The Sixers refused Saint Thomas and Duke Miles on Thursday, trans RealGM Journal of Official NBA Transactionsthen signed Chris Carroll and Taye Fields to take their spots on their roster, the team announced.
Like Thomas and Miles, Carroll and Fields received 10-year contracts from the 76ers, a source told Chris Hine of The Philadelphia Inquirer (Link to Twitter).
All four players are likely to open the season with the Delaware Blue Coats, Philadelphia’s G-League affiliate. Assuming Carroll and Fields are released before the start of the season, they will be eligible for bonuses of up to $91,000 if they spend at least 60 days in Delaware.
Carroll went undrafted out of Youngstown State earlier this year, while Fields went undrafted in 2025 and played professionally in Austria last season.
Here are some more relatively minor NBA transactions:
- The Heat signed the former USC big man Ezra Ausaraccording to a press release from the team. In a corresponding move, Miami declined Jan Schieffelin. Previous reports indicated that Ausar’s deal with Miami would include the wording of Appendix 10. Ausar most recently worked out for the Heat’s Summer League team in Las Vegas.
- The Mavericks have officially signed a forward/center Guillermo Diaz Grahamannounced the team (via Twitter). Guillermo is an identical twin brother Jorge Diaz Grahamwhich Dallas refused to sign Guillermo. Both Spanish big men spent three years at Pitt but transferred to different schools before their senior years – Jorge committed to Oregon State and Guillermo chose San Francisco. In 33 games with the Dons last season (17.2 minutes per contest), Guillermo averaged 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 37.5% from long range. Texas legends previously selected Guillermo with the third overall pick in the NBA G League International Draft, two spots behind Jorge.