The Clippers are adding another backcourt flyer, with free agent guard Blake Wesley set to sign a one-year deal, according to league sources cited by Jake Fischer of The Stein Line and Bleacher Report.
Wesley, the No. 25 pick in the 2022 draft, spent his first three NBA seasons in San Antonio before being traded to Washington in the 2025 offseason. Last season, he was on a minimum-salary contract with Portland and posted 4.8 points and 2.0 assists in 11.6 minutes per game.
Speed and athleticism have long been Wesley’s calling card, but his 2025/26 season was interrupted by a fractured fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot that required surgery. He appeared in 31 regular season games for the Trail Blazers.
The exact structure of his new Clippers deal hasn’t been disclosed, though it appears likely to be a non-guaranteed training camp contract with Exhibit 10 language. Wesley has four years of NBA experience, which rules him out for a two-way spot.
Around the league, Detroit has been active with its own camp roster shuffling. Guard Bryson Warren signed a training camp deal with the Pistons on Saturday, according to RealGM’s log of official NBA transactions, but he is not listed on Detroit’s training camp roster. That points to an Exhibit 10 arrangement and a possible waiver in the near future.
The Pistons also announced an Exhibit 10 deal for forward John Ukomadu, who is on the training camp roster alongside fellow Exhibit 10 signee Brice Williams. Ukomadu spent last season with the Motor City Cruise, Detroit’s G League affiliate.
In Los Angeles, the Lakers announced signings for William K yle III and Cole Swider. Reporting from June indicated that Kyle was expected to land an Exhibit 10 contract, and that likely applies to Swider as well.
Kyle, a 6’9″ center/forward, averaged 8.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocks at Syracuse last season. Swider, who has three years of NBA experience, played last season in the EuroLeague with Anadolu Efes.
To make room, the Lakers waived Chase Ross and Meechie Johnson, per RealGM’s transaction log.
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