The Magic have added two more guards to the mix for training camp, signing Malaki Branham and JD Davison to Exhibit 10 contracts, the team announced today.
The deal details weren’t disclosed, but Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel had already reported that Branham was headed to Orlando on an Exhibit 10 agreement, and he also confirmed Davison is on the same type of contract.
Branham arrives after a winding stretch of movement over the past year. He spent three seasons with the Spurs after going 20th overall in the 2022 draft, then was traded to the Wizards in the 2025 offseason. From there, he was dealt to Charlotte in February and later waived by the Hornets.
The 23-year-old ended last season with the Cleveland Charge, the Cavaliers’ G League affiliate. He also played 28 games for Washington, putting up 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 9.8 minutes per game. Across his NBA career, Branham has averaged 8.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists while shooting .441/.339/.840 in 216 games, with 61 starts and 17.8 minutes per night.
Davison, who turns 24 in October, was waived last month after Houston let go of his non-guaranteed contract. The 53rd pick in the 2022 draft spent his first three NBA seasons on two-way deals with Boston, appearing in only 36 regular season games and averaging 5.5 minutes per contest.
He got a little more run with the Rockets in 2025/26, though the role was still limited. In 28 games, Davison averaged 2.5 points, 1.3 assists and 1.2 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per game while shooting .375/.250/.684. Houston later promoted him to the standard roster before the postseason, and he logged garbage-time minutes in two playoff games.
Where Davison has really made his mark is in the G League. In 2024/25, he won G League MVP honors with the Maine Celtics, and over 45 NBAGL appearances that season he posted 25.6 points, 7.7 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 34.6 minutes a night.
Because both players already have four years of NBA experience, they’re not eligible for two-way deals. If Orlando cuts them before the season starts, each could be in line for a bonus of up to $91K by spending at least 60 days with the Osceola Magic.
Right now, Orlando has 13 players on guaranteed contracts. Jamal Cain is on a standard non-guaranteed deal, while Branham and Davison are in camp on Exhibit 10 pacts.
Either guard could still play his way into the Magic’s 15th standard roster spot, but the financial picture is tight. If Orlando keeps Cain and one of the two guards, the team would sit just $47K below the second tax apron. That makes a 14-man opening-night roster look like the most likely outcome.
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