The NBA’s growing connection to the D-League is evident in the whereabouts of this year’s camp invitees. A month ago, teams across the NBA were waiving dozens of players as they cut their rosters from the preseason limit of 20 to the regular season maximum of 15. More have chosen to play in the D-League instead of overseas, in spite of the financial sacrifice that entails, as they hope to remain close at hand for NBA teams in case they’re called upon for regular season action.
Each player cut during the preseason from a Western Conference team is below, along with his current whereabouts:
Clippers
- Chuck Hayes: Free agent (briefly with Rockets)
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili: Tochigi Brex (Japan)
Grizzlies
- Sampson Carter: Free agent
- Patrick Christopher: Grizzlies D-League affiliate
- Yakhouba Diawara: CSP Limoges (France)
- Ryan Hollins: Free agent
- Michael Holyfield: Grizzlies D-League affiliate
- Lazeric Jones: Grizzlies D-League affiliate
- Dan Nwaelele: Warriors D-League affiliate
- Alex Stepheson: Grizzlies D-League affiliate
Jazz
- Eric Atkins: Free agent
- Jack Cooley: Jazz D-League affiliate
- Bryce Cotton: Spurs D-League affiliate
- Treveon Graham: Jazz D-League affiliate
- Grant Jerrett: Free agent
- J.J. O’Brien: Jazz D-League affiliate
- Phil Pressey: Sixers
- E.J. Singler: Jazz D-League affiliate
Kings
- Marshall Henderson: Kings D-League affiliate
- Vince Hunter: Kings D-League affiliate
- David Stockton: Free agent
Lakers
- Jabari Brown: Foshan Long Lions (China)
- Michael Frazier: Lakers D-League affiliate
- Jonathan Holmes: Free agent
- Robert Upshaw: Lakers D-League affiliate
Mavericks
- Brandon Ashley: Mavericks D-League affiliate
- Samuel Dalembert: Free agent
- Jarrid Famous: Fujian (China)
- Tu Holloway: Mavericks D-League affiliate
- Maurice Ndour: Free agent
- Jamil Wilson: Mavericks D-League affiliate
Nuggets
- Matt Janning: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel)
- Nick Johnson: Free agent
- Oleksiy Pecherov: Free agent
- Devin Sweetney: Free agent
Pelicans
- Jeff Adrien: Free agent
- Mirza Begic: Free agent
- Bo McCalebb: Free agent
- Bryce Dejean-Jones: Free agent
- Chris Douglas-Roberts: Free agent
- Sean Kilpatrick: Sixers D-League affiliate
- Jerome Jordan: Free agent
- Corey Webster: New Zealand Breakers (New Zealand)
Rockets
- Will Cummings: Rockets D-League affiliate
- Arsalan Kazemi: Free agent
- Denzel Livingston: Rockets D-League affiliate
- Joshua Smith: Rockets D-League affiliate
- Jeremy Tyler: Free agent
- Chris Walker: Rockets D-League affiliate
Spurs
- Jimmer Fredette: Free agent
- Youssou Ndoye: Spurs D-League affiliate
- Keifer Sykes: Spurs D-League affiliate
- Deshaun Thomas: Free agent
- Julian Washburn: Spurs D-League affiliate
- Reggie Williams: Free agent
Suns
- Deonte Burton: Suns D-League affiliate
- Kyle Casey: Suns D-League affiliate
- Henry Sims: Pistons D-League affiliate
- Terrico White: Suns D-League affiliate
Thunder
- Michael Cobbins: Thunder D-League team
- Mustapha Farrakhan: Thunder D-League team
- Michael Qualls: Free agent
- Julyan Stone: Gaziantep (Turkey)
- Dez Wells: Thunder D-League team
- Talib Zanna: Thunder D-League team
Timberwolves
- Lorenzo Brown: Pistons D-League affiliate
- Kleon Penn: Free agent
- Nick Wiggins: Raptors D-League affiliate
Trail Blazers
- Omari Johnson: Celtics D-League affiliate
- Phil Pressey: Sixers
Warriors
- Jarell Eddie: Spurs D-League affiliate
- Ben Gordon: Free agent
- Xavier Henry: Warriors D-League affiliate
- Tony Mitchell: Free agent
- Juwan Staten: Warriors D-League affiliate
- Chris Udofia: Warriors D-League affiliate
Note: Phil Pressey is listed twice, since the Blazers and Jazz both had him on their preseason rosters this year.