The Oklahoma City Thunder waived T.J. Leaf and Admiral Schofield, both of whom were acquired in trades this offseason, the team announced Saturday.
Leaf was traded to the Thunder along with a 2027 second-round pick from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Jalen Lecque. The power forward played in two preseason games with the Thunder, during which he recorded a total of eight points and seven rebounds.
He is owed $4.3 million this season, the final year of his contract.
Leaf, the No. 18 pick in the 2017 draft, was unable to find a consistent role with the Pacers. Last season, he played just 28 games and averaged 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds over 7.9 minutes.
Schofield was acquired from the Washington Wizards in a deal that also netted the Thunder the draft rights to No. 37 pick Vit Krejci. Oklahoma City gave up the No. 53 pick, which was Cassius Winston, and a 2024 second-round pick.
Schofield did not score a point in two preseason appearances, and only grabbed two rebounds and had two assists total despite averaging 12.7 minutes per game.
He is owed $1.5 million this season. Oklahoma City has no further contract obligation to him after that.
Last season, his rookie year, the forward averaged 3.0 points and 1.4 rebounds in 11.2 minutes per game.
The Thunder now have 16 players on the roster and will need to make one more cut before the season starts.
