David Nwaba Rumors

Former Rockets player David Nwaba re-signed with Japanese team San-en NeoPhoenix for the 2025-26 season.

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Former Rockets player David Nwaba signed with Japanese team San-en NeoPhoenix for the 2024-25 season.

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Donatas Urbonas: Former NBA forward David Nwaba is heading to the London Lions, according to sources. Nwaba has appeared in 237 NBA games for the Lakers, Chicago, Cleveland, Brooklyn, and Houston, holding a career average of 6.8 points and 3.7 rebounds in 19 minutes.

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Mike Curtis: The #Pistons just announced the signings of Treveon Graham, David Nwaba, Nate Roberts and Ryan Turell to Exhibit 10 contracts.

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Marc Stein: Another December transaction from the @nbagleague : Motor City (Detroit's G League affiliate) has acquired veteran NBA guard David Nwaba from Lakeland (Orlando's G League team) for Micah Potter and a 2023 second-round pick after Lakeland claimed Nwaba today via the waiver process.

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Marc Stein: Six-year NBA guard David Nwaba is signing an @nbagleague contract, league sources say, meaning both Nwaba and Sterling Brown should have roster spots secured in time to play in the heavily scouted G League Showcase in Las Vegas from Monday to Thursday. Marcstein.substack.com

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Rylan Stiles: The Oklahoma City Thunder has waived guard Trey Burke and forwards Marquese Chriss and David Nwaba. They were originally acquired on Sept. 30 from the Houston Rockets. Per team PR

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Shams Charania: Thunder plan to waive G/F David Nwaba among others to create roster space to sign Isaiah Joe, sources said.

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JD Shaw: The Thunder have officially acquired Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss and David Nwaba from the Rockets for Derrick Favors, Maurice Harkless, Ty Jerome, Theo Maledon, a 2026 second-round pick and cash considerations. Oklahoma City also generated two trade exceptions.

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Keith Smith: HOU-OKC trade is done, here's the structure. OKC broke it into 5 parts: 1: Harkless for Brown/Nwaba via 175%+100K salary match 2: Maledon for Burke via 175%+100K salary match 3: Chriss into Minimum Exception 4: Favors for nothing = $10.2M TPE 5: Jerome for nothing = $4.2M TPE

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Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: The Oklahoma City Thunder are trading Derrick Favors, Ty Jerome, Moe Harkless, Theo Maledon and a 2025 second-round pick via Atlanta to the Houston Rockets for David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke and Marquese Chriss.

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Mark Berman: Can confirm ESPN report the Rockets acquired Derrick Favors, Ty Jerome, Moe Harkless, Theo Maledon & Atlanta’s 2025 2nd-round pick from OKC for David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke & Marquese Chriss. According to an NBA source the key for the Rockets is the draft pick.

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It’s more likely Houston does a smaller-scale deal around the margins prior to the trade deadline. Teams have expressed interest in acquiring veterans Daniel Theis and David Nwaba ahead of the Feb. 10 deadline, sources tell The Athletic.

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NBA Central: Players eligible to be traded today: John Collins, Talen Horton-Tucker, Duncan Robinson, Gary Trent Jr., Norman Powell, Bruce Brown, Terence Davis, Richaun Holmes, Cameron Payne, Furkan Korkmaz, Josh Hart, TJ McConnell, Reggie Jackson, Jordan McLaughlin, Jarred Vanderbilt, David Nwaba

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