NBA Player News

The Magic plan to sign Castleton to a two-way deal, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.

Castleton will occupy Orlando's final two-way slot and will provide emergency depth for the team in the 2025-26 campaign. The 25-year-old big man appeared in 26 regular-season games (four starts) between the Grizzlies, 76ers and Raptors in 2024-25, averaging 4.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per contest.

Valanciunas is in the starting lineup for Friday's preseason game against the Thunder, Katy Winge of Altitude Sports reports.

The Nuggets will be resting most of their regular starters, so Valanciunas will get the starting nod at center over Nikola Jokic. Valanciunas figures to have a steady role as the main big off the bench once the Nuggets open their regular season against the Warriors on Oct. 23.

Jemison is listed in the starting lineup for Friday's exhibition with Charlotte.

Jemison should get all the run he can handle Friday, with Mitchell Robinson (rest), Karl-Anthony Towns (quad) and Ariel Hukporti (illness) all set to watch from the bench. Through four preseason games, Jemison has compiled averages of 5.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 9.1 minutes per contest.

Kalkbrenner is not in the starting lineup for Friday's preseason game against the Knicks.

Kalkbrenner will make way for Moussa Diabate at center in this preseason finale. The rookie out of Creighton has turned heads in preseason with his play, so he may have a solid grip on a rotation spot once the regular season begins against the Nets on Wednesday.

Gobert (rest) is out for Friday's preseason finale against the 76ers.

Minnesota will manage the workload of the veteran big man on the heels of Thursday's exhibition contest against the Bulls. Gobert will be back in action for Wednesday's season opener against Portland.

Jokic (rest) won't play in Friday's preseason finale against the Thunder, Steve McGehee of News 9 Oklahoma City reports.

Jokic, Jamal Murray, Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon will all take a seat Friday but should be back in action for Denver's regular-season opener against the Warriors on Thursday. The perennial MVP candidate averaged a triple-double in 36.7 minutes per game last season.

Reid (rest) has been ruled out for Friday's preseason game against the 76ers.

Reid will miss his third consecutive preseason game, though he's expected to be ready for the team's regular-season opener against the Trail Blazers on Wednesday. Leonard Miller and Joan Beringer will likely see increased minutes with Reid sidelined.

Beringer is in the starting lineup for Friday's preseason game against the 76ers.

Beringer will get the start in the Timberwolves' final preseason game since the majority of the rotation will sit out this contest. The No. 17 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft has shown glimpses of his talent when given the chance, and he'll receive one last opportunity to impress the coaching staff. However, minutes in the regular season will be hard to come by, given how loaded the Timberwolves' frontcourt is.

Holmgren (shoulder) is available for Friday's preseason game against the Nuggets, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.

Holmgren will return to action in the Thunder's preseason finale after a five-game absence. With the 23-year-old forward back in the starting five, Cason Wallace will move to the bench.

Towns (quadriceps) is out for Friday's preseason finale against the Hornets, Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News reports.

Towns is managing a quadriceps injury, so the Knicks will offer him a respite Friday. The superstar big man has some time to rest up prior to Wednesday's season opener against Cleveland.