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Sacramento signed wing Trhae Mitchell to a training camp contract, per Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot. The 29-year-old went undrafted in 2020 and has spent most of his career in the G League, including last season with New Orleans' Birmingham Squadron.
The Lakers have reacquired the returning player rights to center Cheikh Mbacke Diong for their G League affiliate, the Coachella Valley Lakers, per the NBA G League Transaction Portal.
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.
Melvin Council Jr. agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with New Orleans after going undrafted, but a preliminary injunction clears him to play a fifth college season instead.
Micah Peavy's ankle injury will keep him out of camp, leaving him a likely cut as Memphis trims from 18 standard contracts to 15, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.
Lakers insider Jovan Buha said Los Angeles has continued weighing trades for Milwaukee's Jericho Sims and New Orleans' Karlo Matkovic to bolster the frontcourt behind Walker Kessler.
New Orleans locked up Saddiq Bey on a three-year, $55.5M extension with full guarantees and a small trade kicker, per Shamit Dua of In The NO. Zion Williamson has no active extension talks despite reporting to camp lighter, with Pelicans exec Joe Dumars saying they'll revisit things closer to 2027.
Lakers Nation podcast host Trevor Lane argued Los Angeles should explore power forward options beyond Ziaire Williams or Adou Thiero, including Herbert Jones and P.J. Washington. He called both unlikely to actually be available but said the Lakers should still check.
Chicago has signed Brandon Boston Jr., Orlando Robinson and Drew Peterson to training camp deals, according to Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic. Boston spent last season with Fenerbahce after his last NBA stint came under new Bulls exec Bryson Graham in New Orleans.
Yahoo Sports writer Glenn Kaplan floated a trade sending Jalen Duren to New Orleans for Trey Murphy, with Detroit possibly adding a piece to balance salaries.
