A hypothetical trade floated would send Miles McBride to the Hornets for center Moussa Diabaté, with no indication the two sides have actually discussed it.
Charlotte announced the signing of Kyle Mangas, without disclosing terms. The 27-year-old guard averaged 17.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 45 G League games for the Austin Spurs last season, shooting 39.9% from three, and also played briefly for Chorale Roanne in France.
Jonathan Kuminga told The Athletic he passed on the Lakers because of the outside noise surrounding the team, wanting an environment that kept him focused on basketball and his growth. He said Minnesota offered a better defensive fit and a clearer role, calling it the better overall situation for him.
Sun Sentinel's Ira Winderman reports Miami has kept tabs on Victor Oladipo, who has been working out at Kaseya Center as he tries to return from the patellar tendon injury that ended his 2023 season.
A trade proposal from Heavy would send Derrick White to Detroit for Duncan Robinson, Ron Holland II and a 2031 first-round pick, with Boston also getting 2028 and 2030 second-rounders in one version.
Sean Deveney reports the Lakers tried to use Jaden Hardy as a piece in a Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade with Atlanta, and now that deal has fallen through, they simply want to move on from him.
Utah has waived Matt Murrell shortly after signing him. Murrell spent last season with the Salt Lake City Stars, appearing in 44 games with 20 starts and helping the club win the 2025 G League Winter Showcase. He played five years at Ole Miss, finishing fourth in school history in made threes and seventh in scoring.
The Stockton Kings acquired the returning G League rights to guard Tristen Newton and forward Teddy Allen in a three-team deal with Delaware and Iowa, according to Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee.
ESPN's Tim MacMahon reports the Pistons have told teams not to bother exploring a sign-and-trade for restricted free agent Jalen Duren, intent on keeping him outright.
Milwaukee locked up Bogoljub Markovic on a four-year, $9.26M deal using the second-round pick exception after his MVP season in Serbia's ABA League.
Aris BC has officially signed Thanasis Antetokounmpo to a two-year contract with a third-year option, the club announced. The 2021 NBA champion spent this past summer as a free agent after 255 games with Milwaukee, missing all of last season with injury.
Heavy Sports' Adam Ahmed floated a trade sending Brook Lopez from the Clippers to the Lakers in exchange for Jaden Hardy and Washington's 2031 second-round pick, an idea also raised by Lakers insider Khobi Price.
Charlotte has signed guard Kyle Mangas and waived Trey Townsend, per the team. It's the second such swap in two days, after the Hornets waived Josiah Allick to sign Townsend on Tuesday, using their lone open offseason roster spot to rotate players through ahead of training camp.
The Hornets signed forward Josiah Allick on an Exhibit 10 deal and waived him less than a day later, then did the same with Trey Townsend.
With Jonathan Kuminga off the board in Minnesota, Lakers reporter Jacob Rude says a trade is now more likely than a free-agent signing, though roster spots around the league are scarce.
Lakers reporters Jacob Rude and Khobi Price say Los Angeles remains uninterested in trading for Mavericks forward P.J. Washington, largely because of the $88.8 million he's owed over four seasons. Washington was a Doncic teammate in Dallas, but that history hasn't moved the Lakers off their stance this offseason.
With Jonathan Kuminga signing with Minnesota instead, the Lakers no longer have an obvious motivation to move Jarred Vanderbilt, Khobi Price reports. LA had reportedly explored sign-and-trade scenarios involving Vanderbilt this offseason, including one tied to a possible Atlanta deal for Kuminga, but none materialized.
Heat insider Ethan Skolnick tells SI's OnSI he expects Miami to lock up Pelle Larsson on a four-year, $70 million extension, slightly above Nikola Jovic's deal.
The Memphis Hustle acquired Yuri Collins's returning player rights from the Santa Cruz Warriors plus a 2027 second-round pick from the Long Island Nets in a three-team G League trade.
Bleacher Report's Greg Swartz names Scoot Henderson a sneaky trade candidate, citing Portland's crowded backcourt with Ja Morant, Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday ahead of him plus Shaedon Sharpe needing minutes.
