Warriors Waive Marques Bolden, Taevion Kinsey
The Warriors have cut two players from their preseason roster, announcing today in a press release that center Marques Bolden and guard Taevion Kinsey have been placed on waivers (Twitter link).
Bolden and Kinsey both signed Exhibit 10 contracts with Golden State at the start of training camp and were with the team through four preseason games.
Bolden, who has appeared in 18 total NBA regular season games for Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Charlotte since making his debut in 2020, saw action in two preseason contests for the Warriors. The 27-year-old out of Duke put up nine points and four rebounds in 11 total minutes of action.
Kinsey, who went undrafted out of Marshall in 2023, has signed two Exhibit 10 deals, a two-way contract, and a 10-day contract with Utah since then, but has yet to appear in an NBA regular season game. The 6’5″ wing saw limited action in three of Golden State’s preseason matchups, going scoreless in 13 total minutes with a pair of rebounds and an assist.
The Santa Cruz Warriors – Golden State’s G League affiliate – made trades this offseason to acquire Bolden’s and Kinsey’s returning rights, so it’s a safe bet that both players will end up in Santa Cruz this fall. They’d each earn a bonus worth $85,300 by spending at least 60 days with the Warriors’ affiliate.
Golden State now has two open spots on its 21-man preseason roster.
Nets Sign Grant Nelson To Exhibit 10 Contract
October 15: First reported in June, Nelson’s Exhibit 10 deal with the Nets is official, the team announced today (Twitter link via Sharif Phillips-Keaton of Nets Wire).
It’s unclear whether Nelson will still get the chance to compete for a two-way contract (as noted below), given how late in the preseason he’s joining the club. But Brooklyn does still have an open two-way slot on its roster.
June 26: The Nets are signing Alabama forward Grant Nelson to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to his agency, Gersh Basketball (Twitter link). He’ll compete for one of Brooklyn’s two-way contracts in training camp, tweets Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.
Nelson played his first three college seasons at North Dakota State before transferring to Alabama for his final two years. He averaged 11.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game as a super-senior.
He helped Alabama make two deep runs in the NCAA Tournament. His team went to the Final Four in 2024 before making it to the Elite Eight this past season.
Exhibit 10 deals are non-guaranteed contracts, otherwise known as training camp deals. If Nelson were to be waived and spend at least 60 days with Brooklyn’s G League affiliate in Long Island, he would gain a bonus worth up to $85,300.
Zeng Fanbo Released By Nets
Chinese forward Zeng Fanbo has been waived by the Nets, the team announced today (Twitter link via Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog.com).
Zeng will likely be headed to the G League to play for the Long Island Nets. He was signed to an Exhibit 10 deal and is now eligible for a bonus worth up to $85,300 if he spends at least 60 days with Brooklyn’s affiliate team.
The 22-year-old has spent the past three seasons playing for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association. In 42 appearances with the Ducks in 2024/25, Zeng averaged 14.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 53% from the field and 41% from three-point range.
Zeng, a 6’10” forward, played in one preseason game with the Nets.
Brooklyn now has a pair of openings on its offseason roster.
Hawks Waive M.J. Walker
The Hawks have waived M.J. Walker, Spotrac contributor Keith Smith tweets.
Walker was just signed to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deal on Monday.
After going undrafted in 2021, Walker has spent the past four seasons in the G League with the Westchester Knicks and the Greensboro Swarm (the Hornets’ affiliate). The 27-year-old also had a brief 10-day hardship stint with the Suns in 2021/22, playing eight NBA minutes in two appearances.
Walker can collect a bonus worth $45,000 if he spends at least 60 days with the College Park Skyhawks, Atlanta’s G League affiliate. The Skyhawks acquired his returning rights from the Swarm last month.
Hornets Waive Center Ibou Badji
The Hornets have waived center Ibou Badji, the team’s PR department tweets.
Badji, who appeared in one preseason game this month, saw action in 22 NBA games during the 2023/24 season while on a two-way contract with Portland. He averaged 1.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks in 10.3 minutes per contest during his time with the Trail Blazers.
Outside of that stint in Portland, Badji has spent the rest of his professional career playing in the G League or in Spain, including most recently with La Laguna Tenerife, which competes in Spain’s top basketball league (Liga ACB). The 23-year-old headed overseas in the spring after appearing in 50 games for the Wisconsin Herd during the 2024/25 G League season.
The seven-footer from Senegal put up 6.0 PPG, 5.4 RPG, and an impressive 3.5 BPG in 22.4 MPG for the Herd, earning himself as spot on the NBAGL’s All-Defensive team.
The Greensboro Swarm acquired Badji’s returning rights from Wisconsin in August, which suggests the plan all along was for Badji to join Charlotte’s G League affiliate. Assuming he clears waivers, he would earn a bonus worth $85,300 if he spends at least 60 days with the Swarm.
Kings Exercise Third-Year Option On Devin Carter
The Kings have exercised their third-year option on guard Devin Carter, according to a team press release.
Carter’s third-year salary will carry a cap hit of $5,158,080. Sacramento had until the end of the month to exercise that option, which is for the 2026/27 season. The team’s next contract decision on Carter will come next fall, when his $7,370,896 fourth-year option for ’27/28 will have to be either picked up or turned down.
Selected with the 13th overall pick in the 2024 draft, Carter appeared in 36 games with the Kings during the 2024/25 season. He averaged 3.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 11 minutes per game. The Providence product missed a chunk of the season after undergoing left shoulder surgery in July 2024.
Carter was reportedly included in at least one of the packages offered by the Kings in their failed attempts to acquire Jonathan Kuminga from Golden State this summer.
All of this year’s rookie scale team option decisions can be viewed here.
Sixers Sign MarJon Beauchamp, Waive Emoni Bates
The Sixers have signed MarJon Beauchamp and waived Emoni Bates, according to a team press release.
Philadelphia’s intent to sign Beauchamp was reported over the weekend. At the time, the Trail Blazers were said to be “still involved” in the process.
Beauchamp signed an Exhibit 10 deal with Portland on September 30 prior to being waived on Oct. 7, which lined him up to join the Blazers’ G League affiliate, the Rip City Remix. However, given that he officially signed with the 76ers, it’s likely the Blazers have agreed to let him join the Delaware Blue Coats, Philadelphia’s affiliate. Typically, the team that has the player on its roster for more of training camp gets first dibs on making him an affiliate player.
Beauchamp, 25, was the 24th overall pick of the 2022 draft. He spent his first two-and-a-half years with the Bucks, the team that drafted him, prior to being dealt to the Clippers ahead of the February trade deadline. He finished 2024/25 on a two-way contract with the Knicks after being cut by Los Angeles.
The 6’7″ small forward has appeared in a total of 135 regular season games for the Bucks, Clippers and Knicks, averaging 4.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.9 minutes per night, with a shooting line of .430/.354/.718.
Assuming Beauchamp is waived before the season begins and joins the Blue Coats, he would be eligible for a bonus worth up to $85,300 if he spends at least 60 days with the club.
Bates, who was signed to an Exhibit 10 contract last month, was selected with the No. 49 pick out of Eastern Michigan in 2023 by Cleveland. He played sparingly with the Cavaliers across his first two pro seasons as a two-way signing. In 26 appearances, he averaged 3.0 points and 0.8 rebounds per game.
Heat Sign Steve Settle, Waive Gabe Madsen
The Heat have signed forward Steve Settle III and waived wing Gabe Madsen, according to the team.
Miami originally agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with Settle right after he went undrafted in June. It’s now come to fruition.
Settle started in all 31 games in which he appeared last season at Temple and averaged 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.0 blocks and 33.2 minutes per contest while shooting 47.8% from the field, 41.6% from three-point range and 73.6% from the foul line. He led the team in rebounds, blocks, minutes and three-point field goals made.
Additionally, he appeared in five Summer League games with the Heat.
Madsen re-signed with Miami last week after being waived in September. He returned on an Exhibit 9 contract and appeared in two preseason games, averaging 4.5 points and 2.0 assists in 14.5 minutes per night.
Madsen played a five-year collegiate career, beginning at Cincinnati and spending the next four years at Utah. He averaged 15.2 points per game in 2024/25 and made 36.0% of his three-point attempts over the course of his five college seasons.
Settle will likely be waived and join the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the G League. If he stays at least 60 days with Miami’s affiliate, he’ll be eligible for a bonus worth up to $85,300.
Jazz Add Bradshaw, East To Camp Roster
The Jazz have added forward Pedro Bradshaw and guard Sean East II to their camp roster, the team announced in a press release. Utah’s intention to sign Bradshaw was reported earlier on Tuesday.
Utah opened up spots on its roster by waiving Max Abmas and Cameron McGriff on Tuesday.
Bradshaw, who went undrafted out of Bellarmine University in 2021, began his career with Utah’s G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars, as a rookie in 2021/22. He has since played for several other NBAGL teams and spent part of the 2024/25 season in Australia with the Cairns Taipans before finishing the year with the Rostock Seawolves in Germany.
A solid rebounder and shooter, the 6’7″ forward averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per game with a 40.2% three-point mark across 45 appearances for Indiana’s G League team in 2023/24. Last season for the Taipans, he registered averages of 10.7 PPG and 5.7 RPG with a .371 3PT%.
East played in 25 games (all starts) last season with the Edmonton Stingers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, averaging 23.3 points, 4.8 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.9 steals in 31.1 minutes per game. He also played for CSM Constanta of the Romanian Divizia A last season, seeing action in 10 games (all starts) with averages of 26.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.4 steals in 35.1 minutes per game.
East played for four different colleges in five collegiate seasons, winding up with Missouri (2022-24).
Both players will likely wind up getting waived and joining the Stars, where they can earn bonuses up to $85,300 apiece if they stay with the Jazz’s affiliate for at least 60 days.
Clippers Waive Two-Way Player Trentyn Flowers
The Clippers have waived two-way player Trentyn Flowers, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. The move is official, per the NBA’s transaction log.
Flowers accepted his two-way qualifying offer in July. Accepting the qualifying offer locked him in to an $85,300 partial guarantee.
Flowers logged just 27 total minutes in six games at the NBA level as an undrafted rookie in 2024/25, but played a more significant role in the G League. In 42 outings last season with the San Diego Clippers, L.A.’s NBAGL affiliate, he registered averages of 17.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per contest while connecting on 47.5% of his field goal attempts and 38.5% from distance.
Flowers spent the 2023/24 season in the NBL’s Next Stars program. He averaged 5.2 points and 2.9 rebounds on .458/.421/.613 shooting in 18 games (12.7 minutes) with the Adelaide 36ers.
By waiving Flowers, the Clippers now have one open two-way spot. Kobe Sanders and Jordan Miller hold the other two-way deals.
The Clippers now have 20 players in camp and don’t plan to add another, The Athletic’s Law Murray tweets. The four players who are not on guaranteed contracts could be competing for the two-way opening.