The Pelicans may not be done working on their roster this summer, and Saddiq Bey is right in the middle of that conversation.
League sources told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype that Bey and New Orleans have mutual interest in an extension this offseason. The forward is entering the final year of his current contract and becomes extension-eligible on July 11. Bey’s current deal also carries a team-friendly $6.56MM cap hit in 2026/27, while the Pelicans could offer as much as a projected $93MM over four years on a new extension.
Bey’s first season in New Orleans gave the team plenty to think about. After missing the entire 2024/25 campaign because of an ACL tear, he bounced back to start 64 of 72 games and put up a career-best 17.7 points per night in 31.2 minutes. He also shot .451/.367/.841 and added 5.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
There’s also a change coming on the Pelicans’ bench. Scotto reports, citing league sources, that assistant coach Jodie Meeks will not return next season under new head coach Jamahl Mosley.
Elsewhere in the West, Bronny James’ contract situation has now fully shifted into the guaranteed column. His deal called for his 2026/27 salary to become guaranteed if he wasn’t waived on or before June 29, and there’s no sign that date was moved back.
Keith Smith of Spotrac confirmed that Bronny’s $2.3MM salary for next season, which had been partially guaranteed, is now fully guaranteed. The Lakers also hold a $2.49MM option on him for 2027/28.
In Sacramento, rookie guard Emanuel Sharp is set to stay on the main roster. Sean Cunningham of KCRA News reports that the former Houston Cougars guard, taken 45th overall by the Kings last week, will “definitely” be on the team’s 15-man roster rather than signing a two-way deal. A rookie-minimum contract would give Sacramento some help on the cap, since Sharp’s hit would come in at roughly half the cost of a veteran minimum.
The Spurs also had some front-office perspective worth noting after the draft. In a post-draft media session last week, general manager Brian Wright defended both De’Aaron Fox and head coach Mitch Johnson, who drew criticism for their respective NBA Finals performances.
Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News reported Wright’s comments, including his belief that Johnson and his staff did an “amazing job” and that the organization’s confidence in Fox remains “incredibly high.” Wright added, “I think we all have learning moments each and every single day, and I think all of us organizationally can look back at this season and find moments where we can all get better, and that’s a beautiful thing,” Wright said.
“If you can have the season that we have, and we all say, ‘Hey, there’s things we can all do better for one another,’ that’s absolutely something to be excited about because we can continue to grow.”
And in Golden State, 2025 second-round pick Alex Toohey is back in the mix. Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area tweets that Toohey, who was waived by the Warriors midway through his rookie year after suffering a left knee injury, has returned to the team as part of its Summer League roster.
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