Latest NBA trade rumors and signings

Brandon Williams signed a one-year, $2.6 million contract with the Warriors in August, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

Kurt Helin of NBC Sports reports the Lakers and Hawks are back in sign-and-trade talks over Jonathan Kuminga, with Jaden Hardy and his $6 million salary now the outgoing piece instead of Jared Vanderbilt's $12.4 million.

Golden State agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million deal with Georges Niang and a one-year, $2.6 million deal with Brandon Williams, Shams Charania reported.

Golden State agreed to a one-year, $2.6 million deal with guard Brandon Williams, per Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, who reports Williams is expected to handle real rotation minutes as a bench ballhandler rather than sit at the end of the roster.

Sharife Cooper has signed with the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the CBA, according to Dario Skerletic of Sportando.

Two free agent moves anchor the latest episode of The Dunker Spot: Klay Thompson signing with Miami and DeMar DeRozan heading to Denver.

Jake Fischer and Marc Stein say they keep hearing that Golden State plans to bring in free agent forward Georges Niang, though neither reports an agreement. Niang, 33, missed all of last season after a foot injury and is a 39.9% career three-point shooter.

A separate trade idea floated for the same offseason has Houston sending Kevin Durant and Clint Capela to Denver for Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun, a 2031 first-round pick and a 2028 second-rounder, a scenario framed as something the Rockets could weigh before the 2026-27 season if they decide to move on from Durant early.

TyTy Washington Jr. is taking his career to France with ASVEL. The guard spent last season on a two-way deal with the Clippers, averaging 19.5 points and 5.7 assists in 27 G League games for San Diego. A 2022 first-round pick, he passed through Houston, Oklahoma City, Milwaukee and Phoenix, mostly on two-way contracts.

Malique Lewis, taken in the second round of the 2026 draft, has signed a two-year deal with the Cairns Taipans that carries a club option for 2027-28.

Marc Stein of The Stein Line reports that rival teams are still monitoring Kyrie Irving's standing with the Mavericks ahead of the February 11 deadline, with Masai Ujiri said to want a look at Irving alongside Cooper Flagg first.

A Louisiana judge has granted RJ Luis Jr. a temporary injunction allowing him to suit up for LSU this season, according to reports. Luis went undrafted in 2025 and signed a two-way deal with Utah plus an Exhibit 10 with Boston's G League affiliate, appearing in the preseason but never a regular-season game.

Marc Stein reports that Dallas has repeatedly brushed off trade interest in Kyrie Irving this offseason, but rival teams are waiting to see whether that stance survives until the February 11 deadline. The obvious tension: Irving is 34, Cooper Flagg is 19, and Dallas wants Irving mentoring Flagg rather than moving him.

James Harden has agreed to a three-year, $97 million contract to stay with the Cavaliers, his agency Equity Sports told ESPN. The deal was reported Thursday. Three years, big money, no drawn-out standoff.

Los Angeles and Atlanta are back in discussions on a Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade, with Jaden Hardy and his $6 million salary now part of the conversation, per Kurt Helin of NBC Sports.

With Jalen Duren still unsigned in Detroit, a two-team idea has him joining Boston via sign-and-trade on a four-year, $180.7 million contract, with the Pistons taking back Derrick White, Sam Hauser and first-round picks in 2027 and 2031.

Brian Windhorst said on The Hoop Collective that a straight Lakers-Hawks sign-and-trade for Jonathan Kuminga is unlikely because Atlanta would land in the tax, so a third team taking salary is probably required.

Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints said on his Clutch Scoops Show that the Clippers are willing to trade Derrick Jones Jr. as they look to shed salary before training camp, with the forward entering the last year of a three-year, $30 million deal at roughly $10 million.

Irving is floated as heading back to the Celtics, with Dallas taking Derrick White, Baylor Scheierman, a 2031 first-rounder and a 2031 second. The argument is that Boston's window with Jayson Tatum is open now while the Mavericks build around Cooper Flagg.

Mark Mitchell, who went undrafted and signed an Exhibit 10 contract with Denver this summer, is instead heading to Kentucky after being cleared for a fifth college season.