NBA G League Rumors

Pate has declined two-way contract offers from NBA clubs to preserve his NCAA eligibility, Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com reports.

Nembhard is expected to be promoted from a two-way deal to a standard contract in the near future, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.

Cisse is expected to be promoted to a standard contract in the near future, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.

Walker is expected to be promoted to a standard contract in the near future, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.

Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon of ESPN reported Friday that Anthony Davis could miss "several months" due to ligament damage in his left hand, and that expanded absence puts Cisse in line to serve as the Mavericks' backup center behind Daniel Gafford.

The Raptors aren't expected to re-sign Bamba to a new 10-day deal in the near future, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca.

John Hollinger of The Athletic believes the Raptors will likely waive Bamba before his contract guarantee date of Jan. 7.

Payton has joined the Austin Spurs in the G League in hopes of making an impression during the NBAGL Showcase, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.

Anthony Davis recently raved about Nembhard's emergence for the Mavericks, Grant Afseth of the Dallas Hoops Journal reports.

Nembhard became the first undrafted rookie in the NBA draft era to have a game of 25-plus points, 10-plus assists and zero turnovers in Monday's win over the Nuggets.

Oladipo joined the G League's Wisconsin Herd on Sunday, Jamal Collier of ESPN.com reports.

Ryan is expected to finalize a contract to join Dubai Basketball in the coming days, according to Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com.

The Kings could waive Jones, Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.com reported Monday.

The Grizzlies' head coach, Tuomas Iisalo, praised Small's contributions in the early stages of the 2025-26 season, according to Michael Wallace of Grizzlies.com. "He's worked extremely hard to learn a ton of things in a short amount of time," Iisalo said of Small, who is on a two-way contract. "He's doing a great job. He listens. He just absorbs. He has a confidence that really works for us, and he's become big-time for us in a situation that we really needed him."

Small is expected to be the backup point guard to open the 2025-26 season, Damichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

Bassey is one of several free agents who could sign with the Grizzlies on a 10-day hardship contract after the third game of the regular season, Chris Herrington of The Daily Memphian speculates.

Davis is expected to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Bucks, Sam Amico of Hoops Wire reports.

Dallas head coach Jason Kidd hinted Wednesday that Nembhard could be in the rotation for Opening Night, Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Terry isn't expected to sign a rookie-scale extension with the Bulls before the start of the 2025-26 season, according to Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times.

Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said Nembhard got some run with the starting lineup at Friday's practice, according to MFFL Nation.

Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez has been impressed by Whitehead in camp, Sharif Phillips-Keaton of USA Today reported Wednesday.

Robinson-Earl is not a lock to make Dallas' final roster, according toNBA reporter Marc Stein.

Smith isn't expected to make the Mavericks roster for Opening Night, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.

Smith is a candidate for Dallas' final roster spot, ESPN's Bobby Marks reports.