Haywood Highsmith has exercised his NBA out in his contract with Vanoli Cremona to sign an Exhibit 10 deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Highsmith signed with the Italian team last month.

Highsmith spent most of the first two seasons of his professional carer playing for the Delaware Blue Coats. Highsmith played in Germany last season.

The 76ers have 15 guaranteed contracts for the 21-22 season, which could put Highsmith on track to return to the G League.

Jason Terry has agreed to become head coach of the Grand Rapids Gold of the G League.

The Gold will become the affiliate of the Denver Nuggets.

Terry has been an assistant coach with the University of Arizona and now wants to get on a path to becoming a head coach. 

The Utah Jazz have re-signed guard Trent Forrest to a two-way contract. 

Forrest (6-4, 210, Florida State) appeared in 30 games with the Jazz last season, posting averages of 2.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 10.1 minutes while shooting 45.1 percent from the field. He also saw action in four postseason games.

The 23-year-old was a four-year collegiate player at Florida State, where he left as the winningest player in school history with 104 victories, also ranking third in all-time steals (224), third in all-time games played (137) and fifth in all-time assists (455). Off the court, Forrest was named to the ACC All-Academic Basketball Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll in four-straight seasons.

Chris Chiozza has agreed to a one-year, Two-Way deal with the Golden State Warriors.

Chiozza spent last season with the Brooklyn Nets, appearing in 22 games.

The Toronto Raptors announced Sunday they have signed David Johnson to a Two-Way contract. 

Johnson was selected 47th overall by Toronto in the 2021 NBA Draft, following two seasons at Louisville. He averaged a career-best 12.6 points and 5.8 rebounds in 19 appearances for the Cardinals as a sophomore during the 2020-21 campaign. Johnson, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, was named ACC Player of the Week on Dec. 27, 2020 after averaging 17.0 points and 9.0 rebounds during wins over Pittsburgh and Kentucky. 

Jericho Sims has signed a Two-Way deal with the New York Knicks.

Sims' Two-Way deal is for two seasons. 

Sims was a second round pick by the Knicks out of Texas where he averaged 9.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 24.7 minutes over 26 games as a senior.