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Ejiofor (rest) won't play in Saturday's Summer League game against the Wizards, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports.

Ejiofor will be held out of Atlanta's Summer League finale for rest purposes, marking his third straight absence. The rookie big man averaged 12.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in 25.5 minutes per game across two Las Vegas Summer League outings.

Castleton (rest) has been ruled out for Saturday's Summer League game against the Celtics, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Castle will be sidelined for the Magic's Summer League finale for rest purposes. The big man made four appearances in Las Vegas, averaging 13.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 24.2 minutes per contest. The 26-year-old inked a two-way pact with Orlando earlier in the offseason and is likely to spend most of the 2026-27 campaign in the G League.

Cisse agreed to a two-year, $4.7 million offer sheet with the Knicks on Saturday, Jake Fischer of BleacherReport.com reports.

After receiving a two-way qualifying offer from the Mavericks earlier in the offseason, Cisse entered restricted free agency and appears to have found a match with the Knicks. In 38 appearances at the NBA level in 2025-26, the big man averaged 4.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 13.9 minutes per contest. Dallas has until 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday to match the offer, or Cisse will officially head to New York, who could be viewing the second-year center as a candidate to push Andre Drummond for the top backup role behind Karl-Anthony Towns.

Hansen recorded nine points (3-8 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocks over 24 minutes during Friday's 83-79 Summer League loss to the Jazz.

Hansen led the Blazers in rebounds and was one point shy from recording his second double-double over his last three Summer League games. The 2025 first-rounder is set to enter training camp battling with Robert Williams, Sidy Cissoko and Micah Potter for the backup center job behind Donovan Clingan for the 2026-27 season.

Beringer (back) has been ruled out for Friday's Summer League game against the Clippers.

Beringer will end up missing the Timberwolves' final four games of the Summer League due to lower-back tightness. The 2025 first-rounder averaged just 7.9 minutes per game across 40 regular-season contests during his rookie campaign. However, with Naz Reid now in Charlotte, Beringer figures to operate as Minnesota's backup center behind Rudy Gobert for the 2026-27 season.

Raynaud (rest) is out for Friday's Summer League game against Charlotte, per Brenden Nunes of KHTK Sactown Sports 1140.

Raynaud is sitting out the Las Vegas Summer League finale Friday. The 2025 second-rounder is set to compete with Dylan Cardwell for backup center minutes behind Domantas Sabonis (knee) during training camp in the fall.

Cardwell will sit out Friday's Summer League game against Charlotte with left thumb soreness, Brenden Nunes of KHTK Sactown Sports 1140 reports.

This sounds like a precautionary move for the Kings. Through six Summer League outings, Cardwell posted averages of 7.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.8 blocks.

Hansen finished with 13 points (6-11 FG, 1-4 3Pt), five rebounds, three assists, one steal and four blocks across 26 minutes in Thursday's 108-101 Summer League victory over the Nuggets.

Hansen didn't have his most productive offensive showing Thursday, but he certainly got after it on the defensive end by finishing the evening with four blocks. The 21-year-old appeared in 43 regular-season games for the Trail Blazers in 2025-26, averaging 2.2 points and 1.5 rebounds over 7.0 minutes. Although Hansen's development is still a work in progress, it's reasonable to assume he will continue to improve throughout the 2026-27 campaign, especially if he gets more playing time.

Ike logged 15 points (4-10 FG, 4-5 FT), nine rebounds, three assists, one steal and three blocks in 26 minutes during Thursday's 87-77 Summer League win over the Knicks.

Ike looked much more polished on the offensive end after finishing with six points in his previous showing Tuesday against Memphis. He also had his way at the rim, falling one rebound shy of a double-double while leading Golden State in swats. Ike is on an Exhibit 10 deal with the Warriors and will enter training camp looking to prove he's deserving of a roster spot.

Ejiofor (rest) won't play in Thursday's Summer League game against Memphis, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports.

This looks to be a scheduled maintenance day for Ejiofor, who also took a seat for Monday's game against Boston. He'll have another chance to play over the weekend as Summer League draws to a close.