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Heat, Steve Settle III Agree To Exhibit 10 Deal

June 26th, 2025 at 11:05pm CST by Alex Kirschenbaum

The Heat are signing former Temple forward Steve Settle III to an Exhibit 10 deal, reports Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress (Twitter link). A 6’10” sharpshooting swingman, Settle impressed scouts during his pre-draft workouts, according to Chepkevich.

Settle, a two-time All-MEAC honoree, averaged a well-rounded stat line of 12.6 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.0 SPG and 1.0 BPG during his 31 healthy bouts in 2024/25. Settle also connected on 41.6% of his 3.6 three-point tries a game as a fifth-year senior last year, although he’s just a 33.9% career shooter from distance.

During his five NCAA seasons at Temple and Howard, Settle started 125 of 128 possible contests.

Exhibit 10 contracts are non-guaranteed training camp deals that can be converted into two-way agreements. Miami has already agreed to sign one other undrafted player, former Michigan center Vladislav Goldin, to a two-way deal.

If Miami cuts Settle and he subsequently logs at least 60 days with their NBAGL affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, he will be eligible for a bonus worth up to $85K in 2025/26.

Atlantic Notes: Raptors, Sixers, Nets Draft

June 1st, 2025 at 7:00pm CST by Eli Cohen

After acquiring Brandon Ingram at the February trade deadline, the Raptors are viewed by teams around the league as a candidate to make another major move this offseason, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst (hat tip to RealGM).

“Toronto is one of those teams that is sitting there on the balls of its feet, which is interesting,” Windhorst said on the latest episode of the Hoop Collective podcast (YouTube link).

Eric Koreen of The Athletic added that the state of the Eastern Conference should push the Raptors to be slightly more aggressive, as the bottom of the conference is likely to be weak, especially if Giannis Antetokounmpo departs for the Western Conference.

However, Koreen adds that his instinct is that the core five Raptors, Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, Scottie Barnes, Jakob Poeltl, and Brandon Ingram, will likely remain with the team heading into next season.

We have more from the Atlantic Division:

After a season that went much worse than expected, the Sixers are faced with a multitude of questions, writes Keith Pompey of The Inquirer. The first domino is the third overall pick in the 2025 draft. If they do use the No. 3 pick, don’t expect standout trade addition Quentin Grimes‘ impending free agency to impact the selection, says Pompey, who emphasizes the need to select the best player available. Pompey writes within the same story that another lackluster year from Philadelphia could spell the end of team president Daryl Morey‘s tenure as the lead decision-maker.
Speaking of the third pick in the 2025 draft, count Sixers star Paul George as a firm believer in Ace Bailey, Pompey writes in a separate story. Pompey reports that George has hyped up the 6’9″ wing three different times leading into the offseason. Recently, George said, “If there was no Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey would have been an even bigger name that people would have been talking about in this draft. … I think he’s going to come into the league and make noise right away.” Carmelo Anthony and DeMarcus Cousins are two other former players who have raved about the shot-making wing, but others believe that the three-to-six or -seven range in the draft is basically interchangeable from a talent perspective.
The Nets missed out on the Flagg sweepstakes, but they still have five picks in the top 36 of the 2025 draft. Collin Helwig of NetsDaily rounded up a list of players who have been confirmed to have worked out for the franchise, a list that doesn’t yet include Jeremiah Fears or Kon Knueppel. Colorado State’s Nique Clifford is the highest-ranked name known to have worked out for the team so far, along with Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier. Helwig notes that St. John’s Aaron Scott and Temple’s Steve Settle both worked out in Brooklyn, as did Wake Forest guard Hunter Sallis and West Virginia’s Javon Small. Finally, Helwig writes that international players Noa Essengue, Ben Saraf, and Hugo Gonzalez will not be working out for the team, as they finish their seasons overseas.

Atlantic Notes: Nets, Raptors, Ingram, Sixers

May 11th, 2025 at 5:26pm CST by Alex Kirschenbaum

The Nets are holding open workouts for several players at HSS Training Center in anticipation of a big 2025 draft, writes Net Income of Nets Daily.

Thus far, Brooklyn has worked out Wake Forest guard Hunter Sallis, West Virginia guard Javon Small, Houston forward J’Wan Roberts, Temple forward Steve Settle III, and Auburn guard Miles Kelly.

Brooklyn has four first-round picks and one second-rounder in this year’s draft — as Net Income notes, that tally is the highest in the league.

There’s more out of the Atlantic Division:

After another year out of the playoffs, the Raptors are crossing their fingers for some lottery luck on Monday, writes Josh Lewenberg of TSN.com. Toronto finished with the league’s seventh-worst record, 30-52, without ever playing trade deadline acquisition Brandon Ingram. The team could look much better next season, especially with the chance to add a true blue-chip prospect in the draft. The Raptors have 7.5% odds of nabbing the No. 1 pick this year, with a 31.9% shot at a top-four pick. Speaking to Marc J. Spears of Andscape, team president Masai Ujiri referred to it as a “good draft” and said Toronto will make the most of it, regardless of where the club’s lottery pick lands.
Later in his interview with Spears, Ujiri expressed enthusiasm about the strides that the Raptors‘ young players made in 2024/25, as well as the impact that Ingram could make next season. “We’re really excited about Brandon,” Ujiri said. “He really attacked his (ankle) rehab. We’re going to have a really good summer. It was good for Brandon to actually see (the Raptors) from that perspective, watching and really appreciating the young guys, the team, the camaraderie, the coaching, the style, all those things. He was able to observe and we’re appreciative that he signed with us for the future.”
Following a miserable regular season that saw them post the fifth-worst record in the NBA (24-58), the Sixers are looking to Monday’s draft lottery to upgrade their roster, observes Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription required). Philadelphia has a 64% chance of holding on to its first-round pick, which would be sent to Oklahoma City if it lands outside the top six. As Pompey observes, if they end up with a pick in the No. 3-to-6 range, the 76ers could face an interesting decision on whether to trade down in the hopes of acquiring additional assets and targeting a role player who would best complement the club’s three stars.

Luke Adams contributed to this post.