As Luke Adams explains in our glossary entry, the two-way contract was introduced in the NBA’s 2017 collective bargaining agreement, with additional changes ratified in the 2023 CBA. Players who signed two-way deals before the season began will earn $578,577 in 2024/25, half of the rookie minimum. There are certain stipulations for players on two-way contracts. They are not … [Read more...] about Five Players On Two-Way Deals Who Could Be Promoted
Atlantic Notes: Johnson, Brunson, Thibodeau, Barnes
It has been a roller coaster ride for Nets shooting guard Keon Johnson over the past year-plus, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Times (subscriber link), who notes that the former No. 21 overall pick was out of work when last season began before catching on with Brooklyn on a two-way deal in November. The 6’5″ Tennessee alum earned a promotion to a standard partially … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Johnson, Brunson, Thibodeau, Barnes
Frank Kaminsky Expected To Join Raptors 905
Free agent big man Frank Kaminsky has decided to enter the NBA G League player pool in advance of next week’s NBAGL Winter Showcase in Orlando, according to NBA insider Marc Stein, who reports (via Twitter) that the former Wisconsin star is expected join the Raptors 905, Toronto’s affiliate. A former lottery pick (No. 9 overall in 2015), Kaminsky is an eight-year veteran who … [Read more...] about Frank Kaminsky Expected To Join Raptors 905
Eastern Notes: Knicks/Raptors Dispute, Hornets, Banchero, Holland, Sixers
The Knicks and Raptors were required to update the court on the status of the arbitration process of their legal dispute on Friday, but agreed in a joint filing that there’s nothing to report, as Stefan Bondy of The New York Post relays. The Knicks filed a lawsuit in August 2023 alleging that former video coordinator Ikechukwu Azotam illegally took thousands of proprietary … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Knicks/Raptors Dispute, Hornets, Banchero, Holland, Sixers
Atlantic Notes: Tatum, Raptors, McCain, Sixers
Celtics star Jayson Tatum will be sidelined for Thursday’s matchup vs. Detroit due to right patella tendinopathy, per Souichi Terada of MassLive.com. Tatum, who also missed his first game of the season last week against the Pistons, was initially listed as questionable before being ruled out. As Terada writes, Boston is likely just being cautious with the All-NBA forward — the … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Tatum, Raptors, McCain, Sixers