Philadelphia 76ers guard T.J. McConnell (1) dribbles in the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 108-105. (AP Photo/DavidDermer)

 David Dermer

Based on all I have read, Kaleb Tarczewski will be released by the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday or Tuesday, which is the day NBA teams have to reach a 15-player limit. In Sports Illustrated’s annual NBA edition last week, the magazine’s “anonymous NBA scout” wasn’t exactly full of praise for Solomon Hill, Derrick Williams and T.J. McConnell. The scout wrote that New Orleans’ Hill has “a bad attitude,” which is absurd. Hill is totally opposite that. On the 76ers’ McConnell, the scout wrote “I don’t like him at all,” which again seems like he has the wrong guy in mind. And on the Heat’s Williams he writes “ehhh, I don’t really care.” Tough business. 

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