The Timberwolves have acquired the G League rights to shooting guard Nik Stauskas, the team announced in a press release. Stauskas, 28, is 6-foot-6 and his rights were acquired in a trade with the College Park SkyHawks in exchange for the rights to forward Chris Silva.
Stauskas is known as one of the bigger draft whiffs of the last decade.
Indiana is using the waive-and-stretch provision on Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan and Nik Stauskas.
There’s the idea that the last thing missing from the Boston Celtics roster is a true point guard, and it feels unfair to the Celtics as well as point guards in general.
The Celtics, who will reportedly sign Danilo Gallinaro using their taxpayer mid-level exception once he clears waivers, have made an even more substantial move as they reshape their roster.
The news of the Celtics signing Nik Stauskas to a two-year contract came from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on the heels of Boston's 120-107 win over the Grizzlies last Thursday.
The dust is settling on the buyout market for the Boston Celtics, they had an open roster spot and came to terms with a two-year deal, with Canadian and Lithuanian sharpshooter, Nik Stauskas.
It sounds like the Boston Celtics have found a new player to help their playoff chances: Nik Stauskas. Earlier this week, there was a lot of speculation that Stauskas would be returning to the NBA because of a very strong showing he had recently in the G League.
Nik Stauskas is signing a two-year deal with the Celtics.
Nik Stauskas never really found a solid place for himself in the NBA. After being drafted as the eighth overall pick back in 2014 by the Sacramento Kings, Stauskas ended up bouncing around the league and ended up playing with six different teams.
Nik Stauskas didn't live up to his top 10 draft pick billing with the Sacramento Kings and subsequently bounced around the NBA, but on Tuesday he showed every bit of the potential that made him a lofty selection.
Chalmers, 35, spent the first seven-plus years of his NBA career in Miami from 2008-15 and won a pair of championships with the franchise.
Stauskas, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2014 draft, appeared in 335 regular-season games from 2014-19 for the Kings, Sixers, Nets, Trail Blazers and Cavaliers.
Nik Stauskas is returning to the NBA.
Longtime NBA shooting guard Nik Stauskas will sign a G League contract for the 2020-21 season and become the designated veteran player for the NBAGL affiliate of his hometown Raptor.
The Bucks requested waivers on Treveon Graham and Nik Stauskas, the team announced.
The Bucks have reached an agreement on a one-year deal with former lottery pick Nik Stauskas.
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