6:23pm: The Spurs announced that Bullock has been waived, McDonald tweets.
4:09pm: The Spurs and veteran swingman Reggie Bullock have reached an agreement on a contract buyout, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. Several contending teams are expected to pursue Bullock once he clears waivers, Charania adds.
There’s no word on how much money Bullock gave up in the buyout, but he had one year remaining on his contract at $10.5MM.
There was speculation that Bullock might be competing for a roster spot with Cedi Osman, who was acquired from the Cavaliers during the offseason, according to Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News. Bullock’s departure seems to increase Osman’s chances of staying with the team, McDonald adds.
San Antonio acquired Bullock in July as part of the three-team deal that sent Grant Williams from Boston to Dallas. The Spurs also received the option to swap first-round picks with the Mavericks in 2030. Because of the trade, Dallas is the only team that won’t be eligible to sign Bullock once he becomes a free agent.
Bullock, 32, spent the past two seasons with Dallas, serving as a part-time starter. His scoring average fell to 7.2 PPG last season, the lowest since 2018/19, but he still shot 38% from three-point range. It’s his ability to stretch defenses that will make him popular on the open market.
The Spurs were Bullock’s seventh team in his 10 NBA seasons. The Clippers made him the 25th overall pick in 2015, but the only place he stayed for more than two years was Detroit.
The move eases the roster crunch for San Antonio, which has 16 players remaining on guaranteed contracts. At least one of them will have to be waived or traded before opening night.
Miami bound!!!??
Reggie Bullock to the Heat makes sense since the Heat lost Strus and Oladipo during the off season.
Nah, Heat have only 1 PG on the roster, they need to add two. They already have Bullock in Caleb Martin and Haywood Highsmith.
They also signed Josh Richardson and drafted Jaime Jaquez.
And notably didn’t trade Tyler Herro or Duncan Robinson.
Knicks gave Reggie up, maybe they want him back?
They don’t need him. Somebody will kick the tires though.
Knicks could definitely use a 3 and D guy off the bench. So could a lot of teams.
If the Knicks traded him to the spurs then they won’t be allowed to sign him
Celtics need more SFs…. the Knicks should sign him. Then make a trade for a good SF
They moved on for a reason. They’re happy with Grimes, just gave DiVincenzo 50M, traded for Josh Hart, still have RJ Barrett, not to mention the 18M ghost of Evan Fournier.
Excellent fit as a 10th man, assuming he’d sign for the minimum. As a 3&D combo forward, he fills a roster hole, and he’s definitely a Thibs guy.
He’ll have his choice of minimum wage jobs soon. I’d like to see him back with the NYK, as I’m sure Thibs would. But the FO opted to pursue Fournier over him in the summer of 2021, and there won’t be much playing time for him aside from smaller lineups.
Celtics if JRue is not coming
Sharks
Bucks, Grizz, Suns, Cavs, Nugs can all look at him.
So both Cedi and Devonte Graham will be making the team now. Good. Birch is as good as gone.
Graham has 2 years in his deal, can’t buyout. They can trade him as a cap filler. If no one wants him they will buyout next season.
He was solid on Knicks. Heat, Suns, Sixers should all be after him.
Cavs!!! Please we need to spread the floor.
Spurs are doing pretty bad job of using expiring deals to acquire assets while they tank…. Cut Payne, Bullock, what’s next McBuckets?
Zach Collins?
I thought the Spurs wanted Fournier at one point. The Knicks could have traded Fournier for Bullock and a second round pick.
I agree. Dont understand why they cut those two players. They could have taken on unwanted contracts and get assets for it. Be patient…
Bucks make sense…