Anthony Gillnew one year contract with Wizards is a non-guaranteed minimum salary deal that includes Exhibition 9 language, Hoops Rumors has learned.
While Gill looks in good position to make Washington’s 15-man regular-season roster, his minimum salary ($2,449,421) won’t be on the team’s books until the first day of the season, and his full salary ($3,066,143) won’t become guaranteed until the league-wide guaranteed salary date on Jan. 10.
A player who re-signs with his previous team for one year usually becomes eligible for veto trade for the upcoming season, but Gill waived that right as part of his deal with the Wizards, Hoops Rumors has learned.
Here are some more highlights from the Eastern Conference:
- LeBron JamesAn endorsement deal with prediction market platform Polymarket will pay him $15 million a year, sources say Front Office Sports’ Ryan Glasspiegel and Ben Horney. James, whose role in the company will focus on promoting football rather than basketball, earns a small portion of that amount (about $3.88 million) under his contract with Sixers this season, Glasspiegel and Horney note.
- Studying what Peyton Watson can lead to Cavaliers, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com (subscription required) says several members of the organization expect the 24-year-old to play a role similar to those Jayden McDaniels, And Anunoby, The mists of Kamaraand Andrew Wiggins play for your clubs. While Watson isn’t necessarily considered a point guard, he’ll have to guard the opponent’s top threat on the perimeter most nights, Fedor notes, because the Cavs won’t Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Evan Mobleyor Jarrett Allen processing this job.
- Mauricio Casamajor was appointed head coach of the Sioux Falls Skyforce. HeatThe G League affiliate, for now Liam Doyle is the new general manager of Skyforce, according to a team press release. Casamaggiore, who spent the last three years as Miami’s lead video coordinator, is being replaced Dan Bisaccio when Bisaccio returns to the role Erik Spoelstranba staff, tweets Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. As for Doyle, he served as senior manager of basketball analytics and scouting with the Heat and assistant general manager with the Skyforce last season.
