The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Josh Jackson. 

Jackson, 6-foot-8, 207 pounds, averaged 6.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 16.3 minutes in 51 games (three starts) last season with Detroit and Sacramento. He shot 40 percent (120-300) from the field and scored in double figures 13 times, highlighted by a season-best 24 points (9-13 FG, 5-7 3PT, 1-1 FT) Jan. 3 at Milwaukee.

A native of San Diego, California, Jackson was picked fourth overall by Phoenix in the 2017 NBA Draft. He holds career averages of 11.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 23.1 minutes in 291 games (92 starts) with Phoenix, Memphis, Detroit and Sacramento. Through five NBA seasons, he is shooting .416 (1222-2939) from the floor and has recorded nine double-doubles.

The Denver Nuggets will hire Andre Miller as head coach of the Grand Rapids Gold of the G League.

Miller will replace Jason Terry as head coach. Terry was hired as an assistant coach with the Utah Jazz this offseason.

Miller played for the Nuggets for six seasons.

The New York Knicks could still include RJ Barrett in a potential trade with the Utah Jazz for Donovan Mitchell, and their most recent best offer included him.

"I'm told through various sources that RJ Barrett could very well end up being in a potential deal," said Shams Charania. "And being offers depending on the framework of a deal.

"The Knicks have pursued Donovan Mitchell over the past month and a half. Their most recent offer, I'm told, included RJ Barrett as well as two unprotected first round picks. That was not deemed as being close to enough by the Utah Jazz in a trade. That was why we saw the Knicks move forward with their own business and getting done this RJ Barrett extension."

Montrezl Harrell has had felony charges on trafficking marijuana reduced to possession of marijuana and a misdemeanor. If Harrell remains in good legal standing for the next 12 months, the misdemeanor charge will be removed from the record.

Harrell's legal status has contributed to him remaining a free agent deep into the offseason.

Harrell finished last season with the Charlotte Hornets.C

Since the Los Angeles Lakers traded for Patrick Beverley last week, he has been in contact with new teammate Russell Westbrook.

Beverley and Westbrook have had multiple issues over the years dating back to a meniscus injury suffered by Westbrook during an aggressive play by Beverley during the 2013 playoffs.

Darvin Ham has told Westbrook and Beverley he has lineups in mind to play them on the floor together.

The Lakers have explored trading Westbrook this offseason but a deal has yet to materialize. 

Markieff Morris has agreed to a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets.

Morris spent last season with the Miami Heat, appearing in 17 games due to injury.

The deal is contingent on a physical which Morris will undergo this week.

The Utah Jazz and New York Knicks had made progress on a Donovan Mitchell trade in recent days before RJ Barrett agreed to a four-year extension worth up to $120 million.

The Jazz are not seriously engaged on a Mitchell trade now with any other teams, which increases the possibility of him remaining on the roster for the start of training camp. Neither Utah nor New York is ruling out restarting the talks before the start of training camps in late September, sources said.

The Knicks and Jazz have been discussing a trade on and off since early July.

For Barrett to be included in a trade to the Jazz, the Knicks would need to find a third team with salary-cap space to redirect Evan Fournier. 

Leon Rose set a Monday deadline for the Utah Jazz to reach agreement with the New York Knicks on a Donovan Mitchell trade, otherwise he planned to move forward with a RJ Barrett extension.

Without a trade agreement in place with the Jazz, Rose and the Knicks followed through with the extension deal.

The Knicks and Jazz had closed the gap on a Mitchell trade in recent days, but neither side was prepared to go further before the deadline set by Rose.

Barrett could still be included in a deal for Mitchell, but is no subject to the Poison Pill provision. 

RJ Barrett and the New York Knicks have agreed to a four-year contract worth up to $120 million.

Barrett was the No. 3 overall pick by the Knicks out of Duke in 2019.

The Knicks and Utah Jazz have held discussions on a Donovan Mitchell trade with some proposals including Barrett. While the Knicks could still trade Barrett, he is now subject to poison pill provisions.

Leon Rose set a Monday deadline with the Jazz to reach on a trade for Mitchell otherwise the Knicks were prepared to commit to the Barrett extension.

The Portland Trail Blazers have waived Didi Louzada.

Louzada has appeared in 12 career games over two seasons with the Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans.  

According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Blazers used the waive-and-stretch provision on Louzada, which will get them under the luxury tax.