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Robinson-Earl (ankle) will miss all three games during the Salt Lake City Summer League, Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman reports.

The Thunder will go to Las Vegas at the end of the week, so it's possible that Robinson-Earl could return July 8 against the Mavericks. There is increased competition for minutes in Oklahoma City next season, as Chet Holmgren and Aleksej Pokusevski should be back to full strength.

Plumlee and the Clippers agreed Monday on a one-year, $5 million deal, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Plumlee was traded to the Clippers at the deadline last year and served as the primary backup to Ivica Zubac. The veteran center averaged 7.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals-plus-blocks in 19.5 minutes per game across 28 appearances (four starts) with Los Angeles. He figures to hold a similar role during the 2023-24 campaign.

Garza re-signed with the Timberwolves on a two-way contract Sunday, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports.

Garza spent the 2022-23 campaign with Minnesota on a two-way deal, and he made enough of an impact to earn another two-way contract with the club. He made 28 appearances with the NBA club last year and averaged 6.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 8.7 minutes per game.

Zeller and the Pelicans agreed Sunday on a one-year, $3.1 million deal, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Zeller was a free agent for most of the 2022-23 campaign before latching on with Miami in mid-February. He carved out a solid reserve role with the Heat and appeared in 37 contests (two starts) over the final few months of the campaign, including postseason. He averaged just 3.9 points and 3.1 rebounds in 10.6 minutes during those appearances, but the 30-year-old still has a place in the league as a veteran presence off the bench.

Sabonis (thumb) re-negotiated his contract with the Kings on Saturday, agreeing to an extension worth $217 million over five years, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Sabonis' 2023-2024 season contract will be renegotiated and four new seasons will be added onto the deal, meaning the star big man will be under contract until the end of the 2028-29 campaign. The deal also has no team or player options, Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee reports. Sabonis is coming off another All-Star season and has established himself as a pivotal cog for Sacramento, averaging 19.1 points, 12.3 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game during the regular season.

Len re-signed with the Kings on a one-year, $3.2 million deal Saturday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.

Len will return to his backup role for Sacramento behind Domantas Sabonis. He made just 26 appearances (six starts) in 2022-23, averaging 1.7 points and 2.3 rebounds across 6.2 minutes per contest.

The Heat signed Robinson to a standard NBA contract Saturday to eliminate his two-way status, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

The Heat had three open spots for minimum contracts and decided to use one of them in the big man, who averaged 3.7 points and 4.1 rebounds across 31 appearances during the 2022-23 season with the Heat while also featuring regularly for Sioux Falls in the G League. Plus, having Robinson on a standard deal allows the Heat to use their three two-way spots in Jamal Cain, Dru Smith and Jamaree Bouyea.

Landale signed a three-year, $32 million with the Rockets on Saturday, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.

The first year of the deal is fully guaranteed, while the subsequent two years are not, and the fourth year of the deal is a team option. Landale spent the 2022-23 season with the Suns, averaging 6.6 points and 4.1 rebounds across 69 appearances (four starts) while serving as Deandre Ayton's backup.

The Mavericks signed Powell to a three-year, $12 million contract Saturday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Powell has spent the last nine years in Dallas after being traded by Boston during his rookie year. The 31-year-old big man started in 64 of his 72 appearances in 2022-23 and averaged 6.7 points and 4.1 rebounds in 19.2 minutes.

The Jazz traded Jones to the Cavaliers on Saturday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

It appears that Utah is simply dumping Jones' salary, but the return package has yet to be released. He averaged 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 11.6 minutes across 41 games for the Jazz and Lakers in 2022-23. Jones will likely compete with Robin Lopez for the backup center role next season.