Portland signed wing Barry Dunning Jr. and guard Mark Sears to Exhibit 10 deals, with both ticketed for the Rip City Remix in the G League. Dunning went undrafted out of Pittsburgh after averaging 12.5 points and 5.9 rebounds as a senior.
Minnesota signed forward Nate Santos to an Exhibit 10 contract for training camp. He's expected to head to the Iowa Wolves for the G League season once preseason wraps. Santos played 41 games for Iowa last year, averaging 10.3 points and 3.2 rebounds.
Cleveland signed Rashaun Agee, Zack Austin, Curtis Jones and Kadary Richmond to non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts. All four are expected to land with the Cleveland Charge once camp ends.
Boston signed forward Gabe McGlothan to an Exhibit 10 contract. He's expected to head to the Maine Celtics for the G League season once camp ends. Maine had already acquired his G League rights via trade. McGlothan averaged 15.8 points and 7.1 rebounds in 37 G League games with Noblesville last season.
Minnesota signed Payton Sandfort to a training camp contract on Wednesday. He appeared in four games for Oklahoma City last season, averaging 8.8 points and 2.5 rebounds.
Orlando signed guard Ricky Council and forward Jarron Cumberland to training camp contracts. Council played 73 games for Philadelphia last season, averaging 7.3 points and 2.9 rebounds. Cumberland spent last year in the G League with Osceola and South Bay, putting up 5.1 points and 2.8 rebounds.
Utah signed Ibrahima Diallo and Justin Harmon, likely on Exhibit 10 deals after both spent last season in the G League. Denver waived Kevin Miller days after signing him, while San Antonio waived Jayden Nunn and Portland waived Mark Armstrong and Samson Johnson.
A trade idea built on FanSpo's machine, originating on Spotrac, would send Karl-Anthony Towns to Boston for Paul George straight up. The tool flags it as cap-legal, with Towns making $57M and George $54.1M this season, and both deals running two years with 2027-28 player options.
Kevin Knox II is signing an Exhibit 10 deal with Orlando to join training camp, per Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel. The 27-year-old spent last season with Chicago's G League affiliate, averaging 22.7 points and 8.2 rebounds.
Atlanta announced it has signed guard Keon Johnson, though no contract terms were released. It is expected to be an Exhibit 10 with a training camp invite, which could pay him a bonus up to $91K if he's waived and spends 60 days with the College Park Skyhawks.
The Heat sent the 41st pick and cash to Oklahoma City for pick No. 37, jumping ahead of Boston's slot at 40 to take Ryan Conwell.
Hayden Gray has agreed to a contract with Boston. He appeared in one game for Utah last season, scoring six points in nearly 25 minutes. Gray spent most of the year with the Maine Celtics, averaging 9.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists across 48 G League games.
Lonzo Ball remains unsigned as a free agent with the 2026-27 season about a month away, and he has pushed back on retirement chatter that spread after a podcast clip circulated, sarcastically replying on social media that he's still waiting for a team to call.
Brooklyn officially signed forwards Ben Humrichous and Dain Dainja, filling out a 21-man roster. NetsDaily reports both are expected to join training camp on Exhibit 10 deals.
UpdateCurry takes team-friendly two-year, $116M extension with Warriors
Stephen Curry has yet to decide on a contract extension nearly a month after becoming eligible on Aug. 29, one that could be worth up to two years and $136.7 million.
Lonzo Ball has denied reports that he retired, writing on X that the idea is "news to me" and that he still hopes for an NBA offer.
Rookie Tyler Nickel remains unsigned by New York days before training camp, though The Athletic's James L. Edwards III reports the two sides are still expected to eventually reach a deal.
New Orleans has waived guard Dominique Daniels Jr. and forward Solomon Washington, both signed on Exhibit 10 contracts earlier in the week. Both are expected to join the Laketown Squadron for the coming G League season.
Minnesota signed Jalen Crutcher to an Exhibit 10 deal and then waived him. The move was a mechanism to lock in his Affiliate Player rights for the G League. Crutcher is expected to join the Iowa Wolves this season.
Karl-Anthony Towns is eligible for a four-year, roughly $276M extension with New York. ESPN's Brian Windhorst said owner James Dolan has set a line at the second luxury tax apron, and paying Towns the max would force the Knicks to break up the roster.
