Washington Wizards

Deandre Ayton was traded from the Lakers to Washington in July after exercising his player option, following a season that fell short of expectations in Los Angeles. At Wizards media day, Ayton said he's excited about the move and welcomed the chance to play alongside Trae Young and Anthony Davis.

Anthony Davis said at Wizards media day that he intends to play out the 2026-27 season before deciding whether to exercise his $62.8M player option for 2027-28. He cited the arrival of top pick AJ Dybantsa and trades for Khris Middleton and Deandre Ayton as reasons for optimism about the team's direction.

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.

Washington signed guards Reece Beekman and Trevor Keels, wing Chris Livingston and forward Steve Settle III to Exhibit 10 contracts. The Wizards waived forward KeShawn Murphy, who had signed his own Exhibit 10 deal just last week. All five are expected to land with the Capital City Go-Go once the NBA preseason wraps.

Washington signed Reece Beekman, Trevor Keels, Chris Livingston and Steve Settle to Exhibit 10 deals and waived KeShawn Murphy. Minnesota finalized Drew Timme's non-guaranteed camp contract, filling out a 21-man roster that also includes KJ Martin, Norchad Omier and Antonio Reeves.

Sacramento signed forward Leaky Black to an Exhibit 10 contract. The Kings waived Gabe Levin and Tyrone Marshall Jr., both of whom had signed camp deals earlier in the week.

A hypothetical four-team trade would send Joel Embiid from Philadelphia to Golden State, with Anthony Davis heading to the 76ers. Milwaukee would get Jimmy Butler in the deal, while Washington collects Will Richard, Myles Turner and Kyle Kuzma.

Sacramento waived Gabe Levin and Tyrone Marshall on Friday, per NBA.com's transaction log, and signed forward Leaky Black to a training camp deal, according to Paul Garcia of Spot Up Shot.

Memphis waived D'Angelo Russell on Friday after failing to find a trade partner, eating his roughly $5.9 million salary rather than stretching it, according to Shams Charania.

Anthony Davis and Washington will hold off on extension talks until after the season, The Athletic's David Aldridge reports. Davis holds a $62.8M player option for 2027-28; turning it down would make him eligible for a four-year, $275M extension through 2030-31.