Those are Exhibit 10 contracts, which are training camp contracts where a player can get a bonus (up to $85,000) if they sign to play with Philadelphia’s G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats.
All three of Fall, Nelson and Thomas have two-way eligibility left, and the 76ers do have one open two-way contract spot they could give out if someone stands out in training camp.
Fall, the 7’6″ fan-favorite center, spent two seasons in Boston and one in Cleveland, but has been out of the NBA since 2022, playing overseas. He also played in the NBA All-Star Friday Night Celebrity Game last February in Los Angeles.
Nelson is the son of former NBA player and current 76ers Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Jameer Nelson. He was in the Spurs’ training camp two years ago and then with their G League team, then in the Kings’ training camp last season and played for their G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings. Last season with Stockton, he averaged 19.9 points and 3.7 assists per game.
Thomas, a 6’7″ wing, was in training camp last season with Philadelphia and averaged 12.5 points and five rebounds a game for the Blue Coats when he played with them.
Unlike the NFL or other sports, there are very rarely training camp battles for a roster spot in the NBA, and in this case, Philadelphia’s roster is set. It has 14 players under contract for next season and plans to enter the season at that number, deciding whether to add a 15th player down the line.
Best NBA free agents still available before start of 2026-27 season
Victor Oladipo wants an NBA general manager to give him another chance, and he’s not the only former NBA All-Star still looking for work as the start of training camp approaches.
Unlike the other veterans that are still free agents trying to latch on with a team, Oladipo is now making his pitch in the public domain. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft recently published an open letter through The Players Tribune and insisted he’s ready to return to the league after several major injuries derailed his professional career.
“I believe my body is finally right,” Oladipo wrote. “I believe I still have GREAT (and more importantly WINNING) basketball in front of me. I believe I can be a valuable contributor to an NBA locker room. And what I’m asking for right now is an opportunity to prove it.”
But roster spots remain available, and several notable players are unsigned heading into the 2026-27 NBA season. Here’s a breakdown of the best NBA free agents still available:
The former No. 1 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft announced earlier this offseason that he’s attempting to make a comeback after spending last season out of the league. He last played for the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2024-25 campaign.
The 37-year-old spent last season mostly as a mentor on the bench after being traded to the rebuilding Utah Jazz in July 2025. Love could still potentially help a contender in a part-time role as a floor-spacing big man and there should be suitors if/when he decides to play this season.
Brown’s return to Denver didn’t go as well as when he played for the franchise during its 2023 NBA championship run, and the do-everything, undersized role player has yet to find a new home this offseason. He shot a career-best 38.5% from 3-point range last season.
Though there has been offseason speculation Batum could go overseas to finish his professional career, the 37-year-old forward indicated in a recent overseas interview he’d like to remain in the NBA if possible.
The 36-year-old veteran got to play alongside his older brother, Stephen Curry, last season after the Golden State Warriors released him before the campaign began then re-signed him on Dec. 1, 2025.
The former Kansas star is only one season removed from averaging more than 10 points and shooting nearly 40% from 3-point range as a two-way wing who started a majority of Toronto’s games. He didn’t catch on in Brooklyn after a mid-season trade last year.
The 30-year-old point guard has struggled to stay healthy since a breakthrough NBA Finals run with the Heat in 2023, and he’s coming off his least productive season since his rookie year.
The 35-year-old Canadian could be an attractive option for teams still looking to add depth inside late. The Los Angeles Lakers (and a reunion with former Dallas Mavericks teammate Luka Dončić) have been mentioned as a potential landing spot.
The 35-year-old was a member of the San Antonio Spurs during their run to the NBA Finals last year, though he averaged a career-low 8.6 minutes per game playing behind Victor Wembanyama and Luke Kornet.
What awaits USWNT during 2027 Women’s World Cup qualification
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JUNE 24: A general view as the screen displays messaging counting down to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C match between Scotland and Brazil at Miami Stadium on June 24, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The 2027 Women’s World Cup is less than 11 months away as 32 teams will gather in Brazil for the tournament. For the United States women’s national team, it’s a chance to try and get back to being world champions after their title was snatched in 2023 after holding it for eight years.
We take a look at the road to the 2027 Women’s World Cup and what awaits the USWNT this fall.
The October international window is the final round of friendlies before the qualification tournament. The USWNT, ranked second in the FIFA world rankings, plays a pair of friendlies against Spain, the top ranked team and defending Women’s World Cup champions. It’s not only a huge pair of matches between the top two ranked teams in the world, but also a barometer test.
Then, the November-December international window is when the 2026 Concacaf W Championship will take place in Texas. The tournament serves as both Women’s World Cup qualifying and qualification for the 2028 Olympics. Eight teams (USA, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Haiti, and Panama) will compete in a single elimination tournament over the course of nine days in Mansfield, TX and Houston.
The quarterfinal round is the most important for the USWNT in terms of World Cup qualifying. Should they win their quarterfinal match against El Salvador on Nov. 27, the opening match of the tournament, they will qualify directly for the 2027 Women’s World Cup. The four quarterfinal winners earn Concacaf’s direct bids to the tournament in Brazil.
Should the unexpected happen and the USWNT loses to El Salvador, they would still have a chance to qualify via a series of playoffs. The four quarterfinal losers will move to the play-in round, as Concacaf has two slots in the FIFA Women’s World Cup playoffs in February. To fill those slots, the four quarterfinal losers will play, with the winners moving onto the FIFA playoff. For the USWNT, should they be in the play-in round, they would face the loser of the Jamaica-Costa Rica quarterfinal.
The rest of the 2026 Concacaf W Championship, in addition to crowning the region’s champion, will be used for Olympic qualifying. Since the 2028 Olympics will be hosted in Los Angeles, the USWNT has an automatic spot as hosts. The top three teams not named the United States at the Concacaf W Championship will also book their place in the 2028 Olympics.
For the USWNT, winning one match to directly qualify for the Women’s World Cup may seem like an easy thing, but the players cannot take it for granted. The team doesn’t have to look back that far to see what happens when there’s a slip-up in the qualification. In 2010, after losing to Mexico in the semifinals of the Concacaf W Championship, the USWNT needed a FIFA playoff win over Italy to qualify for the 2011 Women’s World Cup.
Head coach Emma Hayes wants to leave no doubt and qualify directly this time around so attention can turn towards World Cup preparation. After the October friendlies against Spain are complete, the USWNT will focus on winning the Concacaf W Championship and booking tickets to Brazil in the process.
Printable drafting cheat sheet for 2026 PPR fantasy football leagues
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 11: Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers runs the ball during an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on January 11, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Hello all! Fantasy football is back for yet another year! Can you believe it? The NFL has been given the go-ahead for another season! This plucky upstart of a league may just make it after all. And as long as the NFL is still churning out football games, I’ll have my drafting tiers for all of you fake footballers. There is plenty of drafting software out there now that can help when you sit down to pick your team, but will they be FREE like my tiers? Will they! No. They probably won’t.
My tiers are like other tiers you’ll find out there in the wild, but these are in PDF form and are printable! This new fangled technology has disrupted the whole fantasy football market! I always draft from printed tiers because it’s easier to see the whole picture of the draft with all the positions and players on one page grouped into tiers of similar value. Give it a go!
September 1st update:
Josh Jacobs has been put on the exempt list by the league. How long he stays on it or how long a suspension might be is still unknown. We haven’t heard any reports that can lead us at this point. That means we need to be careful and only draft Jacobs if he falls far enough that our team won’t be hurt much if we have to drop him.
Marshawn Lloyd gets a big boost if Jacobs misses time. It is still tough to trust his health and the aforementioned unknown timeline for Jacobs. I have a feeling that someone will make the plunge for both backs earlier than I would.
Jordyn Tyson landed on the PUP list to start the season, making hi miss at least four games. This helps boost Chris Olave and Juwan Johnson, while Alvin Kamara didn’t land on the PUP list, but should miss some time to start the season. That should give Travis Etienne a head start in fantasy.
2026 Fantasy Draft Strategy
First off, I really want to grab two running backs from Tier 2. If I get the first or second pick, I’ll grab Jahmyr Gibbs or Bijan Robinson. That gives me tremendous fantasy floor and upside and lets me go with the best pick between a wide receiver and running back.
Secondly, I love the first three tiers of wide receivers. After I get my two running backs, I want to go hard in grabbing wide receivers from Tier 3 or Tier 2 if any have fallen.
Thirdly, tight end is deep this year and I don’t feel the need to use a top pick on one of the true studs. I will most-likely grab someone from Tier 3. If I happen to miss all the TEs through Tier 3, I’ll probably grab two tight ends to stream, unless I have really short benches and then I’ll stream from the waiver wire.
Fourthly, I see quarterback as deep as well. Sure, I’d love Josh Allen, but I think the strategic move is to wait, especially in home leagues that often grab QBs early. Which QB I get will probably depend a lot on how the draft goes. If we get into the 6th or 7th round, and someone from Tier 2 has fallen, I’ll grab him. If not, I’ll feel pretty good about getting someone from Tier 4. Jaxson Dart, who is in Tier 4, has a caveat in that I want to make sure I have a usable backup for him, as he spends way too much time in the medical tent.
Fifthly, I almost always wait until the final two rounds for kicker and defense. This is tried and true and I stick by it, but, if somehow Brandon Aubrey falls far enough, and I’m in a league that only starts QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, FLEX, K, D/ST, then kicker takes up a decent portion of your total score each week. Aubrey is going to have some 20 point weeks and average in the double-digits. That can be an edge. Also, be sure to check kicker scoring. If they give you a big boost for 50 and 60 yard field goals, try to get Aubrey.
On today’s jam-packed Kevin O’Connor Show, KOC has Jonathan Kuminga’s agent, Aaron Turner, on to uncover the truth behind the Kuminga debacle and to preview what he has to offer with the newly retooled Minnesota Timberwolves.
Then, Celtics reporter Jay King joins to break down the departure of Jaylen Brown from Boston and what that means for this year’s roster.
Plus, Yahoo Sports senior writer Kendall Baker shares his experience watching an MLB game on the Apple Vision Pro.
0:00 Welcome
01:17 Inside Jonathan Kuminga’s contract with Aaron Turner
57:50 What to expect from Celtics post-Jaylen Brown with Jay King
01:05:47 MLB broadcast using Apple Vision Pro with Kendall Baker
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – MARCH 30: Jonathan Kuminga #0 of the Atlanta Hawks reacts against the Boston Celtics during a game at State Farm Arena on March 30, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The contract stalemate between Duren and the Pistons has sent some fans to the trade machine, coming up with sign-and-trade scenarios that send the All-NBA center out of Detroit. One little problem with that: Detroit has zero interest in a sign-and-trade. They are keeping him. We have reported that here at NBC Sports, based on what sources on other teams have told us. ESPN’s Tim MacMahon — who has reported this same thing from the start — reiterated it on the Hoop Collective Podcast this week (hat tip real GM).
“The one restricted free agency situation that remains unresolved is Jalen Duren, who the Pistons absolutely, positively, 100% intend to keep, and made it clear to anybody pursuing him in a sign-and-trade possibilities like, you’re wasting your time.”
The Pistons and Duren remain apart in negotiations that have left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. Duren was a dynamic All-Star and All-NBA center who averaged 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, plus played high-level defense in the paint, on a 60-win team. Before the playoffs started, it felt as if he was a lock for at least the 25% max of $239 million over five years (what Victor Wembanyama took this summer).
Then the playoffs changed everything. Duren struggled on both ends, averaging 10.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, he had a negative plus/minus, and he was losing minutes against the Cavaliers to third-string center Paul Reed.
Detroit reportedly opened with something like four years, $130 million (a little more than $32 million a season). Since then, the sides have gone back and forth and not gotten terribly close to a deal, although the real pressure doesn’t come for about a month and close to the start of training camps. NBA insider Jake Fischer recently reported that talks were on track to get a deal done, likely for four years and at least $160 million, which is $40 million a season and a good number.
Expect a deal to get done, but in the NBA that usually happens under deadline pressure, and that doesn’t come for a few weeks.
Watch Victor Wembanyama put on show leading France past Sweden in FIBA World Cup qualifying
Victor Wembanyama is a nearly unstoppable force in the NBA, and he might be better when playing for his country.
Wembanyama put up 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting on Sunday, helping France pull away from Sweden late in the second half of a FIBA World Cup qualifying game played before a record crowd of 14,750 at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Wemby put on a show, maybe just not what the Swedish fans hoped to see.
Two of these plays deserve to be looked at again. First, the body control on this drive then the vision to make a pass normally reserved for point guards is amazing.
Miami Heat guard Pelle Larsson was hot as well and scored 23 points to lead Sweden.
France outscored Sweden 20-5 to close out the game and win 84-69. That has France 7-1 in World Cup qualifying and in first place in Group L, while Sweden falls to 4-4.
Josh Jacobs placed on NFL’s Commissioner’s Exempt List
ASHWAUBENON, WISCONSIN – JUNE 09: Josh Jacobs #8 of the Green Bay Packers participates in drills during the Green Bay Packers mandatory minicamp at Don Hutson Center on June 09, 2026 in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The NFL is placing running back Josh Jacobs on the league’s Commissioner’s Exempt List, per multiple reports.
The Green Bay Packers running back was arrested in May, following an incident involving Jacobs. On May 23, the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department in Wisconsin was dispatched in response to a disturbance complaint involving the Packers running back. Following an investigation, Jacobs was arrested on May 26 and booked into Brown County Jail on five charges:
Battery — Domestic Abuse
Criminal Damage to Property — Domestic Abuse
Disorderly Conduct — Domestic Abuse
Strangulation and Suffocation
Intimidation of a Victim
As noted in a statement from Chief Michael Renkas of the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department, the matter was classified as an “active and ongoing investigation.” Last Thursday, August 27, Jacobs was formally charged with two misdemeanors: Battery and Criminal Damage to Property.
Both charges are classified as Class A Misdemeanors in the state of Wisconsin. The Battery charge alleges a violation of Wisconsin Statute 940.60(1), which reads “[w]hoever causes bodily harm to another by an act done with intent to cause bodily harm to that person or another without the consent of the person so harmed is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.”
The Criminal Damage to Property charge alleges a violation of Wisconsin Statute 940.01(1), which reads that “[w]hoever intentionally causes damage to any physical property of another without the person’s consent is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.”
The NFL placed Jacobs on the Commissioner’s Exempt List on Sunday, meaning he will not be allowed to practice or play while he remains on the list. Jacobs will be paid, however, while he remains on the Commissioner’s Exempt List.
The running back’s attorneys released a brief statement as shared by Tom Pelissero.
“Josh Jacobs has been placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List, which is an administrative procedure used by the NFL while a matter is being reviewed. It is not a final determination. Josh respects the NFL process, the Packers, and his Coaches and Teammates. He looks forward to his return to the team and the NFL,” said David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld, and Clarence F. Duchac III.
The Packers open the 2026 season against the Minnesota Vikings on September 13.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JANUARY 14: Aaron Donald #99 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on during pregame warmups prior to an NFC Wild Card Playoff football game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on January 14, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Aaron Donald is back.
According to several NFL insiders, the ten-time Pro Bowl selection is coming out of retirement to play for the Los Angeles Rams this season. As reported by Adam Schefter, Donald is signing a one-year deal for $20 million, that could be worth up to $30 million based on various incentives.
Donald last played for the Rams during the 2023 season, when. he recorded eight sacks and 53 total tackles. He led the NFL in sacks during the 2018 season with 20.5, when the Rams reached the Super Bowl.
Over his career he was a eight-time First-Team All-Pro, and he won the Defensive Rookie of the Year award back in 2014. He was named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year three times, first in 2017 and again in 2018, before winning it one more time in 2020.
But with the Rams pulling off a stunning trade for Myles Garrett, another former Defensive Player of the Year, this offseason, the team now has two terrifying pass rushers along the defensive front.
The team shared the news on social media moments after the decision broke:
The Denver Nuggets have waived two-way player Julian Reese from his two-way contract. Denver had acquired Reese from the Washington Wizards as part of the deal that sent Peyton Watson to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Reese is expected to draw interest from other teams for another two-way deal. The 6-foot-9 big man saw action in 13 games for the Wizards last season. Reese averaged 11.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 30.9 minutes per game.
