Transactions Rumors | Hoops Rumors

Warriors Promote Pat Spencer, Sign Braxton Key To Two-Way

March 4th, 2025 at 4:57pm CST by Dana Gauruder

6:07pm: Spencer has officially had his contract converted and Key has signed his two-way deal, the team’s PR department tweets.

4:57pm: The Warriors are converting Pat Spencer‘s two-way deal into a standard contract and will fill that two-way spot by signing forward Braxton Key, The Stein Line contributor Jake Fischer reports (Twitter links).

Golden State had two open spots on the 15-man roster and needed to fill at least one of them. The signing of Kevin Knox to a second 10-day contract at the beginning of the month bumped its roster count to 13.

Spencer has appeared in 28 games off the bench for the Warriors this season, averaging 2.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 7.0 minutes per night. He scored a career-high 17 points against Indiana on Jan. 10.

Spencer, 28, went undrafted out of Northwestern in 2020. He had a brief stay in Germany but has spent the bulk of his pro career in the G League. He’s played five games for the Santa Cruz Warriors this season.

Key, 28, has appeared in 34 career NBA games, including 20 contest with Denver last season. He was part of the Clippers’ training camp roster last fall but was waived prior to the season opener.

Key has been playing in the G League with the San Diego Clippers. In a total of 38 NBAGL appearances, he’s averaging 14.8 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.4 steals in 31.8 minutes per game.

Nets Sign Tyson Etienne, Waive Kendall Brown

March 4th, 2025 at 4:46pm CST by Dana Gauruder

The Nets have agreed to a two-way contract with guard Tyson Etienne, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. They opened up a two-way spot by waiving Kendall Brown, Brian Lewis of the New York Post tweets. Both moves are now official, per NBA.com’s transaction log.

Etienne has averaged 20.0 points, 3.8 assists, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.3 steals for the NBA G League’s Long Island Nets in 24 regular season games. The 6’2″ guard has been extremely proficient as a three-point shooter, knocking down 47.6% of his attempts while taking an average of 7.0 per game. He has yet to make his NBA debut.

Etienne was signed and waived by Brooklyn on an Exhibit 10 deal in September. He had been in the Hawks organization after going undrafted out of Wichita State in 2022, playing for their G League team.

Brown was signed to a two-way deal late last month and didn’t appear in a game with the Nets. The 48th overall pick in the 2022 draft, Brown spent his first two professional seasons with the Pacers, first on a two-way contract and then on a standard deal. However, the 6’7″ swingman was waived by Indiana in October and then had his G League rights acquired by the Long Island Nets later that month.

Brown has appeared in 37 games with the Long Island Nets this season, averaging 16.1 points and 5.3 rebounds.

Knicks Add Anton Watson On Two-Way Deal

March 4th, 2025 at 4:28pm CST by Dana Gauruder

The Knicks have claimed former Celtics forward Anton Watson off waivers, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. Watson is on a two-way contract and will fill New York’s lone two-way opening.

Boston waived Watson on Sunday. A rookie forward selected with the No. 54 pick in last year’s draft, he signed his two-way contract in August but has yet to make his NBA regular season debut.

Watson has appeared in a total of 37 games (34 starts) for the NBA G League’s Maine Celtics in the Tip-Off Tournament and regular season. He’s averaging 12.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 29.9 minutes per game.

Watson, 24, played five seasons at Gonzaga and averaged career highs of 14.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists last season.

The Knicks opened up a pair of two-way slots by waiving Matt Ryan and Jacob Toppin on Sunday. They filled one of those spots by signing MarJon Beauchamp earlier on Tuesday.

Tuesday night is the deadline for teams to sign two-way players.

Hawks Sign Dominick Barlow To Standard Contract

March 4th, 2025 at 1:49pm CST by Alex Kirschenbaum

March 4: Barlow’s contract is now official, the Hawks announced in a press release. As we relayed in a separate story, Harris’ 10-day contract was terminated early to create room on the standard roster for Barlow.

March 2: The Hawks are set to sign two-way forward Dominick Barlow to a two-year standard contract, agent Todd Ramasar of Life Sports Agency has informed ESPN’s Shams Charania (via Twitter). Barlow is currently on a two-way deal.

Atlanta currently has no room on its standard roster for Barlow, having just inked swingman Kevon Harris to a 10-day contract on Saturday. The team will either have to terminate Harris’ deal early or waive another player to make room for Barlow.

A 6’9″ combo forward, Barlow skipped college, having played instead for Overtime Elite’s Team Overtime in 2021/22.

Barlow, 21, spent his first two NBA seasons with the Spurs. He was on a two-way contract as a rookie and opened the 2023/24 campaign on a two-way deal before seeing that agreement converted to a standard contract at the end of that season.

Barlow has played sparingly for the Hawks at the NBA level so far this season, seeing action in 18 games (two starts). Across just 7.8 minutes per night, he’s averaging 2.9 points and 1.6 boards.

Barlow has, however, made a bigger splash with Atlanta’s G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks, in 2024/25.

In 13 Tip-Off Tournament games for the Skyhawks, Barlow averaged 19.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 blocks and 0.6 steals per contest. Across four regular season bouts with College Park, he had been averaging 20.8 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.8 BPG and 0.8 SPG.

Knicks Sign MarJon Beauchamp To Two-Way Deal

March 4th, 2025 at 1:26pm CST by Dana Gauruder

March 4: The Knicks have officially signed Beauchamp to a two-way contract, the team confirmed today (via Twitter).

March 3: The Knicks are adding MarJon Beauchamp on a two-way contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets.

Beauchamp was waived by the Clippers on Saturday in order to promote Jordan Miller to a standard contract. The Knicks opened up a pair of two-way slots by waiving Matt Ryan and Jacob Toppin on Sunday.

The 24th overall pick in 2022, Beauchamp has struggled to establish himself as a reliable NBA rotation player. He has averaged 4.2 PPG and 1.9 RPG in 129 career contests (11.2 MPG).

The 6’7″ forward spent his first two-and-a-half NBA seasons with the Bucks, then was traded from Milwaukee to Los Angeles at the deadline in exchange for Kevin Porter Jr. Beauchamp came off the bench in 26 contests with the Bucks this season before he was dealt and made three limited appearances with the Clippers.

According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks (Twitter link), he’s eligible to be active for 12 of the Knicks’ 22 remaining regular-season games.

Kevin McCullar holds the Knicks’ other two-way contract.

Raptors Sign Rhoden To Two-Way Deal, Promote Robinson

March 4th, 2025 at 12:19pm CST by Luke Adams

12:19 pm: Both roster moves are now official, according to the transaction log at NBA.com.

10:54 am: The Raptors have agreed to a two-way contract with guard Jared Rhoden, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).

Rhoden, 25, was in camp with Toronto back in the fall. When the Raptors waived him at the end of the preseason, he was claimed by the Hornets, who converted him to a two-way deal and kept him him on their roster for about six weeks before cutting him in early December.

After appearing in four games for the Hornets and two for their G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, Rhoden has been suiting up for the Raptors 905 for most of the NBAGL season. The former Seton Hall standout has averaged 16.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.1 steals in 30.3 minutes per game across 22 appearances for Toronto’s G League affiliate. He has knocked down down 49.5% of his shots from the floor, including 38.0% of his three-pointers.

Rhoden was briefly under contract with the Raptors last month after signing a 10-day deal with the team on February 19. He appeared in just one NBA game for Toronto during those 10 days, seeing 78 seconds of garbage-time action in a blowout win over Phoenix.

The Raptors will have to open up a two-way slot in order to sign Rhoden and the expectation is that they’ll do so by promoting center Orlando Robinson to their standard roster, reports Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link). It’s expected to be a straight conversion for Robinson, which means he’ll just be signed for the rest of the season, according to Murphy.

Robinson, who opened the season on a non-guaranteed contract in Sacramento, barely played for the Kings, but has been part of the Raptors’ regular rotation in recent weeks, first on a pair of 10-day contracts, then on a two-way deal. He has posted 5.5 PPG, 4.3 RPG, and 1.3 APG in 17 games (15.7 MPG) for Toronto.

The Raptors currently have two openings on their 15-man roster, so they’ll still have room for another player after promoting Robinson.

Hawks Terminate Kevon Harris’ 10-Day Contract

March 4th, 2025 at 11:49am CST by Luke Adams

The Hawks have terminated Kevon Harris‘ 10-day contract on just the fourth day of the deal, the team announced today in a press release.

Harris earned a promotion to Atlanta’s NBA roster after starring this season for the College Park Skyhawks in the G League. In 36 outings for the Hawks’ NBAGL affiliate, he has averaged 19.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in 30.8 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .456/.436/.805.

Although he was technically active for the Hawks on Monday against Memphis, Harris didn’t see any action. His contract has been ended early so that the Hawks can elevate Dominick Barlow from his two-way contract to the standard roster. Promoting Barlow today will allow Atlanta to sign a replacement two-way player before Tuesday’s deadline.

Harris won’t have to pass through waivers and becomes an NBA free agent immediately now that his contract has been terminated. He remains eligible for a two-way deal if Atlanta still wants to keep him on the roster in some form.

Even though he was released early, Harris will still earn his full 10-day salary of $119,972.

David Roddy Signs Two-Way Deal With Rockets

March 4th, 2025 at 11:39am CST by Dana Gauruder

March 4: The Rockets have officially signed Roddy to a two-way contract, per NBA.com’s transaction log.

March 3: David Roddy has agreed on a two-way contract with the Rockets, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets.

Houston opened up a two-way spot by promoting Jeenathan Williams to a standard four-year, $8.2MM contract over the weekend.

Roddy didn’t last long as a free agent after he was waived by the Sixers on Saturday. Roddy signed a two-way deal with Philadelphia last month after a 10-day contract with the Sixers expired. He played three games with Philadelphia, averaging 6.0 points in 9.7 minutes per contest.

Roddy began the season with Atlanta, but was placed on waivers so the Hawks could complete a two-for-one deal with the Clippers at the trade deadline. Before being released, he appeared in 27 games, averaging 4.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 12.8 minutes per night.

The Sixers selected Roddy with the 23rd pick in 2022, but traded him to Memphis on draft night. He was sent to Phoenix in a three-team deal at the 2024 deadline and then shipped to Atlanta in an offseason trade.

Roddy, who turns 24 later this month, has averaged 6.2 points and 2.9 rebounds in 17 minutes per game during his 165-game NBA career.

He’ll add depth to a frontcourt that’s been a little banged up recently. A handful of forwards and centers are listed as questionable for Monday’s game against Oklahoma City.

Celtics Add Miles Norris On Two-Way Deal

March 4th, 2025 at 10:40am CST by Dana Gauruder

March 4: Norris’ two-way contract with the Celtics is now official, according to a press release from the team.

March 2: The Celtics are signing forward Miles Norris to a two-way contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets.

Norris, who has yet to make his NBA debut, has been playing for the NBA G League’s Memphis Hustle. In 36 games combining his Showcase Cup and regular-season appearances, Norris is averaging 17.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 30.6 minutes per contest.

Norris went undrafted in 2023 after playing at UC Santa Barbara. He signed a two-way contract with the Hawks prior to last season but was waived in December. He then joined the Hawks’ G League team in College Park, where he averaged 11.6 PPG and 6.0 RPG in 45 games.

Norris participated in the Grizzlies’ training camp this past fall after signing a camp deal, but was waived prior to the season.

Boston opened up a two-way spot on Sunday by waiving rookie forward Anton Watson.

Kai Jones Signs Two-Way Contract With Mavericks

March 3rd, 2025 at 5:07pm CST by Arthur Hill

March 3: The Mavericks have officially confirmed (via Twitter) that they’ve waived Kelley and signed Jones to a two-way contract.

March 2: Dallas will waive Kylor Kelley to make room for Jones, sources tell NBA insider Marc Stein (Twitter link).

March 1: Kai Jones, who was released earlier today by the Clippers, expects to sign a two-way deal with the Mavericks once he clears waivers, sources tell NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link).

The 24-year-old center saw limited action in 28 games with L.A. this season, averaging 2.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.4 minutes per night. He was getting consistent playing time earlier in the season, but was only used once during February and hasn’t played more than three minutes in a game since January 15.

At 6’11”, Jones can provide valuable size for a Dallas team that is trying to survive while its top three big men recover from injuries. Anthony Davis is set to be reevaluated March 6 for the adductor strain he suffered in his Mavericks debut. Daniel Gafford, who has a grade 3 MCL sprain, and Dereck Lively, who’s dealing with a fractured ankle, will have their conditions checked on that same date, although they aren’t expected to return for a while.

Moses Brown has been the Mavs’ starting center for the past two games, but he will become a free agent when his 10-day contract expires tonight. Hard cap restrictions will prevent Dallas from offering Brown another contract until April 10.

That could create an opportunity for Jones to make an immediate impact. Even though his NBA career has been disappointing so far, he was regarded highly enough to be the 19th pick in the 2021 draft.

Dallas’ two-way slots are currently filled by Brandon Williams, Kessler Edwards and Kylor Kelley, so a move will have to be made in time for Jones to be added by the March 4 deadline to sign two-way players.