Bulls: Placed G Corey Benjamin (abdominal strain) and C Bill Wennington (sore lower back) on injured list.

Celtics: Placed F Walter McCarty (sprained right big toe) and G Marlon Garnett (sprained right ankle) on injured list.

Clippers: Waived G Scott Brooks. Placed C Stojko Vrankovic and G Charles Smith on injured list.

Grizzlies: Placed F J. R. Henderson (tendinitis of the right knee) on injured list.

Hawks: Waived F-C Scot Pollard and G Shammond Williams.

Heat: Waived F Jamie Watson and G-F Mark Davis.

Jazz: Waived F Anthony Avent.

Kings: Placed C Oliver Miller (back spasms) on injured list. Waived C Peter Aluma and G Kevin Ollie.

Knicks: Placed F Ben Davis (lower back pain) on the injured list.

Lakers: Placed F Sam Jacobson and G Tyronn Lue on injured list.

Mavericks: Waived G Khalid Reeves.

Nets: Waived G Earl Boykins. Placed G Lucious Harris (bulging disk in back) on injured list.

Nuggets: Waived F Mark Randall, F Monty Williams and G Tyson Wheeler.

Pacers: Waived G Haywoode Workman. Placed F Derrick McKey and F Mark Pope on injured list.

Raptors: Waived G Mark Baker. Placed F Sean Marks (lower back strain) on injured list. Signed F Paul Rogers (fractured right ankle); placed him on injured list.

Spurs: Placed G Brandon Williams (injured right foot) on injured list.

Suns: Placed G Gerald Brown (kneecap pain) and Toby Bailey (tendinitis in right knee) on injured list.

SuperSonics: Placed C Jelani McCoy on injured list.

Timberwolves: Placed C Paul Grant (tendinitis in right knee) and G Reggie Jordan (lower back spasms) on injured list.

Trail Blazers: Released G Michael Hawkins and F-C Art Long. Placed G John Crotty (bruised left quadriceps), G Bonzi Wells (right ankle sprain) and F Nikita Morgunov (left knee pain) on injured list.

Wizards: Released F Etdrick Bohannon.

Pub Date: 2/20/99