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Pelicans Cut Four Players

October 16th, 2024 at 12:46pm CST by Luke Adams

The Pelicans have removed four players from their preseason roster, announcing in a press release on Wednesday that they’ve requested waivers on Elfrid Payton, Keion Brooks Jr., Trhae Mitchell, and Josh Oduro.

All four players were on essentially identical non-guaranteed contracts with Exhibit 10 clauses and will now be eligible to earn bonuses worth $77.5K apiece if they reported to the Birmingham Squadron and spend at least 60 days with New Orleans’ G League affiliate.

Brooks and Oduro went undrafted earlier this year and have no prior G League experience, so they can be designated as “affiliate players” for the Squadron. Payton and Mitchell played for other NBAGL teams last season, but had their returning rights acquired by Birmingham in a pair of separate trades during the offseason.

The Pelicans now have 14 players on guaranteed contracts and three on two-way deals, for a total of 17 players on their preseason roster.

Those are the 17 players who appear likely to open the regular season with the club, though it’s possible New Orleans will continue shuffling Exhibit 10 players on and off the roster over the next few days for G League purposes.

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Pelicans Sign Trhae Mitchell, Waive Jalen Crutcher

October 15th, 2024 at 7:26am CST by Luke Adams

The Pelicans made a minor change at the back of their 21-man preseason roster on Monday, announcing in a press release that they’ve signed free agent guard Trhae Mitchell and waived guard Jalen Crutcher. New Orleans still has a full 21-man squad following the two moves.

Mitchell, who went undrafted out of South Alabama in 2020, has spent most of his professional career playing for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Houston’s G League affiliate. He also had a stint with the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League earlier this year before playing for the Pelicans’ Summer League team.

In 49 Showcase Cup and regular season games for the Vipers last season, the 27-year-old averaged 6.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.9 steals in 30.2 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .502/.422/.652. Known more for his defensive prowess than his offensive production, Mitchell earned a spot on the G League’s All-Defensive team in the spring.

The Birmingham Squadron – New Orleans’ G League team – recently acquired Mitchell’s returning rights from the Vipers. That’s a strong signal that the plan is to have him play for the Squadron this season — his new deal with the Pelicans almost certainly includes Exhibit 10 language, which will make him eligible for a bonus worth up to $77.5K if he’s waived by New Orleans and then spends at least 60 days with Birmingham.

It’s a safe bet that’s the plan for Crutcher too. The 25-year-old, who spent training camp with the Pelicans and saw some action in last Monday’s preseason opener, spent last season with the Squadron and will likely report back to New Orleans’ G League team in order to earn his $77.5K Exhibit 10 bonus.

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And-Ones: NBAGL Trades, Extension Candidates, Woj’s Replacement, More

October 1st, 2024 at 9:29am CST by Luke Adams

Toronto’s G League affiliate – the Raptors 905 – has made a pair of trades in recent days, including a four-team deal that sent Kennedy Chandler‘s returning rights to the 905, according to Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link). As we noted recently when the NBA’s Raptors signed and waived Chandler, their G League team still needed to acquire the guard’s rights in order to get him on the 905’s roster this fall.

That four-team trade also saw the Long Island Nets acquire Au’Diese Toney‘s returning rights and a 2025 first-round pick, the Birmingham Squadron (Pelicans) acquire Trhae Mitchell‘s returning rights, and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Rockets) land the rights to Devin Cannady and Markquis Nowell along with a 2024 first-round pick.

In the 905’s other trade, the Raptors’ affiliate sent Koby McEwen‘s returning rights to the Windy City Bulls in exchange for Evan Gilyard‘s rights, tweets Murphy.

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NBAGL All-League, Defensive, Rookie Teams Announced

April 18th, 2024 at 4:27pm CST by Rory Maher

The NBA announced all of the major All-NBA G League teams on Thursday (All Twitter links found here), including the First Team, Second Team, Third Team, All-Defensive Team, and All-Rookie team.

Several current and former NBA players are among the honorees. Here is the full list of winners for the 2023/24 season.

All-NBA G League First Team:

All-NBA G League Second Team:

All-NBA G League Third Team:

G League All-Defensive Team:

G League All-Rookie Team:

* Denotes two-way contract

^ Denotes standard contract

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Shaquille Harrison Named NBAGL Defensive Player Of The Year

April 4th, 2024 at 1:15pm CST by Rory Maher

Former NBA guard Shaquille Harrison, who has been playing for the South Bay Lakers, has been named the NBA G League’s Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in three seasons, the league announced (via Twitter). Harrison previously won the award in 2021/22 while playing for the Delaware Blue Coats, the Sixers’ NBAGL affiliate.

In 34 regular season games with South Bay in 2023/24, Harrison averaged 15.1 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 6.5 APG and a league-best 2.9 SPG in 34.1 MPG. He posted a .518/.330/.663 shooting line over that span. Harrison also appeared in nine Showcase Cup games with South Bay this season, averaging 10.3 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 7.9 APG and 1.9 SPG on .431/.333/.667 shooting in 31.4 MPG.

Harrison spent training camp and preseason with the Grizzlies this fall after inking an Exhibit 10 contract. He was waived before the season started. However, they brought him back on a 10-day hardship deal, and he appeared in three games for six total minutes with Memphis this season.

The seven-year veteran has appeared in 183 total regular season games with Phoenix, Chicago, Utah, Denver, Brooklyn, Portland and Memphis, holding career averages of 5.2 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1.6 APG and 1.0 SPG on .435/.281/.718 shooting in 15.2 MPG.

According to the NBA, Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Rockets) guard Trhae Mitchell and Maine Celtics center Kylor Kelley finished second and third, respectively, for the award, which was voted on by head coaches and general managers.

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Rockets Sign Pierria Henry, Waive Trhae Mitchell

October 12th, 2022 at 12:52pm CST by Luke Adams

The Rockets have made a pair of minor roster moves, waiving swingman Trhae Mitchell and signing free agent guard Pierria Henry, the team announced today.

Mitchell, who played for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers – Houston’s G League team – last season, signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Rockets this week and is expected to head back to the Vipers this fall.

It appears a stint with the Vipers may also be in the cards for Henry, a longtime standout in Europe, where he won a Turkish League championship with Fenerbahçe in 2022 and a Spanish League title in 2020 with Baskonia. The 29-year-old is a strong three-and-D player who was a member of the Wizards’ Summer League team in July.

Henry played his college ball at Charlotte from 2011-15 and has exclusively played in Europe since then. Unless the Rockets have bigger plans for him, he may view a stint in the G League as his best shot to make it to the NBA.

Houston still has a full 20-man roster following today’s roster moves.

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Rockets Sign Trhae Mitchell

October 11th, 2022 at 7:23pm CST by Dana Gauruder

The Rockets have signed Trhae Mitchell, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle tweets.

While Feigen didn’t specify, it’s likely an Exhibit 10 deal.

The 6’6” Mitchell, 25, played for Houston’s G League team, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, last season and averaged 10 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 28 games, including 23 starts. He also appeared in five games for the Rockets’ Summer League team.

It’s likely Mitchell will soon be placed on waivers, then return to the Rio Grande team. If he has an Exhibit 10 deal, he could earn a bonus up to $50K.

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