May 2013 Basketball Wiretap

Demetri McCamey Signs One-Year Deal With Australia's Cairns Taipans

Aug 26, 2013 9:32 AM

Demetri McCamey has signed a one-year contract – without an NBA opt-out clause – with Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League, a source told RealGM.

McCamey had been in discussions with a few NBA teams about a possible training camp invite, but the 6-foot-3 guard decided to take a guaranteed deal in the same league into which James Ennis signed. McCamey was impressive in the Las Vegas summer league, averaging 8.6 points and two rebounds for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

McCamey, 24, had a standout college career at the University of Illinois, going unselected in the 2011 NBA draft. He’s expected to receive heavy minutes at point guard with his new team in Australia.

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Jack Cooley Rejects Partially Guaranteed NBA Deals For Turkish Team

Aug 11, 2013 12:34 PM

Before signing with Turkey’s Trabzonspor, Memphis Grizzlies summer league forward Jack Cooley turned down training camp invites – including multiple partially guaranteed deals – from 10 NBA teams, his agent Adam Pensack told RealGM.

Cooley had received camp deals and some partially guaranteed offers out of the Portland Trail Blazers, Grizzlies, San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers, Pensack said. Even so, the Turkish club gave Cooley an offer too lucrative to reject.

“He will play a lot against top level competition and will come back next year even more ready for the NBA,” Pensack said.

Cooley, a 22-year-old forward at 6-foot-9, averaged 15 points and 9.2 rebounds over six games with the Grlzzlies in the Las Vegas summer league. He averaged 13.1 points and 10.1 rebounds in his senior season at Notre Dame, going undrafted in the June NBA draft.

Cooley is expected to pursue a deal in the NBA next offseason.

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VEF Riga Acquires Gani Lawal

Aug 9, 2013 1:02 PM

VEF Riga has acquired Gani Lawal.

Lawal played last season with Virtus Roma of Italy, averaging 13.7 points and 8.4 rebounds.

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Dwayne Davis Signs One-Year Deal With Murcia After NBA Interest

Aug 5, 2013 5:58 PM

Dwayne Davis received training camp deals from a few NBA teams, but the Golden State Warriors’ summer league guard signed a one-year contract with Murcia of the Spanish ACB on Monday, a source told RealGM.

Davis won’t hold an opt out in his deal, deciding to accept the club's offer of significant playing time and shifting his focus to pursue the NBA next season.

A 6-foot-5 scorer, Davis averaged 16 points and 4.5 rebounds in his last season at Southern Mississippi. Davis, 23, averaged 3.2 points for the Warriors – who were champions of the Las Vegas summer league – and had a 10-point performance in 11 minutes late in the tournament to garner further interest.

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