The Bulls and Jordan Hawkins have agreed to a two-way contract. (Source: Shams Charania on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Hawkins was recently waived by the Grizzlies. He will compete for a depth role in the Bulls rotation.
Jalen Duren has agreed to a five-year, $200 million fully guaranteed contract extension with the Detroit Pistons. (Source: Chris Haynes on X)
Fantasy Impact: Duren will end his holdout after agreeing to a fully guaranteed contract extension. The 22-year-old is coming off a career year in which he averaged 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and two assists while making his first All-Star appearance. He will begin ramping up his basketball activities at training camp, and it's unclear if he'll be available for the Pistons' first preseason game on October 5.
Stephen Curry and the Warriors have agreed to a two-year, $116 million extension. (Source: Shams Charania on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: The new contract includes a player option for the 2028-29 season. Curry should be ending his career with Golden State as a result of this new deal.
The Hornets waived Kobe Stewart.
Fantasy Impact: Stewart will seek another opportunity.
Taj Gibson is retiring after 17 years in the NBA.
Fantasy Impact: Gibson appeared in 1,012 regular season games for eight teams during his time in the NBA.
The Knicks and John Konchar have agreed to a one-year deal.
Fantasy Impact: Konchar will compete for a depth role in the Knicks rotation.
The Knicks waived Igor Miličić Jr.
Fantasy Impact: Milicic will seek another opportunity.
The Knicks signed James Wiseman to an Exhibit 9 contract.
Fantasy Impact: Wiseman lands a non-guaranteed contract for training camp. He will compete for a depth role at the end of the Knicks rotation.
The Hornets are expected to waive Ryan Nembhard.
Fantasy Impact: Nembhard has been traded twice this offseason. If he is waived, he will become an unrestricted free agent.
The Hornets acquired Buddy Hield and Ryan Nembhard from the Hawks in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith. (Source: Shams Charania)
Fantasy Impact: Hield was traded to Atlanta last season. He joins a crowded Hornets back court.
The Hornets are trading Dorian Finney-Smith to the Hawks in exchange for Buddy Hield, Ryan Nembhard and cash. (Source: Shams Charania on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Finney-Smith will remain off the fantasy radar in Atlanta.
The Raptors converted Jaden Bradley to a standard contract. (Source: Blake Murphy on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Bradley was the 50th overall pick in June’s draft. The rookie out of Arizona was on a two-way deal, but has now earned a standard contract. The deal is worth just under $9.3 million.
Nicolas Batum announced that he is retiring from basketball. (Source: Law Murray)
Fantasy Impact: Batum played 18 seasons in the league for four different teams. He spent some of his best seasons with the Hornets and Trail Blazers. He averaged 9.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists for his career.
Pelle Larsson has agreed to a four-year, $60 million contract extension with the Heat. (Source: Shams Charania on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Larsson is coming off a strong season where he started 54 of the 70 regular-season games. He should remain a key part of the rotation for Miami on the wing.
The Nuggets signed Cam Whitmore to a two-way contract.
Fantasy Impact: Whitmore will compete for a depth role in the Nuggets rotation.
The Pelicans and Saddiq Bey agreed to a three-year extension worth $55.5 million. (Source: Shams Charania on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Bey is coming off a career year in New Orleans. He should remain in a key role with the Pelicans with this extension.
Tue, Sep 22nd 3:23pm EDT
By Garrett Ball
Kawhi Leonard has agreed to a two-year, $115 million extension with the Toronto Raptors. The deal includes a player option for the 2028-29 season. (Source: Shams Charania on X)
Fantasy Impact: Leonard’s wild offseason continues, with today’s headline being a hefty pay day from Toronto. He’s going to be heavily featured on this promising Raptors squad, and should be a top pick in fantasy drafts.
Ausar Thompson has agreed to a five-year, $155 million contract extension with the Detroit Pistons according to Shams Charania. (Source: Shams Charania on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact:
Fri, Sep 18th 12:19pm EDT
By Garrett Ball
Keyonte George has agreed to a five-year $157 million extension with the Utah Jazz. (Source: Shams Charania on X)
Fantasy Impact: The Jazz lock in their budding star for the long term. They’ve not been in western conference contention for a while now, but hopefully between George, Lauri Markkanen, and Ace Bailey, they can get things moving along and back up to the top of the standings.
The 76ers signed Jameer Nelson Jr.
Fantasy Impact: Nelson will compete for a depth role. He will remain off the fantasy radar.
