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Mac McClung has agreed to a partially guaranteed deal with the Orlando Magic where he will compete for a roster spot in camp. McClung has won the Slam Dunk Contest in each of the past two years.

McClung, who is represented by Greg Lawrence, appeared in 27 G League games with the Osceola Magic last season. McClung averaged 25.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists in 35.4 minutes as he also won G League Most Valuable Player.

The Magic have a fairly crowded backcourt despite not re-signing Markelle Fultz.

GG Jackson II underwent a successful procedure to repair a broken fifth metatarsal in his right foot. Jackson will be reevaluated in approximately three months and is expected to make a full recovery.

In 48 games last season with the Memphis Grizzlies, Jackson averaged 14.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 25.7 minutes.

Jackson was a second round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft out of South Carolina.

Troy Brown Jr. will work out this week with the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors have two partial non-guarantee contracts available and will also work out Davis Bertans.

Brown, who is represented by Calvin Andrews and Rich Paul, appeared in 59 games last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons. Brown averaged 4.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in 14.0 minutes.

Brown was the 15th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft out of Oregon by the Washington Wizards.

Jordan Goodwin has agreed to a camp deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. Goodwin is represented by agent Dan Frank.

In 57 games last season with the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies, Goodwin averaged 6.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 18.5 minutes. Goodwin had a PER of 12.7.

Goodwin spent the first two seasons of his career with the Washington Wizards and was part of the Bradley Beal deal with the Suns in June 2023.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be one of the most expensive teams in the NBA this season. With Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards on maximum contracts, Rudy Gobert on a near-max deal and Jaden McDaniels starting a five-year extension, Minnesota is in uncharted territory with team salary and the luxury tax.

Wolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly said that makes developing the team’s young players that much more important. Rookies Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon Jr. are going to have to be factors for the Wolves, according to Connelly.

“We don’t want to put too much on any young guy’s shoulders, but we’re gonna put a lot on their shoulders. Obviously, they’re going to have to prove they’ve earned those minutes. But where we are, we’ve become a pretty expensive team, so we’re going to have to find some spots for these young guys,” Connelly said. “We know it’s not always going to be pretty, but most importantly they buy into [Wolves head coach Chris Finch] … We’re not expecting perfection, we’re just expecting a commitment to do things the way we do them.”

Minnesota traded into the lottery to draft Dillingham with the eighth overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Shannon was selected with the 27th pick of the first round.

Dillingham is projected as the Wolves point guard of the future and will see minutes as Mike Conley’s backup this season. Shannon should add wing depth behind Edwards and McDaniels.

Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly joined Darren Wolfson for an interview from the Minnesota State Fair. Connelly touched on a wide range of topics, including Wolves center Rudy Gobert.

Gobert is eligible to sign a contract extension with Minnesota. Without getting into specifics, the Wolves front office leader said he hopes Gobert is with the team for years to come.

“We’d like Rudy to be here for a long time. We love his agent, he’s been a friend for a long time and is one of the best guys in the league. And certainly our goal with most of these guys is to keep them here as long as they want to be here,” Connelly said. “Ideally, I think continuity is going to be one of the better strengths we have going into the season and we really like our core group.”

During the 2024 Paris Olympics, Gobert was reportedly dealing with a finger injury. Connelly said that the veteran center is “good to go” with NBA training camp on the horizon.

Evan Fournier has agreed to sign a two-year, $4 million deal with Olympiacos. Fournier had been in the NBA since the 12-13 season when he joined the Denver Nuggets as the 20th overall pick in 2012 out of Poitiers Basket 86.

Fournier played in 32 games last season with the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons, averaging 6.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 18.1 minutes.

Fournier is represented by Bouna Ndiaye.

The Philadelphia 76ers have signed Max Fiedler. Fiedler most recently appeared in a pair of games for the 76ers during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, averaging 2.0 points and 2.5 rebounds.

Prior to teaming up with the 76ers for summer action, Fiedler spent five collegiate seasons at Rice from 2019-24, averaging 9.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3.9 assists.