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International Signings: Thomas, Mané, Graham, Robinson

August 31st, 2025 at 8:52pm CST by Rory Maher

Former NBA sharpshooter Matt Thomas has signed with Fundacion CB Granada for the 2025/26 season, the Spanish team announced in a press release (hat tip to Albert De Roa of HoopsHype).

Thomas, 31, appeared in 126 NBA games over three years from 2019-22, suiting up for Toronto, Utah and Chicago. He has spent the past two seasons in the EuroLeague with Germany’s ALBA Berlin.

In 21 EuroLeague contests in 2024/25, Thomas averaged 12.3 points while shooting 46.2% from long distance in 24.1 minutes per game. Granada went just 9-25 in Spain’s top domestic league (Liga ACB) last season.

Here are a few more international signings to pass along:

Senegalese-Canadian guard Karim Mané has signed with the French team Rouen Metropole Basket for the upcoming season, according to a press release. Mané played 10 games with Orlando while on a two-way deal during the 2020/21 campaign. The 25-year-old recently helped Senegal claim its third consecutive third-place finish at AfroBasket. Mané played for teams in Greece and Canada last season. RMB competes in the LNB Pro B, France’s second division.
Veteran wing Treveon Graham has re-signed with the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of the Taiwanese P. League+, per De Roa of HoopsHype. The Maryland native spent four years in the NBA, spending time with Charlotte, Brooklyn, Minnesota and Atlanta. Graham has also played in the G League and in Canada since his last NBA stint in 2019/20.
Forward Devin Robinson is heading back to Spain, having signed a one-year deal with Basket Zaragoza, the team announced. Robinson, who appeared in eight games with the Wizards over two NBA seasons (from 2017-19), has spent the past four years in Europe, playing in Germany, Spain and Slovenia. In 18 EuroCup games with Cedevita Olimpija in ’24/25, the 6’7″ wing averaged 14.8 PPG, 5.3 RPG and 1.2 SPG in 27.9 MPG. Zaragoza went 13-21 in the Liga ACB last season.

Pelicans’ Missi, Rockets’ Okogie Playing In AfroBasket

August 13th, 2025 at 3:59pm CST by Luke Adams

While it lacks the star power of the upcoming EuroBasket tournament, FIBA’s 2025 AfroBasket event, which tipped off on Tuesday, features a pair of NBA players. Second-year Pelicans center Yves Missi is suiting up for Cameroon, while veteran Rockets wing Josh Okogie is representing Nigeria.

Both players got off to strong starts on Wednesday in their teams’ first AfroBasket games. Missi contributed 12 points, four rebounds, and three assists in 24 minutes to help lead Cameroon to an 86-65 win over Tunisia, while Okogie had five points, five assists, four rebounds, and a +12 on/off mark in 27 minutes of action during Nigeria’s 77-59 victory over Madagascar.

Jonathan Kuminga was listed on the preliminary roster for the Democratic Republic of Congo, but isn’t suiting up for the team as his restricted free agent standoff with the Warriors extends well into the offseason.

Still, there are several other former NBA players taking part in the tournament, as the full list of rosters shows.

Bruno Fernando (Angola), Edy Tavares (Cape Verde), Matt Costello (Côte d’Ivoire), Christian Eyenga (Democratic Republic of Congo), Mamadi Diakite (Guinea), Ibou Badji (Senegal), Karim Mané (Senegal), and Wenyen Gabriel (South Sudan) are among the names that may be familiar to NBA fans, with Tavares (14 points, 19 rebounds) and Costello (12 points, 11 rebounds, six assists) submitting big performances en route to victories in their first group play games.

A handful of notable former NBA players are also on the sidelines as coaches for the event, including Luol Deng for South Sudan, DeSagana Diop for Senegal, and Sam Vincent for Libya, observes Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link).

AfroBasket’s field is made up of 16 national teams divided into four groups of four teams apiece. Each squad faces the other clubs in its group once during the preliminary round; the top-ranked team in each group after those three games advances directly to the quarterfinals, while the eight second- and third-place teams square off in “play-in” games to earn quarterfinal berths.

Group play will continue through Sunday, with the play-in games for the knockout round held next Monday and Tuesday. The quarterfinals will take place on August 20 and 21, with the semifinals played on Aug. 23 and the final (and third-place game) on Aug. 24.

Quinn Cook, Jahm’ius Ramsey, Others Sign G League Contracts

February 22nd, 2022 at 11:26am CST by Luke Adams

A series of NBA free agents have signed contracts with the G League, according to the NBAGL transactions log. Veteran guard Quinn Cook and former Kings Jahmi’us Ramsey and Robert Woodard II – both of whom were waived earlier this month – are among the players entering the G League.

Cook, who has 188 career NBA appearances under his belt, began the 2021/22 season playing overseas with Lokomotiv Kuban, but left the Russian team in December in what was deemed a mutual decision. Ramsey and Woodard were second-round picks in the 2020 draft, but never developed into regular rotation players in Sacramento, appearing in just 32 and 25 total games, respectively.

Woodard was initially claimed by the Iowa Wolves and has since been traded to the Oklahoma City Blue (the Thunder‘s NBAGL affiliate). Cook and Ramsey signed their contracts more recently and have yet to land with new teams.

Malik Fitts, Ky Bowman, Karim Mane, and Daulton Hommes are among the other players with NBA experience who have signed G League contracts within the last week. Although Hommes technically has yet to appear in an NBA regular season game, he spent the first two months of this season on a two-way deal with New Orleans, earning a year of NBA service.

Fitts’ returning rights belong to the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario, while Bowman has been traded to the Austin Spurs. Mane has landed with the Greensboro Swarm, the Hornets‘ G League team, while Hommes rejoined the Birmingham Squadron, the Pelicans‘ affiliate.

Finally, former Warriors and Magic guard Mychal Mulder has also signed a G League contract, a source tells our JD Shaw (Twitter link). Mulder, who was waived by Orlando last month, appeared in 15 games this season and has played in 82 total NBA contests since 2020.

None of these players’ rights are held by an NBA team, so they remain free to sign a standard contract or a two-way deal with any of the league’s 30 clubs.

2021/22 NBA G League Draft Results

October 23rd, 2021 at 1:29pm CST by Luke Adams

The NBA G League held its draft for the 2021/22 season on Saturday afternoon.

The 28 G League teams affiliated with NBA teams participated in the event, with the G League Ignite and Mexico City Capitanes sitting it out. The Ignite and Capitanes will be taking part in the NBAGL’s Showcase Cup this fall, but won’t be part of the 36-game regular season that tips off in late December.

The first player selected in today’s draft was former St. John’s point guard Shamorie Ponds, who was picked by the Delaware Blue Coats, the Sixers‘ G League affiliate. Ponds has a little NBA experience, having appeared in four games as a rookie in 2019/20 while on a two-way contract with Toronto.

Among the other notable picks were Nate Darling by the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario at No. 5 and LiAngelo Ball by the Greensboro Swarm at No. 14. Last week, the Clippers and Hornets signed and waived Darling and Ball, respectively, in an effort to secure their affiliate rights, but were unable to get those rights for procedural reasons. The two teams had to use the draft to make sure they landed those players.

The Knicks also signed and waived veteran guard Brandon Knight during the preseason and were unable to get his affiliate rights due to a procedural issue. However, Westchester passed on Knight with the No. 4 overall pick today, and the Heat‘s affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, snatched him up at No. 6. We’ll see if Knight is no longer in the Knicks’ plans or if the Skyforce intend to trade his rights to Westchester.

Lance Stephenson to the Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets) at No. 13 and Dwyane Wade‘s son Zaire Wade to the Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz) at No. 10 were a couple of the other notable picks that played out as expected.

Here are the full 2021/22 G League draft results:

Round One:

Delaware Blue Coats (Sixers): Shamorie Ponds
College Park Skyhawks (Hawks): Tyler Hagedorn
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (Pacers): Gabe York
Westchester Knicks (Knicks): Justin Turner
Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario (Clippers): Nate Darling
Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat): Brandon Knight
Texas Legends (Mavericks): Eddie Stansberry
Motor City Cruise (Pistons): Jaylen Johnson
Iowa Wolves (Timberwolves): Michael Gbinije
Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz): Zaire Wade
Texas Legends (Mavericks): Loudon Love
Santa Cruz Warriors (Warriors): Alan Griffin
Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets): Lance Stephenson
Greensboro Swarm (Hornets): LiAngelo Ball
Lakeland Magic (Magic): TJ Haws
Cleveland Charge (Cavaliers): B.J. Taylor
Windy City Bulls (Bulls): Scottie Lindsey
Maine Celtics (Celtics): Isaiah Ross
Iowa Wolves (Timberwolves): Ruot Monyyong
Lakeland Magic (Magic): Marlon Stewart
Stockton Kings (Kings): Joe Young
Iowa Wolves (Timberwolves): Samir Doughty
Greensboro Swarm (Hornets): Chudier Bile
Capital City Go-Go (Wizards): Rodney Pryor
Windy City Bulls (Bulls): Tim Bond
Greensboro Swarm (Hornets): Tyree White
Cleveland Charge (Cavaliers): Montell McRae
Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Rockets): Cullen Russo

Round Two:

Memphis Hustle (Grizzlies): Karim Mane
College Park Skyhawks (Hawks): Kalob Ledoux
Memphis Hustle (Grizzlies): Gerard Tarin
Delaware Blue Coats (Sixers): Barra Njie
Raptors 905 (Raptors): Tahj Eaddy
Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets): Trevon Duval
Lakeland Magic (Magic): Gary Chivichyan
Motor City Cruise (Pistons): Ryan Daly
Wisconsin Herd (Bucks): Keaton Wallace
Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz): Pedro Bradshaw
Austin Spurs (Spurs): Alexis Wangmene
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (Pacers): Ian DuBose
Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat): Mike Smith
Lakeland Magic (Magic): Jaire Grayer
Raptors 905 (Raptors): Blake Francis
Cleveland Charge (Cavaliers): Jack Pagenkopf
Lakeland Magic (Magic): Devonte Patterson
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (Pacers): Jordan Allen
Birmingham Squadron (Pelicans): Devearl Ramsey
Long Island Nets (Nets): Chris Walker
Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Rockets): Eric Demers
Birmingham Squadron (Pelicans): Derrick Griffin
Santa Cruz Warriors (Warriors): JaQuan Lyle
Capital City Go-Go (Wizards): Jachai Taylor
Westchester Knicks (Knicks): Lydell Elmore
Greensboro Swarm (Hornets): Ikenna Ndugba
Oklahoma City Blue (Thunder): Tevin King
Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario (Clippers): Kammeon Holsey

Round Three:

South Bay Lakers (Lakers): Elijah Cain
College Park Skyhawks (Hawks): Landon Taliaferro
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (Pacers): Will Vorhees
Westchester Knicks (Knicks): Asante Gist
Stockton Kings (Kings): Princepal Singh
Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets): Trevor John
Raptors 905 (Raptors): Tristan Jarrett
Motor City Cruise (Pistons): Devon Baulkman
Wisconsin Herd (Bucks): Jaylen Bland
Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz): J.C. Show
Austin Spurs (Spurs): No pick
Memphis Hustle (Grizzlies): No pick
Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat): Joel Ntambwe
Delaware Blue Coats (Sixers): No pick
Texas Legends (Mavericks): Lamonte Bearden
Stockton Kings (Kings): No pick
Delaware Blue Coats (Sixers): No pick
Maine Celtics (Celtics): Lindsey Drew
Iowa Wolves (Timberwolves): Artur Labinowicz
Long Island Nets (Nets): Jaylen Fisher
Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario (Clippers): Randy Onwuasor
Iowa Wolves (Timberwolves): Seth Allen
Santa Cruz Warriors (Warriors): Jovan Mooring
Capital City Go-Go (Wizards): Jermaine Haley
Windy City Bulls (Bulls): Kerwin Roach
Greensboro Swarm (Hornets): Isaiah Blackmon
Oklahoma City Blue (Thunder): Marlon Taylor
Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Rockets): Jimond Ivey

Teams will fill out their rosters with affiliate players, returning-rights players, tryout players, and players who are assigned to the G League from the NBA roster (including those on two-way contracts).

G League training camps open on Monday, with the Showcase Cup tournament tipping off on November 5.

Labissiere, Knight Among Players Eligible For G League Draft

October 22nd, 2021 at 5:50pm CST by Rory Maher

NBA veterans Skal Labissiere and Brandon Knight are among a list of 101 players eligible for the 2021 G League Draft, which takes place tomorrow, October 23.

Some other interesting names on the list, with varying amounts of NBA experience, include Lance Stephenson, Nate Darling, Trevon Duval, Shamorie Ponds, Karim Mane, and Joe Young.

Marc Stein of Substack tweets that Stephenson might land with the Nuggets‘ affiliate, the Grand Rapids Gold.

Knight was signed and waived last week (Knicks), as was Darling (Clippers), so perhaps there were procedural issues with their affiliate rights, similar to what happened with the Hornets and LiAngelo Ball.

The full G League Draft order can be found here.

Magic Waive Karim Mané

April 13th, 2021 at 3:08pm CST by Luke Adams

3:08pm: The Magic have made it official, announcing in a press release that they’ve waived Mané. It’s the third roster move of the day for Orlando, as the team also ended Cannady’s 10-day contract and signed Hall to a 10-day deal.

8:26am: The Magic are expected to waive rookie guard Karim Mané, who is on a two-way contract with the team, according to Roy Parry of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link).

Mané, who will turn 21 next month, signed a two-way contract with Orlando in November as an undrafted free agent out of Vanier College in Canada. He has appeared in just 10 games for the Magic, averaging 1.1 PPG and 1.4 RPG in 8.8 minutes per contest.

Mané saw more action in the NBA G League when he was assigned to the Walt Disney World bubble for the NBAGL’s 2020/21 season, but failed to take full advantage of the opportunity. In 15 games (22.3 MPG) with the Lakeland Magic, he recorded 5.5 PPG and 5.1 RPG with a dismal .340/.098/.364 shooting line.

According to Parry, Mané’s impending release is expected to be the first in a series of moves that will lead to Orlando signing Donta Hall to a 10-day contract.

Since Mané has been occupying a two-way contract slot and Hall will join the 15-man roster, it’s not clear what the next step is for the Magic — it’s possible the team is eyeing a two-way deal for one of its two young players currently on 10-day contracts (either Devin Cannady or Robert Franks).

And-Ones: Lin, G League, Playoffs, Eboua

March 12th, 2021 at 11:36am CST by Luke Adams

Having investigated Jeremy Lin‘s allegation that an opposing player called him “coronavirus” during a game, the NBA G League has identified that player, as Shams Charania of The Athletic relays (via Twitter). With Lin’s support, the league is handling the matter internally, Charania says.

An NBAGL spokesperson confirmed that Lin has met with the offending player to discuss the incident, adding that the player “understands the impact that hearing his comment had on Lin.”

Here’s more from around the basketball world:

Speaking of the G League, the brief 2020/21 season came to an end on Thursday when the Lakeland Magic defeated the Delaware Blue Coats for this year’s NBAGL championship (link via The Associated Press). All the players under NBA contract who had been assigned to the G League bubble should now be headed back to their NBA teams, if they haven’t already rejoined them. That includes Lakeland’s Karim Mane (to the Magic) and Delaware’s Paul Reed and Isaiah Joe (to the Sixers).
While the NBA has done a pretty good job during the last year dealing with the effects of the coronavirus, John Hollinger of The Athletic questions what the league’s plan will be for the 2021 playoffs. The league has had to postpone over 30 games so far this season for reasons related to COVID-19, but having to deal with any postponements in the postseason would be a major problem.
Cameroonian forward Paul Eboua, who was in camp with the Heat in December and played for the Long Island Nets in the G League bubble, is headed back overseas, having reached an agreement through 2022 with VL Pesaro, per La Gazzetta dello Sport (hat tip to Sportando).

Southeast Notes: Adebayo, Bertans, Rondo, Mane

November 29th, 2020 at 11:45am CST by Arthur Hill

Heat president Pat Riley said signing Bam Adebayo to an extension was an easy decision, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. At age 23, Adebayo has already become one of the league’s best big men, averaging 15.9 points, 10.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists last season while making his first All-Star appearance.

“One of the most important things a franchise can do is to make sure that your best, youngest, cornerstone players sign on the dotted line,” Riley said. “Getting Bam his extension was a no-brainer for us because we know he will be around for years to come. That’s great for the Heat, great for the fans and great for Bam.”

Adebayo will only receive a full super-max deal, paying him 30% of the salary cap, if he earns MVP honors, tweets John Hollinger of The Athletic. That figure is 28.5% if he is a first-team All-NBA selection and 27.5% if he wins Defensive Player of the Year. If none of those things happen, Adebayo will be paid 25% of the cap. Those figures are confirmed by Chiang, who adds that Adebayo’s new contract doesn’t contain any player or team options (Twitter link).

There’s more from the Southeast Division:

Re-signing Davis Bertans gives the Wizards one sure thing on a roster filled with uncertainty, states Ava Wallace of The Washington Post. Bertans developed into one of the NBA’s most dangerous three-point shooters during his first season in Washington and was rewarded with a five-year, $80MM contract. “There’d been talk from (general manager Tommy Sheppard) and the Wizards that they wanted me to stay,” Bertans said. “But until it comes to free agency, you actually get the call that the team wants you, you can’t be sure. I was happy that it wasn’t just some talk from Tommy and the whole team, that they really, really wanted me to come back.”
Rajon Rondo‘s new contract with the Hawks includes a $750K incentive if he plays at least 33 games and the team reaches the playoffs, tweets Eric Pincus of Basketball Insiders.
Karim Mane, who signed a two-way contract with the Magic on Friday, has similarities in his game to Victor Oladipo and Jrue Holiday, observes Josh Cohen of NBA.com. Mane is relentless on defense, excelling in traps, and is hard for defenders to stay in front of when he drives to the basket.

Magic Announce Five Free Agent Signings

November 27th, 2020 at 2:53pm CST by Luke Adams

The Magic have officially announced five free agent signings ahead of the start of training camps next week. Here are the five newly-added players to Orlando’s roster:

Devin Cannady, G
Robert Franks, F
Jordan Bone, G — two-way contract (previously reported)
Karim Mane, G — two-way contract (previously reported)
Jon Teske, C (previously reported)

Bone and Mane project to fill the Magic’s two-way contract slots to start the season — you can read more about them and Teske in our previous stories on their contract agreements.

Cannady, who went undrafted out of Princeton in 2019, signed with Brooklyn last October, but was only on the roster for three days, allowing the Nets to claim his G League rights. He spent his rookie season with the Long Islands Nets, averaging 14.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, and 2.6 APG in 39 NBAGL games (30.9 MPG).

As for Franks, he also went undrafted last year – out of Washington State – and spent the season in the G League. The 23-year-old power forward started the 2019/20 campaign on a two-way contract with the Hornets, but never got into an NBA game and was waived in January. He put up 17.3 PPG and 6.5 RPG in 36 G League contests for the Greensboro Swarm and Stockton Kings.

Cannady, Franks, and Teske likely won’t make Orlando’s regular season roster, but appear poised to spending training camp with the club.

Magic To Sign Karim Mane To Two-Way Contract

November 21st, 2020 at 7:47am CST by Luke Adams

Undrafted rookie Karim Mane announced (via Twitter) on Friday night that he’ll be joining the Magic as a free agent. According to Blake Murphy of The Athletic (via Twitter), Mane will get a two-way contract from Orlando.

Mane, a Canadian guard who spent the last few seasons playing for Vanier College in Quebec, declared for the draft as an early entrant this year after weighing the possibility of joining a U.S. program.

As Jonathan Givony of ESPN writes, a breakout showing at last year’s FIBA U19 World Championship improved Mane’s NBA stock and he would have participated in this year’s Nike Hoop Summit had the event not been canceled. Givony, who ranks Mane sixth among undrafted prospects, praises the youngster’s physical tools and athleticism.

B.J. Johnson and Vic Law finished the 2019/20 season on two-way contracts with Orlando, but neither player received a qualifying offer this week, so it looks like the Magic will probably turn over both of their two-way slots.