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Jazz Waive Brian Butch, Trey Gilder

October 18th, 2012 at 4:38pm CST by Chuck Myron

The Jazz have waived training camp invitees Brian Butch and Trey Gilder, according to Steve Luhm of The Salt Lake Tribune. The move brings the team's roster down to 17 players, a number that includes Raja Bell, who's trying to negotiate a buyout from the team (Twitter links).

Both Butch and Gilder were on non-guaranteed deals for the minimum salary. The pair signed with Utah in late September, along with fellow invitees Chris Quinn and Darnell Jackson, who remain with the team and in the running for a spot on the opening-night roster. Kevin Murphy, whom the Jazz drafted in the second round this past June, has a partial guarantee of $200K on his deal, and 14 other players, including Bell, have fully guaranteed contracts, making it an uphill battle for Quinn and Jackson if they're to remain with the club.

Gilder had a cup of coffee with the Grizzlies in 2009/10, appearing for five minutes over two games. The 6'9" forward averaged 19.2 points and 7.7 rebounds in 37.0 minutes per game in 34 contests for the D-League's Sioux Falls SkyForce last year. Butch, a 6'11" center from the University of Wisconsin, signed with the Nuggets late in the 2009/10 season, but did not appear in a game. He was also in camp with the Hornets last year, but is still waiting to make his official NBA debut.

Jazz Sign Quinn, Gilder, Jackson

September 26th, 2012 at 10:16pm CST by Chuck Myron

10:16pm: The contract of second-round pick Kevin Murphy isn't guaranteed, Smith writes, so that means the Jazz only have 14 fully guaranteed contracts, including Raja Bell's. That provides a little extra room for one of the camp invitees to make the team.

8:54pm: The Jazz will bring point guard Chris Quinn to training camp, reports Brian T. Smith of The Salt Lake Tribune (Twitter link). The addition of Quinn, likely on a non-guaranteed, minimum-salary deal, brings the team's roster to 19 players. Quinn will likely compete for the final regular season roster spot with Trey Gilder, Darnell Jackson and Brian Butch, whose signings were officially announced via press release, as Alex Kennedy of HoopsWorld notes via Twitter. Gilder and Jackson appeared close to invites earlier this month, while the signing of Butch was reportedly confirmed a few days ago.

Quinn has spent parts of five seasons in the NBA, with the Heat, Nets and finally the Spurs, with whom he made his last NBA appearance in 2010/11. The 6'2" 29-year-old averaged 4.6 points and 1.9 assists in 13.8 minutes per game with a 12.5 PER over his NBA career. He spent last season with Khimki BC in Russia, and put up 7.3 PPG and 2.9 APG in 19.4 MPG.

The Jazz have 15 fully guaranteed contracts, though one of them belongs to Raja Bell, who is attempting to negotiate a buyout. If he's successful, that would leave a spot open for Quinn, Gilder, Jackson or Butch, Teams aren't obligated to carry more than 13 players, though, so all of the recent signees must impress in order to stick around.

Free Agent Notes: Fisher, Gilder, Joyner

September 19th, 2012 at 6:20pm CST by Michael Pina

With preseason action right around the corner, several teams are holding informal workouts in an attempt to figure out their training camp rosters. Of them are the Lakers, who've begun bringing in newcomers in El Segundo, writes CBSLA.com. One semi-surprising player in attendance was former Laker point guard Derek Fisher, who was traded by the team to the Rockets last season.

Here are a few other free agency related notes floating around the league this Wednesday evening.

Forward Trey Gilder has been invited to the Jazz's training camp, writes The Salt Lake Tribune's Brian T. Smith. The 27-year-old Gilder spent last season in the D-League where he averaged 19.2PPG and 7.7RPG in 34 apperances. He's expected to compete for a roster spot with the team.
Terrence Joyner is weighing training camp options from several teams, tweets Hoopsworld.com's Alex Kennedy. If he doesn't take any offers, Joyner will play in the D-League.
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel's Ira Winderman gives his top 20 remaining free agents. (Sulia link)
Maccabi Tel-Aviv has waived Pops Mensah-Bonsu due to a lingering knee injury, reports Sportando.net.