Frank Kaminsky is reportedly drawing interest from Maccabi Tel Aviv, Cesare Milanti of Eurohoops.net relays. Kaminsky has been in the NBA since 2015 with 413 regular-season games under his belt. An unrestricted free agent this summer, the veteran forward/center appeared in a total of 36 games last season for the Hawks and Rockets. He’s averaged 8.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 19.8 minutes during his career.
We have more from around the basketball world:
- Jahlil Okafor is another veteran NBA big man who might be signing a contract overseas. Eurohoops.net relays a report by Olga Lorent from Onda Regional (Twitter link) that Spain’s Casademont Zaragoza is close to signing the 2015 lottery pick. Okafor hasn’t appeared in an NBA game since he played 27 games for the Pistons during the 2020/21 season. The former No. 3 overall pick signed a contract with the Hawks the subsequent offseason but was waived in October 2021.
- Mason Jones has signed with the Turkish team Darussafaka, according to Sportando. Jones has appeared in a total of 36 NBA games, most recently a four-game stint with the Lakers during the 2020/21 season.
- The Las Vegas Summer League has turned into a major event and the city will host the semifinals and final of the new in-season tournament. Mark Medina of TheSportingTribune.com takes a look at how Vegas has become an NBA hot spot.
Mason was beasting in gleague? A scorer
Mason was a great scorer in college . Should be in the league with Okafor
Would the Knicks take a chance on Okafor? Does anyone know if Taj Gibson is a free agent? I know Thibs wouldn’t mind having him back
Okafor can only score in the post, and he doesn’t do things like run plays or hit jumpers to make him more desirable. And he’s still a bad defender anywhere but directly under the basket. He’s out of the league for a reason. The G-League plays a much slower-paced, old-school game than the NBA does. As does the NCAA. Not really a surprise he still looks solid there.
Gibson though, that could work out. Dude can still ball, and he’d be a good mentor. And he is still a free agent. They could use a locker room guy after Derrick Rose left, and he’s still able to hit the corner three or do the usual Center things in short bursts. As long as Thibs doesn’t play him too much, he can be positive for the Knicks.