SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Jazz have cut second-round draft pick Goran Suton and two other players.
Suton, Spencer Nelson and Alexander Johnson learned they were cut on Wednesday, one week before the season opener at Denver.
The cuts leave the Jazz with 16 players, one more than the NBA maximum. General manager Kevin O'Connor said that the Jazz are still trying to figure out how many players to keep on the roster.
The Jazz took Suton, who helped lead Michigan State to the NCAA title game last spring, with the No. 50 pick in June, but had too many centers and forwards to keep him.
Johnson has played for Memphis and Miami in the NBA and spent last season in Germany. Nelson, a former star at Utah State, played in Greece last season.
Rockets waive guards Beck, Temple
HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets waived guards Romel Beck and Garrett Temple, reducing the roster to 17.
Teams must trim their rosters to 15 players by Monday. Houston opens the regular season at Portland on Tuesday.
Beck averaged 4.5 points and 1.0 rebounds in two games with the Rockets in the preseason. He averaged 16 points and three assists in the developmental league last season. He played with San Antonio in the summer league before signing a non-guaranteed contract with Houston.
Temple averaged 2.5 points in four games with Houston this preseason. He played four seasons at LSU before signing with Houston as an undrafted free agent.
Pistons trim roster, waive forward Baston
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Pistons have waived Maceo Baston, reducing their roster to 15 players.
The 33-year-old forward averaged 0.5 points, 0.5 rebounds and 3.5 minutes in five preseason games.
Baston played in 27 games with the Indiana Pacers last season and averaged 2.5 points and 1.9 rebounds in eight minutes.
The Pistons open the season Oct. 28 at Memphis.
Magic center Foyle has surgery on right knee
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando Magic reserve center Adonal Foyle has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
The Magic made the announcement.
The team said there's no timetable for Foyle's return, which will depend on how his knee responds to treatment. Foyle hasn't played in the preseason and has only participated in a few practices because of knee soreness.
Magic coaches have touted the 34-year-old Foyle as a strong practice partner for center Dwight Howard. Foyle likely wouldn't have received much playing time this season behind Howard and backup center Marcin Gortat.
Thunder waive guard Kelley
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma City Thunder has waived guard Tre Kelley, cutting the team's roster to 17 players with one preseason game remaining.
Oklahoma City General Manager Sam Presti announced the roster move.
Kelley had played in three preseason games for the Thunder, averaging 1.3 points and 1.0 assist per game in about seven minutes per contest.
The Thunder's final preseason game will be Thursday at home against the Sacramento Kings. Oklahoma City will open the regular season next Wednesday at home against Sacramento.
Suns waive guard Dickau, forward Powell
PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns lowered their preseason roster to 13 players by waiving guard Dan Dickau and forward Carlos Powell.
Dickau and Powell each appeared in five preseason games for the Suns.
Dickau averaged 2.8 points and 1.4 assists. Powell averaged 6.2 points and 2.2 rebounds.
Phoenix ends its preseason schedule Thursday night against Portland in Vancouver.
Hawks waive guard West, two centers
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks have 13 players on their roster after waiving guard Mario West and centers Garret Siler and Courtney Sims.
West, from Georgia Tech, played the last two seasons with the Hawks. West averaged 2.2 points in five preseason games.
Siler, from Augusta State, appeared in two preseason games. Sims, from Michigan, was chosen MVP of the NBA Development League last season. He averaged 6.4 points in three preseason games.
The Hawks cut guards Juan Dixon and Mike Wilks on Tuesday.
Amway to sponsor Magic practice jerseys
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic are taking advantage of a new NBA rule allowing companies to purchase space on the jerseys players wear in practice.
The Magic announced that they have partnered with Amway. The Michigan-based direct selling company will have its logo on the upper-right side of the team's practice jerseys. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
This is the first season NBA teams were granted clearance to have a sponsorship presence on their practice jerseys.
Amway was founded in 1959 by Magic owner Rich DeVos and his friend, Jay Van Andel. Orlando's arena has the company's name, and it will also be on its new arena opening next season.
T-Wolves waive center Reiner
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves have waived center Jared Reiner, one day after acquiring another big man in a trade with Dallas.
Reiner signed with the Timberwolves as a free agent at the end of September. He averaged 3.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in three preseason games. He has previously had stints with Milwaukee and Chicago and played college ball at Iowa.
He became expendable when the Wolves sent a conditional second-round draft pick in 2012 to the Mavericks on Tuesday for Nathan Jawai.
