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Suns Waive Mamadi Diakite, Moses Wood

October 14th, 2024 at 2:57pm CST by Luke Adams

The Suns have waived big man Mamadi Diakite and forward Moses Wood, the team announced today (Twitter link via Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports). The two cuts leave Phoenix with 18 players under contract.

Diakite and Wood had both been on non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts and will likely now report to the Valley Suns this fall in order to earn bonuses worth $77.5K apiece if they spend at least 60 days with Phoenix’s G League club.

Diakite will be a returning rights player, since his rights were acquired by the Valley Suns in September, while Wood – who went undrafted in June and has yet to play in the G League – will be an affiliate player.

Although they were never likely to make Phoenix’s regular season roster, Diakite and Wood did see some preseason action with the NBA squad this month. Diakite contributed seven points and five rebounds in 20 total minutes across three appearances, while Wood logged just over five minutes in two outings, scoring two points and grabbing one rebound.

Suns Sign Moses Wood To Exhibit 10 Contract

September 24th, 2024 at 6:15am CST by Rory Maher

SEPTEMBER 24: The signing is official, according to RealGM’s transaction log.

SEPTEMBER 23: The Suns plan to sign Moses Wood to an Exhibit 10 contract, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).

Wood went undrafted in June, making him an unrestricted free agent. He played five college seasons with Tulane, UNLV, Portland and Washington from 2018-24. As a “super senior” with the Huskies in 2023/24, the 6’8″ forward averaged 11.9 PPG and 4.5 RPG while shooting 39.6% from three-point range in 32 games (32.5 MPG).

Wood is a strong outside shooter, having made 40.4% of his career three-point attempts in college. The 25-year-old suited up for the Hawks’ Summer League team in July, Scotto notes, though he struggled with his shot in four appearances, going 6-of-21 from behind the arc (28.6%). Overall, he averaged 5.5 PPG and 3.0 RPG in 22.4 MPG with Atlanta in Las Vegas.

The transaction is almost certainly designed to give Wood an opportunity to earn a bonus worth up to $77.5K if he’s waived before the season begins and spends at least 60 days with Phoenix’s new NBA G League affiliate, the Valley Suns.

The Suns currently have 18 players under contract, with Wood joining several players who have reportedly agreed to Exhibit 10 deals that are not yet official.

Northwest Notes: Williams, Blazers, Wolves, Hayward

June 4th, 2024 at 7:47pm CST by Dana Gauruder

As Bulls forward Patrick Williams heads into restricted free agency, look for the Thunder to make a run at him, The Athletic’s Darnell Mayberry reports. A league source tells Mayberry that Oklahoma City has “great interest” in the 22-year-old.

Williams, who has failed to live up to his draft billing as the No. 4 pick in 2020, would give the Thunder more size at power forward. Oklahoma City’s stash of draft picks could entice Chicago to negotiate a sign-and-trade with the Thunder. Williams was limited to 43 games this season due to a foot injury.

We have more from the Northwest Division:

The Trail Blazers hosted six draft prospects on Tuesday — Daniss Jenkins (St. John’s), Dillon Jones (Weber State), Spencer Jones (Stanford), Jared McCain (Duke), Noah Penda (JA Vichy-Clermont) and Armel Traore (Ada Blois), Sean Highkin of Rose Garden Report tweets. Out of that group, McCain is the most highly regarded by draft pundits. The point guard is currently rated No. 15 overall on ESPN’s Best Available list. Portland controls the seventh and 14th overall picks, along with No. 34 and No. 40.
The Timberwolves were also busy evaluating draft prospects on Tuesday, according to the team’s PR department (Twitter link). Sy Chatman (Buffalo), Enrique Freeman (Akron), Pelle Larsson (Arizona), KJ Simpson (Colorado), Justin Webster (UNLV) and Moses Wood (Washington) visited Minnesota’s practice facility. Larsson (No. 44), a shooting guard, is the highest-ranked prospect among that group on ESPN’s list.
In his latest player report card, The Oklahoman’s Joe Mussatto evaluates the forgettable half-season that Gordon Hayward spent with the Thunder. Hayward is headed to unrestricted free agency and Mussatto opines that the forward might be looking at veteran’s minimum offers the remainder of his career.