Cs Waive Jamal Sampson

[TA9]

"The Celtics began the process of trimming their roster down towards the 15-man regular-season limit by releasing forward/center Jamal Sampson Thursday. The 6-foot-11 Sampson played a mere 1:42 in Wednesday's exhibition finale after missing the opener while away from the team due to personal reasons."
Nothing surprising here. He didnt show any thing against the Raptors.
Sweetney will likely be the next cut..

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

"The Celtics began the process of trimming their roster down towards the 15-man regular-season limit by releasing forward/center Jamal Sampson Thursday. The 6-foot-11 Sampson played a mere 1:42 in Wednesday's exhibition finale after missing the opener while away from the team due to personal reasons."
Nothing surprising here. He didnt show any thing against the Raptors.
Sweetney will likely be the next cut..

I agree, and TP for being the first to report it on CB. 

[LooseCannon]

The question is whether or not he will end up in Maine.

[Chris]

The question is whether or not he will end up in Maine.

Perhaps.  It will be interesting to see the order of cuts.  My guess is that Gilbert Brown will be the last cut, so they can assign him to Maine. 

[kgiessler]

The question is whether or not he will end up in Maine.

Perhaps.  It will be interesting to see the order of cuts.  My guess is that Gilbert Brown will be the last cut, so they can assign him to Maine. 

How exactly does that work again?  They can send two players from the roster of 15 if they are in their first two years, correct?  Can they also send their last cut?

[Chris]

The question is whether or not he will end up in Maine.

Perhaps.  It will be interesting to see the order of cuts.  My guess is that Gilbert Brown will be the last cut, so they can assign him to Maine. 

How exactly does that work again?  They can send two players from the roster of 15 if they are in their first two years, correct?  Can they also send their last cut?

Well, I am not sure it is the same under the new CBA, but last year the rule was that the team is allowed to assign their last cut to their own NBDL team.  The player would be free to sign with any other NBA team, or overseas, but if they wanted to play in the NBDL, they would have to play for the affiliate of the team that cut them last. 

As for roster players, those rules have changed slightly.  I forget the details, but I know that they have made it easier for teams to assign players in their first 3 years to the NBDL.  I do know the big change is that there is no longer a limit on the number of times a player can be sent down and called up.  Which means you could see that a lot this year.

[LooseCannon]

The question is whether or not he will end up in Maine.

Perhaps.  It will be interesting to see the order of cuts.  My guess is that Gilbert Brown will be the last cut, so they can assign him to Maine. 

How exactly does that work again?  They can send two players from the roster of 15 if they are in their first two years, correct?  Can they also send their last cut?

Assuming the rules haven't changed, they can request their last three training camps cuts to be sent to their D-League affiliate, but won't have any rights to those players (so other teams can sign them).  Last year, it was Stephane Lasme, Mario West, and Tiny Gallon (who was signed pretty much for that purpose).

[pearljammer10]

Who? Lol