Joshua

Primo

Primo appeared in two games for the Clippers last season and in four games for the Spurs the year before prior to being waived. Primo will have a chance to make the Bulls’ roster in training camp, and there is a good chance that he ends up with their G-League squad this upcoming season.

A first-round pick of the Hornets in 2021, Jones failed to establish himself before being waived in mid-October. While he did agree to a 10-day contract with the 76ers in mid-March, Jones did not appear in a game for the team due to a hamstring injury. He’s eligible for the postseason, but Jones is highly unlikely to be in the rotation. To make room for him on the roster, the Clippers are waiving Joshua Primo.

Primo, a former first-round pick whose time with the Spurs ended due to his allegedly exposing himself to women on multiple occasions, agreed to a two-way contract with the Clippers just before the start of training camp. While the contract conversion gives him more stability, he isn’t worth rostering in fantasy leagues. In a corresponding move, the Clippers are bringing Xavier Moon back on a two-way contract.

Woj announced early on Friday that Primo would be hit with a four-game suspension if he signed with a team, and he found a new landing spot just hours later. Woj also reports that Primo has been “engaged in ongoing therapy,” and that will continue in Los Angeles. From a fantasy perspective, Primo isn’t on the radar in redraft leagues, and he’s barely worth a roster spot in the deepest of dynasty leagues.

The No. 12 pick in 2021 logged only four games last season before being waived by San Antonio for allegedly exposing himself to women. Primo remains unsigned, and he’ll serve his four-game suspension if he finds a new home.

The Spurs abruptly waived Primo shortly before details emerged as to why. He’s alleged to have exposed himself to Dr. Cauthen on multiple occasions, with the psychologist suing the Spurs due to their alleged failure to act. The terms of the settlement agreement have not been made public.

Cauthen is filing a criminal complaint after Primo allegedly exposed himself to her nine times beginning in December 2021, with the Spurs failing to act. Cauthen filed multiple reports starting in January of 2022 that went “ignored” by the organization. If these claims prove to be true, don’t expect to see Primo on the court anytime soon, and for San Antonio to face severe consequences as a team.

The Spurs waived Primo last week and no team was willing to claim the former lottery pick. He released a statement that he is “seeking help to deal with previous trauma ... and will now take this time to focus on [his] mental health treatment more fully.” There have been multiple reports of Primo “exposing himself to women” in the Spurs organization, and at least one former employee has hired legal counsel in the matter.

Branham has been practicing with the Austin Spurs in the G League, but found himself called up in the wake of Joshua Primo being waived. There’s no guarantee that Branham will stick in the rotation once Devin Vassell (sore left knee) and Josh Richardson (lower back tightness) are healthy, though Gregg Popovich has already said he won’t hesitate to deploy his rookies in a rebuilding season. Based on early returns, the vast majority of managers can take a wait-and-see approach.

San Antonio was already short-handed without Devin Vassell (sore left knee), Jeremy Sochan (illness), and Josh Richardson (lower back tightness). That’s in addition to Joshua Primo’s abrupt exit from the team last week, and they’ll be running on fumes if Wesley is limited for Wednesday’s game vs. Toronto. Gregg Popovich said this weekend that Wesley is “fearless,” and that suddenly joining the rotation “didn’t faze him at all,” so there’s a good chance he’ll stick in the rotation if he’s healthy. The good news is that he walked off under his own power, so we’ll consider him questionable for Wednesday.