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Terry Taylor Signs With Brisbane Bullets

November 16th, 2025 at 7:02pm CST by Eli Cohen

Terry Taylor has agreed to a rest-of-season deal with the Brisbane Bullets of Australia’s National Basketball League, reports ESPN’s Olgun Uluc (via Twitter).

Taylor played six scoreless minutes for the Kings last season, but spent the majority of the season with Sacramento’s G League affiliate, where he averaged 13.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.

The 6’5″ forward went unselected in the 2021 draft and experienced success with the Pacers in his rookie year, averaging 9.6 points and 5.2 rebounds over 33 games. He appeared in 31 contests for Indiana and Chicago in 2022/23, then spent the following season with the Bulls before his brief stint with Sacramento on a 10-day contract last season.

He will now head to Australia to join the 5-9 Bullets as they look to push for an NBL playoff spot.

KJ Martin To Sign With Chinese Team

November 16th, 2025 at 9:16am CST by Rory Maher

Free agent forward KJ Martin plans to sign with the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association, a source tells Emiliano Carchia of Sportando (story via Dario Skerletic).

The 52nd overall pick in the 2020 draft, Martin had spent the past five years in the NBA prior to being released by the Jazz in late September. His $8MM contract for 2025/26 was fully non-guaranteed.

A 6’6″ combo forward, Martin has appeared in 309 career NBA games, including 77 starts. He holds averages of 8.6 points and 4.0 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per contest, with a shooting line of .545/.329/.673.

Martin spent his first three seasons in Houston prior to being sent to the Clippers in the 2023 offseason. His stint with Los Angeles was brief, as he was rerouted to Philadelphia in the James Harden trade a few months later.

The 24-year-old, who missed about six weeks of action last season due to a foot injury, split the 2024/25 campaign with the Sixers and Jazz, averaging 6.4 PPG and 2.9 RPG in 43 games (21.2 MPG). Philadelphia technically traded him to Detroit prior to the February deadline, but he was immediately flipped to Utah as part of the Jimmy Butler blockbuster.

Known for his energy and athleticism, Martin was unable to find another NBA team after being cut by the Jazz this fall. This will be the first overseas stint for the son of former NBA All-Star Kenyon Martin.

And-Ones: Brown, Adams, Luxury Tax, Top Rookies

November 14th, 2025 at 4:09pm CST by Rory Maher

Free agent guard/forward Troy Brown Jr. has signed a rest-of-season contract with the Adelaide 36ers of Australia’s National Basketball League, writes Olgun Uluc of ESPN.

The 15th pick in the 2018 draft, Brown spent six years in the NBA, suiting up for the Wizards, Bulls, Lakers, Timberwolves and Pistons. The 26-year-old last played in the league during the 2023/24 campaign.

Brown spent part of last season in Turkey, then briefly played in Puerto Rico in the spring.

“Troy has great size and length,” 36ers GM Matt Weston said in a press release. “He’s a legitimate shooter who is very good on the defensive side of the ball with great hands.”

Here are a few more odds and ends from around the basketball world:

The Brisbane Bullets of the NBL have released former NBA point guard Jaylen Adams, Uluc reports for ESPN. Adams went undrafted in 2018 out of St. Bonaventure and spent most of his rookie year on a two-way deal with Atlanta, ultimately making 41 total NBA appearances through the 2020/21 campaign. He has spent most of the past four seasons in the NBL, including winning MVP in ’21/22 and leading the Sydney Kings to a title that season. However, the 29-year-old has looked disengaged of late, according to Uluc, and his statistics are down considerably from last season. The team cited behavioral and cultural concerns as reasons why it decided to cut Adams loose, sources tell Uluc.
Eric Pincus of SportsBusinessClassroom.com has updated his NBA luxury tax tracker for the ’25/26 season, with 16 clubs currently below the tax line and 14 teams in tax territory. The Nets and Jazz have the most room under the tax, while the Cavaliers have — by far — the most expensive roster in the league, with a projected tax bill of nearly $164MM.
ESPN’s Zach Kram ranks the top 10 NBA rookies, writing that his list is based on how each young player has performed through the first three weeks of the season and not a projection or a prediction on who might win Rookie of the Year. Three Hornets (Sion James at No. 8, Ryan Kalkbrenner at No. 5, and Kon Knueppel at No. 3) are on Kram’s list, with Sixers guard VJ Edgecombe ranked second and Grizzlies wing Cedric Coward coming in at No. 1.

Matt Ryan Signs With Dubai Basketball

November 13th, 2025 at 10:55am CST by Luke Adams

Free agent wing Matt Ryan has officially signed with Dubai Basketball, the team announced today (Twitter link). Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com previously reported that Ryan was in the process of finalizing a deal with Dubai.

Although he has never played a major rotation role for an NBA team, Ryan has been in the league for each of the past four seasons. The 28-year-old appeared in 82 total games for the Celtics, Lakers, Timberwolves, Pelicans, and Knicks from 2022-25, averaging 3.7 points and 0.9 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per night.

Known primarily as a three-point marksman, Ryan has converted 40.2% of his career three-point attempts (80-of-199) at the NBA level. He has also knocked down 39.8% of his tries from beyond the arc at a higher volume (8.4 attempts per game) in 53 G League outings.

Ryan was in camp with New York on an Exhibit 10 contract this fall, but didn’t make the regular season roster and has opted to head overseas to continue his career rather than remaining in the G League with the Westchester Knicks.

Ryan is joining a Dubai Basketball club that is in its first season in the EuroLeague and features several ex-NBA players, including Dwayne Bacon, Filip Petrusev, Mfiondu Kabengele, McKinley Wright IV, and Dzanan Musa.

JT Thor Signs With Reggio Emilia

November 11th, 2025 at 4:03pm CST by Luke Adams

Free agent forward JT Thor has signed with Reggio Emilia (aka Pallacanestro Reggiana), the Italian club announced in a press release (hat tip to Eurohoops).

The 37th overall pick in the 2021 draft out of Auburn, Thor spent three seasons in Charlotte, then played on a two-way contract for the Cavs and Wizards last season. He has appeared in a total of 185 regular season games, averaging 3.2 points and 2.1 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per contest.

Thor, 23, became an unrestricted free agent this summer when his two-way contract with Washington expired and remained on the market for the entire offseason. The fact that he’s no longer eligible for a two-way deal presumably contributed to his lack of viable NBA options.

In addition to spending four years in the NBA, Thor has some international experience, representing South Sudan in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. However, this will be his first time playing professionally overseas.

“JT Thor is an athletic, vertical player with great footwork and quickness,” Reggio Emilia head coach Dimitris Priftis said in a statement. “He’s a good defender, capable of rebounding and protecting the rim. On offense, he brings versatility and an ability to shoot from beyond the arc, adding elements we’ve been missing. JT arrives after several seasons in the NBA. It will be his first experience overseas, and naturally, he’ll need some time to adapt to the European style of basketball.”

International Notes: Ryan, Dinwiddie, Parker, Faried

November 8th, 2025 at 3:11pm CST by Rory Maher

Free agent sharpshooter Matt Ryan is finalizing a contract with Dubai Basketball, sources tell Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com (Twitter link).

A 6’6″ wing, Ryan has suited up for five different NBA teams over the past four seasons, having spent most of 2024/25 with the Knicks. He rarely played for New York last season, only making 19 garbage-time appearances (3.6 minutes per game).

The 28-year-old signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Knicks in September and spent all of training camp and the preseason with the team, but was waived last month before the ’25/26 campaign began. As a four-year veteran, Ryan is no longer eligible for a two-way contract.

Dubai BC is in its first season in the EuroLeague and features several ex-NBA players, including Davis Bertans, Mfiondu Kabengele, and Dwayne Bacon.

Here are a few more notes from overseas:

Veteran NBA guard Spencer Dinwiddie was cut by the Hornets this fall and decided to continue his career in Europe, having signed with Bayern Munich. In an interview with Nicolas Bulach of BasketEurope, Dinwiddie discussed the decision to play in Germany as well as the broader trend of former NBA players joining the EuroLeague. “Everybody is realizing that there is another very high-level basketball league in the world,” Dinwiddie said (hat tip to Nikola Miloradovic of Eurohoops). “The EuroLeague is very competitive. We have the chance to keep chasing our dreams and to enjoy playing the game, no matter where you are in your career. I think that’s why a lot of players move from the NBA to the EuroLeague.”
Four-time NBA champion Tony Parker has agreed to become the head coach of France’s under-17 men’s national team, according to Marc J. Spears of Andscape. Parker explained he was motivated to make the move because he recently came across a list his late father made for his three sons. “When I went through his notes after he passed away, one of his notes was top 10 goals for his kids,” the Hall of Famer told Andscape in a phone interview. “And when it came to me, it was coaching in the NBA and coaching the national team. That’s what he put on goals for me. So, it gives me a great inspiration and great motivation to follow this dream. …I want to give back because I miss the court. I miss the adrenaline, the challenge, the drive to win something. The front office is fun, but it’s not the same as being on the court.”
Amid frontcourt injuries to Mathias Lessort, Richaun Holmes and Omer Yurtseven, Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos has reached a rest-of-season agreement with veteran big man Kenneth Faried, reports Aris Barkas of Eurohoops. The 35-year-old had been playing in Taiwan, but Panathinaikos bought out his contract, Barkas explains. Faried’s deal with Panathinaikos will be finalized soon, pending a physical, head coach Ergin Ataman confirmed today (Twitter video link via Eurohoops).

Malik Beasley Drawing Interest From Teams In Europe, China

November 5th, 2025 at 7:47am CST by Luke Adams

Teams in Europe and China are exhibiting “strong” interest in free agent sharpshooter Malik Beasley, according to Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews, who hears from sources that those clubs have reached out to determine whether that interest might be mutual.

Word broke in June, just ahead of Beasley’s NBA free agency, that he was being investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York for possible illegal betting activity. He was reportedly in discussions with the Pistons at the time about a potential three-year, $42MM deal, but that fell apart as a result of the federal investigation.

Beasley wasn’t named in last month’s indictments that resulted in the arrests of Heat guard Terry Rozier and Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups due to separate but related gambling cases. However, Beasley reportedly hasn’t been cleared by federal investigators or by the NBA, which is conducting its own probe into the matter, so he remains in limbo for now.

While Beasley’s preference would be to sign a new NBA contract, teams in the Chinese Basketball Association have made compelling pitches, according to Urbonas, who says those clubs are willing to make offers that are both lucrative and flexible, with NBA outs included. As Urbonas explains, that structure could appeal to Beasley since it would allow him to compete in the CBA and remain in game shape while waiting to be cleared by the NBA.

The CBA season won’t tip off until December 12, Urbonas notes, so Beasley doesn’t necessarily need to make a decision right away. If he were to be cleared to return to the NBA, the Pistons and Cavaliers are believed to be among the teams that would have interest.

Beasley, who will turn 29 later this month, is coming off a strong season in Detroit in which he averaged 16.3 points per game and finished second in the NBA in three-pointers made (319). He was the runner-up in Sixth Man of the Year voting behind Celtics guard Payton Pritchard.

Serge Ibaka Teases NBA Comeback

November 2nd, 2025 at 9:03pm CST by Eli Cohen

Serge Ibaka recently teased a potential return to the NBA, tweeting a black and white picture of himself practicing in an open University of Miami gym with the caption “@nba Comeback.”

The 14-year veteran’s most recent NBA action came in the 2022/23 season, when he appeared in 16 regular season games for the Bucks and averaged 4.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.6 minutes per contest.

Ibaka played the following season overseas with Bayern Munich, with whom he averaged 12.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks while shooting 48.0% from three. He spent last season with Real Madrid, averaging 6.5 PPG and 3.3 RPG during EuroLeague play.

The 36-year-old Ibaka led the league in blocks three times during his NBA career and won the 2019 NBA championship as a key contributor for the Raptors. He rose to prominence as an important member of the Thunder team that, along with Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook, lost the 2012 NBA Finals to the LeBron James-led Heat.

Southwest Notes: Mavericks, Gafford, Irving, Rockets, Morant

November 1st, 2025 at 9:45pm CST by Arthur Hill

Tonight’s game in Mexico City is an important part of the NBA’s international outreach and a chance for the Mavericks to build their fan base in the neighboring nation, writes Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News (subscription required). The Mavs’ contest against Detroit marks their eighth appearance in Mexico and the NBA’s 33rd overall since 1992.

“For fans outside of the U.S., the opportunity for them to enjoy a live experience of an NBA game is very limited,” said Raul Zarraga, vice president and managing director of NBA Mexico. “This is part of our commitment to provide this live experience to fans all around the world.”

Dwight Powell, the only player left on the roster from the Mavericks’ last trip to Mexico during the 2019/20 season, recalls the crowd being “extremely energetic.” Zarraga said Mexican fans as a group don’t have a strong rooting interest in any franchise, but they tend to like the three Texas teams as well as those with successful histories such as the Bulls, Lakers and Heat.

One of tonight’s top attractions will be No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg, who’s looking forward to playing in front of an international crowd.

“I’ve been to Cancun one time for a vacation, but other than that, I’ve never been to Mexico,” Flagg said. “I’m excited. I’ve heard it’s really beautiful. Detroit’s a really good team, so it should be a competitive, high-level game.”

There’s more from the Southwest Division:

Daniel Gafford is in the Mavericks‘ starting lineup as he makes his season debut, but coach Jason Kidd said he’ll be restricted to about 15-18 minutes, per Grant Afseth of Dallas Hoops Journal (Twitter link). D’Angelo Russell is also active after being listed as questionable with a left knee contusion.
Asked about Kyrie Irving at tonight’s pregame press conference, Kidd hinted that his star guard could be back in action before the end of the year, Curtis tweets. “We just can’t wait to get Kai back, at some point,” Kidd said. “Hopefully it’s in the year of ’25, not ’26. We’ll see what happens, but I think those two (Irving/Flagg) will be a perfect match in the backcourt.”
Rockets coach Ime Udoka is still working out his rotation and is trying to create more playing time for backup center Clint Capela, according to Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle (Twitter link). Udoka added that there’s still no timetable for Dorian Finney-Smith, who is recovering from offseason ankle surgery, but he and Jae’Sean Tate will get a chance to earn rotation roles when they’re fully healthy. Tate is currently restricted to 15 minutes per game.
The Grizzlies have already reached a turning point in their season after today’s one-game suspension of Ja Morant, contends Damichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal. Cole states that Morant seemed “disengaged” during Friday’s loss to the Lakers, and he was upset after a post-game interaction with coach Tuomas Iisalo, who is known for being direct with players. Cole adds that the season could unravel quickly if Morant, Iisalo and Jaren Jackson Jr. don’t work together as leaders.

Jared Rhoden Signs With Paris Basketball

November 1st, 2025 at 4:00pm CST by Rory Maher

Free agent guard Jared Rhoden has signed a contract with Paris Basketball, the French team announced in a press release. No details were provided on the duration of the deal.

Rhoden, who went undrafted in 2022 out of Seton Hall, has spent parts of each of the past three seasons in the NBA, appearing in 45 regular season games for Detroit, Charlotte and Toronto over that span. The 26-year-old finished last season on a two-way contract with the Raptors.

A 6’6″ shooting guard, Rhoden underwent surgery in late April to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder and was subsequently waived on July 1. The Raptors re-signed Rhoden to an Exhibit 10 deal for training camp, but he was released again a few days before the 2025/26 season began.

Rhoden appeared in 10 games with the Raptors last season, averaging 11.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 21.5 minutes per night, with a shooting line of .506/.324/.880. He bumped those averages to 19.0 PPG, 6.9 RPG, and 3.4 APG in 31.4 MPG on .507/.393/.648 shooting in 26 regular season outings for the G League’s Raptors 905.

Paris Basketball competes in the EuroLeague and France’s top domestic league, the LNB Élite.