Centers Jock Landale (Hawks) and Charles Bassey (Warriors) and guard Jordan Clarkson (Knicks) have agreed to waive the implicit no-trade clauses attached to their new deals, clearing the way for each to be moved at any point before the February 2027 trade deadline.
Landale signed a one-year agreement worth $14.1 million, leaving Atlanta with under $1 million of its non-taxpayer mid-level exception. Clarkson’s minimum-salary pact with New York is fully guaranteed, while Bassey’s minimum deal in Golden State carries a $1.4 million partial guarantee, allowing the Warriors to release him before January’s league-wide guarantee date without owing the full amount.
Additional contract specifics
T’Wolves. Forward Trey Lyles accepted a one-year, minimum-salary contract that is partially guaranteed for $1.5 million; he receives the full amount if he remains on the roster after Jan. 7. Rookie guard Jaylen Clark inked a fully guaranteed three-year, $10 million deal and will earn $3,086,420 in 2026-27.
Rockets. Houston used the entire taxpayer mid-level exception to finalize Marcus Smart’s two-year contract, placing the club under a second-apron hard cap. Cap projections show the Rockets nearly $11 million beneath the first apron.
Bulls. Guard Norman Powell’s new two-year agreement is valued at slightly more than $44 million. He is guaranteed $21.5 million in 2026-27; the $22.575 million salary for 2027-28 is a team option.
Bucks. Forward Ousmane Dieng secured a three-year, $17.25 million contract with identical $5.75 million cap hits each season. Milwaukee holds a team option on the final year.
Jazz. Utah handed matching terms to Jaxson Hayes and Josh Okogie: $6 million guaranteed for 2026-27 with $6 million team options for 2027-28. Center Jusuf Nurkić signed a fully guaranteed two-year, descending deal worth $11,458,333 in year one and $10,541,667 in year two.
Source: Hoops Rumors
