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Chicago Bulls re-sign Javonte Green for rest of the 2023-24 season, cut Terry Taylor

The Chicago Bulls have made some moves to shake up their roster a bit as they head into the NBA’s 2024 postseason.

The Chicago Bulls have made some moves to shake up their roster a bit as they head into the NBA’s 2024 postseason. The Bulls have signed veteran Chicago wing Javonte Green to an end-of-season deal ahead of the Bulls’ play-in tournament tilts, according to recent reporting from NBC Sports Chicago’s KC Johnson.

Per Johnson, the transaction makes Green playoff eligible — and given the Radford alum has a proven track record in the playoffs vs. Terry, who has not shown much with Chicago — the move makes sense for the Bulls’ postseason aspirations. “Green is a fan and organizational favorite who is just getting fully healthy after undergoing knee surgery last season while with the Bulls,” writes Johnson.

“He played 10 games in the G League with the Golden State Warriors affiliate before signing his 10-day contract with the Bulls.”

In that 10-day deal, Green put up an average of 5 points and 3.7 rebounds over the three games he played with the Bulls this season.

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Bulls set to welcome back Terry Taylor for ’23-24 season

The Bulls have come to terms with Terry Taylor to keep the forward in Chicago. Here’s what you need to know about the deal.

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The Chicago Bulls signed forward Terry Taylor, the team announced Monday evening. The terms of the contract were not disclosed, and the Bulls roster has 18 players, including two-way deals. Taylor joined the team last season in February, appearing in five games with Chicago.

Taylor stands 6 feet, 5 inches tall and began his career with the Indiana Pacers. After joining Chicago on a two-way contract last year, Taylor made several appearances with the club’s G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls. He averaged 20 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists in seven starts during that time. It’s a high upside move for a team looking to improve its internal player development.

The Bulls extended Taylor a qualifying offer earlier this offseason, and the team appears high on the 23-year-old. At the time of this writing, the nature of the contract is unclear. However, whether this is a training camp deal, a two-way contract, or a full roster spot, expect Taylor to compete for a spot in head coach Billy Donovan’s rotation. Taylor will wear No. 32 once again for the Bulls.

Bulls give qualifying offers to Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu, Terry Taylor

The Chicago Bulls have tendered qualifying offers to a few of their young free agents.

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The Chicago Bulls have a long summer of roster decisions ahead of them as they attempt to cobble together a playoff-caliber roster around Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic. Arturas Karnisovas says the team has no intention of rebuilding, and, if that’s the case, they need to make some serious additions.

But before they attack free agency and the trade market, the Bulls need to bring back their own free agents. Vucevic is the biggest name, but Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu also need new contracts, which the Bulls are in the process of working on, based on a recent report.

According to Keith Smith of Spotrac, the Bulls have given qualifying offers to White, Dosunmu and Terry Taylor, who was on a two-way contract with Chicago this past season.

“The Chicago Bulls have tendered qualifying offers to Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White, and a two-way qualifying offer to Terry Taylor, a league source tells @spotrac,” Smith tweeted.

Karnisovas revealed during his post-NBA draft press conference that Chicago planned on giving White and Dousnmu qualifying offers. Both youngsters will help shape a relatively underwhelming Chicago point guard room. If they can develop quickly, they could earn huge roles next season.

Meanwhile, Terry’s offer comes as a bit of a surprise, but the hard-nosed forward could actually have a role for the Bulls.

He only played in five games for the Bulls this past season, but his above-average rebounding and large frame make him a force down low, despite being just 6-foot-5. With how thin the Bulls are at the forward spot, the 23-year-old would be a nice piece to have on the roster.

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Pacers converting Terry Taylor, Duane Washington to standard NBA contracts

The Pacers will convert the two-way contracts of Terry Taylor and Duane Washington Jr. to standard deals.

On Wednesday, it was reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that the Indiana Pacers will convert the two-way deals of rookies Terry Taylor and Duane Washington Jr. to standard NBA contracts.

Taylor, who went undrafted last year out of Austin Peay, is averaging 9.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 31 games. He entered the rotation at the end of January and has played a larger role for the Pacers as the team looks ahead to next season.

Washington is posting 9.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 46 games, including seven starts. He set the Pacers franchise rookie record for 3-pointers on Jan. 24 with seven, surpassing the previous mark of six by Chuck Person and Chris Duarte.

The Pacers will waive rookie Keifer Sykes.

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Taylor and Washington each emerged as key players for the Pacers as of late and were both rewarded with long-term contracts. They stayed ready for their opportunity and will look to keep that momentum going into next season with the Pacers.

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Explaining the NBA’s hardship exception and the free agents who signed as replacement players

Explaining what hardship exceptions and replacement players mean as COVID-19 protocols hit the NBA.

As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread, the NBA has required a large share of “replacement players” to fill in for the players who are in health and safety protocols. And so far, more than 100 players have reportedly entered the league’s health and safety protocols so far this month, per ESPN’s Baxter Holmes.

But how exactly do the “replacement players” work?

Essentially, the NBA’s hardship exception allows teams to exceed the 15-man roster limit if more than three players on the roster are each going to miss extended time due to illness or injury. Typically, teams weren’t allowed to apply for the hardship exception before Jan. 5.

But starting last season, the league changed the policy to allow earlier exceptions. And as of earlier this week, effective Dec. 19 until Jan. 19, the NBA is allowing teams to sign one replacement player for each player on their roster who tests positive for COVID-19.

While there are some big names (e.g. Isaiah Thomas, Lance Stephenson, CJ Miles) who have signed as replacement players, there are lots of promising young NBA hopefuls who are hoping to use this opportunity as a chance to stick around the league.

Not all of the players below were signed through hardship exceptions and some transactions (e.g. DeMarcus Cousins and Wesley Matthews to the Milwaukee Bucks) may have happened anyway during a normal season.

But below, based on the NBA’s transaction log and reporting from the league’s top insiders, you can find a live tracker of all the players who have signed new deals with NBA teams over the course of the past month.

Live tracker: Here is where the top undrafted free agents have signed

The 2021 NBA draft has come and gone but the draft cycle still continues for a bit longer as the undrafted free agents find their new homes.

The 2021 NBA draft has come and gone but the draft cycle still continues for a bit longer as the undrafted free agents find their new homes.

While the following prospects didn’t get to hear their name called by the commissioner or deputy commissioner on Thursday night, they can find solace in the fact that their path to the pros is far from over. It’s not unheard of for an undrafted free agent to carve out a role for themselves in the NBA.

Some notable names, including Gonzaga’s Joel Ayayi and G League Ignite’s Daishen Nix, will join the fraternity of undrafted basketball players who hope to still make a name for themselves in the NBA.

Here is where the best remaining prospects have landed so far, according to reports: