Milwaukee considered a sign-and-trade for Nuggets guard Peyton Watson and floated Jaime Jaquez Jr. as part of the package, according to the Denver Post. The Bucks never made a formal offer and were not seen as favorites.
Charlotte announced it signed guard Bez Mbeng, filling the roster spot left by Monday's release of Kobe Stewart. Mbeng went undrafted out of Yale in 2025 but earned Ivy League Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors before spending most of last season with Miami's G League affiliate in Sioux Falls.
Gabe Vincent remains a free agent roughly three weeks before rosters lock. Atlanta let him go after acquiring him from the Lakers at the deadline, and Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus flagged Miami's thin point guard depth as a fit.
Sean Deveney of Heavy Sports reports the Clippers could eventually shop Darius Garland as they try to rebuild their pick stockpile after losing their own firsts through 2033. One mock framework sends Garland to Atlanta for CJ McCollum, Corey Kispert, Ryan Nembhard and two first-round picks.
The Denver Post reports Kris Dunn came up in trade talks between the Nuggets and Clippers. Denver only wanted in if the Clippers attached draft capital, and Los Angeles wasn't willing to meet that price. Dunn stays with the Clippers for now, entering the final year of his contract at $5.6 million.
Stephen Curry remains eligible for a two-year, $137 million extension but has made no move, with Golden State content to wait as he weighs a max deal, a discount, or holding off until next summer.
New Orleans is sending Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy to the Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson, ESPN's Shams Charania reports, with New Orleans also attaching a future second-round pick and a second-round pick swap. Hawkins, the 14th pick in 2023, never established himself with the Pelicans.
Minnesota explored bringing Sasha Vezenkov back from Europe to the NBA, Marc Stein reports. No formal offer was ever made, and Vezenkov reportedly signaled he wasn't interested in returning. The Timberwolves then pivoted and signed Jonathan Kuminga instead.
Multiple teams pushed Denver to attach draft picks to Cam Johnson in trade talks, according to Bennett Durando of The Denver Post. The Nuggets turned those offers down, viewing Johnson as a legitimate starter rather than a contract to unload.
+5Milwaukee's offseason is recapped in full, topped by the blockbuster sending Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to Miami for Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, Nate Ament's draft rights and multiple future picks.
Ochai Agbaji remains unsigned after stints with Utah, Toronto and Brooklyn, and Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus lists him among the top free agents still without a team. Pincus notes Agbaji improved to 34.9% from three after landing in Brooklyn and could need to start on an Exhibit 10 deal.
LakeShowLife's Tyler Watts argues the Lakers shouldn't chase Anthony Davis even as Washington holds off on an extension. Davis has a guaranteed $58.5M left plus a $62.8M player option, a price Watts says the Lakers won't touch.
Denver Post reporter Bennett Durando details how Peyton Watson's split from the Nuggets built over months. Denver bypassed a rookie extension last October, offering no more than $10-12M annually while Watson sought around $14M, and instead extended Christian Braun.
+3The Clippers' Kawhi Leonard trade to Toronto is expected to close soon now that the league's cap-circumvention probe has ended with a $700K fine and no suspension for Leonard. Under the original terms, the Clippers would get Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round picks and other assets back.
Pippen Ain't Easy's Morris Bankston floated Jake LaRavia as a fit for a rebuilding Chicago roster, noting his expiring $6 million deal in Los Angeles and defensive versatility, though he flagged LaRavia's undersized frame and rebounding numbers as concerns.
+2Yossi Gozlan floated a deal on his Third Apron podcast sending Michael Porter Jr., Terance Mann, Noah Clowney and two future first-round picks to Orlando for Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs.
A trade idea floated by Fadeaway World's Fran Levia would send Kris Dunn from the Clippers to Boston for second-round picks in 2028, 2030 and 2031, coming from Milwaukee, Washington and Boston.
California Post's Ryan Anderson lists Dwight Powell, Drew Eubanks, Bismack Biyombo and Mason Plumlee as free agent big men the Lakers could target. Powell's prior run alongside Luka Doncic in Dallas makes him the name mentioned most.
Lakers analyst Trevor Lane says Los Angeles must decide by October 31 whether to pick up Dalton Knecht's $6.4 million team option, and says he would currently expect them to pass. Knecht's scoring fell from 9.1 points as a rookie to 4.2 last season with reduced minutes.
The Athletic's James L. Edwards III says Miles McBride looks headed for a trade deadline exit unless he and the Knicks agree on an extension soon. He cited New York's history of moving on from players it can't align with on terms, and its refusal to cross the second apron.
