Pistons acquire Celtics’ Bradley, pick for Morris
DETROIT — One of the biggest questions facing the Detroit Pistons this offseason was what they would do with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
On Friday, they replaced him.
The Pistons traded forward Marcus Morris to Boston in exchange for guard Avery Bradley and a second-round draft pick in 2019. Bradley’s arrival gives the Pistons a replacement for CaldwellPope, who had been a restricted free agent. Detroit has now renounced the rights to Caldwell-Pope.
Crawford, Hawks agree to buyout
The Atlanta Hawks have waived Jamal Crawford after agreeing to a buyout of his contract.
The Hawks acquired the three-time Sixth Man of the Year from the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday in a three-team trade that included Denver. Crawford will be able to sign with a contending team if he’s not claimed.
No. 2 pick Ball struggles in debut
No. 2 overall pick Lonzo Ball scored just five points and missed 13 of his 15 shots in his first Summer League game as the Los Angeles Lakers lost 96-93 in overtime to the Los Angeles Clippers at Las Vegas, to the disappointment of a nearcapacity crowd that came out to see him.
Hardaway signs Knicks’ offer
The New York Knicks are trying to bring back Tim Hardaway Jr. The Knicks signed the guard to a four-year, $71 million offer sheet, agent Mark Bartelstein said.
Hardaway is a restricted free agent, so Atlanta will have two days to match the offer.
Hardaway was a firstround pick of the Knicks who spent two seasons in New York before they traded him to Atlanta.
Odds and ends
Rockets rookie Zhou Qi scored 17 points his summer league debut — a 10299 victory over the Nuggets at Las Vegas. … The Rockets waived forward Ryan Kelly nine days after they picked him up as a potential trade chip. …Center Zaza Pachulia agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million contract to stay with the Warriors, his agent, Mark Bartelstein, said. … A person familiar with the negotiations says the Cavaliers have agreed to terms on a one-year, $2.3 million contract with former Magic forward Jeff Green. … A person with knowledge of the situation says the Wizards have renounced the rights to free-agent guard Bojan Bogdanovic so he could agree to a two-year, $21 million deal with Indiana. … The Pacers signed free agent Darren Collison. Terms of the deal were not released amid reports it is a two-year deal worth $20 million. … The Heat traded oft-injured forward Josh McRoberts to the Mavericks for center A.J. Hammons and a 2023 second-round draft pick.