76ers waive Justin Anderson, Frank Mason

The Sixers have waived swingman Justin Anderson, according to 973 ESPN Sixers Insider Paul Hudrick. They’ve also waived guard Frank Mason III, per Derek Bodner of The Athletic.

Philadelphia has now trimmed down to a 15-man opening-day roster, along with a pair of two-way players.

Anderson signed a minimum-salary two-year contract in late November but only $125K was guaranteed. He signed with the Nets as a substitute player prior to last season’s resumption and saw action in seven seeding games and three postseason contests.

Anderson also signed a 10-day contract with the Nets in January before being released by the organization. A first-round pick by the Mavericks in 2015, Anderson had brief stops with the Sixers and Hawks as well.

Mason was just added this weekend on an Exhibit 10 contract. Unless he’s claimed, he’ll likely resurface with the Delaware Blue Coats, Philadelphia’s G League squad. He initially became an unrestricted free agent when the Bucks pulled their qualifying offer to him last month.

The 5-foot-11 point guard out of Kansas spent his first two seasons in the league with the Kings, appearing in a total of 90 games. He then signed a two-way contract with the Bucks in 2019-20.

Mason played nine games for Milwaukee and 23 for the Bucks’ G League affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd. He averaged a league-best 26.4 points for the Herd, along with 5.0 assists and 3.4 rebounds, earning G League MVP honors.