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The NBA announced today that the Cleveland Cavaliers have been fined $100,000 for violating the league’s Player Participation Policy. The violation occurred when the Cavaliers held Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley, who are both star players under the Policy, out of the team’s game against the Miami Heat on Nov. 12 for rest.
The Policy, which was adopted prior to the 2023-24 season, is intended to promote participation in the NBA’s regular season.
The San Antonio Spurs have announced that Stephon Castle underwent an MRI yesterday that revealed he has a left hip flexor strain. The injury occurred in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Sacramento Kings.
In addition, Jordan McLaughlin underwent an MRI yesterday that revealed he has a right hamstring strain. The injury occurred in an on-court workout yesterday at the Victory Capital Performance Center.
The Detroit Pistons announced today that guard Marcus Sasser will remain out as he continues rehabilitation for a right hip impingement.
Sasser will be re-evaluated in approximately four weeks.
The Pistons are 7-2 this season, which is the best record in the Eastern conference.
The Sacramento Kings recently signed forward Precious Achiuwa.
In a related move, Sacramento has waived forward Isaac Jones.
Achiuwa (6-8, 243) has appeared in 320 career NBA games (72 starts), accruing averages of 7.6 points (48.4 FG%) and 5.7 rebounds in 20.0 minutes per game with Miami (2020-21), Toronto (2021-24) and New York (2023-25). He has played in 26 career postseason games, averaging 5.0 points (48.7 FG%) and 3.2 rebounds in 15.3 minutes per game with the Heat, Raptors and Knicks. Originally selected 20th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat, Achiuwa was selected to the NBA Rising Stars during both his rookie and sophomore seasons (2021, 2022).
Portland Trail Blazers guard Blake Wesley recently underwent surgery to repair a fracture of the fifth metatarsal base in his right foot. The procedure was performed by Dr. Martin O’Malley at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
Wesley will begin his rehabilitation immediately and is expected to be sidelined for 8–12 weeks.
The Indiana Pacers announced Friday the team signed guard Monte Morris.
Morris will join the team in Denver and wear number 3.
In a subsequent move, the Pacers waived guard Mac McClung.
The Portland Trail Blazers recently signed guard Shaedon Sharpe to a multi-year contract extension, it was announced by General Manager Joe Cronin.
“Shaedon Sharpe is one of the most exciting young players in the NBA,” said Cronin. “With his ability to score the basketball, play make and be a great teammate, we are ecstatic that Shaedon will be an electric part of the Trail Blazers for years to come.”
Sharpe is coming off his third and most productive NBA season in 2024-25—appearing in 72 games (52 starts) and averaging a career-high 18.5 points (45.2% FG, 31.1% 3PT, 78.5% FT) along with 4.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 0.9 steals in 31.3 minutes per game.
The London, Ontario native, who turned 22 after the conclusion of the 2024-25 season, recorded 50 career games of 20 or more points before his 22nd birthday—30 more such games before turning 22 than any other player in Trail Blazers team history.
The Indiana Pacers recently signed forward Aaron Nesmith to a multi-year contract extension.
“Aaron Nesmith embodies our team’s selfless, fast-paced style of play while also playing a key role in defining our culture, all of which is a testament to his talent, dedication, and commitment to this organization and our fans,” said Pacers President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard. “We look forward to Aaron’s continued growth and contributions to both our team and our community, and we’re proud to have reached an agreement that will keep him here in Indiana.”
The Portland Trail Blazers recently exercised the 2026-27 team option on the Rookie Scale contracts of guard Scoot Henderson, forward Kris Murray, and center Donovan Clingan, it was announced by General Manager Joe Cronin.
Henderson, selected No. 3 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft by the Trail Blazers, appeared in 66 games (10 starts) during his second NBA season in 2024-25—averaging 12.7 points (41.9% FG, 35.4% 3FG, 76.7% FT), 5.1 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 steal in 26.7 minutes per game.
Among NBA second-year players who played at least 40 games, Henderson finished the season second in assists per game (5.1), fifth in points per game (12.7), ninth in steals per game (1.0) and seventh in 3-point percentage (.354) (min. 3.0 3PA per game).
A 2025 Castrol NBA Rising Star selection, Henderson was particularly effective during the second half of the season, averaging 14.2 points and 5.2 assists per game on 43.4% FG and 38.4% 3FG over his final 35 games (Jan. 14 through the end of the season).
The No. 23 selection in the 2023 NBA Draft, Murray appeared in 69 games (six starts) for the Trail Blazers, averaging 4.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 15.1 minutes per game during his second season in Portland. Murray compiled eight double-figure scoring games and eight multi-steal games during his sophomore NBA season.
A 2024-25 NBA All-Rookie Second Team selection, Clingan is coming off a rookie season in which he appeared in 67 games (37 starts), averaging 6.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 19.8 minutes per game on 53.9% shooting from the field.
The No. 7 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, Clingan stood out on the defensive end of the floor for Portland during his first professional season. Among qualifying players, Clingan led the entire NBA in contested shots per 36 minutes (17.6) and ranked fifth in blocked shots per game (1.6).
The Memphis Grizzlies recently exercised its 2026-27 rookie scale contract option on center Zach Edey.
Edey (7-3 ¾, 299), who was selected by the Grizzlies with the ninth overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, led rookies in field goal percentage (58.0), rebounds (8.3) and offensive rebounds (3.5) last season while placing fourth in blocks (1.3), ninth in points (9.2) and second in overall plus-minus (+164) in 21.5 minutes over 66 games (55 starts). The 23-year-old became the first rookie to lead the Grizzlies in rebounding over the course of a season since Marc Gasol during the 2008-09 season.
The Toronto native, who finished fifth in the league’s Rookie of the Year voting, paced the NBA in April 2025 by corralling 15.7 rebounds per game in six contests. His career-high 21 rebounds on April 5 at Detroit eclipsed a 29-year-old single-game franchise rookie record and stood as the most rebounds grabbed by any rookie in a game last season.