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Tyler Harris

Report: Tyler Harris Plans to Declare for 2015 NBA Draft

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According to a report from RealGM.com’s Shams Charania, Tyler Harris is planning to declare for the 2015 NBA Draft. The report cites an unnamed source.

First let me say that it has not been a well kept secret that Tyler Harris had plans of going pro after this season. In a NY Post article from the summer of 2014 Harris’ father Torrel, likely the source of the RealGM.com story, predicted that Tyler would declare for the draft after this season.

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Report: Former Friar Marshon Brooks to Sign with Italian Team

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Shams Charania of RealGM is reporting that former Friar star Marshon Brooks is close to signing with the Italian team Olimpia Milano. Olimpia Milano plays in the Euroleague and Lega Basket Serie A. They won Serie A last season and reached the quartefinals of the Euroleague. This is the team that produced current NBA star Danilo Gallinari.

Brooks played this past summer with the Sacramento Kings in Las Vegas after bouncing around via trade during the 2013-14 regular season between Boston, Golden State and the Lakers. There were rumors that the Indiana Pacers were kicking Brooks’ tires after the Paul George injury last week but Shams Charania is reporting that Brooks has moved on from those negotiations.

This likely marks the end of Marshon Brooks NBA career unless he somehow goes to Italy and decides that’s where he’s going to learn how to play defense. The more likely scenario is he will play his same game as an offensive scorer. This now means that it’s up to Bryce Cotton and Kadeem Batts to make an NBA roster and if neither of them does there will be no Friars in the NBA which is something that hasn’t happened in a while.

Bryce Cotton

Report: Bryce Cotton To Sign Two Year Deal with the San Antonio Spurs

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RealGM.com is reporting that Bryce Cotton and the San Antonio Spurs have agreed to a two year deal that will be signed Wednesday. The report says that the deal is partially guaranteed with the guarantee portion being that if Cotton makes the roster after training camp, the second season becomes guaranteed. The salary is reportedly at the league minimum which is $507,336 for the 2014-15 season.

Cotton will suit up for the Spurs’ Summer League squad in Las Vegas from July 11th-21st. His final decision reportedly was between San Antonio and Dallas.

One interesting note is that Spurs’ free agent guard Patty Mills will have surgery to repair his rotator cuff that could keep him out until at least January 2015. ESPN.com’s Marc Stein is reporting that the Spurs do want to re-sign Mills and contract negotiations have already begun. This injury might ultimately hurt Cotton ironically because less teams may be willing to offer Mills a free agent contract now that he is injured.