blue on February 13. Additionally, among team leaders, Daniels finished second in rebounds and third in points, assists, blocks and three-point field goals made.
Daniels recently appeared in seven Summer League games with the HEAT, including two during the California Classic in San Francisco and five while helping Miami capture the championship in the NBA2K25 in Las Vegas. He averaged 6.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.29 steals while shooting 40.6 percent from the field and 85.7 percent from the foul line. He recorded only three turnovers in the entire Summer League, posting a 4.0 assist-to-turnover ratio, and totaled a +47 plus/minus over the seven-game span.
The Memphis Grizzlies will retire Tony Allen’s No. 9 on Saturday, March 15, at FedExForum following the game against the Miami Heat.
Allen will become the third player in franchise history to have his jersey number retired, joining Zach Randolph, whose No. 50 was retired on December 11, 2021, and Marc Gasol, whose No. 33 was retired on April 6, 2024.
After signing as a free agent in 2010, Allen helped guide the Grizzlies to the NBA Playoffs in all seven of his seasons in Memphis (2010-17) and factored into the club’s first postseason victory in 2011 and the team’s trip to the 2013 Western Conference Finals. The Chicago native ranks second in franchise history in steals (762) and ranks in the top 10 in games played (462; 6th), offensive rebounds (741; 9th), blocks (217; 10th) and minutes (11,588; 10th).
Allen was named to the NBA All-Defensive team six times during his seven years with the Grizzlies, receiving three First Team accolades (2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15) and three Second Team honors (2010-11, 2015-16, 2016-17). With Allen defending the perimeter, the Grizzlies ranked in the NBA’s top 10 in points allowed six times in seven seasons, surrendering a league-best 89.3 points in the 2012-13 season during a franchise-record 56-26 campaign.