The Pelicans have brought Hunter Dickinson back into the mix, officially re-signing the center after waiving him from his two-way contract in August.
According to Paul Garcia of Spot Up Shot, the deal is a non-guaranteed training camp contract and includes Exhibit 10 language. That gives Dickinson a path back toward the G League, where he could end up with the Laketown Squadron, New Orleans’ rebranded and relocated affiliate.
Dickinson, who starred at Michigan and Kansas, is 25. The 7-foot-1 center saw limited NBA action last season, appearing in five games for New Orleans on a two-way deal. In those 42 total minutes, he logged 12 points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
His heavier workload came in the G League, where he posted 17.6 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 0.8 blocks in 30.3 minutes per game across 44 appearances for the Squadron in 2025/26.
The Spurs, meanwhile, have added former second-round pick Kendall Brown on a training camp contract, Garcia reported. Brown, 23, spent two seasons with the Pacers from 2022-24 before playing last year for Boston’s NBAGL affiliate in Maine.
With the Maine Celtics, the wing averaged 15.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals over 43 appearances while shooting .530/.323/.719.
Sacramento has also made a camp addition, signing big man David Muoka. The 6-foot-10 center from Hong Kong played for the G League’s Long Island Nets last season and produced 5.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.0 block in 45 games while averaging 17.7 minutes.
Dickinson, Brown and Muoka all appear headed for the same likely outcome: a preseason waiver and a chance to bank bonuses worth up to $91K if they spend at least 60 days with their teams’ NBA G League affiliates.
Dallas made a move of its own by requesting waivers on Jorge Diaz Graham. The 6-foot-10 forward/center had just signed with the Mavericks on Tuesday and then appeared in Wednesday’s preseason loss to New Orleans, finishing with five points and three rebounds in 12 minutes.
Diaz Graham’s ties to the organization run through the Texas Legends, who used the first overall pick on him in this year’s NBAGL international draft. The Spanish big man also spent July with Dallas’ Summer League team after finishing his college career at Oregon State, where he averaged 7.2 points and 5.4 rebounds in 18.2 minutes over five games in Las Vegas.
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