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Mark Mitchell is walking away from an Exhibit 10 deal and Denver's training camp to re-enroll at Missouri for a possible fifth season, according to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68, confirmed by ESPN's Jeff Borzello via Mitchell's agent.
A hypothetical four-team trade floated by Heavy would send Bronny James from the Lakers to the Sixers, reuniting him with his father's old team.
Boston's Dillon Mitchell, Indiana's Braden Smith and Denver's Bryce Hopkins have all signed two-way deals, while Knicks pick Jack Kayil stayed in Germany with ALBA Berlin and Bucks pick Malique Lewis signed overseas with Cairns.
Denver has cut two-way forward/center Julian Reese, according to NBA.com's transaction log. Reese arrived from Washington last week in the Peyton Watson deal, a move Denver could make while over the second apron because two-way deals don't count against the cap, and reporting at the time already pointed to his release.
Saturday, August 29 at 4:00 pm Central is the cutoff for teams to waive a player and stretch his guaranteed 2026/27 cap hit, since the current CBA requires the player to clear waivers before September 1.
Denver is stretching the $2MM left guaranteed on Jonas Valanciunas' expiring deal over three years, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports, turning it into annual charges of $667K. Valanciunas was waived last month and has since signed with Zalgiris Kaunas.
+3A four-team proposal would sign-and-trade Jalen Duren to Charlotte on a four-year, $160 million deal, with Detroit taking back Myles Turner and Cameron Johnson. Milwaukee would collect Ron Holland II, Duncan Robinson and a 2033 first via the Suns, while Denver picks up Grayson Allen.
With Jonathan Kuminga off to Minnesota on a two-year, $12.4 million deal, Fadeaway World lists cheap wings the Lakers could chase, starting with Bruce Brown and Cam Whitmore.
Bryce Hopkins has signed a two-way contract with Denver, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.
Jake Fischer said on Bleacher Report's Insider Notebook livestream that Bruce Brown remains a target for the Lakers, though Jonathan Kuminga has since gone to Minnesota.
