Izan Almansa To Sign Exhibit 10 Contract With Sixers
Undrafted free agent Izan Almansa has agreed to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Sixers, reports Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice.com.
Almansa just turned 20 earlier this month but has already put together an impressive basketball résumé, having spent time with Overtime Elite, the G League Ignite, and – most recently – the Perth Wildcats in Australia. In 29 games for Perth this past season, he averaged 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in 17.2 minutes per contest, making 51.1% of his field goal attempts but just 53.4% of his free throws.
The 6’10” forward/center has also represented the Spanish national team in several competitions, including at the 2023 U19 World Cup, where the Spaniards won gold and he earned MVP honors.
Almansas was the only one of 12 prospects in the green room for Thursday’s second round who didn’t get drafted, but it didn’t take him long to catch on with an NBA team.
His non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract could be converted to a two-way deal before the season or would put him in line for a bonus worth up to $85K if he’s waived and then spends at least 60 days with the Delaware Blue Coats, Philadelphia’s G League affiliate.
Hawks To Sign Lamont Butler To Two-Way Contract
After going undrafted this week, Kentucky guard Lamont Butler is headed to the Hawks on a two-way contract, according to reports from Bill O’Rear (Twitter link) and Mark Zeigler of the San Diego Union-Tribune (Twitter link).
Butler, known for his defensive acumen, played for San Diego State for four seasons before transferring to Kentucky in 2024. He earned a spot on the Mountain West All-Defensive team for three straight years from 2022-24 and won the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year award in 2024.
In 2024/25, as a “super senior,” Butler started all 27 games he played for the Wildcats, averaging 11.4 points, 4.3 assists, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.6 steals in 26.0 minutes per game, with a solid shooting line of .498/.391/.735. Those shooting percentages were all well above his previous career rates.
A two-way contract would pay Butler roughly $636K if he remains on the roster long enough for it to become fully guaranteed and would make him eligible to play in up to 50 NBA regular season games.
The Hawks previously agreed to terms on a two-way deal with Eli John Ndiaye and are carrying over Daeqwon Plowden on a two-year, two-way contract, so they’ve tentatively filled all three of their two-way slots. However, those spots often remain in flux up until the start of the regular season, since they don’t count against the cap.
Trail Blazers, Andrew Carr Agree To Exhibit 10 Deal
The Trail Blazers and undrafted rookie free agent Andrew Carr have reached an agreement on an Exhibit 10 contract, reports Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Twitter link).
Carr spent the last five college years playing college basketball, including two seasons with Delaware, two with Wake Forest, and a “super senior” season with Kentucky in 2024/25. The 6’9″ forward started 29 of 35 games he played for the Wildcats, averaging 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 24.0 minutes per contest, with a .544/.324/.748 shooting line.
Carr’s three-point shot was inconsistent over the course of his college career — he made at least 37.1% of his attempts in two seasons and no more than 32.4% in the other three years. However, his ability to stretch the floor is considered a strength, along with his defensive versatility and smarts, Givony writes. The 23-year-old was ranked 95th on ESPN’s last pre-draft big board and places 38th among the prospects who weren’t drafted.
Exhibit 10 contracts, which are one-year, non-guaranteed deals that don’t count against the cap until the regular season, can be converted into two-way contracts prior to the start of the season. However, Givony’s report refers to Carr playing for the Rip City Remix, which suggests he’ll likely become an affiliate player for the Blazers’ G League squad rather than making Portland’s 18-man regular season roster.
In that scenario, Carr would be eligible to earn an Exhibit 10 bonus worth up to $85K if he spends at least 60 days with the Remix.
2025 NBA Draft Results
The 2025 NBA draft is in the books, and we tracked all of this year’s picks in the space below, taking into account each trade agreed upon over the course of the draft. Picks listed in italics are involved in trades that aren’t official yet.
Here are 2025’s NBA draft results:
First round
(Wednesday, June 25)
- Dallas Mavericks: Cooper Flagg, F, Duke (story)
- San Antonio Spurs: Dylan Harper, G, Rutgers (story)
- Philadelphia 76ers: V.J. Edgecombe, G, Baylor (story)
- Charlotte Hornets: Kon Knueppel, G/F, Duke (story)
- Utah Jazz: Ace Bailey, F, Rutgers (story)
- Washington Wizards: Tre Johnson, G, Texas (story)
- New Orleans Pelicans: Jeremiah Fears, G, Oklahoma (story)
- Brooklyn Nets: Egor Demin, G/F, BYU (story)
- Toronto Raptors: Collin Murray-Boyles, F/C, South Carolina (story)
- Phoenix Suns (via Rockets): Khaman Maluach, C, Duke (story)
- Memphis Grizzlies (from Trail Blazers): Cedric Coward, F, Washington State (story)
- Chicago Bulls: Noa Essengue, F, Ratiopharm Ulm (story)
- New Orleans Pelicans (from Kings via Hawks): Derik Queen, C, Maryland (story)
- San Antonio Spurs (from Hawks): Carter Bryant, F, Arizona (story)
- Oklahoma City Thunder (from Heat): Thomas Sorber, C, Georgetown (story)
- Portland Trail Blazers (from Magic via Trail Blazers): Hansen Yang, C, Qingado (story)
- Minnesota Timberwolves (from Pistons): Joan Beringer, C, Cedevita Olimpija (story)
- Utah Jazz (from Grizzlies via Wizards): Walter Clayton Jr., G, Florida (story)
- Brooklyn Nets (from Bucks): Nolan Traore, G, Saint-Quentin (story)
- Miami Heat (from Warriors): Kasparas Jakucionis, G, Illinois (story)
- Washington Wizards (from Timberwolves via Jazz): Will Riley, G/F, Illinois (story)
- Brooklyn Nets (from Lakers via Hawks): Drake Powell, G/F, North Carolina (story)
- Atlanta Hawks (from Pacers via Pelicans): Asa Newell, F/C, Georgia (story)
- Sacramento Kings (from Clippers via Thunder): Nique Clifford, G, Colorado State (story)
- Orlando Magic (from Nuggets): Jase Richardson, G, Michigan State (story)
- Brooklyn Nets (from Knicks): Ben Saraf, G, Ratiopharm Ulm (story)
- Brooklyn Nets (from Rockets): Danny Wolf, F, Michigan (story)
- Boston Celtics: Hugo Gonzalez, G/F, Real Madrid (story)
- Charlotte Hornets (from Cavaliers via Suns): Liam McNeeley, G/F, UConn (story)
- Los Angeles Clippers (from Thunder): Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C, Penn State (story)
Second round
(Thursday, June 26)
- Phoenix Suns (from Jazz via Timberwolves): Rasheer Fleming, F, Saint Joseph’s
- Orlando Magic (from Wizards via Celtics): Noah Penda, F, Le Mans
- Charlotte Hornets: Sion James, F, Duke
- Charlotte Hornets (from Pelicans): Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton
- Philadelphia 76ers: Johni Broome, C, Auburn
- Los Angeles Lakers (from Nets via Suns and Timberwolves): Adou Thiero, F, Arkansas
- Detroit Pistons (from Raptors): Chaz Lanier, G, Tennessee
- Indiana Pacers (from Spurs): Kameron Jones, G, Marquette
- Toronto Raptors (from Trail Blazers): Alijah Martin, G, Florida
- New Orleans Pelicans (from Suns via Wizards): Micah Peavy, G/F, Georgetown
- Phoenix Suns (from Heat via Warriors): Koby Brea, G/F, Kentucky
- Sacramento Kings (from Bulls): Maxime Raynaud, C, Stanford
- Washington Wizards (from Mavericks via Jazz): Jamir Watkins, G/F, Florida State
- Oklahoma City Thunder (from Hawks): Brooks Barnhizer, F, Northwestern
- Minnesota Timberwolves (from Kings via Bulls and Lakers): Rocco Zikarsky, C, Brisbane
- Boston Celtics (from Magic): Amari Williams, C, Kentucky
- Milwaukee Bucks (from Pistons): Bogoljub Markovic, F/C, Mega Basket
- Memphis Grizzlies (from Warriors): Javon Small, G, West Virginia
- Cleveland Cavaliers (from Bucks): Tyrese Proctor, G, Duke
- Los Angeles Clippers (from Grizzlies via Knicks): Kobe Sanders, G/F, Nevada
- New York Knicks (from Timberwolves via Clippers): Mohamed Diawara, F, Cholet
- Golden State Warriors (from Nuggets via Suns): Alex Toohey, F, Sydney
- Utah Jazz (from Clippers): John Tonje, F, Wisconsin
- Indiana Pacers: Taelon Peter, G, Liberty
- Chicago Bulls (from Lakers): Lachlan Olbrich, F/C, Illawarra
- Golden State Warriors (from Rockets via Grizzlies): Will Richard, G, Florida
- Boston Celtics (from Celtics via Magic): Max Shulga, G, VCU
- Cleveland Cavaliers: Saliou Niang, G/F, Trento
- Memphis Grizzlies (from Thunder via Rockets, Suns, and Warriors): Jahmai Mashack, G/F, Tennessee
Celtics’ Zarren Dismisses Brown, White Rumors
As the Celtics work this offseason to move below the restrictive second tax apron, there has been some speculation about the possibility that the team would be willing to trade stars Jaylen Brown and/or Derrick White as part of its roster overhaul.
While most reporting on the subject has indicated that Boston has no desire to move either player and is simply listening in case a potential trade partner makes a massive offer, Celtics vice president of basketball operations Mike Zarren believes even those reports have overstated the team’s interest in making a deal involving Brown or White.
“Those two guys are really, really great NBA players, and there hasn’t been anything close to serious about trading them,” Zarren said, per Souichi Terada of MassLive. “I’m not sure where all this reporting came from but those guys are key parts of our team, and we’re lucky to have them here.”
Zarren’s comments may not entirely shut down speculation about Brown and White, but if the Celtics were going to move one of them this offseason, it likely would’ve happened before or during the first round of the draft, when lottery picks could have been in play.
Having agreed to separate deals involving Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, Boston no longer faces the same level of urgency to continue shedding salary, though role players like Sam Hauser and newly acquired Anfernee Simons continue to be mentioned as possible trade candidates.
The Raptors were one of the teams that inquired about White, Zach Lowe of The Ringer confirmed on Thursday in an episode of his podcast (hat tip to Brian Robb of MassLive).
“There were reports that the Raptors offered the No. 9 pick for Derrick White,” Lowe said. “I’m told that’s true but that it happened a month and a half ago after Jayson Tatum got hurt, and Boston laughed at that offer and said, ‘We need way more than No. 9 for Derrick White.'”
Draft Notes: Proctor, Niang, Markovic, Grizzlies, Olbrich, Shulga
The Cavaliers intend to sign No. 49 overall pick Tyrese Proctor to a multiyear NBA contract, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link). While most players in Proctor’s draft range will likely get two-way deals, the Cavs will benefit from a luxury tax perspective from having Proctor on their 15-man roster on the rookie minimum. They were also thrilled that they were able to draft him late in the second round.
“We had him almost as a first-round grade, so for him to fall to 49 was something we were very excited about,” general manager Mike Gansey said, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. “… He came over to Duke a year earlier probably than he should have. We ended up seeing him at his pro day in California in May and I think he put on about 10 or 11 pounds, so he’s definitely worked on his body. Great kid and a worker.”
As for No. 58 pick Saliou Niang, the plan is for the Senegalese wing to spend next season in the EuroLeague with Virtus Bologna, says Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Twitter link). It remains to be seen whether or not Niang will be on the Cavs’ Summer League team, Fedor writes in another Cleveland.com story.
“The last two seasons he’s gotten a lot better. The strides he has made have been pretty incredible,” Gansey said of Niang. “It’ll be a great opportunity for him to play at the highest level over there and we’ll be tracking him and keeping tabs on him.”
We have more on the contract situations for several second-round picks:
- Speaking to reporters after Thursday’s draft, Bucks assistant general manager Milt Newton said the team isn’t sure yet whether No. 47 overall pick Bogoljub Markovic will be stashed overseas or whether he’ll be in Milwaukee next season, tweets Eric Nehm of The Athletic. Either way, Markovic will join the team for Summer League, according to Newton.
- Chris Herrington of The Daily Memphian (Twitter link) expects No. 48 pick Javon Small to end up on a two-way contract with the Grizzlies, but isn’t certain what the future holds for Jahmai Mashack. The No. 59 pick may be competing for a two-way deal during Summer League, Herrington adds.
- As Givony first reported on ESPN’s draft broadcast, Australian forward/center Lachlan Olbrich, the 55th overall pick on Thursday, is expected to come stateside and sign a two-way contract with the Bulls, tweets K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network. Olbrich, 21, has been competing in Australia’s National Basketball League since 2021, so he already has a good deal of professional experience.
- The third of three prospects drafted by the Celtics this week, No. 57 pick Max Shulga will be on a two-way contract with the team in 2025/26, reports Givony (Twitter link). Boston drafted Shulga with one of the picks the team acquired from Orlando earlier in the evening.
Sixers Sign Igor Milicic Jr. To Exhibit 10 Contract
July 9: The Sixers have announced that their Exhibit 10 deal with Milicic is official, tweets Kyle Neubeck of PHLY Sports.
June 27: After going undrafted, Tennessee’s Igor Milicic Jr. has agreed to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Sixers, reports Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress (Twitter link).
Milicic bounced around during his four college seasons, spending one year with Virginia, two at Charlotte, and one with the Volunteers before becoming automatically draft-eligible this spring. The 6’10” forward, whom Chepkevich lauds for his “two-way versatility,” averaged 9.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 25.4 minutes per game across 37 starts for Tennessee as a senior.
Milicic was the No. 70 prospect on ESPN’s final big board entering the draft and ranks 18th among the players who went undrafted.
Milicic is the second undrafted rookie said to have reached a contract agreement with the 76ers, who are reportedly signing Hunter Sallis to a two-way deal. Milicic’s contract will be entirely non-guaranteed, but could pay him a bonus worth up to $85K if he’s waived before the season begins and then spends at least 60 days with Philadelphia’s G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats.
It’s also possible Milicic will get an opportunity to vie for a two-way contract, since an Exhibit 10 deal can be converted into a two-way prior to the regular season.
Suns To Acquire No. 31 Pick Rasheer Fleming From Timberwolves
7:20 pm: Fleming has officially been drafted at No. 31, using the pick the Suns agreed to acquire from Minnesota. Charania reported on ESPN’s draft broadcast (Twitter video link) that the Celtics were believed to be eyeing Fleming at No. 32, so Phoenix moved ahead of Boston in order to be able to select him.
6:01 pm: The Suns have reached their third trade agreement of the day, having struck a deal with the Timberwolves for the No. 31 overall pick, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
According to Charania, in exchange for the first pick of the second round, Minnesota will receive No. 36 and a pair of future second-rounders from Phoenix. Those future second-rounders are the least favorable of the Nuggets’ and Warriors’ 2026 picks and the most favorable of the Suns’ and Rockets’ 2032 picks, tweets Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic.
Saint Joseph’s forward Rasheer Fleming is the top target for the Suns at No. 31, Charania adds (via Twitter). Fleming is coming off an impressive junior season in which he averaged 14.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.5 blocks per game in 35 appearances (31.1 minutes). He posted a shooting slash line of .531/.390/.743 for the Hawks.
According to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 (Twitter link), Fleming was a top-20 prospect on the Suns’ board entering the draft.
Phoenix came into the day with the 52nd and 59th overall picks in the second round, but was clearly intent on moving up. The Suns initially agreed to acquire No. 36 from Brooklyn for two future second-rounders before trading up from there to No. 31. The club also made a separate deal with the Warriors, sending Golden State No. 52 and No. 59 in exchange for No. 41.
For now then, the Suns appear poised to use the 31st overall pick on Fleming, then would be on the board 10 picks later at No. 41 — if they haven’t traded it before then.
None of these deals will be made official yet, since they involve picks the Suns are acquiring from Kevin Durant trade, which can’t be formally completed until July for salary-cap reasons.
Warriors Trading No. 41 Pick To Suns For Nos. 52, 59
The Suns are acquiring another pick in the top half of the second round, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that the Warriors have agreed to send the No. 41 overall selection to Phoenix in exchange for No. 52 and No. 59.
John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 reported earlier in the day that the Suns were looking to package their late second-rounders to move up, with Golden State viewed as a potential trade partner.
The Suns entered Thursday armed with the 52nd and 59th overall picks in the second round, but now control Nos. 36 and 41 after reaching an agreement this afternoon to send Brooklyn a pair of future second-rounders for the Nets’ lone 2025 second-rounder at No. 36.
It’s unclear whether the Suns plan to use both of those 36th and 41th overall picks or whether there could be more deals to come.
[UPDATE: Suns Moving Up From No. 36 To No. 31]
As for the Warriors, their decision to trade down to pick up an extra second-rounder suggests there’s no one specific they had their eye on at No. 41.
This trade won’t be officially finalized until July, since the No. 59 pick is technically still controlled by Houston — it’s heading to the Suns in the Kevin Durant trade, which can’t be completed until after the July moratorium for salary-cap reasons.
Latest On Ace Bailey
Ahead of the 2025 NBA draft, Ace Bailey‘s representatives told a team with a top-five pick that they didn’t want that club to draft him and that he wouldn’t report to the club if it selected him, sources tell Jonathan Givony and Tim Bontemps of ESPN.
ESPN’s report doesn’t name the specific team in question, but it seems relatively safe to assume it wasn’t the Mavericks or Spurs, who were always locked in on Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper, respectively. That leaves the Sixers at No. 3, the Hornets at No. 4, and the Jazz – the team that ultimately drafted Bailey – at No. 5.
While it’s unclear if the Jazz were the team out of those three told not to draft Bailey, an earlier report from Bontemps indicated Utah wasn’t on his list of preferred destinations.
Bailey, a former Rutgers wing, made waves leading up to Wednesday due to his unusual approach to the pre-draft process. He canceled a scheduled visit to Philadelphia last week and was believed to be the only prominent U.S. player who didn’t visit any team before the draft.
That strategy led rival teams to speculate that his camp was angling to get him to a specific destination – possibly the Wizards at No. 6 – but Bailey’s agent Omar Cooper contended that there wasn’t anything unusual about his client’s pre-draft activities, according to Givony and Bontemps.
“Every NBA team watched him work out in Chicago,” Cooper told ESPN. “He did 18 interviews. Everyone got his medical (info). They watched him run and jump. They got his measurements.
“No one said anything when Davion Mitchell canceled a workout with the Toronto Raptors. No one criticized Evan Mobley when he didn’t work out for Cleveland, and they drafted him anyway. There is nothing uncommon about how Ace Bailey’s pre-draft process was handled.”
Although Cooper declined to answer questions from ESPN about the Jazz specifically, Bailey suggested on draft night that he wasn’t trying to steer himself to a certain destination, per Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic.
“No, I’m just focused on the basketball part. I had nothing to do with that,” Bailey said, adding that he’s learning about the Jazz and preparing to travel to Utah for the first time. “… I fit in good because we all young, so we all got a lot to learn. We can play with each other, get to know each other, how we play, how we fit in, what works, and then also, I don’t know a lot about Utah, but I’m learning as we go. I know it’s cold and it’s hot. It get cold and it get hot here. Gotta find me a place with a good a good heater.”
Bailey also made it clear that he has big-time goals for his first NBA season in 2025/26.
“I definitely want to win Rookie of the Year,” he said, according to Vorkunov. “Definitely want to be an All-Star my rookie year. I want to do a lot.”