The Wizards made a familiar kind of transaction on Monday, bringing back Skal Labissiere on an Exhibit 10 contract and clearing the spot by waiving Jazian Gortman.
Labissiere, a forward/center, was the 26th overall pick in the 2016 draft and completed all four years of his rookie-scale deal in the NBA. Since then, though, he has mostly been out of the league, with only 10-day stints with the Kings and Wizards over the past two seasons.
He did appear in three games for Washington in 2025/26, putting up 4.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in 12.7 minutes per night. Over his NBA career, the 30-year-old has averages of 7.0 points and 4.3 rebounds in 17.1 minutes across 155 games.
Most of Labissiere’s recent work has come in the G League, where he has spent the last three years with Stockton and Capital City. He was especially effective with the Go-Go in 2025/26, averaging 19.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.9 blocks while shooting .545/.409/.853 in 48 games.
If he’s waived before the season and then spends at least 60 days with Capital City in 2026/27, Labissiere would be in line for a bonus worth up to $91K on top of his standard G League pay.
Gortman, who was also on an Exhibit 10 deal, could end up with the Capital City Go-Go as well.
Monday brought a pair of other waives around the league, according to NBA.com’s transaction log: Bulls guard Isaiah Stevens and Magic forward Mike Sharavjamts.
Chicago waived Stevens to open roster space for Jordan Hawkins. In Orlando, Sharavjamts was expected to be let go soon after signing his Exhibit 10 contract.
The Magic then officially signed and waived Johnell Davis after moving on from Sharavjamts. Both Sharavjamts and Davis are expected to be with the Osceola Magic to begin 2026/27, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel, who first reported the Davis news.
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