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Knicks Confirm Several Signings, Plan To Add Alex Len

September 16th, 2025 at 12:32pm CST by Luke Adams

Having carried just 12 players on their roster since July, the Knicks began officially filling out their 21-man preseason squad on Tuesday.

After signing Dink Pate and Bryson Warren to Exhibit 10 contracts, the team officially announced five more previously reported deals, confirming that Malcolm Brogdon and Landry Shamet have signed their Exhibit 9 contracts (Twitter links), while Mohamed Diawara, Garrison Mathews, Tosan Evbuomwan have finalized Exhibit 10 agreements (all Twitter links).

Reports late last week indicated that Mathews, Shamet, and Brogdon were signing non-guaranteed contracts with the Knicks. Evbuomwan’s deal was reported on Monday, while James L. Edwards III of The Athletic (Twitter link) stated earlier today that Diawara would be getting an Exhibit 10 contract.

The Knicks aren’t done making roster additions. According to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (Twitter link), the team has also reached a training camp agreement with veteran center Alex Len, who was working out for New York this week.

The fifth overall pick in the 2013 draft, Len has been in the NBA for 12 seasons, primarily as a backup big man. In 2024/25, he appeared in 46 total games for the Kings and Lakers and played a very modest role, averaging just 1.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.3 minutes per night.

There has been no formal announcement yet regarding Len or veteran wing Matt Ryan, who is expected to re-sign with the Knicks on a non-guaranteed deal. The club also has a two-way qualifying offer on the table for Kevin McCullar Jr.

With 19 players now officially under contract, there’s not enough room for New York to sign Len, Ryan, and McCullar without making a cut, but more shuffling of players on and off the roster figures to occur in the coming days and weeks.

Pate and Warren will probably be the first players waived and appear likely to end up with the Westchester Knicks in the G League. Brogdon, Shamet, and Mathews are expected to be competing for a regular season roster spot — it’s possible Ryan and Len could be involved in that competition too, though they look like longer shots to make the team.

Diawara has an inside track for a standard roster spot because of the Knicks’ hard-cap situation, which requires them to carry a drafted rookie on a minimum-salary contract if they don’t shed salary in a trade. Evbuomwan, meanwhile, is a candidate to have his Exhibit 10 contract converted into a two-way deal.

Wolves Re-Sign Tristen Newton To Two-Way Contract

September 16th, 2025 at 12:01pm CST by Eli Cohen

September 16: A month-and-a-half after their deal was first reported, the Timberwolves have officially re-signed Newton to a two-way deal, per NBA.com’s transaction log.

August 1: Restricted free agent guard Tristen Newton is signing his two-way qualifying offer from the Timberwolves, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (via Twitter).

Newton, who was the 49th pick in the 2024 draft, split time between the Pacers and Wolves last season, playing five games in Indiana and three in Minnesota.

He spent the majority of his season in the G League, where he averaged 16.6 points, 6.6 assists, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game in 20 outings for the Iowa Wolves. In five Summer League appearances this offseason, Newton averaged 9.2 points, 3.8 assists, and 2.0 steals while shooting 47.6% from three.

The Wolves signed Enrique Freeman to a two-way deal earlier today, and already have 2025 second-round pick Rocco Zikarsky and second-year center Jesse Edwards occupying two-way slots, meaning someone will have to be waived to accommodate Newton’s return.

The expectation is that Edwards will be waived following the addition of Freeman and rookie big men Zikarsky and first-round pick Joan Beringer.

Knicks Sign Dink Pate, Bryson Warren To Exhibit 10 Contracts

September 16th, 2025 at 11:18am CST by Luke Adams

The Knicks have officially signed undrafted rookie Dink Pate to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract, the team announced today in a press release (Twitter link). Pate’s agreement with the Knicks was first reported back in June, shortly after the draft concluded.

Pate, 19, spent the 2024/25 season in the G League with the Mexico City Capitanes after having played for the G League Ignite in ’23/24. He averaged 10.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 26.9 minutes per contest in 34 games for the Capitanes and was selected to participate in the 2025 Next Up event at All-Star Weekend.

Pate suited up for the Knicks’ Summer League team in Las Vegas in July, averaging 9.8 PPG, 6.4 RPG, and 2.8 APG in 17.6 MPG across five outings, with a shooting line of .400/.500/.889.

The Knicks have also signed guard Bryson Warren to an Exhibit 10 deal, according to the club (Twitter link).

Warren, who went undrafted out in 2024, has spent the past two seasons with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, Miami’s G League affiliate. Last season, the 20-year-old averaged 11.0 PPG, 3.7 APG, and 2.6 RPG in 49 appearances (23.3 MPG) for Sioux Falls, registering a shooting line of .414/.373/.781. The Westchester Knicks made a trade earlier this month for his returning rights.

New York only had 12 players under contract before signing Pate and Warren, which means those deals can’t include an Exhibit 9 clause that protects the Knicks financially in the event of an injury in training camp or the preseason. A team can’t sign a player to an Exhibit 9 deal unless it has at least 14 players already under contract (not including two-ways).

That means Pate and Warren are probably simply ticketed for the G League and are unlikely to take part in any workouts or scrimmages with the team before they’re waived, since the Knicks won’t want to risk a major injury that would leave them on the hook for either player’s regular season salary. The Exhibit 10 language in Pate’s and Warren’s contracts will make them eligible for a bonus worth up to $85,300 if they spend at least 60 days with the Westchester Knicks this season.

Matt Ryan Signing Non-Guaranteed Deal With Knicks

September 16th, 2025 at 9:02am CST by Luke Adams

Free agent wing Matt Ryan is signing a non-guaranteed contract with the Knicks and will join the team for training camp, reports Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (Twitter link).

Ryan spent most of the 2024/25 season with the Knicks, first on a non-guaranteed deal and then on a two-way contract, before being waived on March 1. He appeared in 19 games for the team but played primarily in garbage time, scoring 28 points and grabbing eight rebounds in 68 total minutes of action.

Ryan, who has played in 82 regular season games since making his NBA debut in April 2022, is known primarily as a three-point marksman, having made 40.2% of his career attempts from beyond the arc.

Since he now has four years of NBA experience under his belt, Ryan is no longer eligible for a two-way contract, so if he’s going to make the Knicks’ regular season roster, it would have to be on a standard contract.

Given the club’s hard-cap limitations and the stiff competition he would face in camp, the 28-year-old is probably a long shot to open the season with New York. Landry Shamet, Malcolm Brogdon, and Garrison Mathews are also expected to vie for what will end up being just a single standard roster spot if the team can’t shed salary in a trade.

Ian Begley of SNY.tv first reported on Monday (via Twitter) that the Knicks were eying Ryan for a possible training camp deal.

Timberwolves Re-Sign Bones Hyland

September 16th, 2025 at 6:23am CST by Luke Adams

September 16: Hyland signed a one-year contract that includes a partial guarantee of $425K, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).

September 15: The Timberwolves have re-signed free agent guard Bones Hyland, according to NBA.com’s transaction log.

Hyland, who turned 25 on Sunday, finished last season on a two-way contract with the Timberwolves after being waived by Atlanta. The 6’2″ combo guard made just four NBA appearances for Minnesota after seeing action in 20 games for the Clippers earlier in the season. In total, he averaged 6.2 points and 1.3 assists in 10.0 minutes per contest on .398/.390/.885 shooting for the two teams in 2024/25.

Despite Hyland’s limited role last season, multiple reports in August indicated that the Timberwolves maintained interest in re-signing him. Minnesota’s president of basketball operations Tim Connelly has long been a fan of the former VCU standout, having used the 26th overall pick in 2021 to draft him back when Connelly was running the Nuggets’ front office.

Hyland showed some intriguing potential as a scorer and shooter during a season-and-a-half in Denver (10.9 PPG, .371 3PT%). However, the Nuggets – said to be concerned about Hyland’s defensive lapses and his displeasure with his role – sent him to the Clippers at the 2023 deadline after Calvin Booth had replaced Connelly as the Nuggets’ top decision-maker.

Hyland never really found his footing in Los Angeles, appearing in just 71 games over the last two years and averaging 7.8 PPG on .392/.349/.812 shooting during that time. He was traded to Atlanta in February as part of the Terance Mann/Bogdan Bogdanovic swap and was quickly waived by the Hawks, clearing a path for a reunion with Connelly.

Details of Hyland’s new deal aren’t yet known, but it’s almost certainly a minimum-salary contract. Jake Fischer reported last month that Hyland may end up receiving a non-guaranteed or partially guaranteed salary if and when he re-signed with the Wolves.

Minnesota entered the day with just 13 players on standard contracts and roughly $5.9MM in breathing room below the second tax apron, so assuming Hyland received a minimum deal, the team still has enough room to sign a 15th man without surpassing the second-apron threshold. Bringing in other camp invitees to compete with Hyland for the 14th roster spot would also be an option if his deal isn’t guaranteed.

Knicks Signing Forward Tosan Evbuomwan

September 15th, 2025 at 8:19pm CST by Alex Kirschenbaum

The Knicks are signing free agent forward Tosan Evbuomwan, agent George S. Langberg tells Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).

Evbuomwan had been on a two-way deal with the Nets in 2024/25. Brooklyn waived the 6’8″ British combo forward in August.

After going undrafted out of Princeton in 2023, the former Ivy League Player of the Year linked up with the Pistons’ G League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise, to start his pro career. Evbuomwan signed a 10-day contract with the Grizzlies thanks to his robust output for Motor City, then joined Detroit on a 10-day deal, later agreeing to a two-way contract. He started 2024/25 with the Clippers’ NBAGL club, the San Diego Clippers before inking a two-way deal with Brooklyn in January.

In 28 NBA games with Brooklyn last season, the 24-year-old averaged a career-best 9.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 0.9 steals per contest, with a shooting line of .427/.312/.753. Across 13 G League contests with Long Island Nets, he averaged 19.2 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 3.6 APG, and 0.9 SPG.

The terms of the contract haven’t been reported, but it’s likely to be a training camp deal. New York hasn’t signed anyone to a two-way contract yet, although a two-way qualifying offer has been extended to forward Kevin McCullar Jr. Evbuomwan could end up competing for one of the remaining two-way slots.

Rookie second-rounder Mohamed Diawara is expected to level up and agree to a standard deal, skirting a two-way contract.

Bismack Biyombo Re-Signs With Spurs

September 15th, 2025 at 4:04pm CST by Arthur Hill

4:04 pm: The Spurs have put out a press release officially announcing Biyombo’s deal with the team. While the club didn’t announce a corresponding move, NBA.com’s transaction log confirms that Miller was waived to make room on the roster for the big man.

11:15 am: Biyombo’s contract will be non-guaranteed, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).

10:42 am: Bismack Biyombo will return to the Spurs on a one-year contract, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The deal was confirmed by Biyombo’s agents at Wasserman, Charania adds.

The 33-year-old center moved into the starting lineup last season after signing with San Antonio in early March. He appeared in 28 games, making 26 starts, and averaged 5.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in 18.9 minutes per night while shooting 58.8% from the field.

Biyombo is likely slated for a reserve role this season with Victor Wembanyama returning from a blood clot issue in his right shoulder and Luke Kornet being added in free agency. He gives the Spurs an experienced backup who can rebound, block shots and finish at the rim.

This will be the 15th season for Biyombo, who began his career in Charlotte after being selected with the seventh pick in the 2011 draft. He has spent time with seven NBA teams, but was out of the league last season before coming to San Antonio.

Biyombo’s signing will bring the Spurs to 15 standard contracts. The only player in the current 14-man group without a full guarantee is Lindy Waters III, whose one-year minimum deal is only guaranteed for $500K until the league-wide guarantee date of January 10.

San Antonio is currently at the offseason roster limit of 21 players, so another move will have to be made before Biyombo’s contract is finalized. That could involve waiving Isaiah Miller, who signed a training camp deal over the weekend.

Timberwolves Sign Johnny Juzang To One-Year Deal

September 15th, 2025 at 4:01pm CST by Luke Adams

September 15: The Timberwolves have officially signed Juzang, the team announced today in a press release.

August 1: Free agent guard Johnny Juzang has reached an agreement with the Timberwolves and will sign a one-year contract with the team, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).

While Charania doesn’t provide any further details on the deal, it’s safe to assume it’s a minimum-salary contract, and Chris Hine of The Star Tribune (Twitter link) reports that it won’t be guaranteed. Juzang will get the chance in camp to compete for a spot on the 15-man roster or a two-way deal., Hine adds.

Juzang, 24, caught on with Utah after going undrafted out of UCLA in 2022 and has spent the past three seasons with the Jazz — two on two-way deals, then last season on a standard contract. He actually signed a four-year deal with Utah last August, but only the first season was guaranteed, so he was waived in June before his $2.84MM salary for 2025/26 was locked in.

Juzang made just 38 total appearances during his first two NBA seasons, but earned a rotation role in ’24/25, averaging 19.8 minutes per night across 64 outings. He put up 8.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, with a respectable .429/.376/.849 shooting line. However, the Jazz were the NBA’s worst defensive team and Juzang did little to help matters on that end — his 120.3 defensive rating was the second-worst among players who logged at least 500 minutes for Utah.

The Timberwolves entered the day with 13 players on standard guaranteed contracts and a pair of players on two-way deals, so they’ll have 16 players on their offseason roster once they’ve officially signed Juzang. They also still have a two-way qualifying offer on the table for Tristen Newton.

Nets Sign David Muoka

September 15th, 2025 at 2:05pm CST by Luke Adams

The Nets have signed free agent center David Muoka, per NBA.com’s transaction log.

Muoka, who played his college ball for Lamar (2019-21) and UNLV (2021-23), spent a season with the Long Island Nets in 2023/24 before going undrafted in 2024. He signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Trail Blazers last fall and had his G League rights traded from Long Island to the Rip City Remix (Portland’s affiliate) before they were rerouted to the Windy City Bulls a month later.

In 48 outings for Windy City last season, Muoka averaged 10.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks in 26.5 minutes per game, making 66.5% of his shots from the field.

While an Exhibit 10 deal would make sense for a player like Muoka who has spent the past two years in the G League, Exhibit 10 contracts typically aren’t listed in the transaction log at NBA.com, so we’ll have to wait for more clarity on the exact details of the agreement.

Brooklyn now has a full 21-man offseason roster, though reported deals with Ricky Council IV and Grant Nelson have yet to be officially finalized, so the Nets will presumably do some additional roster shuffling in the coming weeks.

Isaiah Miller Joins Spurs On Training Camp Deal

September 15th, 2025 at 7:55am CST by Arthur Hill

Isaiah Miller signed a training camp contract with the Spurs on Saturday, Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot reports on Substack (subscription required).

While the 26-year-old guard has been with numerous teams since going undrafted out of UNC Greensboro in 2021, he has yet to appear in an NBA game. He was in training camp with San Antonio last fall on an Exhibit 10 contract, but he was waived before the start of the season.

Miller played for the Spurs’ G League affiliate in Austin, averaging 14.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 15 regular season games. He has also spent time with Iowa and Salt Lake City in the G League.

Miller was among 17 G League players selected to participate in the 2025 Up Next event at the NBA’s All-Star weekend. He was also named to the league’s All-Defensive Team.

Since leaving college, Miller has been signed and waived by Minnesota in 2021, Portland and Utah in 2022, Utah again in 2023 and San Antonio last year.

The Spurs had a roster opening after waiving Osayi Osifo over the weekend, but Miller’s signing brings them back to the offseason limit of 21 players.