The Los Angeles Lakers and free agent Deandre Ayton agreed to terms Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the center cleared waivers and became an unrestricted free agent, according to multiple media reports.

• Ayton made headlines in recent days after he and his most recent team, the Portland Trail Blazers, mutually agreed to forgo the final year of his contract and negotiate a buyout, allowing him to reach free agency.

  Between money owed to him by Portland and his new deal with Los Angeles, Ayton is set to earn $34 million this season, per reporting from ESPN.

  Despite being a seven-year pro with 398 NBA games on his resume, Ayton is still just 26. His birthday is July 23.

  A former No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns, Ayton has averaged 16.4 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game in 398 career games (391 starts). New Lakers teammate Luka Doncic was the No. 3 choice in that same draft.

  He was a part of the 2018-19 All Rookie first team, though arguably his greatest achievement as a professional was being part of the Suns team that lost in a memorable series with Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals in 2021.

  Portland acquired him as part of a three-team trade with Milwaukee and Phoenix that sent All-Star guard Damian Lillard from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks on Sept. 27, 2023.

  --Field Level Media

Gregg Popovich's all-time record for coaching victories is now 32 smaller.

• The NBA adjusted Popovich's record after he missed the last 77 games of the 2024-25 season due to a stroke. The Spurs went 32-45 in those games, coached by Mitch Johnson.

  Popovich, who relinquished his head-coaching duties after the season, now has a 1,390-824 record. He's still the record-holder by 55 wins over Don Nelson (1,335).

  Johnson served as the interim coach after Popovich stepped aside five games into the season due to his health issues. The Spurs named Johnson the full-time coach when the 76-year-old Popovich stepped away to become a team president.

  Popovich has won five NBA titles during his Hall of Fame head coaching career that began in 1996-97 with the Spurs. He guided San Antonio to an NBA record 18 straight 50-win seasons. The streak was snapped with a 47-35 record in 2017-18.

  --Field Level Media

The New York Knicks are expected to hire two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown as their new head coach, ESPN reported Wednesday.

• Brown, 55, was fired by the Sacramento Kings last December after two-plus seasons. He previously coached the Cleveland Cavaliers (2005-10) and Los Angeles Lakers (2011-12) and has a career record of 454-304.

  Brown replaces Tom Thibodeau, who was fired a month ago after leading the Knicks to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years.

  The Knicks reportedly conducted a second interview with Brown on Tuesday and also were said to be considering former Charlotte Hornets head coach James Borrego and Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Micah Nori.

  The Knicks cast a wide net to replace Thibodeau. They attempted to interview current head coaches -- including Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks, Chris Finch of the Timberwolves and Ime Udoka of the Houston Rockets -- but were denied permission by those teams.

  They also interviewed former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins, as well as South Carolina championship-winning coach Dawn Staley for the opening.

  Brown has won four NBA championships as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs (2003) and the Golden State Warriors (2017, 2018 and 2022). He led the Cavaliers to the 2006-07 NBA Finals, where they were swept by the Spurs.

  --Field Level Media

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will be re-evaluated in 12 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a turf toe injury, but the team appears confident enough to forge ahead on a massive contract extension with the 25-year-old.

• The Grizzlies said Jackson is expected to make a full recovery on the injury he sustained while participating in offseason basketball activities.

  The two-time All-Star is on the verge of agreeing to a five-year, $240 million deal with the Grizzlies, according to multiple reports.

  The final season of the deal in 2029-30 is a player option, according to the report.

  Jackson was the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season. He was an All-Star that season and again last season.

  Jackson averaged 22.2 points per game last season, slightly behind the career-best 22.5 he put up one season earlier. He is averaging 18.5 points in 407 games (398 starts) over seven seasons in Memphis.

  Jackson also has career averages of 5.5 rebounds, 1.9 blocked shots, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game.

  --Field Level Media

The Charlotte Hornets came to terms with point guard Tre Mann on a three-year, $24 million contract Tuesday, according to an ESPN report.

• The Hornets allowed Mann to become an unrestricted free agent by declining to tender him a qualifying offer in the $7 million range, but moved quickly on the first day of free agency to lock him up.

  Mann, 24, spent last year in Charlotte and appeared in just 13 games due to a significant back injury that cost him the final five months of the season. He was off to a strong start, averaging 14.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 24.5 minutes per game before the injury.

  The Hornets acquired Mann from the Oklahoma City Thunder prior to the 2024 trade deadline. With the Thunder, who drafted him No. 18 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft, Mann averaged 8.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists over 140 games (31 starts).

  Mann rejoins a backcourt that recently added Collin Sexton via trade with the Utah Jazz.

  --Field Level Media

Outside shooter Duncan Robinson is joining the Detroit Pistons on a three-year, $48 million deal as part of a sign-and-trade with the Miami Heat, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.

• The Pistons are sending guard Simone Fontecchio to the Heat as part of the transaction.

  Robinson spent seven seasons with the Heat and is the franchise's all-time leader with 1,202 career 3-pointers. Robinson set up the move by declining his $19.9 million early termination option over the weekend.

  The 31-year-old Robinson will seek more playing time with the Pistons. He averaged 24.1 minutes per outing in 74 games (37 starts) with Miami last season. His career high of 31.4 minutes occurred in the 2020-21 season.

  Robinson averaged 11.0 points and made 190 3-pointers last season. He has a career scoring average of 11.3 points in 423 games (283 starts).

  Robinson knocked down 752 treys over a three-season span earlier in his career, topped by a career-best 270 in the 2019-20 season, a total that ties for 25th most in NBA history.

  Robinson played the final three seasons of his college career at Michigan and was a member of the squad that lost to Villanova in the 2018 national championship game.

  He wasn't selected in the 2018 NBA Draft and signed with the Heat as an undrafted free agent.

  --Field Level Media

The Denver Nuggets reached an agreement on a one-year deal with Tim Hardaway Jr. on Tuesday, according to multiple media reports.

• Per The Athletic, the deal is for the veteran minimum.

  Hardaway, 33, was acquired last summer by the Detroit Pistons along with three draft picks from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Quentin Grimes.

  The shooting guard went on to become a key contributor in Detroit's resurgence in 2024-25 that resulted in the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, where the Pistons lost to the New York Knicks in the first round.

  Starting and appearing in 77 regular-season games for the Pistons, Hardaway averaged 11.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists while shooting 36.8 percent from 3-point range.

  Denver has enjoyed an impressive haul in the early going of free agency, adding Jonas Valanciunas and Cameron Johnson via trade and inking returnee Bruce Brown Jr. in the period's first few days.

  --Field Level Media

Thunder All-Star forward Jalen Williams underwent surgery to repair a torn tendon in his right wrist on Tuesday and is scheduled to be reevaluated in 12 weeks.

• Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti said Monday that Williams played through a torn ligament the entire postseason.

  Williams, 24, averaged 23.6 points per game in the NBA Finals as the Thunder won their first league championship. He averaged 21.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists in the playoffs after being selected All-NBA Third Team in the regular season.

  He first sprained his wrist in February. The tear occurred the final week of the regular season.

  "The part that I'm most impressed with is, in our modern era, when someone has a poor performance or they're not playing to their capability in a game and there's a lot of attention on it, you often see a little birdie make sure that everybody knows that the player is not 100 percent," Presti said Monday of Williams. "Never happened with this guy. Not one time. He powered through. He showed incredible mental endurance and security in himself. I've said this many times: The best players are secure players. And I really thought it was pretty impressive that he just kept moving along with no excuses -- and obviously played his best basketball down the stretch of the season."

  Presti said the wrist injury and surgery are routine. But the timeline for his recovery on Tuesday shifted from the start of the regular season to the 12-week mark, which puts Williams' return date in November.

  "It's not an injury that people have a problem recovering from," Presti said at his end-of-season news conference Monday. "It's pretty common."

  --Field Level Media

The Toronto Raptors are keeping center Jakob Poeltl on a four-year contract worth $104 million, ESPN reported Tuesday.

• Poeltl is picking up his 2026-27 player option worth $19.5 million, and the Raptors will add three years to bring him through the 2029-30 season, according to the report.

  Poeltl, 29, is coming off a career year with personal bests in points (14.5), rebounds (9.6) and steals (1.2) per game. The 7-footer added averages of 2.8 assists and 1.2 blocks.

  In nine NBA seasons spent between Toronto (2016-18, 2023-25) and the San Antonio Spurs (2018-23), Poeltl has posted 8.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 blocks per contest across 595 games (341 starts).

  Injuries limited him to 57 games last season for the Raptors and 50 the year before.

  --Field Level Media

The Sacramento Kings are signing free agent guard Dennis Schroder and trading center Jonas Valanciunas to the Denver Nuggets, ESPN reported Tuesday.

• Schroder, 31, agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract after splitting the 2024-25 season with three teams.

  The Kings receive journeyman big man Dario Saric from Denver in exchange for Valanciunas, who has two years and $20.4 million remaining on his contract. Sario has an expiring contract.

  Schroder averaged 13.1 points, 5.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 75 games (49 starts) last season with the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors and Detroit Pistons.

  He has career averages of 13.9 points, 4.9 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 842 games (424 starts) over 12 seasons with nine teams.

  Valanciunas, 33, averaged 10.4 points and 7.7 rebounds in 81 games (21 starts) last season with the Kings and the Washington Wizards.

  Valanciunas has career averages of 13.1 points and 9.3 rebounds in 937 games (848 starts) over 13 seasons with five franchises.

  Saric, 31, appeared in 16 games (four starts) for the Nuggets in 2024-25 and averaged 3.5 points and 3.1 rebounds.

  Saric has averaged 10.4 points and 5.3 boards in 493 career games (230 starts) with six teams over parts of eight NBA seasons.

  --Field Level Media

The Milwaukee Bucks are waiving nine-time All-Star guard Damian Lillard and signing free agent center Myles Turner, ESPN reported Tuesday.

• The decision did not sit well with Giannis Antetokounmpo, according to NBA reporter Chris Haynes.

  The Bucks are stretching the remaining $113 million on Lillard's contract over the next five seasons, per the report, using the "stretch and release" provision in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Lillard is currently recovering from surgery in May to repair a torn Achilles tendon.

  Antetokounmpo has been mentioned as a trade candidate this offseason. Among teams with reported interest in a deal should the Bucks part with the two-time MVP are the San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks. Antetokounmpo has spent all 12 of his NBA seasons in Milwaukee.

  Turner spent his entire 10-year career with the Indiana Pacers. He agreed to a four-year, $107 million contract with Milwaukee, per ESPN. The deal reportedly includes a player option in the final season in 2028-29 and a 15 percent trade kicker, a bonus paid to Turner in the event he's traded.

  Turner, 29, helped the Pacers reach the NBA Finals this season, losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games. He averaged 15.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 72 starts in the regular season, and 13.8 points, 4.8 boards and 2.0 blocks in 23 starts in the postseason.

  Lillard turns 35 on July 15 and faces a long rehab from the Achilles injury to return to top basketball form. A timeline hasn't been formally set, but he will likely miss a large chunk of the 2025-26 season and possibly all of it.

  Lillard was hurt in the first quarter of the Bucks' 129-103 Game 4 loss to the Pacers in the first round of the playoffs on April 27. He missed the first game of that series and the last 14 games in the regular season with a blood clot in his calf.

  Lillard averaged 24.9 points, 7.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 58 games during his second campaign with the Bucks. He spent his first 11 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers.

  Lillard owns career averages of 25.1 points, 6.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds in 900 regular-season contests. His 2,804 3-pointers rank fourth in NBA history.

  Turner leaves Indiana as the franchise's all-time leader in blocked shots (1,412). He also ranks sixth in games (642) and ninth in total rebounds (4,349).

  --Field Level Media

The New York Knicks are signing free agent big man Guerschon Yabusele to a two-year, $12 million contract, ESPN reported Tuesday.

• The deal also includes a player option for the 29-year-old Frenchman, who returned to the NBA last season and averaged 11.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 70 games (43 starts) for the Philadelphia 76ers.

  Drafted 16th overall by Boston in 2016, Yabusele played parts of two seasons (2017-19) with the Celtics before competing in the NBA G League, China, France and Spain.

  The 6-foot-8, 265-pound Yabusele has career averages of 6.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 144 games (48 starts) with the Celtics and Sixers.

  --The Portland Trail Blazers signed undrafted guard Caleb Love to a two-way contract. The team did not announce terms of the deal.

  Love, 23, played three college seasons at North Carolina, followed by two at Arizona. In the 2024-25 season, Love averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 34.1 minutes per game and earned First Team All-Big 12 honors.

  He is the 13th player in NCAA history to score 1,000 or more points at two separate schools. He was not selected in the NBA draft last week.

  --The Sixers signed undrafted guard Hunter Sallis to a two-way contract. Terms were not disclosed.

  Sallis, 22, was a two-time All-ACC first-team selection at Wake Forest after playing his first two seasons at Gonzaga.

  He averaged 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals in 32 starts for the Demon Deacons in 2024-25. He averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 rebounds in 135 career games (66 starts) with Wake Forest and Gonzaga.

  --Field Level Media

The Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a four-year, $285.4 million super maximum contract extension with league and NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, ESPN reported Tuesday.

• The deal runs through the 2030-31 season and at $71.35 million marks the highest annual salary in NBA history.

  Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid ranks second in the league with an AAV of $64.3 million, per Spotrac.

  Gilgeous-Alexander was voted the Most Valuable Player of the 2024-25 season after averaging a league-high 32.7 points with 6.4 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 76 starts.

  The three-time All-Star guard added Finals MVP honors after guiding the Thunder to the club's first championship in Oklahoma City, averaging 29.9 points, 6.5 assists and 5.3 rebounds in 23 playoff games.

  The only other players in NBA history to win MVP, Finals MVP and a scoring title in the same season are Michael Jordan (four times), Shaquille O'Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

  Gilgeous-Alexander, who turns 27 this month, has career averages of 24.4 points, 5.1 assists and 4.8 rebounds in 462 games (453 starts) with the Los Angeles Clippers (2018-19) and Thunder.

  --Field Level Media

The New York Knicks reportedly have reached the finalist stage in their search for a head coach.

• The Athletic reported that the Knicks have scheduled a second interview with Mike Brown, set for Tuesday.

  In addition, James Borrego and Micah Nori also could get second interviews, according to Tuesday's report.

  The Knicks have cast a wide net to replace Tom Thibodeau, who was dismissed after the Knicks lost to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals. They attempted to interview current head coaches -- including Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks, Chris Finch of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Ime Udoka of the Houston Rockets -- but were denied permission by those teams.

  They also interviewed former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins, as well as South Carolina championship-winning coach Dawn Staley for the opening.

  Brown, 55, was fired by the Sacramento Kings midway through the 2024-25 season. He previously coached the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers and has a career record of 454-304. He is a two-time NBA Coach of the Year.

  Borrego, 47, coached the Charlotte Hornets from 2018-22 to a 138-163 record. He currently is on the coaching staff of the New Orleans Pelicans.

  Nori, 51, has no head coaching experience. He currently works under Finch with the Timberwolves and previously was an assistant with the Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets, Kings and Toronto Raptors.

  --Field Level Media

Jordan Clarkson agreed to a buyout from the Utah Jazz on Monday, and he intends to sign with the New York Knicks when he clears waivers, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.

• Clarkson, four years removed from being selected the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year, played just 37 games (nine starts) last season. He missed the final 10 games because of a medical procedure designed to alleviate plantar fasciitis in his left foot.

  The 33-year-old guard averaged 16.2 points, 3.7 assists and 3.2 rebounds in the 2024-25 season. He shot a career-low 40.8 percent from the floor.

  Clarkson was part of the 2017-18 Cleveland Cavaliers team that reached the NBA Finals before getting swept by the Golden State Warriors.

  A second-round draft pick of the Washington Wizards in 2014, Clarkson was immediately dealt to the Lakers. He played 3 1/2 seasons in Los Angeles, then parts of three seasons in Cleveland before he was traded to Utah in December 2019.

  In 753 games (231 starts), Clarkson owns NBA averages of 16.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists.

  --Field Level Media

Three veteran free agents agreed to two-year contracts to remain with the Milwaukee Bucks, according to multiple media reports on Monday.

• Kevin Porter Jr.'s deal reportedly is worth $11 million, with Gary Trent Jr. to get $7.5 million and Taurean Prince to receive $7.1 million.

  Milwaukee did lose one player on Monday, as big man Brook Lopez and the Los Angeles Clippers agreed to a two-year, $18 million contract, per multiple media reports.

  Porter, 25, joined the Bucks in a February trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. He ended the season averaging 10.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists, down from his career norms of 13.9, 4.1 and 4.6 respectively, in 271 games (150 starts). He previously played for the Cleveland Cavaliers (2019-20) and Houston Rockets (2020-21 to 2022-23).

  Trent, 26, just completed his first season with the Bucks, averaging 11.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists.

  In 415 career NBA games, including 210 starts, with the Portland Trail Blazers (2018-19 to 2020-21), Toronto Raptors (2020-21 to 2023-24) and Milwaukee, Trent has averages of 13.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

  Prince, 31, also has spent only one season in Milwaukee, producing 8.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists.

  Overall in 582 games (344 starts) with the Atlanta Hawks (2016-17 to 2018-19), Brooklyn Nets (2019-20 to 2020-21), Cavaliers (2020-21), Minnesota Timberwolves (2021-22 to 2022-23), Los Angeles Lakers (2023-24) and the Bucks, Prince contributes 9.9 points, 3.6 boards and 1.7 assists.

  --Field Level Media

Caris LeVert, a former collegiate star at Michigan, reportedly is heading back to the Great Lakes State.

• The 30-year-old guard agreed to a two-year, $29 million deal with the Detroit Pistons, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.

  LeVert could take the place of free agent wing Malik Beasley, who reportedly is the subject of a federal investigation into gambling irregularities. According to the Detroit Free Press, the Pistons tabled a potential three-year, $42 million offer for Beasley due to the probe.

  LeVert split last season between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks, averaging a combined 12.1 points, 3.4 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game.

  After playing for Michigan from 2012-13 to 2015-16, LeVert was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 20th overall pick in the 2016 draft but was immediately traded to the Nets. He spent four-plus seasons in Brooklyn before returning to play parts of two seasons for Indiana.

  LeVert played 3 1/2 seasons in Cleveland.

  In 524 career NBA games (223 starts), he has averages of 13.9 points, 4.0 assists and 3.8 rebounds.

  --Field Level Media

Dennis Schroder will join the Sacramento Kings on a free agent deal, The Athletic reported Monday. Terms of the contract were not yet known.

• The Kings were interested in both Schroder and Russell Westbrook as veteran backcourt options, according to multiple reports, and they still may sign both.

  Schroder, 31, split 2024-25 among three teams. He began the season with the Brooklyn Nets, was dealt to the Golden State Warriors in December and then flipped to the Detroit Pistons before the trade deadline in February.

  All told, Schroder still managed to average 13.1 points, 5.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game across 75 appearances (49 starts) for that trio of teams.

  The Kings will be Schroder's 10th NBA team in his 13th season. He's averaged at least 10 points per game in every season since his second in the league, with a career mark of 13.9 ppg in 842 games (424 starts).

  --Field Level Media

The Atlanta Hawks plan to acquire shooting guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker in a sign-and-trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves, multiple reports said Monday.

• Alexander-Walker will receive a new four-year, $62 million contract that features a player option and a trade kicker, according to ESPN.

  The deal will see Atlanta send Minnesota a 2027 second-round draft pick originally belonging to the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with cash, per the reports.

  Alexander-Walker, 26, averaged 9.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists while shooting 38.1 percent from 3-point range for the Wolves in 2024-25. He played in all 82 games, starting 10, in his second full season in Minnesota.

  In six NBA seasons split among the New Orleans Pelicans (2019-22), Utah Jazz (2022-23) and Wolves (2023-25), Alexander-Walker has career averages of 8.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game across 381 games (68 starts).

  --Field Level Media

Veteran big man Brook Lopez has agreed to a two-year, $18 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, according to multiple reports on Monday.

• Lopez, 37, is a veteran of 17 seasons with the last seven coming for the Milwaukee Bucks. He was a member of the Bucks' team that won the 2021 NBA Finals.

  Lopez averaged 13.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots in 80 games last season.

  Lopez spent his first nine seasons with the Nets and was an All-Star for Brooklyn in the 2012-13 season. He spent the 2017-18 season with the Los Angeles Lakers before joining the Bucks as a free agent.

  Lopez has career averages of 15.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots in 1,105 games (1,065 starts). He also has made 1,075 3-pointers.

  The Bucks could be a franchise about to retool as star Giannis Antetokounmpo hasn't yet indicated whether he wants to remain with the franchise. In addition, Damian Lillard will miss most of the season and possibly all of it after sustaining a torn Achilles tendon injury during the playoffs.

  --Field Level Media

Nine-year NBA veteran Dorian Finney-Smith will sign a four-year contract with the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports on Monday.

• The deal is reported to be valued at $53 million for the defensive standout.

  It is the Rockets' second acquisition of the offseason following a blockbuster trade for Kevin Durant that was first reported on June 22.

  Finney-Smith averaged 7.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while shooting nearly 40 percent from 3-point range in 43 games for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. He played 34 minutes per game in the playoffs.

  Finney-Smith, 32, arrived in Los Angeles after a trade from the Brooklyn Nets in December. He spent the 2023-24 season and the first half of this year's campaign in Brooklyn after seven seasons with the Dallas Mavericks.

  The 6-foot-7 wing declined his player option with the Lakers and elected free agency.

  It was also reported that Houston re-signed center Clint Capela to a three-year contract, valued at $21.5 million. Capela, 31, played the first six years of his career in Houston before playing for Atlanta from 2020-25. The 6-foot-10 Capela averages a double-double for his career with 12.0 points and 10.5 rebounds in 664 NBA games (587 starts).

  --Field Level Media

The Denver Nuggets are trading forward Michael Porter Jr. and a 2032 unprotected first-round draft choice to the Brooklyn Nets for forward Cam Johnson, according to multiple outlets on Monday night.

• Porter has spent all six of his NBA campaigns with the Nuggets and averaged 18.2 points and 7.0 rebounds in 77 games last season.

  Porter, who turned 27 on Sunday, has dealt with injuries throughout his career, including a back ailment that delayed his NBA debut for a year.

  He has career averages of 16.2 points and 6.4 rebounds in 345 games (291 starts). Porter averaged 13.4 points and 8.1 rebounds during Denver's 2023 run to the NBA title.

  Johnson, 29, averaged a career-high 18.8 points in 57 games last season for Brooklyn. He also averaged 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

  Johnson has career averages of 12.9 points and 3.9 rebounds in 340 games (181 starts) over six seasons. He spent his first 3 1/2 seasons with the Phoenix Suns before being dealt to the Nets at the 2023 trade deadline in the deal that netted Kevin Durant.

  Also, guard Bruce Brown reportedly agreed to a one-year, $3.63 million deal with Denver. He also was on the club's NBA title team.

  Brown, 28, has played for six franchises and has averages of 8.9 points and 4.2 rebounds in 457 games (268 starts) over seven campaigns. He split last season between the Toronto Raptors (18 games) and New Orleans Pelicans (21) and averaged 8.3 points and 4.0 rebounds.

  --Field Level Media

Free agent point guard D'Angelo Russell is joining the Dallas Mavericks on a two-year deal worth $13 million, ESPN reported Monday.

• Russell joins a Mavs team in win-now mode following the midseason Luka Doncic trade, with a core of Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, Daniel Gafford, Dereck Lively II and No. 1 overall draft pick Cooper Flagg.

  Irving is recovering from an ACL tear he suffered in March, and Russell may be asked to start at point guard until Irving is healthy early in 2026.

  Russell, 29, split the 2024-25 season between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets and averaged 12.6 points, 5.1 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 58 games (36 starts). Russell played with Davis in Los Angeles before Davis was shipped to Dallas in the Doncic blockbuster.

  An All-Star in 2018-19 with Brooklyn, Russell has posted career averages of 17.3 points, 5.7 assists and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 36.5 percent from 3-point range in 629 games (536 starts) with the Lakers, Nets, Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves.

  --Field Level Media

Two-time All-Star big man Jaren Jackson Jr. is on the verge of agreeing to a five-year, $240 million deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, ESPN reported on Monday.

• The final season of the deal in 2029-30 is a player option, according to the report.

  Memphis also reportedly agreed to a three-year, $52.5 million deal to retain Santi Aldama, who was slated to become a restricted free agent, and to a three-year, $28 million contract with former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome.

  Jackson, 25, was the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season. He was an All-Star that season and again last season.

  Jackson averaged 22.2 points per game last season, slightly behind the career-best 22.5 he put up one season earlier. He is averaging 18.5 points in 407 games (398 starts) over seven seasons in Memphis.

  Jackson also has career averages of 5.5 rebounds, 1.9 blocked shots, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game.

  Aldama, 24, established career bests of 12.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 65 games (16 starts) last season.

  Overall, he is averaging 9.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 235 games (71 starts) over four seasons with the Grizzlies.

  Jerome, 27, averaged a career-high 12.5 points per game last season while adding 3.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds and career-best 1.1 steals. He is heading to a fifth team in his seventh NBA season.

  Memphis also agreed to terms with guard Cam Spencer, reportedly for $4.5 million over two years. Spencer, 25, averaged 4.2 points and shot 36.5 percent from 3-point range in 25 games (one start) as a rookie.

  --Field Level Media

Jordan Clarkson and the Utah Jazz are nearing a buyout agreement that would make the volume-scoring reserve guard an unrestricted free agent, ESPN reported Monday hours before free agency officially began.

• The NBA's 2020-21 Sixth Man of the Year averaged 16.2 points and 3.7 assists per game last season, his sixth with the Jazz.

  ESPN reported Clarkson is only interested in playing for playoff contenders after making the postseason only four times (43 games) in his 11-year career. That includes the 2018 NBA Finals with Cleveland, when he was on the wrong end of a sweep at the hands of the Golden State Warriors on a roster that featured LeBron James and Kevin Love.

  James, who opted into the 2025-26 season on his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Clarkson remain on good terms.

  Clarkson, drafted by the Wizards and traded to the Lakers in 2014, has eight seasons with a scoring average of 15.5 points per game or above, including all six seasons in Utah.

  In 753 career games with the Lakers, Cavaliers and Jazz, Clarkson has averaged 16 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. He has drilled 1,402 3-pointers in 4,169 attempts (33.6 percent). He ranks 32nd among active NBA players in 3-pointers.

  --Field Level Media