Roster Players
Jalen Brunson — New York Knicks
No major new injury or contract news, but visible rehab progress: Brunson continues recovering from the left wrist tendon surgery he underwent after the Finals, and an August social post showed him working out and letting shots go freely again, consistent with his stated goal of having the wrist ready by early September. Off the court, he'll host NBC's "Saturday Night Live" season premiere on September 26 alongside musical guest KATSEYE — the first NBA player to host since LeBron James in 2007. His children's book "Jalen Plays It All" remains on track for its bumped-up November 24 release. The 2024 team-friendly extension continues to anchor the champion roster.
Josh Hart — New York Knicks
Still no signed extension. Hart became eligible on August 10, and as of early September the two sides remain in the same range reported last window — roughly three years and $60M–$62M, a discount off the four-year, $132M max he could technically command — with New York in no rush given his 2027-28 team option. Hart has publicly reaffirmed he wants to finish his career in New York, calling the city home. No injury concerns and no deal formally announced yet; watch for a signing as camp approaches ahead of the October 20 opener.
Mikal Bridges — New York Knicks
Quiet window on the news front — no contract or injury updates. Bridges remains signed through at least 2028-29 on last year's four-year, $150M extension. The storyline has shifted to how New York deploys him defensively in its title defense: with camp nearing, reporting frames Bridges as the Knicks' primary matchup stopper, expected to chase top perimeter scorers and switch across positions to lighten the load on Brunson and the rest of the backcourt. No further contract business to report.
Donte DiVincenzo — Minnesota Timberwolves
Still without a firm return timetable. Timberwolves GM Matt Lloyd said on September 4 that DiVincenzo, recovering from the ruptured right Achilles suffered in the first-round loss to Denver, has been a fixture at the team facility attacking his rehab, and that the club is optimistic he can play at some point in 2026-27 — but declined to set a date. That tracks with the prior window's expectation that he'll miss extensive time. No setback has been reported, and the turf-toe complication from earlier in the summer hasn't resurfaced.
Collin Gillespie — Phoenix Suns
Nothing new in this window. Gillespie's four-year, $48M re-signing and his expected role behind Phoenix's reshuffled backcourt (Luke Kennard added for spacing after the Miles Bridges deal sent out Royce O'Neale and Grayson Allen) remain the story; no fresh injury, workout, or transaction news has surfaced since early August. He heads into training camp as one of the more established, known quantities in the Suns' guard rotation.
Cam Whitmore — Cleveland Cavaliers
Traded again. Washington shipped Whitmore to the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 21 as part of a five-team deal that also sent Julian Reese to Denver and looped in the Clippers (Peyton Watson and Max Strus were also involved); Cleveland sent guard Tre Mann, a 2027 second-round pick originally belonging to the Clippers, and cash back to Washington. It's Whitmore's second trade in as many years after Houston dealt him to Washington in July 2025. He appeared in just 21 games for the Wizards (9.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg) before the deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder ended his season; no update has surfaced on whether he's been cleared for full basketball activity ahead of his fresh start in Cleveland.
Saddiq Bey — New Orleans Pelicans
Still unresolved. Bey and the Pelicans remain in extension talks that opened when he became eligible on July 12, with reporting still pointing to a deal somewhere in the $80M–$93M, four-year range befitting his career year (17.7/5.6/2.5 on 45.1/36.7/84.1 splits), but no signed number has emerged through this window. Time is starting to matter — veteran extensions must be finalized before the regular season opens on October 20 — so expect this to come to a head at or before training camp.
Jermaine Samuels — San Pablo Burgos (Spain)
Correcting the record: Samuels is not a Houston two-way player, as the last edition mistakenly reported. He actually signed with Spanish club San Pablo Burgos back on July 25, ending his two-year run on Houston's two-way deal and with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, for his first European season. He remains with Burgos entering this window, with the club opening EuroCup play on September 29 against Cedevita Olimpija. No indication of an NBA return has surfaced; any path back to the league now runs through his Liga ACB performance in Spain.
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl — Aris B.C. (Greece)
Correcting the record here too: Robinson-Earl is no longer a Texas Legends / Mavericks G-League option, as the prior two editions reported. He signed a two-year deal worth roughly $4M with Greek club Aris B.C. on July 16, after no NBA offer materialized by his July 15 opt-out deadline. That move predates this window but was missed in earlier coverage. He enters this season with Aris in EuroCup play; his 2025-26 NBA hardship deals with Indiana and Dallas and his USA Basketball qualifying-team nod are now background rather than a current NBA/G-League track.
Eric Dixon — Memphis Hustle (G-League)
No confirmed move to report, though his situation bears watching. Dixon remains affiliated with the Memphis Hustle off last season's breakout showing (21.6/5.9/2.1 with a 48-point night against Mexico City), but no 2026-27 two-way, Exhibit 10, or standard G-League contract has been formally confirmed in this window — G-League training camp rosters typically aren't announced until late October. Some recycled reporting has resurfaced a prior, since-superseded Lakers Exhibit 10 stint from summer 2025 that has no bearing on his current status. Treat his 2026-27 club affiliation as unsettled until Memphis or another team confirms a camp invite.