A Miami Heat roster largely locked in by luxury-tax constraints came together as expected at Saturday’s NBA cutdown deadline. From the NBA limit of 21 players during the preseason, the Heat trimmed to 14 under standard contract and three under two-way deals.

The Spurs have exercised the third-year option in Wembanyama's contract on Friday, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports. This is far from a shocking decision from the Spurs' front office, as Wembanyama is already the team's most important player in both the short- and long-term picture despite having played less than 100 games in the NBA in his career following his rookie.