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Garrison Mathews To Sign Camp Deal With Knicks

September 11th, 2025 at 3:19pm CST by Rory Maher

The Knicks intend to sign free agent guard Garrison Mathews to a training camp contract, reports Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (via Twitter). Mathews’ agent, David Bauman, confirmed the news to Bondy (Twitter link).

According to Bondy, Mathews will compete with Landry Shamet for a spot on New York’s regular season roster.

Nearly 85% of Mathews’ field goal attempts over the course of his career have come from behind the three-point line, and the former Lipscomb star has converted 38.2% of those outside looks. He also has a knack for drawing fouls on three-pointers.

Mathews, who turns 29 years old next month, has spent the past two-plus seasons with Atlanta. In 47 games last season, the 6’5″ shooting guard averaged 7.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists while knocking down 39.0% of his threes in 17.7 minutes per contest.

Mathews started his NBA career as a Wizard after going undrafted in 2019, spending two years with Washington. He also spent a year-and-a-half with Houston prior to being traded to the Hawks ahead of the 2023 trade deadline.

Hawks Sign Kobe Johnson To Exhibit 10 Deal

September 11th, 2025 at 1:24pm CST by Eli Cohen

September 11: Two-and-a-half months after his agreement was first reported, Johnson has officially signed with the Hawks, the team announced in a press release. It’s an Exhibit 10 deal, confirms Lauren L. Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Twitter link).

June 27: The Hawks have agreed to a deal with UCLA forward Kobe Johnson, Jonathon Givony reports for ESPN (via Twitter).

Johnson played for three years at USC, emerging as a starter and a defensive force after averaging just 7.5 minutes per game as a freshman. He subsequently transferred to UCLA for his senior year.

In his lone year as a Bruin, Johnson averaged 7.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.6 steals while shooting 36.2% from three and earning a spot on the Big Ten All-Defensive team, his third consecutive selection to his conference’s All-Defensive team. While his three-point shot has been up-and-down, Johnson is a career 76.7% free-throw shooter, which offers some hope for him finding eventual shooting consistency.

While Givony doesn’t specify the terms of the agreement, it will likely be a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract for Johnson. Exhibit 10 deals can be converted into two-way contracts, though the Hawks have already reached two-way agreements with Eli John Ndiaye and Kentucky’s Lamont Butler to two-way contracts.

An Exhibit 10 deal would also put Johnson on track to join the College Park Skyhawks, the Hawks’ G League team, as an affiliate player once the season begins.

Mavs Sign P.J. Washington To Four-Year Extension

September 11th, 2025 at 11:05am CST by Dana Gauruder

September 11: Washington has officially signed his extension with the Mavs, the team announced (via Twitter).

September 3: The Mavericks and forward P.J. Washington have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth nearly $90MM, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. Washington’s new deal will run through the 2029/30 season.

The first year of the veteran extension will have a starting salary of $19,813,044, ESPN’s Bobby Marks tweets. That is the maximum allowed — a 140% increase of Washington’s $14,152,174 salary for this season. With 8% annual raises, the total value of the deal will be $88,762,437.

Washington will be ineligible to be traded during the upcoming season once he officially signs the contract, since it will exceed the extend-and-trade limitations.

The Mavericks have been locking up veteran contributors throughout the offseason. They also signed Kyrie Irving and Daniel Gafford to three-year deals — Irving’s begins in 2025/26, while Gafford’s starts in ’26/27.

The Mavericks acquired Washington from Charlotte at the trade deadline in February 2024 and he was a key part of the team’s run to the Finals that season, starting in all 22 games. Last season, the 27-year-old averaged 14.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.1 steals per night with shooting splits of 45.3% from the field and 38.1% on 3-pointers in 57 games.

In 390 career regular season contests, Washington has averaged 13.1 points and 5.9 rebounds in 30.6 minutes per game.

Washington will play a regular role in a loaded Dallas frontcourt that also features Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Gafford, and No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg.

Spurs Add Osayi Osifo To Camp Roster

September 11th, 2025 at 9:20am CST by Dana Gauruder

The Spurs have signed free agent forward Osayi Osifo on a training camp deal, Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot tweets. That gives San Antonio the maximum of 21 players on its camp roster.

Osifo, a native of South Africa, went undrafted out of Jacksonville in 2023. The 6’9” forward was on the Spurs’ Summer League roster in July after spending last season with the G League’s Austin Spurs. In 39 games at that level last season, he averaged 6.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 21.6 minutes per game.

Assuming Osifo received an Exhibit 10 contract, he’ll be eligible for a bonus of up to $85,300 if he’s waived and then rejoins the Austin Spurs for at least 60 days.

Jamarion Sharp To Sign With Mavericks

September 10th, 2025 at 8:58pm CST by Arthur Hill

The Mavericks will sign 7’5″ center Jamarion Sharp, sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Scotto doesn’t specify the terms of the contract, but it will likely be an Exhibit 10 deal.

Sharp, 24, was in training camp with Dallas last fall, signing an Exhibit 10 contract after going undrafted out of Mississippi. He was waived before the season began and wound up with the Texas Legends, the Mavs’ G League affiliate, where he averaged 5.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 60.1% from the field.

Sharp was named to the NBA G League United Team in this year’s FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

The Exhibit 10 contract will make him eligible for a bonus worth up to $85,300 if he gets waived again and spends at least 60 days with the Legends.

Dallas has 15 players with standard contracts, but only two of its two-way slots are filled, so Sharp could have a chance to compete for the opening in training camp. The signing will bring the Mavericks’ roster to 20 players, one short of the offseason limit.

Cormac Ryan Joins Bucks On Exhibit 10 Contract

September 10th, 2025 at 7:59pm CST by Arthur Hill

Free agent guard Cormac Ryan has signed with the Bucks, the team announced on Twitter. It’s an Exhibit 10 contract, sources tell Eric Nehm of The Athletic (Twitter link).

Ryan, 26, played for Milwaukee during the Las Vegas Summer League. He appeared in five games and averaged 11.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 23.1 minutes per night.

Ryan signed an Exhibit 10 contract last fall with the Thunder after going undrafted out of North Carolina. He was waived before the season began and played for the G League’s Oklahoma City Blue, averaging 12.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 27 regular season games.

The Exhibit 10 deal can be converted to a two-way contract, but the Bucks currently have all three of their two-way slots filled. Most likely, Ryan will end up with Milwaukee’s G League affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd, where he will be eligible to receive a bonus worth up to $85,300 if he spends at least 60 days with the team.

Ryan’s signing brings the Bucks to the league limit of 21 players on their offseason roster.

Kings Waive Terence Davis

September 10th, 2025 at 4:42pm CST by Arthur Hill

The Kings have waived shooting guard Terence Davis, per the NBA’s official transaction log (hat tip to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype).

Davis, 28, spent most of the past two seasons in the G League. He signed with Sacramento in April and appeared in the final game of the regular season. His contract included a non-guaranteed $2,546,675 salary for the upcoming season, so the Kings won’t be on the hook for any more money after releasing him.

Davis entered the NBA with Toronto in 2019, but he had his best seasons with the Kings after they acquired him at the 2021 trade deadline. He was a valuable scorer off the bench for two and a half years before going to the G League.

He suffered a ruptured Achilles during the 2023/24 season, but was able to fully recover and averaged 14.3 points per game on 40.2% three-point shooting for the Wisconsin Herd last year.

Sacramento is now down to 14 standard contracts, including Keon Ellis, whose $2.3MM deal is also non-guaranteed. The Kings currently have all three of their two-way slots filled, but no other players are on the offseason roster.

Sacramento has been rumored to have interest in trading for Jonathan Kuminga or signing Russell Westbrook, and parting with Davis provides more roster flexibility for either of those moves to occur.

Hawks Sign Charles Bassey To Exhibit 10 Contract

September 10th, 2025 at 3:19pm CST by Luke Adams

The Hawks have signed big man Charles Bassey, the team announced in a press release on Wednesday. It’s a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract, a league source tells Lauren Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Twitter link).

Bassey was selected by Philadelphia with the 53rd pick in the 2021 draft. He was waived after one year with the Sixers and signed with San Antonio, where he played for the past three seasons.

Injuries were an issue for Bassey during his time with the Spurs — his 2022/23 season was cut short due to a non-displaced patella fracture, then he suffered a season-ending ACL tear in December 2023. The 24-year-old appeared in 36 games in 2024/25, averaging 4.4 points and 4.2 rebounds in 10.4 minutes per night.

Bassey was a standout with the Celtics during Summer League play this July, averaging 15.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per contest in Las Vegas while shooting 70.4% from the field across three outings. He reportedly drew interest from Partizan Belgrade, but has decided to remain stateside as he seeks an NBA roster spot.

While most camp invitees who receive Exhibit 10 contracts don’t end up making their teams’ regular season rosters, there could be a pathway for Bassey to earn a spot in Atlanta. As we detailed last week, the Hawks are carrying just 11 players on fully guaranteed contracts (plus Vit Krejci with a significant partial guarantee), so players with non-guaranteed deals or small partial guarantees – including Bassey, Caleb Houstan, Mouhamed Gueye, and N’Faly Dante – could be vying for two or three roster spots.

Because he has four years of NBA experience, Bassey isn’t eligible to have his Exhibit 10 deal converted into a two-way contract.

Clippers Sign Zach Freemantle To Exhibit 10 Contract

September 10th, 2025 at 2:58pm CST by Rory Maher

September 10: The Clippers officially signed Freemantle on Tuesday, per RealGM’s transactions log. According to Law Murray of The Athletic (Twitter link), it’s an Exhibit 10 deal, as expected.

August 29: The Clippers and former Xavier standout Zach Freemantle have agreed to a deal, sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).

Freemantle went undrafted in June after six college seasons with the Musketeers (he missed the 2023/24 campaign due to injuries). He averaged 16.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 31 games as a “super senior” in 2024/25, earning a second-team All-Big East nod for the second time in his career.

As Scotto notes, Freemantle was named to the Portsmouth Invitational All-Tournament team this spring. The 6’9″ forward/center suited up for the Magic during Las Vegas Summer League, averaging 6.0 PPG and 4.3 RPG in 11.0 MPG.

While Scotto doesn’t clarify what type of contract Freemantle signed, the Clippers don’t currently have the ability to sign him to a standard deal and all three of their two-way spots are occupied. He most likely signed an Exhibit 10 contract, which would put him in line to receive a bonus worth up to $85,300 if he’s released before the season begins and spends at least 60 days with the San Diego Clippers.

Once the signing is official, the Clippers will be at the offseason limit of 21 players under contract.

Raptors Sign, Waive Tyreke Key

September 10th, 2025 at 2:26pm CST by Luke Adams

The Raptors signed and subsequently waived free agent guard Tyreke Key, according to Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter links), who confirms that Key received an Exhibit 10 deal.

After going undrafted out of Tennessee in 2023, Key spent his first professional season in Belgium as a member of the Leuven Bears, then played for the Raptors 905 in the G League in 2024/25.

Key made 42 total appearances in the Tip-Off Tournament and regular season for Toronto’s G League affiliate last season, averaging 6.8 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 21.5 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .472/.395/.703.

As was the case with Quincy Guerrier on Tuesday, the sign-and-waive move is designed to allow the Raptors to give Key an Exhibit 10 bonus worth up to $85,300 (on top of his NBAGL base salary) if he rejoins the 905 and spends at least 60 days with the club.