Anthony Davis and Washington will hold off on extension talks until after the season, The Athletic's David Aldridge reports. Davis holds a $62.8M player option for 2027-28; turning it down would make him eligible for a four-year, $275M extension through 2030-31.
Dalton Knecht's roster spot is in question as the Lakers look to get under the 15-man limit. NBA insider Brett Siegel said on the ClutchScoops podcast Knecht will have to fight Jaden Hardy for a spot, and wouldn't be shocked if Knecht is cut.
Boston enters training camp with 14 players on standard deals, including offseason additions Paul George, Mitchell Robinson, Mike Conley and rookie Chris Cenac Jr., according to CelticsBlog's Noa Dalzell. Amari Williams and Dillon Mitchell already hold two-way contracts, leaving one two-way spot open.
Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes floated a trade sending Tyler Herro from Milwaukee to Detroit for Ron Holland, Duncan Robinson and an unprotected 2027 first-round pick.
Miami Herald's Barry Jackson reports the Heat may wait on extending Davion Mitchell to see how he performs and whether top free agents would take their midlevel exception next summer.
Toronto signed guards Tyreke Key and Nimari Burnett to Exhibit 10 deals, according to Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca, and both are actually on the training camp roster rather than ticketed for a quick waive-and-stretch to the 905.
+3A proposed three-team trade would send Bobby Portis to the Lakers to shore up their frontcourt behind Walker Kessler and Kevon Looney. Miami would get Jalen Smith, Tre Jones and Jarred Vanderbilt, while Chicago would take on Nikola Jovic and Dalton Knecht.
Atlanta waived Keon Johnson a day after signing him, part of a wave of 12 Exhibit 10 cuts logged on NBA.com Thursday. Others released include Jordan Riley in Detroit, Payton Sandfort and Nate Santos in Minnesota, three Blazers signees, and two Jazz players.
Extension talks between Karl-Anthony Towns and New York have stalled, with Towns eligible for a four-year, $276 million deal per ESPN's Bobby Marks.
Raptors Roundtable's Garrett Shnitker suggested Toronto could call Detroit about Jalen Duren, built around a package headlined by Jakob Poeltl and RJ Barrett to match salary.
The Clippers are waiving Johni Broome, per Jake Fischer of The Stein Line and Bleacher Report and Law Murray of The Athletic. Los Angeles carried 16 guaranteed contracts and needed to trim its roster, with Broome owed the least guaranteed money among them.
AJ Hoggard signed with the Raptors and was waived the same day, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reported. The deal wasn't detailed but almost certainly carried Exhibit 10 language, and he can now earn a bonus worth up to $91K by spending 60 days with the G League's Raptors 905.
+4Rob Pelinka told reporters the Lakers have 16 guaranteed contracts, one over the regular-season limit, and must resolve it by their Oct. 21 opener against Golden State. He said waiving a player is one option but a consolidation trade sending out two players for one is also under consideration.
Yahoo Sports writer Glenn Kaplan floated a trade sending Jalen Duren to New Orleans for Trey Murphy, with Detroit possibly adding a piece to balance salaries.
Detroit Jock City's Cem Yolbulan floated a sign-and-trade sending Jalen Duren to Milwaukee for Myles Turner and Ryan Rollins. The idea assumes Duren signs a new deal worth roughly $40 million a year with the Bucks before the trade goes through.
Julian Reese has signed a two-way contract with New Orleans, filling the team's open two-way slot without any corresponding roster move.
New Orleans has signed forward Julian Reese to a two-way contract, Keith Smith of Spotrac reported. Reese is the younger brother of Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese. The move comes as the Pelicans fill out their roster ahead of next week's training camp.
+2A trade proposal from Basketnews.com would send PJ Washington from Dallas to the Lakers for Dalton Knecht, Jarred Vanderbilt and a 2032 second-round pick originally acquired from Washington in the Deandre Ayton deal.
Detroit's five-year, $200 million offer to restricted free agent Jalen Duren includes a clause requiring monthly weight checks, according to Hunter Patterson and Sam Amick of The Athletic.
A trade proposal from DetroitJockCity's Cem Yobulan would send Jalen Duren to Sacramento for Domantas Sabonis and three first-round picks. It would likely require a sign-and-trade since Sabonis is on a near-max deal and Duren would need a similar salary heading west.
