NBA Player News

The Pelicans are expected to decline the $8 million team option on Looney's contract, Chris Haynes of NBA TV reports.

After spending the first 10 years of his career with Golden State, Looney joined New Orleans for the 2025-26 campaign. The veteran big man played a limited role for the club and appeared in just 21 regular-season games (eight starts), averaging 2.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists across 14.7 minutes per contest. He's now expected to enter unrestricted free agency.

Uzan agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with the Celtics on Thursday, Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Uzan spent time at Oklahoma before finishing his college career at Houston. In 37 appearances with the Cougars in 2025-26, he averaged 11.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 0.1 blocks and 1.0 steals over 33.0 minutes per contest.

Boyd signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Warriors on Thursday, according to ProMondo Sports.

Boyd didn't hear his name called during this year's draft but will look to leave a lasting impression with Golden State in Summer League. The 25-year-old spent his final college season at Wisconsin, averaging 20.7 points, 4.3 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 31.9 minutes per game across 35 starts in 2025-26.

Bittle agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with Toronto on Thursday, Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun reports.

Bittle spent his entire college career at Oregon, where he most recently averaged 16.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.8 blocks and 0.9 steals over 31.1 minutes in 25 games in the 2025-26 season.

Reneau agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with Orlando on Thursday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Reneau spent his first three collegiate years at Indiana before ending his college career at Miami in the 2025-26 season. In 35 games with the Hurricanes, he averaged 18.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.8 blocks and 1.1 steals over 29.0 minutes per contest while being named first-team All-ACC.

Quaintance (knee) said he's uncertain whether he'll play in Summer League, Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News reports.

Quaintance added that the Spurs continue to stress "their priority is to make me 100 percent healthy," so it wouldn't be surprising to see him sit out Summer League action. The 18-year-old began his college career at Arizona State, though his freshman season was cut short after he tore the ACL and meniscus in his right knee. The big man was a high-risk, high-reward pick as the 20th overall selection in this year's draft after playing only four games at Kentucky last season due to severe complications and persistent swelling in the knee, and it appears the Spurs could slowly ease him back into action. Even if he's forced to miss additional time beyond Summer League, the Spurs still have Luke Kornet and Tarris Reed to back up Victor Wembanyama.

The Hornets are signing Ajayi to a two-year two-way contract Friday, Tony Jones of The Athletic reports.

The rookie forward went undrafted out of Butler, but Charlotte seems impressed enough by his collegiate resume to offer him a two-way roster spot. Ajayi figures to participate in the Summer League in July, and then most of his development is likely to come with the G League's Greensboro Swarm in 2026-27.

Hansen is expected to play in the 2026 NBA Summer League, Sean Highkin of Rip City Radio 620 Portland reports.

Hansen will join Portland's Summer League squad after he is done playing for China in the FIBA World Cup qualifier. The 2025 No. 16 overall pick is coming off a quiet inaugural campaign during which he averaged 2.2 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.2 blocks and 0.1 steals across 7.0 minutes in 43 regular-season appearances. With the Trail Blazers in need of depth behind Donovan Clingan, Hansen will need to impress during Summer League and throughout training camp if he hopes to earn a meaningful role for the team in the 2026-27 season.

The Hornets are waiving Evbuomwan, NBA reporter Marc Stein reports.

The 25-year-old swingman signed a two-way deal with the Hornets in February, but he played only for the G League's Greensboro Swarm and never appeared for the parent club. Set for his fourth season in the league, Evbuomwan will likely look for an opportunity in the Summer League ahead of training camp in the fall.

Ngoy (not injury related) plans to play for Auburn during the 2026-27 campaign, Law Murray of The Athletic reports.

The Clippers traded for Ngoy's draft rights but will stash him at the collegiate level, as he had already committed to playing at Auburn prior to the 2026 NBA Draft. The No. 57 overall pick most recently played for Poitiers in France's LNB Pro B.