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Hansen is expected to play in the 2026 NBA Summer League, Sean Highkin of Rip City Radio 620 Portland reports.

Hansen will join Portland's Summer League squad after he is done playing for China in the FIBA World Cup qualifier. The 2025 No. 16 overall pick is coming off a quiet inaugural campaign during which he averaged 2.2 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.2 blocks and 0.1 steals across 7.0 minutes in 43 regular-season appearances. With the Trail Blazers in need of depth behind Donovan Clingan, Hansen will need to impress during Summer League and throughout training camp if he hopes to earn a meaningful role for the team in the 2026-27 season.

The Hornets are waiving Evbuomwan, NBA reporter Marc Stein reports.

The 25-year-old swingman signed a two-way deal with the Hornets in February, but he played only for the G League's Greensboro Swarm and never appeared for the parent club. Set for his fourth season in the league, Evbuomwan will likely look for an opportunity in the Summer League ahead of training camp in the fall.

Ngoy (not injury related) plans to play for Auburn during the 2026-27 campaign, Law Murray of The Athletic reports.

The Clippers traded for Ngoy's draft rights but will stash him at the collegiate level, as he had already committed to playing at Auburn prior to the 2026 NBA Draft. The No. 57 overall pick most recently played for Poitiers in France's LNB Pro B.

Kyle agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Lakers on Thursday, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports.

Kyle made stops at South Dakota State and UCLA before spending his final collegiate season at Syracuse in 2025-26. The 22-year-old appeared and started in 32 games with the Orange, averaging 8.4 points while posting career highs in rebounds (7.1) and blocks (2.5).

Trent (oblique) is expected to decline his $3.9 million player option for 2026-27, Chris Haynes of NBA TV reports.

The decision would allow Trent to hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent later this summer. The veteran swingman averaged 8.1 points, 1.2 assists, 1.0 rebounds and 1.9 three-pointers in 21.2 minutes per contest over 65 regular-season games last season with the Bucks, and his fantasy outlook for next year remains murky until his next destination is determined.

The Hornets are signing Boswell to a two-way contract.

The guard went undrafted Tuesday and Wednesday, but Charlotte is already rewarding him with a two-way roster spot ahead of the Summer League. Boswell averaged 12.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game over 30 appearances last season at Illinois.

Bates (foot) intends to sign a two-way contract with the Jazz, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports Friday.

Bates joined the Nuggets on a two-way contract last July and underwent surgery to repair a fractured left foot in December before being waived in March. He'll now join the Jazz, though the 23-year-old will likely spend most of his time with their G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars. Over 13 appearances with the G League's Grand Rapids Gold last season, he averaged 19.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals in 33.2 minutes per showing.

Alvarado is declining his $4.5 million player option and intends to sign a three-year, $14 million-plus contract with the Knicks, Shams Charania of ESPN reports Friday.

After being traded from New Orleans to New York in February and winning a championship with the Knicks, Alvarado is set to remain in New York. The 28-year-old point guard will likely continue playing a meaningful role off the bench behind Jalen Brunson. Over 28 regular-season appearances (three starts) with the Knicks, Alvarado averaged 6.6 points, 3.8 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 16.9 minutes per showing.

Lively (foot) still hasn't progressed to running yet, per Christian Clark of The Athletic.

Lively is walking and lifting weights, though he's not quite ready to enter the next phase of his rehab. The 22-year-old big man is recovering from right foot surgery, which cut his season short in December of last year, and it remains uncertain if he'll be a full participant in training camp this fall. The Mavericks did take Morez Johnson with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft to improve their frontcourt, but Lively remains the most likely candidate to open next season as Dallas' starting center.

It could be a challenge for the Knicks to re-sign Robinson this summer, Ian Begley of SNY reports.

Knicks owner James Dolan vowed earlier this offseason to keep the team under the second apron, which will likely entail New York having to choose between re-signing either Robinson or Landry Shamet to remain under this salary cap. If Robinson winds up being the odd man out, Ariel Hukporti or Mohamed Diawara could be thrust into the primary backup center role behind Karl-Anthony Towns next season, unless New York were to swing a trade or make another addition to reinforce the center position.