Joshua Primo goes unclaimed on waivers

Joshua Primo went unclaimed after the Spurs placed him on waivers, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets.

It’s not surprising, given the circumstances surrounding San Antonio’s decision to cut ties with Primo, the 12th pick of the 2021 draft. Primo had multiple allegations of indecent exposure lodged against him. A former female Spurs employee has hired legal representation after Primo allegedly exposed himself to her.

San Antonio exercised its $4.3M option on his contract for the 2023-24 season shortly before it waived Primo, who had a $4.1M salary this season. If a team had claimed him, it would have been obligated to pay him this season’s salary as well as the $4.3M option for 2023-24 that the Spurs picked up.

Primo has pledged to focus on his mental health treatment. He played 50 games as a rookie and made 16 starts. He was used off the bench in four games this season, averaging 7.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 23.3 minutes per game.