San Antonio has signed guard Miles Barnstable to an Exhibit 10 contract. He is expected to head to the Austin Spurs in the G League once preseason wraps. Barnstable went undrafted out of Tulsa in 2026 after averaging 14.6 points and 3.8 rebounds on efficient shooting as a senior.
Chicago signed undrafted guards Houston Mallette and Peter Suder to non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts. Mallette averaged 6.6 points as a senior at Alabama, while Suder put up 14.8 points on efficient shooting at Miami (Ohio) after briefly holding a two-way deal with the Lakers this summer before being waived.
NBC Sports Boston's Justin Leger floated a trade idea sending Paul George and draft capital from Boston to New Orleans for Trey Murphy III, calling it his deadline prediction.
The NBA's cap-circumvention investigation into Milwaukee and Gary Trent Jr. remains ongoing, with law firm Hecker Fink running the probe, Joe Vardon reports.
Phoenix signed undrafted rookies John Camden, Corey Camper Jr. and Sam Hoiberg to non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 camp contracts. Camden averaged 13.8 points and 4.8 rebounds as a senior at California, while Camper put up 16.6 points and 4.8 rebounds at Nevada.
Detroit signed undrafted wing Jordan Riley to an Exhibit 10 contract and waived guard Drake Allen from his own Exhibit 10 deal.
A trade idea would send Bilal Coulibaly from Washington to the Lakers for Jake LaRavia, Dalton Knecht and a 2029 second-round pick.
Ryan Nembhard cleared waivers Tuesday after Charlotte cut him following his arrival via the Buddy Hield-Dorian Finney-Smith trade. Marc Stein reports several teams are interested in signing him, with Denver among the most interested in a two-way deal.
The NBA has launched a formal investigation into Gary Trent Jr.'s four-year, $64 million deal with Milwaukee, according to The Athletic. Investigators want to know if the Bucks and Trent structured cheaper deals now with a handshake promise of a big payday later.
The Hornets are in substantial talks with Brandon Miller on a rookie-scale extension projected north of $200 million over five years, ESPN's Brian Windhorst reports.
Detroit signed undrafted wing Jordan Riley out of East Carolina to a camp deal. Chicago added guards Houston Mallette and Peter Suder, the latter waived by the Lakers off a two-way deal in July.
Charlotte is expected to waive rookie guard Ryan Nembhard after Tuesday's trade sent Dorian Finney-Smith to Atlanta for Buddy Hield, Nembhard and cash, according to ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk and Shams Charania.
+3A three-team trade proposal would send PJ Washington and Derrick Jones Jr. to the Lakers, reuniting them with former Mavericks teammate Luka Doncic.
Portland signed forward Keylan Boone, center Samson Johnson and guard Mark Armstrong to Exhibit 10 contracts, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian reported.
Miami claimed Bez Mbeng off waivers and will put him on an Exhibit 10 deal, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports. Charlotte had signed him to the same type of contract earlier this month before waiving him over the weekend.
Golden State waived guard Obi Agbim to clear room for Graham Ike's two-way deal, per NBA.com's transaction log. Charlotte cut Tre Carroll to get under 21 players, clearing the way to finalize its trade for Buddy Hield and Ryan Nembhard.
Payton Pritchard can sign a three-year, $67 million extension with Boston starting October 1, the maximum allowed under the 140% rule tied to his current deal. He is already locked in for two more seasons at $30 million total, so there's no urgency on either side.
Atlanta and Charlotte have agreed to a trade sending Dorian Finney-Smith to the Hawks, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. Buddy Hield, guard Ryan Nembhard and cash go back to the Hornets.
+2Sports Illustrated's Sameer Kumar suggested Brooklyn could look to move Julius Randle to trim salary. Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus separately named Randle the Lakers' top trade target, suggesting a package built around Jake LaRavia, Jaden Hardy, Dalton Knecht and Jarred Vanderbilt.
James Johnson has agreed to a non-guaranteed training camp contract with the Pacers, according to Jake Fischer. Tony East reports the deal carries Exhibit 9 language, with the 39-year-old having joined Indiana's players-only mini-camp in Nashville before camp opens next week.
