Lakers GM extension, Kemba walker Piston offer, Mavs sign Facundo Campazzo

 

Lakers GM Rob Pelinka agrees to an extension until 2026

 

The Los Angeles Lakers and general manager Rob Pelinka have reportedly agreed to a contract extension. The deal is to keep Pelinka at the helm of the Lakers through the 2025-26 season. Pelinka has been the Lakers’ general manager since 2017. Pelinka worked under Magic Johnson in the Lakers’ front office during his first two seasons in LA Lakers. He was part of the LA Lakers that recruited LeBron James to Los Angeles in the summer of 2018. In his first entire season as the team’s primary decision maker, Pelinka built the Lakers roster that won 52 games and the 2020 NBA Finals in the Walt Disney World bubble.

 

Pelinka’s first big trade was to complete the trade for Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans. He also completed a big deal for Russell Westbrook ahead of the 2021-22 season.

 

In 2020 winning title, the Lakers have slipped to 42 first-round exits in the 2020-21 season and 33 wins in the 2021-22 season and missed the playoffs.

 

Kemba Walker can’t accept the Pistons’ buyout offer

 

Kemba Walker sat courtside for a Friday preseason game between the Charlotte Hornets and Boston Celtics. It’s not worth noting, except that the Detroit Pistons are playing simultaneously, and Walker is currently still on the roster for Detroit. Walker and the Pistons have agreed that he will leave the team because of a contract buyout. So far, the acquisition has not come. So far, the Detroit offer has been unacceptable to Walker. The veteran defender said he’s in no rush to take less than he wants, but he’s feeling good about playing again.

 

“I have something in the tank,” Walker said. “I feel great. I’ll be honest. I’ll have my chance. I’m not in a rush right now. And right now, I feel good. I feel, and It feels as good as it has been in a long time. I’m just waiting for my chance.”

 

Mavericks weigh in on signing Facundo Campazzo

 

The Dallas Mavericks are considering signing Facundo Campazzo. The point guard is a free agent after the Denver Nuggets failed to make a qualifying offer for him last summer. Although Denver waived him, Campazzo has always said he plans to play in the NBA next season. If the NBA opportunity doesn’t materialize, the veteran point guard does receive long-term offers from European clubs. During his two seasons with the Nuggets, Campazzo appeared in 130 regular-season games, including 23 starts. Over the past two years, Campazzo has averaged 5.6 points, 3.5 assists, and 1.1 steals in 20.1 minutes per game.

 

Jazz Drop Saben Lee

 

The Utah Jazz will waive guard Saben Lee. He was alongside Kelly Olynyk in the trade that sent Bojan Bogdanovic to the Detroit Pistons. In 85 games with Detroit over two seasons, Lee is averaging 5.6 points and 3.3 assists in 16.3 minutes per game. Utah will have $1.7 million in dead money on its salary scale this season unless Lee waives by another team.

 

Jaxon Hayes is out for at least two weeks with a left elbow injury

 

The New Orleans Pelicans said that big man Jaxon Hayes would miss at least two weeks with an ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. Hayes was injured in Friday’s preseason game against the Detroit Pistons. Hayes is entering his fourth NBA season. In his first three years with the Pelicans, Hayes averaged 8.1 points and 4.3 rebounds in 194 games. Hayes is eligible for an extension for the first time. Hayes will be eligible to become a restricted free agent in the summer of 2023 if the 6-foot-11 big man and the Pelicans cannot agree on a contract extension.

 

76ers waive Treveline Queen

 

The Philadelphia 76ers waived wing Trevelin Queen. The Sixers’ roster now has 19 players. The Queen signed a two-year deal with Philadelphia this summer. He’ll be on the Sixers’ books this season with $330,000 in dead money because that’s his guaranteed amount. Queen had a year of NBA experience with the Houston Rockets last season. Because he has a guaranteed salary of more than $50,000, Quinn is ineligible to play for the Delaware Blue Jackets, a Sixers G League affiliate, this season.

 

Rockets sign Willie Cauley-Stein

 

The Houston Rockets have signed veteran center Willie Cauley-Stein. It’s unclear if Houston plans to keep Cauley-Stein in the layoffs next week. Cauley-Stein is a seven-year NBA veteran. During his career, Cauley-Stein has played for the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, and Philadelphia 76ers. The Rockets’ roster is transforming. It recently made an eight-man trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Rockets have waived Ty Jerome, and none of the three other players Houston acquired have a long-term future with the franchise.

 

Heat converts Jamal Kane to a two-way contract, waives Darius Day, and signs Mychal Mulder.

 

The Miami Heat have waived Darius Days from his two-way contract. Miami converted Jamal Kane from his training camp deal to a two-way contract. To round out their roster changes, the Heat signed Michal Mulder to bring the roster back to 20. Kane is averaging 12 points and 6.3 rebounds in the preseason this season. Mulder is a three-year NBA veteran. He has played for the GS Warriors, Orlando Magic, and Heat. Days and Mulder are eventually joining the G League’s Sioux Falls Sky Force in the upcoming season.

 

Nuggets waive Adonis Arms, Grant King

The Denver Nuggets have waived Adonis Arms and Grant Golden. Both the Arms and Golden have signed non-guaranteed training camp agreements.

 

Neither Arms nor Golden played a role in the Nuggets’ preseason. The Arms and Golden were expected to play for Denver-based G League affiliate Grand Rapids Gold this upcoming season.

 

Hawks waive Armoni Brooks, Malik Ellison, Tyson Etienne, Chris Silva

The Atlanta Hawks have waived Armoni Brooks, Malik Ellison, Tyson Etienne, and Chris Silva. All four players signed non-guaranteed training camp contracts.

 

Atlanta is likely to remain at No. 15 on the regular-season roster. The Hawks recently traded Maurice Harkless for a stellar roster for the upcoming season.

 

All four of Brooks, Ellison, Etienne, and Silva expect to play for the G League’s College Park Skyhawks this season. The Skyhawks are an affiliate of the Eagles G League.

 

Lakers GM extension, Kemba walker Piston offer, Mavs sign Facundo Campazzo

 

Lakers GM Rob Pelinka agrees to an extension until 2026

 

The Los Angeles Lakers and general manager Rob Pelinka have reportedly agreed to a contract extension. The deal is to keep Pelinka at the helm of the Lakers through the 2025-26 season. Pelinka has been the Lakers’ general manager since 2017. Pelinka worked under Magic Johnson in the Lakers’ front office during his first two seasons in LA Lakers. He was part of the LA Lakers that recruited LeBron James to Los Angeles in the summer of 2018. In his first entire season as the team’s primary decision maker, Pelinka built the Lakers roster that won 52 games and the 2020 NBA Finals in the Walt Disney World bubble.

 

Pelinka’s first big trade was to complete the trade for Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans. He also completed a big deal for Russell Westbrook ahead of the 2021-22 season.

 

In 2020 winning title, the Lakers have slipped to 42 first-round exits in the 2020-21 season and 33 wins in the 2021-22 season and missed the playoffs.

 

Kemba Walker can’t accept the Pistons’ buyout offer

 

Kemba Walker sat courtside for a Friday preseason game between the Charlotte Hornets and Boston Celtics. It’s not worth noting, except that the Detroit Pistons are playing simultaneously, and Walker is currently still on the roster for Detroit. Walker and the Pistons have agreed that he will leave the team because of a contract buyout. So far, the acquisition has not come. So far, the Detroit offer has been unacceptable to Walker. The veteran defender said he’s in no rush to take less than he wants, but he’s feeling good about playing again.

 

“I have something in the tank,” Walker said. “I feel great. I’ll be honest. I’ll have my chance. I’m not in a rush right now. And right now, I feel good. I feel, and It feels as good as it has been in a long time. I’m just waiting for my chance.”

 

Mavericks weigh in on signing Facundo Campazzo

 

The Dallas Mavericks are considering signing Facundo Campazzo. The point guard is a free agent after the Denver Nuggets failed to make a qualifying offer for him last summer. Although Denver waived him, Campazzo has always said he plans to play in the NBA next season. If the NBA opportunity doesn’t materialize, the veteran point guard does receive long-term offers from European clubs. During his two seasons with the Nuggets, Campazzo appeared in 130 regular-season games, including 23 starts. Over the past two years, Campazzo has averaged 5.6 points, 3.5 assists, and 1.1 steals in 20.1 minutes per game.

 

Jazz Drop Saben Lee

 

The Utah Jazz will waive guard Saben Lee. He was alongside Kelly Olynyk in the trade that sent Bojan Bogdanovic to the Detroit Pistons. In 85 games with Detroit over two seasons, Lee is averaging 5.6 points and 3.3 assists in 16.3 minutes per game. Utah will have $1.7 million in dead money on its salary scale this season unless Lee waives by another team.

 

Jaxon Hayes is out for at least two weeks with a left elbow injury

 

The New Orleans Pelicans said that big man Jaxon Hayes would miss at least two weeks with an ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. Hayes was injured in Friday’s preseason game against the Detroit Pistons. Hayes is entering his fourth NBA season. In his first three years with the Pelicans, Hayes averaged 8.1 points and 4.3 rebounds in 194 games. Hayes is eligible for an extension for the first time. Hayes will be eligible to become a restricted free agent in the summer of 2023 if the 6-foot-11 big man and the Pelicans cannot agree on a contract extension.

 

76ers waive Treveline Queen

 

The Philadelphia 76ers waived wing Trevelin Queen. The Sixers’ roster now has 19 players. The Queen signed a two-year deal with Philadelphia this summer. He’ll be on the Sixers’ books this season with $330,000 in dead money because that’s his guaranteed amount. Queen had a year of NBA experience with the Houston Rockets last season. Because he has a guaranteed salary of more than $50,000, Quinn is ineligible to play for the Delaware Blue Jackets, a Sixers G League affiliate, this season.

 

Rockets sign Willie Cauley-Stein

 

The Houston Rockets have signed veteran center Willie Cauley-Stein. It’s unclear if Houston plans to keep Cauley-Stein in the layoffs next week. Cauley-Stein is a seven-year NBA veteran. During his career, Cauley-Stein has played for the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, and Philadelphia 76ers. The Rockets’ roster is transforming. It recently made an eight-man trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Rockets have waived Ty Jerome, and none of the three other players Houston acquired have a long-term future with the franchise.

 

Heat converts Jamal Kane to a two-way contract, waives Darius Day, and signs Mychal Mulder.

 

The Miami Heat have waived Darius Days from his two-way contract. Miami converted Jamal Kane from his training camp deal to a two-way contract. To round out their roster changes, the Heat signed Michal Mulder to bring the roster back to 20. Kane is averaging 12 points and 6.3 rebounds in the preseason this season. Mulder is a three-year NBA veteran. He has played for the GS Warriors, Orlando Magic, and Heat. Days and Mulder are eventually joining the G League’s Sioux Falls Sky Force in the upcoming season.

 

Nuggets waive Adonis Arms, Grant King

The Denver Nuggets have waived Adonis Arms and Grant Golden. Both the Arms and Golden have signed non-guaranteed training camp agreements.

 

Neither Arms nor Golden played a role in the Nuggets’ preseason. The Arms and Golden were expected to play for Denver-based G League affiliate Grand Rapids Gold this upcoming season.

 

Hawks waive Armoni Brooks, Malik Ellison, Tyson Etienne, Chris Silva

The Atlanta Hawks have waived Armoni Brooks, Malik Ellison, Tyson Etienne, and Chris Silva. All four players signed non-guaranteed training camp contracts.

 

Atlanta is likely to remain at No. 15 on the regular-season roster. The Hawks recently traded Maurice Harkless for a stellar roster for the upcoming season.

 

All four of Brooks, Ellison, Etienne, and Silva expect to play for the G League’s College Park Skyhawks this season. The Skyhawks are an affiliate of the Eagles G League.