DeLaurier was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue on Friday along with a 2022 first-round pick from the Wisconsin Herd in exchange for Rob Edwards and a 2023 second-round pick, Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman reports.
DeLaurier appeared in 29 games with the Wisconsin Herd during the 2021-22 season, averaging 6.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest. He'll now head to Oklahoma City ahead of the 2022-23 season and will likely remain in the G League unless he's called up.
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Javin DeLaurier: Returns to action Friday
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DeLaurier posted nine points (4-6 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 14 rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks over 28 minutes in Wisconsin's loss to Delaware on Friday.
DeLaurier missed over a week due to an undisclosed issue but took the court Friday and led the Herd with 14 boards. He added a team-best two blocks while making four of six shots en route to nine points. DeLaurier has grabbed double-digit rebounds in four of his past six G League contests.
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Javin DeLaurier: Absent from Wednesday's loss
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DeLaurier didn't play in Wisconsin's loss to Raptors 905 on Wednesday due to an undisclosed issue.
The nature of DeLaurier's issue is unclear, and it remains to be seen if he will need to miss more than one game. The 23-year-old is averaging 6.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks over 21.7 minutes for the Herd during the regular season.
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Javin DeLaurier: Posts another double-double
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DeLaurier tallied 14 points (7-13 FG, 0-1 3Pt), 10 rebounds, one assist, three steals and a blocked shot over 27 minutes in a loss to Maine on Sunday.
DeLaurier led Wisconsin in rebounds in the loss and put up 14 points en route to his second straight double-double. The 6-foot-10 forward/center's scoring is particularly notable, as this is the first time during the G League regular season that he has posted double-digit points in consecutive games. DeLaurier has also notched a blocked shot in four straight contests.
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Javin DeLaurier: Gets double-double in G League loss
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DeLaurier finished Friday's loss to Cleveland with 12 points (5-9 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 15 rebounds, two assists, one steal and one blocked shot over 29 minutes.
Most of Wisconsin's starters struggled in the contest, as DeLaurier was one of only two members of the starting unit to finish with double-digit points. He added a team-best 15 boards to notch his third double-double of the regular season. DeLaurier has been solid on the boards with 7.8 rebounds per contest for the Herd, but he's averaging only 6.1 points.
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Javin DeLaurier: Swats three shots for Wisconsin
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DeLaurier finished Wisconsin's loss to Westchester on Thursday with six points (3-7 FG, 0-2 3Pt), nine rebounds, one assist, one steal and three blocked shots over 28 minutes.
DeLaurier wasn't much of a factor offensively, but he was a defensive presence down low with three blocks and continued to clean up the boards. The 23-year-old has collected exactly nine rebounds in three straight games and has registered exactly three blocks in three of the last four matchups. However, he has reached double-digit scoring just once over the past 12 games.
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Javin DeLaurier: Corrals 19 boards in G League loss
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DeLaurier totaled 14 points (6-15 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 19 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots over 33 minutes in Wisconsin's loss to Fort Wayne on Sunday.
DeLaurier posted one of his best all-around stat lines of the campaign, highlighted by a season-high 19 boards. He also registered double-digit points for the first time since Jan. 19 and swatted multiple shots for the second straight contest. DeLaurier is averaging 7.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks for Wisconsin this season.
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Javin DeLaurier: Perfect from field in G League win
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DeLaurier totaled six points (3-3 FG), four rebounds and one assist over 17 minutes for Wisconsin in a 117-107 victory over College Park on Sunday.
DeLaurier has seen fluctuating playing time for the Herd of late, and he has logged under 20 minutes in three of his past four contests. Despite the limited opportunity, he has made eight of his past 10 field-goal attempts and is shooting 57 percent overall for Wisconsin on the campaign.
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Javin DeLaurier: Posts big G League double-double
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DeLaurier racked up 16 points (6-10 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 16 rebounds, three assists, two steals and a blocked shot over 31 minutes Wednesday in Wisconsin's 124-123 win over Delaware in double overtime.
DeLaurier recently spent 10 days with Milwaukee, but he appeared in only one game with the club. He subsequently returned to Wisconsin and posted his best performance of the campaign Wednesday. DeLaurier's 16 boards were his most in the G League this season, and the double-double was his first of the campaign. For good measure, he tied season highs with three assists and two steals.
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Javin DeLaurier: Heads to open market
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Milwaukee didn't re-sign DeLaurier after his 10-day contract expired Sunday, Keith Smith of Spotrac.com reports.
The second-year big man out of Duke at least got the chance to make his NBA debut during his week-and-a-half-long stint with Milwaukee. He made a three-minute cameo in Saturday's 136-113 win over the Pelicans, recording one rebound and one steal.
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Bucks' Javin DeLaurier: Signs 10-day contract with Bucks
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DeLaurier signed a 10-day contract with the Bucks on Thursday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
DeLaurier joined the G League's Wisconsin Herd in early November and averaged 7.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in 17.0 minutes per contest across 12 appearances. He'll serve as depth for the parent club since the Bucks have several players in the league's health and safety protocols.
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Javin DeLaurier: Snags 13 boards for Wisconsin
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DeLaurier finished Wednesday's G League loss to Windy City with six points (1-4 FG, 2-2 FT), 13 rebounds, one assists, two steals and a blocked shot over 21 minutes.
DeLaurier led Wisconsin with 13 boards in only 21 minutes off the bench. The total was a season high for the 23-year-old, who entered Wednesday with 14 combined rebounds over his first four games. DeLaurier opened the campaign with a 20-point effort but hasn't scored more than six points in any contest since.
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Javin DeLaurier: Scores 20 points in Herd debut
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DeLaurier played 18 minutes for Wisconsin on Monday and totaled 20 points (8-9 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 2-4 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one blocked shot in a 126-124 win.
DeLaurier averaged a meager 2.9 points as a member of the Greensboro Swarm last season, but he got his 2021-22 campaign off on the right foot by pouring in 20 points off the bench Monday. The former Duke Blue Devil posted per-game averages of 3.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.9 blocks over four college seasons.
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Bucks' Javin DeLaurier: Let go by Milwaukee
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DeLaurier was waived by the Bucks on Saturday, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.
DeLaurier saw 55 minutes with the Bucks during the preseason and totaled six points, nine rebounds and two steals. It's possible he lands in the G League.
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Bucks' Javin DeLaurier: Catches on with Milwaukee
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The Bucks signed DeLaurier to a training-camp contract Monday.
DeLaurier's contract is presumably an Exhibit 10 deal that will allow the Bucks to retain his G League rights in the likely event he's cut before the start of the regular season. A 6-foot-10, 237-pound power forward, DeLaurier went undrafted out of Duke in 2020 and spent his first professional season in the G League and in Canadian Elite Basketball League. Over seven appearances with the G League's Greensboro Swarm, DeLaurier averaged 2.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 11.1 minutes per contest.
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Javin DeLaurier: Scores four off bench
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DeLaurier totaled four points (2-4 FG), three rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block over 13 minutes in Wednesday's 120-118 win over the Blue.
DeLaurier has had a fairly minimal role for the Swarm this season, although he shot 50 percent from the floor over limited usage Wednesday. He's appeared in five of the first nine games of the season, averaging 3.6 points and 4.4 rebounds over 14.4 minutes per contest.
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Javin DeLaurier: Records eight rebounds
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DeLaurier posted two points (1-1 FT), eight rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block over 24 minutes in Thursday's 118-106 loss to Westchester.
DeLaurier didn't have a high shot volume during the first game of the G League season Thursday, but he was quite productive on the boards, finishing second on the team with eight rebounds. While he wasn't a prolific scorer against the Knicks, he could contribute for the Swarm in several areas this year.
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Javin DeLaurier: Cut by Charlotte
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DeLaurier was waived by the Hornets on Saturday, Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer reports.
The 22-year-old joined Charlotte on an Exhibit 10 contract after going undrafted in November and unsurprisingly didn't make the season-opening roster. DeLaurier could join the team's G League affiliate in Greensboro.
