Former Raptors guard Markquis Nowell has signed a training camp deal with the Pelicans, tweets Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot. The former Kansas State star spent most of 2023/24 on a two-way contract with Toronto after going undrafted in 2023.
Nowell played for Baskonia last season, averaging 5.7 points and 3.0 assists in 28 EuroLeague games with the Spanish club (14.4 minutes per contest). It sounds like the 5’7″ point guard might return stateside this season though, perhaps to play for the Pelicans’ G league affiliate.
Assuming Nowell signed an Exhibit 10 deal and is waived before the start of 2026/27, he’d be eligible for a bonus worth up to $91K if he spends at least 60 days with the Laketown Squadron, New Orleans’ rebranded and relocated NBAGL team. Exhibit 10 contracts can also be converted into two-way deals.
Here are a few more relatively minor transactions from around the NBA:
The Timberwolves have signed free agent guard Stephen Thompson to a training camp contract, according to Garcia (Twitter link), and have waived guard Jules Bernardper NBA.com’s transaction log. Thompson, 29, has played in Italy, Israel, Puerto Rico and the G League since he went undrafted in 2019 out of Oregon State. He played for both the Bucks’ G League affiliate and for Vaqueros de Bayamon in Puerto Rico’s Baloncesto Superior Nacional each of the past three seasons. In 45 games with the Herd last season, Thompson averaged 15.8 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 4.0 APG and 1.2 SPG on .463/.414/.713 shooting splits. The Iowa Wolves will have to acquire Thompson’s rights if the plan is for the 6’4″ guard to play for Minnesota’s NBAGL affiliate in 2026/27.
The Spurs signed Jayden Nunn on Friday, per Garcia of The Spot Up Shot (Substack link). The former Baylor guard, who went undrafted last year, spent most of last season with San Antonio’s G League affiliate in Austin. In 47 games in 2025/26, the 23-year-old averaged 15.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.3 APG and 1.1 SPG on .486/.397/.703 shooting. He also made three appearances last season in Italy with Pallacanestro Brescia.
Anton Watson (Lakers) and David Stockton (Suns) have been waived, according to the official transaction log at NBA.com. Both players were signed to non-guaranteed training camp deals.