Pistons Sign Andre Drummond
The Pistons have signed first-round pick Andre Drummond, reports Keith Langlois of Pistons.com (via Twitter). Detroit selected the former UConn star with the ninth overall pick in the June draft.
Drummond will earn approximately $2.4MM during his first year in the league if he signs for the full 120% allowed by the rookie scale amount. The 18-year-old center averaged 10 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in his lone season with the Huskies.
Bucks Sign John Henson
The Bucks have signed first-round pick John Henson, the team announced today. Milwaukee selected the former North Carolina star with the 14th overall pick in the June draft.
The two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year averaged 10.3 points and 8.1 rebounds in 109 career games with the Tar Heels. Henson will earn approximately $1.8MM during his first year in the league if he signs for the full 120% allowed by the rookie scale amount.
Sonny Weems Becomes Unrestricted Free Agent
3:11pm: Kennedy clarifies (via Twitter) that the Raptors have withdrawn their qualifying offer, but not necessarily renounced their rights to Weems. I'd expect that to be the next step, but either way, Weems is an unrestricted free agent.
2:49pm: The Raptors have withdrawn their qualifying offer and renounced the rights to Sonny Weems, according to Alex Kennedy of HoopsWorld (via Twitter). The move makes Weems, who was initially a restricted free agent, unrestricted and free to sign with any team.
Hawks Sign John Jenkins
The Hawks have signed first-round pick John Jenkins to a rookie scale contract, the team announced today (via Twitter). Atlanta selected the Vanderbilt shooter with the 23rd overall pick in the June draft.
The rookie scale amount for Jenkins' slot is slightly over $1MM, so the 21-year-old will earn a first-year salary worth a little more than $1.2MM if he signs for the full 120% allowed. Because first-rounders can sign during the moratorium, Jenkins' deal can be finalized immediately.
Bulls Will Not Retain Ronnie Brewer
The Bulls have informed Ronnie Brewer that they will not be guaranteeing his contract for the coming season, tweets K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune. Brewer had a non-guaranteed contract worth $4.37MM for the upcoming season, which would have become guaranteed had Chicago kept him through today.
Brewer, 27, started 43 of 66 games for the Bulls this season, averaging 6.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 24.8 minutes per contest. He'll become an unrestricted free agent and will be free to sign with any team.
Raptors Sign Terrence Ross
The Raptors have officially signed Terrence Ross to a rookie scale contract, the team announced today in a press release. The eighth overall pick will earn $2,563,320 in his rookie season, assuming he signs for the maximum 120% of the rookie scale amount.
Ross, who attended the University of Washington, averaged 16.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in his sophomore season.
Nenad Krstic Signs With CSKA Moscow
After spending seven seasons in the NBA with the Nets, Thunder, and Celtics, Nenad Krstic signed with CSKA Moscow last summer, with the lockout looming. A year later, Krstic has decided to re-up in Russia, as CSKA Moscow announced today (via Twitter) that it has signed the Serbian for two more years, with a team option for a third.
Blazers Notes: Leonard, Batum, Barton
Earlier today, Portland General Manager Neil Olshey disclosed that he plans to move from the free agent market to the trade market as it appears that Roy Hibbert will be staying put in Indiana. Here's more on the Blazers..
Kings Sign Thomas Robinson
The Kings have officially signed first-round pick Thomas Robinson to a rookie scale contract, the team announced today. Sacramento selected the Kansas power forward fifth overall.
The rookie scale amount for pick No. 5 is $2,812,200, but Robinson figures to sign for the maximum 120% permitted — that would mean a first-year salary of $3,374,640 for the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year.
Knicks Acquire Marcus Camby Via Sign-And-Trade
WEDNESDAY, 1:44pm: The Knicks and Rockets have officially completed the sign-and-trade that will send Camby to New York, the Knicks announced in a press release.
MONDAY, 6:47pm: The Knicks will acquire Marcus Camby from the Rockets via sign-and-trade in a deal sending Toney Douglas, Josh Harrellson, Jerome Jordan, and draft picks, sources told Wojnarowski (Twitter link). Camby's deal will be a three-year pact worth $13.2MM with the final year partially guaranteed, according to Wojnarowski (Twitter links). The big man will make $10MM in the first two seasons and $3.2MM in the final year, if he stays on.