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Anthony Morrow Signs With Pelicans

July 18th, 2013 at 5:27pm CST by Michael Pina

JULY 18TH: The Pelicans officially announced Morrow's signing in a press release.

JULY 9TH: Free agent guard Anthony Morrow is close to agreeing in principle on a contract with the Pelicans, according to a tweet from RealGM's Shams Charania. According to Yahoo! NBA reporter Marc J. Spears, the deal will be for two years at the league minimum, with a player option on year two.

A career 42.4% shooter from behind the arc, Morrow spent the first half of last season with the Hawks before being traded to the Mavericks. He found himself out of the rotation in both destinations, playing only a combined 383 minutes last year.

Timberwolves Sign Ronny Turiaf

July 18th, 2013 at 4:52pm CST by Alex Lee

JULY 18TH: The Timberwolves have made the signing of Turiaf official (Twitter link).

JULY 11TH: According to agent Mark Bartelstein, Ronny Turiaf has agreed to sign with the Timberwolves, reports David Aldridge of NBA.com (via Twitter). The deal is worth $3.2MM over two years, tweets RealGM's Shams Charania. The Wolves will be the seventh team in nine years in the NBA for the 30-year-old Turiaf, who spent the 2012/13 season with the Clippers. He played 65 games in Los Angeles, averaging 1.9 PPG and 2.3 RPG in 10.8 minutes.

Per Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune, Bartelstein said that team president Flip Saunders was pivotal in recruiting Turiaf to Minnesota. Bartelstein added that Turiaf sees himself playing a Brad Miller-like role in head coach Rick Adelman's system, and the Gonzaga product expects to compete for minutes right away (Twitter links). Given all the injury problems they had last year, Turiaf should at least provide some much-needed depth for the Wolves.

Mike Miller, Linas Kleiza Clear Waivers

July 18th, 2013 at 4:10pm CST by Luke Adams

Mike Miller has gone unclaimed on amnesty waivers and will now become an unrestricted free agent, tweets Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. The same is true for Linas Kleiza, who also cleared waivers, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein (via Twitter). Miller and Kleiza were amnestied on Tuesday by the Heat and Raptors, respectively.

It's no surprise that Kleiza didn't draw any interest on amnesty waivers, given his health problems and poor production last season. As Stein notes, he's a good bet to return overseas for the coming season. On the other hand, the Cavaliers were reportedly considering a bid on Miller, but it appears the team decided against it.

Shortly after we heard that the Cavs were mulling a bid for Miller, another report indicated that the veteran sharpshooter is considering surgery to repair bulging disks in his back. Miller has hardly been a picture of good health over the last several seasons, so that's likely true, but it could also have been leaked to scare off non-contenders like the Cavs from making a claim. Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal notes (via Twitter) that Miller "made it clear to people around him" that he wasn't interested in landing in Cleveland.

Even with potential surgery looming, Miller figures to draw interest from contending teams. Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com both list the Spurs, Thunder, and Rockets as potential suitors, while Woj also mentions the Warriors and Windhorst names the Grizzlies (Twitter links).

Warriors Sign Toney Douglas

July 18th, 2013 at 2:53pm CST by Luke Adams

JULY 18TH, 2:53pm: The Warriors have officially signed Douglas, the team announced today in a press release.

JULY 9TH, 2:05pm: Douglas' deal with Golden State will be for one year and $1.6MM, according to Sam Amick of USA Today (via Twitter). Barring a sign-and-trade, that means Douglas will receive either a portion of the team's mid-level or bi-annual exception.

12:40pm: The Warriors and Toney Douglas have reached an agreement on a contract, according to Jared Zwerling of ESPNNewYork.com (via Twitter). Terms of the deal aren't yet known, but I'd be surprised if a significant financial commitment was made to the David Falk client.

Douglas, 27, has played for three NBA teams over the course of his four-year career. After starting with the Knicks, he was sent to Houston in last summer's sign-and-trade deal involving Marcus Camby, then was sent to Sacramento in the six-player swap that saw the Rockets land Thomas Robinson.

Although he averaged 9.8 PPG and recorded a 15.1 PER in his first two seasons in the league, Douglas has fallen off slightly over the last couple years, with those averages slipping to 7.1 and 11.3 respectively. Douglas won't assume the sort of role Jarrett Jack had with the Warriors, but he'll provide an extra body in the backcourt, and should see some playing time at the point.

Magic Sign Jason Maxiell

July 18th, 2013 at 1:25pm CST by Luke Adams

1:25pm: The Magic have officially announced the signing of Maxiell in a press release.

11:58am: Free agent big man Jason Maxiell will join the Magic, according to Vincent Goodwill of the Detroit News (via Twitter). Although Goodwill calls the news "official," there's been no announcement from the team yet, but it appears the two sides have an agreement in place. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports confirms (via Twitter) that it will be a two-year deal.

The Magic haven't been very active in free agency this offseason, which is no surprise, since it's not like the club is a player or two from contention. A report last week suggested Orlando wanted to add depth at point guard and center though. Since then, the team has agreed to sign Ronnie Price at the point, and has now agreed to terms with Maxiell. The 30-year-old isn't a traditional center, but the team sees him as someone who can play some minutes in the middle as well as at power forward, according to Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel (via Twitter).

Maxiell is coming off a four-year contract that paid him $5MM annually, so he'll see his salary cut roughly in half — Goodwill tweets the two-year deal is worth about $5MM overall. Wojnarowski adds in his story that the second year of the contract will be a team option, which perhaps means it will be non-guaranteed.

The former Cincinnati Bearcat has spent his entire eight-year NBA career in Detroit, after being drafted by the Pistons in the first round of the 2005 draft. In his most recent season with the team, Maxiell started 71 of his 72 games, averaging 6.9 PPG and 5.7 RPG in 24.8 minutes per contest.

Nets Waive D.J. White

July 18th, 2013 at 8:55am CST by Luke Adams

The Nets have released D.J. White, the team announced today in a press release. White was included as part of the blockbuster deal that sent him to Brooklyn along with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Jason Terry.

White's 2013/14 salary wasn't set to become guaranteed until August 1st, so the Nets won't take a cap hit for cutting him. Assuming the 26-year-old forward clears waivers, he'll be free to try to latch on with any team except for the Celtics, who are ineligible to re-sign him until next July.

White, a 2008 first-round pick, appeared in just 12 contests for the Celtics last season and averaged only 7.2 minutes in those games, so he didn't have a chance to make much of an impact. The five-year veteran, who has also played for the Thunder and Bobcats, has never had a real standout season in the NBA, but has been fairly efficient in the minutes he's played, recording a 14.6 career PER.

Mavs Reach New Agreement With Devin Harris?

July 17th, 2013 at 9:52pm CST by Chuck Myron

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban indicated that the team has a new deal with point guard Devin Harris, whose initial three-year, $9MM agreement with the team was scrubbed when he suffered a toe injury.

"He's coming back. We just restructured the deal,'' Cuban said, according to Dwain Price of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Twitter link).

A new deal between Dallas and the Excel Sports Management Client would come as no surprise, since the team still had interest in bringing him aboard even as the two sides mutually agreed to call off the initial arrangement. The financial terms of the latest agreement are unclear, but I'd imagine he'll take a paycut of some kind. Luke Adams of Hoops Rumors speculated this week that Harris could be in line for a two-year minimum salary contract with a player option for the second season.

The Mavs have a lot of balls in the air with regard to free agency at the moment, having struck a deal with Samuel Dalembert earlier this evening. The team is expected to reach agreement with Brandan Wright soon, and Dallas continues to eye Greg Oden. Cuban confirmed the team is still in the market for the No. 1 overall pick, but the owner says his team and Oden's representatives haven't engaged in contract talks, Price notes (on Twitter).

Dallas also has a decision to make regarding Bernard James, whose contract for this season was supposed to have become fully guaranteed if he wasn't waived on or before this past Monday. James and the team agreed to put off that deadline.

Lakers Sign Jordan Farmar

July 17th, 2013 at 7:55pm CST by Luke Adams

JULY 17TH, 7:55pm: The Lakers have officially announced the signing.

JULY 15TH, 4:27pm: The Lakers are "close" to a buyout with Farmar's former club, a source tells Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News (via Twitter).

JULY 10TH, 8:52pm: Farmar is still on track to join the Lakers, but his buyout with Anadolu Efes is still not complete, according to Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register (on Twitter).

7:28am: Although Dwight Howard left guaranteed salary on the table to leave Los Angeles, at least one player is willing to give up money to come back to L.A. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles.com, the Lakers have agreed to terms with Jordan Farmar on a one-year deal worth the minimum salary.

After being bought out by the Hawks a year ago, Farmar signed a three-year contract with Turkey's Anadolu Efes worth a reported $10MM+. The 26-year-old will earn about $1.1MM with the Lakers after the team negotiates his buyout with Anadolu Efes, a figure that McMenamin says will be around $500K.

"They knew about my deal overseas and really didn't push it earlier because they didn't think I'd be willing to give up that guaranteed money I had over there," Farmar told McMenamin. "I wanted to be back in the NBA, but more importantly, back with the Lakers. This is the only situation I would have taken a minimum deal with."

The Tony Dutt client spent the first four years of his NBA career with the Lakers before joining the Nets for a pair of seasons. Overall, Farmer has averaged 7.7 PPG and a 13.3 PER in 413 NBA contests. We first heard back on the opening day of free agency that there was mutual interest between him and the Lakers.

Bucks Sign Zaza Pachulia

July 17th, 2013 at 4:55pm CST by Spencer Lund

JULY 17TH, 4:55pm: The Bucks have officially finalized their deal with Pachulia, the team announced today in a press release.

JULY 6TH, 11:03pm: According to sources close to the situation, Marc Stein of ESPN.com writes that the Bucks and Pachulia verbally agreed to a three-year deal that will pay him $16MM. Pachulia will be re-united with his coach with the Hawks last season when he follows Larry Drew to the Bucks.

9:46pm: Charles F. Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tweets that it's a three-year $15MM deal. ESPN.com's Chris Broussard tweets the same, as does NBA.com columnist David Aldridge (Twitter), but Yahoo! Sports' Marc J. Spears says the deal is actually worth $15.6MM over three years (Twitter) while referencing that ESPN first reported the story (see below).

Gardner adds that Pachulia will be a good locker-room presence for the Bucks and provide nice addition of toughness inside to team with blossoming big man Larry Sanders (Twitter).

Pachulia is represented by Jim Connor of Williams & Connolly according to the Hoops Rumors Agency Database. Zaza averaged 5.9 PPG and 6.5 RPG in 21.8 MPG during a 2012/13 season that saw him appear in 52 games for the Hawks.

9:37pm: Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski tweets that league sources are telling him the deal is worth $15MM over three years.

9:33pm: Stein tweets that the Bucks have agreed to a three-year deal worth $16MM for Zaza Pachulia.

9:31pm: ESPN.com's Marc Stein says (Twitter) the Bucks are "pushing very hard" to get Hawks big man, Zaza Pachulia. They're reportedly offering in the $5MM a year range, Stein adds (Twitter).

Bucks Sign Carlos Delfino

July 17th, 2013 at 4:40pm CST by Zachary Links

JULY 17TH: The Bucks have officially signed Delfino, the team confirmed today (Twitter link).

JULY 7TH: The Bucks are set to sign Carlos Delfino to a two-year, $6.5MM deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. The third year is a team option that could boost the total value of the pact to $10MM.

Marc Stein of ESPN.com reported earlier tonight that the two sides were nearing agreement on a contract. We recently heard that the Knicks were showing interest in Delfino as they seek out a solid wing defender who can also shoot it from beyond the arc. He also received interest from a club in China, but the interest wasn't mutual.

Delfino and teammate Aaron Brooks were informed in mid-June that they wouldn't be brought back as the club had to make way for D12. Had his non-guaranteed deal been honored, Delfino would have made $3MM in 2013/14. The soon-to-be 31-year-old averaged 10.6 PPG and 3.3 RPG in 25.2 minutes per game last season.

Delfino is a client of ASM Sports, according to the Hoops Rumors Agency Database.