Johni Broome has signed with Milwaukee less than two weeks after the Clippers waived him, the team announced. The 2025 second-round pick appeared in just 11 games for Philadelphia as a rookie before being dealt to Los Angeles in a cost-cutting move and cut loose.
ESPN's Tim MacMahon says there's a good chance San Antonio works out a new deal for Keldon Johnson, who won Sixth Man of the Year last season.
The Wizards are not expected to give Anthony Davis a four-year, $275 million max extension, according to The Athletic's David Aldridge and Josh Robbins. They cite his age, injury history and the looming luxury-tax aprons as reasons Washington will hold off.
Boston's G League affiliate in Maine traded the returning rights to Raequan Battle and Kameron Warrens to the Oklahoma City Blue for the rights to guard Logan Johnson.
Orlando signed forward Mike Sharavjamts and guard Johnell Davis to Exhibit 10 contracts before waiving both. Each is expected to land with the Osceola Magic for the G League season.
Skal Labissiere has signed an Exhibit 10 deal with Washington, while the Wizards waived guard Jazian Gortman, who had just joined on the same type of contract.
Karl-Anthony Towns said talks with New York on a new deal are not close, after reports put the sides apart on money with the Knicks reportedly offering four years and $200 million against his $272 million max.
Washington signed Skal Labissiere to an Exhibit 10 deal and waived Jazian Gortman to open a roster spot, per the team. Gortman could join the Capital City Go-Go, while Labissiere has bounced between 10-day deals and the G League since his rookie contract ended.
Jordan Hawkins has agreed to a two-way contract with the Bulls, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. Chicago had an open two-way slot, so no roster swap was needed there, though a preseason player on an Exhibit 10 deal will have to be released.
+2Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks remain stuck on a new deal, with New York reportedly offering $200 million, $77 million below his max. Towns pushed back publicly on the pace of talks, and Shams Charania has raised the possibility of a trade.
ESPN's Shams Charania reports Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart could become trade candidates if they don't sign extensions before the February deadline. Towns is eligible for four years and over $276 million, Hart for four years and $131.2 million, but Charania says neither side is close.
An NBA executive tells Heavy's Sean Deveney there's real interest around the league in trading for Bronny James, though nobody is offering first-round picks. The Lakers are short on assets and would likely need to clear a roster spot, with Dalton Knecht still seen as the more probable cut.
Quentin Grimes signed a four-year, $60 million deal with the Lakers this offseason, his first chance to pick his own team after stops in New York, Detroit, Dallas and Philadelphia.
Utah has signed forward Taylor Funk. He averaged 11.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 41 games for the San Diego Clippers' G League affiliate last season. Funk also has G League experience with the Capital City Go-Go and the Maine Celtics in prior years.
Toronto signed forward Tyson Degenhart to an Exhibit 10 deal and waived guard Andre Jackson Jr. in a corresponding move.
Orlando signed forward Mike Sharavjamts to an Exhibit 10 deal, with Orlando Sentinel reporter Jason Beede saying he'll be waived later the same day and could land with the G League's Osceola Magic.
Mitchell Robinson has agreed to a three-year, $47.4 million contract with Boston, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. The deal includes a player option in the third season. Robinson spent eight seasons in New York as its longest-tenured player before hitting free agency.
Marc Stein reports rival teams believe Dallas could eventually move P.J. Washington given its forward depth, even though Washington says Masai Ujiri assured him he isn't being shopped.
A trade pitch from the Pippen Ain't Easy podcast imagines Matas Buzelis as the centerpiece Chicago would offer Cleveland for Evan Mobley.
Yahoo's Kevin O'Connor reports Milwaukee would entertain trade offers for both Myles Turner and Kel'el Ware, though moving the younger Ware seems unlikely given a rebuild.
