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Lester Quinones Signs Two-Way Deal With Pelicans

March 2nd, 2025 at 8:42pm CST by Arthur Hill

8:42pm: The signing is official, according to the NBA transactions log.

8:39am: The Pelicans will sign Lester Quinones to a two-way contract, tweets Shams Charania of ESPN. The deal was confirmed by Quinones’ agent, Scott Nichols of Rize Management.

The 24-year-old shooting guard began the season with Philadelphia on a two-way contract that he signed in September. He appeared in just four games, averaging 2.3 points in 4.3 minutes per night, before being waived on December 3.

Since then, Quinones has been playing for New Orleans’ G League affiliate in Birmingham, where he has posted 22.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 22 regular season games. He was selected to participate in the G League’s Up Next event at All-Star Weekend.

Quinones began his NBA career with the Warriors in 2023 after going undrafted following three collegiate seasons at Memphis. He had his two-way contract with Golden State converted to a standard deal last February.

The Pelicans opened up a two-way slot by waiving guard Jalen Crutcher on Saturday. Jamal Cain and Keion Brooks are the team’s other two-way players.

Celtics Waive Anton Watson

March 2nd, 2025 at 4:32pm CST by Dana Gauruder

The Celtics have waived two-way player Anton Watson, the team’s PR department tweets.

Watson, a rookie forward selected with the No. 54 pick in last year’s draft, signed his two-way contract in August. He has yet to make his NBA regular season debut.

Watson has appeared in a total of 37 games (34 starts) for the NBA G League’s Maine Celtics, including his Tip-Off Tournament and regular season appearances. He’s averaging 12.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 29.9 minutes per game.

Watson, 24, played five seasons at Gonzaga and averaged career highs of 14.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists last season.

This opens the door for the Celtics to add another two-way player prior to the March 4 signing deadline. Drew Peterson and JD Davison hold the other two-way slots. Boston also has an open spot on its standard 15-man roster.

Jaden Springer Signs Three-Year Contract With Jazz

March 2nd, 2025 at 3:03pm CST by Alex Kirschenbaum

3:03 pm: Springer’s new contract is official, the Jazz announced in a press release.

1:48 pm: Fresh off a 10-day deal with the Jazz, guard Jaden Springer has agreed to a three-year contract with Utah, his agent Chad Speck informs ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link).

In a cost-cutting move, Boston traded the 6’4″ combo guard and a future second-round pick to Houston at this year’s trade deadline. The Rockets quickly waived Springer, who soon latched on with a rebuilding Utah team.

Springer has appeared in four games for the Jazz so far. He’s averaging 3.5 points, 1.3 assists and 0.8 steals in 8.8 minutes per night, with a shooting line of .556/.500/1.000 in a very small sample size.

Jazz head coach Will Hardy has been utilizing Springer and another new wing addition, KJ Martin, in an effort to shore up his defense.

Springer, still just 22, was selected with the No. 28 pick out of Tennessee by the Sixers in 2021. He spent his initial two seasons on contending Philadelphia teams, but failed to make much of a rotational dent.

Springer was traded to the Celtics midway through the 2023/24 season, but was squeezed out of Joe Mazzulla‘s rotation during Boston’s run to the 2024 title. He appeared in just four playoff games for the Celtics, averaging 5.5 mop-up minutes during those games.

With Utah fully in developmental mode, Springer will now get an extended opportunity to make a real roster impact at last.

Knicks Cut Matt Ryan, Jacob Toppin

March 2nd, 2025 at 2:11pm CST by Alex Kirschenbaum

The Knicks have announced that they’ve waived a pair of players on two-way contracts, wing Matt Ryan and forward Jacob Toppin (Twitter link).

With these moves, only swingman Kevin McCullar remains among the club’s two-way players.

As Ian Begley of SNY.tv observes (via Twitter), New York also still has an open standard roster spot. Several intriguing veteran options remain available for the contending Knicks in free agency and the G League.

Ryan, a 6’6″ swingman, appeared in 19 regular season games for New York this season but played very sparingly, logging just 68 total minutes. He had per-game averages of 1.5 points and 0.4 rebounds in 3.6 minutes.

Ryan has also logged time with Boston, the Lakers, Minnesota and New Orleans since 2021/22. Through 82 NBA games over his four-year career, he is averaging 3.7 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Valued as a floor-spacing wing, he is a career 40.2% long-range sniper on 2.4 triple tries per night.

The 6’9″ Toppin made even less of a dent at the NBA level than Ryan this season. In 16 appearances for New York, the second-year forward averaged 0.4 points and 0.7 boards across 3.1 minutes per game.

That said, Toppin did show promise with the Westchester Knicks. In 11 regular season G League games this year, the younger brother of Pacers forward Obi Toppin averaged 25.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 0.8 blocks and 0.7 steals per contest.

It’s worth noting that two-way contracts are only available to players who are in their first four years in the NBA, so several players rumored to be on the Knicks’ radar for their standard roster spot, like T.J. Warren, Chuma Okeke, Moses Brown, would not be two-way eligible.

Pacers Sign Tony Bradley To 10-Day Contract

March 2nd, 2025 at 11:32am CST by Luke Adams

March 2: Bradley’s contract is official, the Pacers announced (via Twitter).

March 1: The Pacers intend to use their open 15-man roster spot to bring in center Tony Bradley on a 10-day contract, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).

Bradley, 27, has appeared in a total of 179 regular season games for four NBA teams since being selected 28th overall in the 2017 draft. He holds career averages of 4.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks in 11.1 minutes per game with the Jazz, Sixers, Thunder, and Bulls.

The 6’11” center wasn’t in the NBA at all last season, having spent the year with the Texas Legends in the G League.

He has played in the NBAGL since the start of the 2024/25 campaign too, appearing in 24 total Tip-Off Tournament and regular season games for the College Park Skyhawks and averaging 14.0 PPG, 10.6 RPG, and 1.1 BPG in just 22.8 MPG.

The Pacers entered the season with Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman vying for backup minutes behind starting center Myles Turner, but both reserves suffered season-ending Achilles tears in the fall, leaving the team short on frontcourt depth.

Indiana traded for Thomas Bryant in December but has remained on the lookout for a third option in the middle. The team reportedly reached a tentative agreement with Alex Len before he decided to join the Lakers instead. The Pacers also brought in Jahlil Okafor on a 10-day contract last month. The 15th spot on their roster has been empty since Okafor’s 10-day deal expired.

Bradley will earn $150,179 on his 10-day contract, while the Pacers carry a cap hit of $119,972. If Indiana waits until Sunday to complete the signing, the deal will cover the team’s next six games before expiring on the night of March 11. At that time, the Pacers would have the option of signing Bradley to a second 10-day contract.

Cavaliers Waive JT Thor

March 2nd, 2025 at 6:31am CST by Luke Adams

The Cavaliers have waived forward JT Thor, who was on a two-way contract with the team, according to the official transaction log at NBA.com.

Thor, 22, was the 37th overall pick in the 2021 draft out of Auburn and spent three seasons with the Hornets before signing a two-way contract with Cleveland in September.

The 6’9″ forward was a regular in Charlotte, appearing in 165 total games as a Hornet, but played a limited role for the Cavaliers this season, appearing in just nine games and averaging 4.7 minutes per night. He was effective in his rare appearances, compiling 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting in 42 total minutes.

Thor also saw action in 24 Tip-Off Tournament and regular season games for the Cavs’ G League affiliate, the Cleveland Charge, averaging 14.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 31.8 minutes per contest, with an underwhelming shooting line of .434/.276/.762.

Waiving Thor opens up a two-way slot for the Cavaliers to sign Nae’Qwan Tomlin, who has reportedly agreed to a two-year, two-way deal with the team. Thor was technically waived on March 1, per NBA.com, so he would retain his playoff eligibility if he signs with a new team before the end of the season.

Pelicans Waive Jalen Crutcher

March 1st, 2025 at 6:11pm CST by Arthur Hill

The Pelicans have opened up a two-way roster spot by waiving Jalen Crutcher, according to NBA.com’s transaction log. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link) first reported the news.

The 25-year-old point guard was promoted from the G League on Wednesday when New Orleans converted Brandon Boston Jr.‘s two-way deal into a two-year standard contract. The Pelicans have played twice since then, but Crutcher didn’t get into either game.

Crutcher was in training camp with New Orleans on an Exhibit 10 contract, but he was waived before the season began. He had been playing for the team’s G League affiliate in Birmingham, averaging 17.9 points, 6.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Crutcher has been a fixture in the G League since he signed with Charlotte in 2021 after going undrafted out of Dayton. He has appeared in just one NBA game, seeing three minutes of action while on a 10-day contract with the Pelicans last season.

New Orleans will have three days to fill the newly created opening before the March 4 deadline to sign two-way players. Jamal Cain and Keion Brooks hold the team’s other two-way contracts.

Clippers Sign Jordan Miller To Four-Year Deal, Waive MarJon Beauchamp

March 1st, 2025 at 4:29pm CST by Luke Adams

4:29pm: The Clippers have officially announced Miller’s new contract and placed Beauchamp on waivers.

12:17pm: The Clippers have agreed to a four-year deal with second-year wing Jordan Miller and will promote him from his two-way contract to the standard 15-man roster, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter links). According to Charania, Los Angeles will waive forward MarJon Beauchamp to open up a roster spot to complete the move.

The 48th overall pick in the 2023 draft, Miller played just 28 total minutes in eight NBA appearances for the Clippers as a rookie, but has seen more action at the NBA level in 2024/25, averaging 4.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 12.4 minutes per game across 30 outings.

Miller had been active for 49 NBA games, just one shy of the 50-game limit for two-way players, which explains the timing of the move. Promoting him now will also allow the Clippers to fill their newly opened two-way slot before the March 4 deadline.

While Miller’s contributions at the NBA level have been modest, he has thrived at the G League level with the San Diego Clippers (known as the Ontario Clippers last season). He averaged 20.9 PPG on .491/.355/.829 shooting in 39 NBAGL games last season and has bumped those averages to 23.9 PPG on .509/.350/.844 shooting in seven games in ’24/25.

Charania pegs the value of Miller’s new four-year deal at $8.3MM, but that would require a rest-of-season salary that would push the Clippers’ team salary slightly beyond the tax line.

Charania suggests that Miller will actually earn $1MM for the rest of the season, which would result in a four-year total closer to $8.1MM. That $1MM salary for the final six weeks of this season is well beyond Miller’s prorated minimum, so I’d expect the final three years of the contract to include little to no guaranteed money, giving the club plenty of flexibility to either move on from the 25-year-old or hang onto him at a team-friendly rate in future seasons.

The Clippers will use a portion of their mid-level exception to complete the signing.

Beauchamp, the 24th overall pick in 2022, is actually younger than Miller, having turned 24 just before the start of this season. But he has struggled to establish himself as a reliable NBA rotation player, averaging 4.2 PPG and 1.9 RPG in 129 career contests (11.2 MPG).

Beauchamp, who spent his first two-and-a-half NBA seasons with the Bucks, was traded from Milwaukee to Los Angeles at the deadline in exchange for Kevin Porter Jr. That was a salary-motivated move for the Clippers, who didn’t want to be on the hook for Porter’s 2025/26 player option and won’t carry any dead money beyond this season for Beauchamp.

Clippers Sign Patrick Baldwin, Seth Lundy; Waive Kai Jones

March 1st, 2025 at 4:11pm CST by Luke Adams

4:11pm: Jones has been waived, the Clippers announced (via Twitter). The team has also officially completed its two-way deals with Baldwin and Lundy, per NBA.com’s transaction log.

1:40pm: The Clippers are signing free agent wings Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Seth Lundy to two-way contracts, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).

Los Angeles will open up one two-way slot by promoting Jordan Miller to the standard 15-man roster, as Charania reported earlier this afternoon. The team will create a second opening by waiving big man Kai Jones, Charania adds.

Baldwin, 22, was selected 28th overall in the 2022 draft by Golden State. The 6’9″ forward has appeared in 91 total NBA regular season games, averaging 3.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.0 minutes per night, with a shooting line of .401/.366/.658. He was traded from Washington to San Antonio in the four-team Kyle Kuzma/Khris Middleton deal last month, then was cut by the Spurs.

Lundy, who will turn 25 next month, was the 46th overall pick in the 2023 draft. He appeared in nine NBA games while on a two-way contract with the Hawks as a rookie and opened the 2024/25 campaign on a two-way deal too before being waived in December. Lundy was dealing with an ankle injury when he was cut by Atlanta and hasn’t played at all in the NBA or G League this season.

Jones, meanwhile, appeared in 28 games for the Clippers this season after spending most of 2023/24 out of the NBA. The former 19th overall pick, who fell out of favor in Charlotte after two years as a Hornet, averaged 2.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.4 minutes per night for Los Angeles. He had a semi-regular rotation role earlier in the season but has played primarily in garbage time since the calendar turned to 2025.

Taking into account the Clippers’ roster moves reported earlier today, the team will be completing a total of five transactions — signing Baldwin and Lundy, waiving Jones and MarJon Beauchamp, and promoting Miller. Once the dust has settled, L.A. will once again have a full 18-man roster, with 15 players on standard contracts and three on two-way deals.

Hawks Sign Kevon Harris To 10-Day Contract

March 1st, 2025 at 2:36pm CST by Luke Adams

March 1: The Hawks have officially signed Harris to a 10-day deal, the team announced today in a press release. It will run through March 10.

February 28: The Hawks intend to sign swingman Kevon Harris to a 10-day contract, agent Daniel Hazan tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).

Harris, who spent two seasons on a two-way contract with the Magic from 2022-24, was in camp with the Hawks last fall and joined Atlanta’s G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks, after being waived by the NBA team in October.

In 34 total outings for the Skyhawks during the 2024 Tip-Off Tournament and 2024/25 regular season, Harris has averaged 19.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.3 steals in 31.0 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .463/.447/.804. The 6’5″ guard/forward has had a career-best season as a three-point shooter, with 2.6 makes per contest.

Harris only appeared in two NBA games for Orlando last season, but saw more action in 2022/23, averaging 4.1 PPG, 2.1 RPG, and 0.5 APG in 34 appearances (13.4 MPG) off the bench for the Magic.

The Hawks have an open spot on their 15-man roster, so no corresponding move will be necessary to create an opening for Harris, who will earn $119,972 on his 10-day deal. Atlanta will carry an identical cap hit.

Assuming Harris officially signs his contract before Friday’s game vs. Oklahoma City, the deal would run through March 9, covering Atlanta’s next five games. If he doesn’t sign until Saturday, the 27-year-old could still be active for up to five games, since the Hawks play on March 10.