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

Penda will sit out the Magic's Summer League finale for rest purposes. The wing made four appearances in Las Vegas, averaging 15.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.7 blocks and 1.7 steals in 29.4 minutes per contest. He'll look to carve out a larger role off the bench during his second NBA season in 2026-27.

Morales (rest) won't play in Saturday's Summer League game against the Celtics, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

After recording a 13-point double-double in Wednesday's win over Philadelphia, Morales will sit out the Magic's Summer League finale. In four Las Vegas Summer League appearances, he averaged 8.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals across 28.2 minutes per game.

Richardson (rest) won't play in Saturday's Summer League game against the Celtics, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Richardson will sit out Orlando's Summer League finale for rest purposes. Over three Las Vegas Summer League appearances, the 20-year-old guard averaged 18.3 points, 4.7 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 30.1 minutes per game.

Cenac (rest) has been ruled out for Saturday's Summer League game against the Magic, John Karalis of BostonSportsJournal.com reports.

Cenac is healthy, but he'll sit out the Celtics' final Summer League tilt for rest purposes. The 2026 first-rounder averaged 10.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 1.0 assists in 23.3 minutes per contest across four appearances in Las Vegas. Cenac may struggle to carve out consistent playing time during the regular season due to Neemias Queta still being in the fold and Boston adding Mitchell Robinson in free agency.

Mitchell (rest) has been ruled out for Saturday's Summer League game against the Magic, John Karalis of BostonSportsJournal.com reports.

Mitchell will sit out the Celtics' Summer League finale, marking his second straight game on the inactive list for rest purposes. Over three Las Vegas Summer League outings, he averaged 13.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.7 steals, 1.3 assists and 1.3 blocks in 26.0 minutes per showing.

Gonzalez (rest) won't play in Saturday's Summer League game against Orlando, John Karalis of BostonSportsJournal.com reports.

Gonzalez will sit out the Celtics' Summer League finale after dropping 24 points in Wednesday's win over the Kings. Over three Las Vegas Summer League appearances, he averaged 18.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals in 34.7 minutes per tilt.

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.

Wagler closed with 26 points (9-19 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 4-5 FT), four rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block across 28 minutes in Friday's 128-120 Summer League win over the Timberwolves.

Wagler sat out Wednesday's win over the Wizards for rest purposes but returned to action in the Clippers' Summer League finale. The rookie out of Illinois didn't have his most efficient game from beyond the arc but was solid from two-point range en route to a game-high 26 points. He'll now look toward his rookie campaign, during which he's expected to play a sizable role alongside Darius Garland.

Sanders (rest) did not participate in the Clippers' 128-120 Summer League overtime win over the Timberwolves on Friday.

Sanders played well in his four Summer League outings and finished strong with 26 points, five assists, three rebounds and one steal over 32 minutes against the Wizards on Wednesday. The 2025 second-rounder averaged 19.9 minutes per game across 68 regular-season contests (19 starts) in his rookie year. Sanders could operate in an expanded role in the upcoming season, even with both Brandon Ingram (heel) and Bennedict Mathurin ahead of him on the depth chart.

Christie (ankle) didn't play in Friday's 128-120 Summer League win over the Timberwolves in overtime.

Christie ended Summer League with a third consecutive absence due to left ankle soreness. The 2024 second-rounder doesn't figure to see significant minutes for the Clippers in his third year in the Association. He averaged just 8.7 minutes per game across 55 regular-season appearances in 2025-26.