Markquis Nowell signed a training camp deal with New Orleans after a EuroLeague season with Baskonia, per Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot. Minnesota signed guard Stephen Thompson to a camp contract and waived Jules Bernard.
+4A hypothetical three-team trade would send Keldon Johnson and John Poulakidas to the Lakers. Dallas would land De'Aaron Fox, David Jones-Garcia, AK Okereke and two draft picks from San Antonio.
Golden State signed guard Nick Boyd and forward Elias Ralph to non-guaranteed training camp contracts, according to Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot. Boyd went undrafted after a big final season at Wisconsin, averaging 20.7 points and 4.3 assists, and had agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Warriors back in June.
Ausar Thompson has agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year, $155 million rookie-scale extension with Detroit, averaging $31 million per season, ESPN's Shams Charania reports.
Shams Charania of ESPN said Brandon Miller and Ausar Thompson are both in active extension talks with their teams ahead of the October 19 deadline, singling out Thompson as the one with growing optimism for a deal in Detroit.
Pelle Larsson and Miami have agreed to a four-year, $60 million extension that includes a mutual option for the 2030-31 season, according to ESPN's Shams Charania, with the new money kicking in for the 2027-28 season. The deal has not yet been confirmed by the Heat.
The Lakers acquired Walker Kessler from Utah in a sign-and-trade, sending two unprotected first-round picks and two first-round swaps to the Jazz. Kessler signed a four-year, $130 million deal, leaving Los Angeles without a tradable first-rounder for seven years.
Keyonte George's five-year rookie-scale extension with Utah is officially done, agreed with agent Jason Ranne of THE•TEAM and Jazz president Austin Ainge, according to ESPN's Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon.
Jules Bernard has signed a non-guaranteed training camp contract with Minnesota, according to Paul Garcia of Spot Up Shot. David Stockton, son of Hall of Famer John Stockton, has signed a similar deal with Phoenix.
Heat insider Ira Winderman reports Miami is not prioritizing a reunion with Victor Oladipo, though the team has monitored him and let him work out at Kaseya Center.
A hypothetical three-team trade would send Kyrie Irving from Dallas to Miami, pairing him with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo.
Golden State has signed Jacksen Moni to a training camp contract, according to HoopsHype. He'll compete for a spot on the final roster.
A proposed trade would send Dejounte Murray and Trey Murphy III to Golden State in exchange for Jimmy Butler, Brandin Podziemski and a stack of draft picks headed to New Orleans.
A trade concept built with FanSpo's tools would send Dalton Knecht and three second-round picks from Los Angeles to Milwaukee for Jaime Jaquez Jr. The deal became possible this month once Jaquez's aggregation restriction from the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade expired.
UpdateCurry takes team-friendly two-year, $116M extension with Warriors
Stephen Curry is weighing a one-year or two-year max extension (the two-year deal worth $136.7 million), a pay cut, or waiting for free agency, Warriors reporter Anthony Slater said on ESPN's NBA Today and NBA Live.
Los Angeles signed forward Anton Watson to an Exhibit 10 contract Thursday, per Lakers reporter Jovan Buha. Watson spent last season with the South Bay Lakers, averaging 11.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists in the G League, and also played for the team's summer league squad in July.
Phoenix signed guard/forward Jordan Schakel to an Exhibit 10 deal on Wednesday, then waived him Thursday, according to RealGM and NBA.com's transaction logs.
Saddiq Bey has agreed to a three-year, $55.5 million extension with the Pelicans, agents James Dunleavy and Jordan Gertler told Shams Charania of ESPN. Charania reports the deal is fully guaranteed and includes a trade kicker.
Peyton Watson, a restricted free agent, has said Cleveland wasn't among the first teams to show interest in him, but once the Cavaliers began pursuing the 23-year-old forward, he saw the fit working for both sides. He's said to be eager to show off his all-around game there.
Milwaukee signed 6'11" center Jake Stephens, an undrafted 26-year-old who spent last season overseas with KK Split in Croatia. The deal is expected to be non-guaranteed with Exhibit 10 language, worth up to $91K if he logs 60 days in the G League.
