NBA Player News

The Magic re-signed Wagner to a two-year, $16 million contract Saturday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Wagner is set to stay in Orlando for at least two more seasons after spending the last two years with the franchise. Wagner averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 19.5 minutes across 57 games in 2022-23.

Lopez and the Bucks agreed Saturday on a two-year, $48 million contract, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.

Lopez was one of the hottest free agents on the market with several rumored suitors. However, he opted to return to Milwaukee in the end. After back surgery in the 2021-22 season, Lopez returned to form in 2022-23. The 35-year-old big man averaged 15.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.5 steals, 2.5 blocks and 1.7 triples across 30.4 minutes in 78 games (all starts). His block average was a career high, and he ended up second in Defensive Player of the Year voting behind Jaren Jackson. Lopez is an important piece for the Bucks moving forward.

Bryant and the Heat agreed Saturday on a two-year, $5.4 million deal, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Bryant averaged 12.1 points and 6.8 rebounds across 21.4 minutes in 41 games with the Lakers last season before getting dealt to the Nuggets prior to the trade deadline. He saw his role decrease in Denver, as he averaged just 4.6 points and 3.3 rebounds across 11.4 minutes in 18 games. The 26-year-old center will now look to get things back on track in Miami, where he will compete with Kevin Love for depth center minutes behind Bam Adebayo.

The Clippers have acquired the rights to Koprivica from the Pistons in exchange for cash considerations, Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.com reports.

Koprivica was drafted by the Pistons with the 57th overall pick in the 2021 Draft. As a sophomore at Florida State in 2021, he accumulated 9.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks across 19.5 minutes per game. These numbers led him to the 2021 ACC All-Tournament First Team. He has spent the previous two years playing with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, which is a professional basketball team based in Belgrade, Serbia.

The Celtics signed Porzingis to a two-year, $60 million extension Friday, Chris Haynes of Turner Sports reports.

Porzingis was traded from Washington to Boston earlier this offseason. After exercising his player option for 2023-24, he is now tied to the franchise for three seasons. Porzingis had a career year in 2022-23, averaging 23.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 blocks in 32.6 minutes across 65 games on 49.8/38.5/85.1 shooting splits. While fantasy managers should expect a slight drop in his scoring due to playing alongside Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Latvian big man should be a key cog for a contending Boston team.

The Raptors signed Poeltl to a four-year, $80 million contract Friday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Poeltl was traded from the Spurs to the Raptors at the trade deadline last year. In 42 games with Toronto (41 starts), the veteran big man averaged 12.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 blocks and 0.9 steals in 26.8 minutes. Poeltl figures to be Toronto's starting center in 2023-24 and should be a quality fantasy asset if he can stay healthy.

Jordan and the Nuggets agreed on a new deal Friday, Chris Haynes of Turner Sports reports.

Jordan started eight of his 39 appearances for the Nuggets last year, averaging 5.1 points and 5.2 rebounds in 15.0 minutes per game. The veteran center figures to garner a similar reserve role behind Nikola Jokic during the 2023-24 campaign.

Eubanks and the Suns agreed on a two-year deal Friday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.

Eubanks started 28 of his 78 appearances for Portland last year, averaging 6.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 blocks in 20.3 minutes per game. The Suns pulled Jock Landale's qualifying offer, so Eubanks will have a clear path to consistent playing time behind Deandre Ayton next season, though the Suns will presumably add a few more depth pieces to their frontcourt before the summer is over.

Lyles and the Kings agreed on a two-year deal Friday, James Ham of ESPN 1320 Sacramento reports.

Lyles was a solid reserve for the Kings last year, averaging 7.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 16.9 minutes across 74 appearances. He'll presumably garner a similar reserve role behind Keegan Murray and Domantas Sabonis for the next two years.

The Suns decided not to extend Landale a qualifying offer for 2023-24 on Friday, making him an unrestricted free agent, Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports reports.

Despite previous reports that Landale was extended a qualifying offer early in the week, it appears the Suns have now pulled their offer, so Phoenix will not be able to match any offer the 27-year-old center receives. While the Suns seem to be set on keeping Deandre Ayton, Bismack Biyombo is now the only other center on their roster.