The Sixers have waived Lamine Diane and Justin Robinson, the team’s PR department tweets.
The moves are being made in order to complete the Al Horford trade with the Thunder, which can become official on Tuesday.
Diane and Robinson were signed to Exhibit 10 contracts, meaning they’ll likely land with the team’s G League affiliate – the Delaware Blue Coats. They could receive bonuses worth up to $50K if they spend at least 60 days with the Blue Coats.
Philadelphia had the maximum 20 players in camp before waiving Diane and Robinson and needed to open a couple more roster spots to finalize the Horford deal.
The Sixers are receiving guard Danny Green and wing Terrance Ferguson in the deal. Big man Vincent Poirier, who was recently traded by the Celtics to Oklahoma City, is also coming to Philadelphia, Derek Bodner of The Athletic tweets. That confirms a report from France’s L’Equipe that Poirier is heading to the Sixers.
A 6’7″ undrafted rookie forward, Diane put up big stats for Cal State Northridge in his two college seasons, averaging 25.1 PPG, 10.8 RPG, and 2.1 BPG in a total of 52 games (35.5 MPG). He won the Big West Player of the Year award in consecutive years before declaring for the draft this spring.
Robinson appeared in 33 G League games with Delaware and Capital City last season, averaging 14.2 points, 6.2 assists and 31.2 minutes per game. The 23-year-old guard also played nine brief games with the Wizards, scoring a total of 13 points in 49 minutes.
Creating space for Dennis Smith, Jr ….. but that is just a rumor
Gotta link? I have not heard this one?
hhaha, there is no link, I was just starting a rumor.
Lol, it worked….you roped me in
Hahaha, wasn’t trying too really…..
however if the rumor came true
What is the point of signing Justin Robinson just to waive him a day later?
They will still probably latch on with The Blue Coats or at least get the opportunity.
Exhibit 10 bonuses are sort of in flux this year depending on what exactly happens with the G League season, but in theory, signing him to an Exhibit 10 deal (even if he’s waived a day later) ensures he’ll earn that $50K bonus if he spends enough time with the Sixers’ G League team.
I would waive at Diane Lane too.
Say let’s find a G-league spot for you.
She can hoop earings
Vincent Poirier salary is 2.6m
The Horford trade saves 76ers 5.1 million on payroll
Wonder if the media would make such a huge deal about the fact that Al Horford hasn’t reported to training camp yet in OKC if anyone actually cared whether or not he played for the Thunder this season.
Waive Al Horford
Unsure if you’re aware of this but the trade of Al Horford becomes official on Tuesday. I don’t know of many players who show up for another team’s training camp where he/she is not officially on the team’s roster.
I wish some team would give Lamine Diane a chance to show what he can do. I have seen him play at CSUN for a few years now and he was the best player in the Big West for two years running. Is he going to play in the G league for the 76ers?